I really appreciate and enjoy stories like these that have characters with complicated lives. It feels so comforting to know you’re not the only one that faces challenges. I love how the FMC Lorna faces things head on and thinks about how to improve the relationships in her life and also herself. And I love her corgi!! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book!

This was cute - I enjoyed the development of the main character throughout the story. The little boy was my favorite!

"Everything is Probably Fine" by Julia London is a delightful and heartwarming novel that expertly blends humor, romance, and life’s unexpected twists. Through relatable characters and witty dialogue, London crafts a story that resonates with readers, inviting them to reflect on their own journeys while enjoying a thoroughly entertaining narrative.

The protagonist’s journey of self-discovery is both inspiring and authentic, capturing the nuances of navigating relationships, career aspirations, and personal growth. London’s writing is engaging and fluid, drawing readers in from the very first page. The character development is particularly noteworthy; each individual feels richly portrayed, with their own quirks and complexities that add depth to the story.

One of the standout elements of this book is how London skillfully intertwines humor with deeper themes, such as resilience and the importance of community. The lighthearted moments throughout the narrative provide a delightful counterbalance to the more poignant discussions, creating an uplifting reading experience that keeps you engaged and entertained.

Overall, "Everything is Probably Fine" is a charming and uplifting tale that showcases Julia London's remarkable storytelling abilities. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking a feel-good story that will leave them smiling long after the final page. A heartfelt thank you to NetGalley and Harper Muse for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinions!

I really enjoyed this ARC :) The romance part of this book is pretty minimal and usually that is annoying when it’s marketed as a romance read. However, this story was so captivating that the small side superrrr slow burn fit perfectly.

Lorna Lott has anger issues brought on by unresolved childhood trauma. Her sister has been an addict from a young age and throughout this story you are able to witness how it has negatively affected Lorna’s life and how she has struggled to let go of that anger. It affects all of her relationships as she struggles to constantly support her unreliable older sister and this causes her to be an extremely closed off adult.

When her anger issues end up with a work required wellness program, she begins to work through and process her trauma and how it has taken a toll on her for her entire life. She works to let it go and is helped by an 8 year old neighbor who is obsessed with her dog. They form an unlikely friendship as his dad struggles as a relatively new single parent and she finds that she likes having his childlike honestly and care around as she works through her “apology tour” of mending past relationships.

This story made me cry multiple times as my heart broke for hers and also healed with hers. This was a beautiful story! Thanks Netgalley & Harper Muse for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Everything is Probably Fine was a great read. It was emotional and even sad at times. Lorna is having trouble finding a way to connect with her team. When she is sent on a leadership retreat by her boss she is forced to find herself and grow in all new ways.

✨I will tell you right now that this book will be on my Favorites of 2025 list. Right now, it’s at the top of the list. If you’re looking for a heartwarming book about second chances for someone who believes it’s too late to start over, this is the book for you. If you like to laugh out loud through tears, even better.

✨Every page is packed with characters you fall in love with bit by bit by bit. Lorna Lott, let’s be friends. Bean, you will have my heart forever and ever. ← That’s me, talking to fictional characters.

✨There is so much depth in these pages, and the author delves into some pretty heavy themes such as childhood trauma, addiction, toxic family dynamics, parent caregiving, and grief. When an author can incorporate humor, warmth and charm into such dark spaces as Julia London has done here, that’s the sign of an expertly written book. So well done! This is my first Julia London book but will certainly not be my last.

A MUST READ, my friends.

🌿Read if you like:
✨Characters you can easily connect with
✨Found family
✨Healing journeys
✨Slow burn romance
✨Dogs who are family
✨Austin, Texas settings
✨Precious Moments figurines (you’ll have to read it to find out 😂🤷🏻‍♀️)
✨THE WEDDING PEOPLE by Alison Espach
✨I HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL by Natalie Sue
✨ELEONOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman

This was a truly remarkable read. It was rather deep in the sense of the FMC having to become self-aware and process things in order to do inner work. I felt such a connection to her! It was sad to see what her and her family experienced at the hand of her sister's addiction issues. I loved Bean and Aggie! But Bean took the cake for the best character. It had so many great moments of life advice and eye-opening moments for anyone experiencing moments where you have to step back and see your own issues to fully understand them and try to do self-improvement. I loved the "found family" vibes as well with all of her neighbors and other characters in the book. The last 15% truly made me get teary-eyed due to the beautiful moments, happy moments, and sad moments. Absolutely remarkable and tons of great things to take away to use in your own life for your own self-improvement even though this is a fictional novel. Easily 5 stars, i loved it!

I received this ARC from NetGalley and Harper Muse to read/review. All of the statements above are my true opinions after fully reading this book.

I liked this book more than I thought I would. When I started this book I strongly disliked the main character Lorna, but as I kept reading I got to understand her better and her early behavior. I enjoyed seeing her growth throughout the course of the story. The standout part of this book is her relationship with Bean, the kid across the hall from her.

Oh, my goodness!

This book is something else. It was set in 2025 in my favorite books. I didn't expect the story to be so profound. It touches everything in a person's life.

Lorna is a forty-three year old woman who lives with her dog. She is very successful in her job. But she has a lot of baggage from her past and it has a huge impact on her present life. One day she accidentally attaches the wrong file to an email sent to her co-workers. After that, her journey begins.

You will find sadness, heartbreak, disappointment, anger, change, love and hope in this book. Just be prepared for wet eyes.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Muse for providing an e-ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

What a gut-punch this story was! I was sad and hopeful and happy and grieving all at the same time. The character development was wonderful and the way the story unfolds is beautiful and well done. I felt it was a mixture of A Man Called Ove, the movie Up, and a family-drama all rolled into one heartbreaking new story.
I recently lost my mom and we didn't have the best relationship and these scenes in the book were hard to read and made me reflect a lot on what I need to still say to her. Lives aren't perfect and how you respond to hardships is so important. What a great message.

Lorna may seem like hell on high heels at work but her eyes keep leaking and luckily her boss thinks that she’s worth a second chance before firing her after she has an epic f’up. In order to keep her job Lorna must complete a 30 day wellness program which she thinks is kind of silly but agrees because she’s motivated to make enough money to buy her grandma’s house. Lorna faces this new challenge bravely, much like everything she has so far in her life, like her sister’s addiction and mother’s recent death.

I freaking LOVED this book!

I started out, probably like everyone else thinking that I was going to dislike this book because at the beginning Lorna is just so awful. Yet by the end I loved not only Lorna but every single character. I’d read more novels set in this universe just to get to know the side characters better. There is one small hiccup in her path to loving herself that I didn’t love but otherwise this was such a win for me. Also, BEAN is a national treasure and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.

If you liked Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine I think you’ll enjoy Everything is Probably Fine.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Muse for an eARC copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book.

Lorna's life is going fine... Right? RIGHT? She is one of the top in her company and she doesn't need anything (or anyone) else. Whelp, until her job sends her to a wellness center to learn how to be less angry. Lorna is confident she is NOT angry, and, really, if everyone just did their job, she wouldn't have to be so tough on them. It's not her fault she has high expectations! Reluctantly starting the wellness program (that is totally woo woo, per Lorna), she slowly begins to see how past regrets and feelings have shaped her life. Maybe therapy isn't so woo woo after all?

This book is a realistic, honest, and unpolished look at individual growth, substance use, family, friendship, and our relationship with ourselves. Lorna is a weirdly likable character, and I felt like I really cared about how her story would go. The book does not try to gloss over the weight of substance use and complex family dynamics on our lives, nor does it become preachy (which is hard to do on this topic). The book is filled with hope and love. It reminds me of the Collected Regrets of Clover but less annoying (sorry). This book demonstrates that therapy and working on yourself is hard. It's not just bubble baths and "treat yourself" days but long, hard looks in the mirror and embracing all of our beautiful and ugly parts.

5 stars!

A solid, fun read. Nothing overwhelmingly unique or striking about it, but something that was enjoyable all the same. My biggest issue was just the fact that none of the characters seemed in the least bit real. They felt like caricatures of caricatures, not fully fleshed out in any way. Even Lorna could have used with a bit more fleshing.

It's a slow start (and I almost DNF'd due to Lorna's personality) but it's worth it to continue to the end for a rewarding pay off!

From the first pages, it was hard for me not to identify with Lorna Lott, a millennial with Atlas syndrome imposed by a dysfunctional family that has had a strong impact on her perception of herself and others.

Her journey of redemption is a journey that gives readers hope and forces them to ask themselves questions, the answers to which will certainly not always be welcome but will be necessary for their growth, as they were for Lorna.

I really appreciated the secondary characters and how they blended seamlessly into the story, playing an important role in the protagonist's journey of apology.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Oof- what a book. I won’t lie, took me about 25% to really get locked in but once I did… I couldn’t put it down. It’s def a ride. There’s grief and struggle but also some lightheartedness from our FMC.

Julia London’s Everything Is Probably Fine is the kind of book that sneaks up on you with its emotional resonance. It wraps sharp wit and unflinching honesty around a core of genuine, hard-earned growth. It’s messy in all the best ways—equal parts hilarious, heartbreaking, and hopeful.

Lorna Lott is the kind of protagonist you don’t immediately want to root for… and that’s exactly the point. She’s intense, socially prickly, and laser-focused on her career—until a meltdown at work lands her in a mandatory thirty-day wellness program. What could have easily turned into a cliché redemption arc instead becomes something far more layered. Julia London gives us a woman who’s spent decades keeping everything (and everyone) at arm’s length, forced to reckon with the grief she never let herself feel and the connections she never thought she needed.

The real magic of this book is in the cast of supporting characters. Lorna’s slow-burning friendship with a charmingly odd eight-year-old and his endearing, emotionally intelligent dad balances the narrative with a warmth that feels earned, not forced. And let’s not forget the humor—dry, self-deprecating, and perfectly timed. Lorna’s inner monologue alone is worth the read.

What sets this novel apart is its willingness to dwell in discomfort. London doesn’t rush the healing process or tie up every loose end with a pretty bow. Instead, she shows the long, imperfect road of forgiving others and yourself and learning that vulnerability is a strength, not a weakness.

If you loved The Wedding People or The Husbands, or if you're just a sucker for stories about people pulling themselves out of the emotional rubble with equal parts sarcasm and sincerity, Everything Is Probably Fine belongs on your nightstand.

Final thoughts? Lorna may not have it all figured out—but watching her try is inspiring.

Thank you for the ARC, Net Galley.

This will undoubtedly be my favorite read of 2025! Everything Is Probably Fine by Julia London is a warm, heartfelt read that sneaks up on you in the best way. It follows Lorna Lott, a tightly wound woman shaped by her sister’s addiction. After a mistake at work, she’s forced to take a 30-day “wellness break.” Enter Bean, her precocious 8-year-old neighbor, and his charming dad. As Lorna reluctantly slows down, she softens and faces the past she’s long ignored. I can't recommend this book enough!

This is a love story, but not a romance. It's a story of pain and redemption, forgiveness and honesty. London did a fantastic job of shaping characters that felt true and the flashbacks and plotting did a fantastic job of not only moving the plot along but helping to flesh out Lorna's character. I grew to love her just as she grew to love, accept, and most importantly, forgive herself.

Lorna Lott, a driven, rage-prone 43-year-old woman, is forced to step away from her high-stress job to confront the trauma of growing up with an addicted sister and toxic family dynamics. I appreciated the novel’s intent: to show the importance of facing your past and learning to let go in order to move forward.

There are powerful, poignant moments—particularly the flashbacks to Lorna’s childhood and her sister Kristen’s heartbreaking cycles of addiction and recovery. Those scenes felt raw and real, showing how trauma shapes the anxious overachievers we become.

But some parts didn’t work for me. Some of the plot setups felt overly contrived or “Hallmarky”—like the will-forgiveness checklist, the retreat funded by her job, or the over-the-top wellness spa run by spiritual white men with man buns. The novel leans heavily into therapy-speak, sometimes oversimplifying trauma as something that can be fixed with a checklist and a few yoga sessions. Healing isn’t that tidy.

I was also frustrated by how Lorna, while on her path to emotional freedom, ended up mothering not just an 8-year-old neighbor (Bean), but also his frequently absent single dad (Seth) who eventually becomes her love interest. I wanted to cheer for Lorna, not watch her do all the emotional labor AGAIN. She deserves forgiveness, and a partner—not another project. Instead of Seth stepping up and learning how to be a good single dad, it's basically a woman having to do all the work. He drops the ball on so many of Bean's things and it's Lorna wo picks it up. Teaching him to bake. Making his little explorers vest. But come on. It's 2025, let's stop making woman responsible for men's failures.

Still, this book has heart. The themes of second chances and the complexity of forgiveness are important and handled with care, even if the execution didn’t fully resonate with me. I appreciate what the book set out to do—it just didn’t quite land in the way I hoped.

Absolutely fantastic plot! Could not put the book down once I began reading it. Cannot wait for it to be released. I will recommend it to everyone.