*I received a copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for this opportunity*

Lorna has only one goal: purchase her grandmother's old home. Literally living in the past, she currently rents one of the four units created in her chopped up childhood home; and whether or not she admits it, she's continuously haunted by her memories in the old house. But that doesn't matter, because once she buys the property, she'll be one step closer to being... better. Right?

However, after several HR incidents at work, Lorna is forced into administrative leave to participate in a 'wellness program' or else she risks losing her promotion (and her job). Between acupuncture session, yoga classes, and intensive therapy-- as well as the unconditional affection of her neighbor, an eight-year old named Bean-- Lorna starts to realize that maybe entering the future means confronting her trauma.

An emotional and inspiring journey, EVERYTHING IS PROBABLY FINE strongly reminds me of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. London tackles the difficult subject of addiction with a delicate (but realistic) touch; as well as the non-linear path of forgiveness and emotional healing. I also love a good found family story, and the supporting cast of EVERYTHING does not disappoint.

Thank you to NetGalley and RBMedia for the ARC! Lorna is at a crossroads - work is requiring her to take a leave of absence, her relationship with her family is stressful and her love life is nonexistent. She's not sure what her mandatory wellness retreat from work will mean but she figures talking to someone about her traumatic past could potentially be helpful. Along the way, she befriends her 8 year old neighbor Bean while trying to complete her apology tour.

Everything Is Probably Fine was such a wonderful surprise. While it’s sometimes tagged as romance, I honestly don’t think that’s accurate—unless you count it as a romance in the way Lorna learns to love herself. And honestly? That’s the most rewarding kind of love story.

This book tastefully and thoughtfully explores grief, trauma, and the ripple effect of addiction—not just on the person struggling, but on everyone connected to them. It struck such a delicate balance, never feeling heavy-handed, but still packing an emotional punch.

I absolutely loved watching Lorna transform from this awkward, guarded ice queen into someone open, warm, and even… friendly! Her “apology tour” was one of my favorite elements, and it felt so genuine to her journey. The little friendship she formed with Bean and his dad added an unexpected softness to the story that made me smile every time they appeared.

And that ending. I actually teared up when the sisters reunited—it was such a huge, powerful moment for Lolo, and you could really see just how far she had come from the woman we first met.

A beautiful, heartwarming story of growth, forgiveness, and healing. One I’ll be recommending again and again.

I was pleasently surprised by how much I LOVED this book.

Lorna writes her sister letters that she never sends. One day, she accidentally sends it in a work email (and the letter was her absolutely roasting all of her co workers). Lorna already was not a very likable person and this incident forced her to go on a 30 day "wellness retreat". On this retreat she is forced to work through her issues and recant her family trauma in order to learn how to process her emotions. This takes her on a journey to apologize to people she believes she has hurt, or is responsible for their emotions in some way. By doing so, she was able to teach herself that she can't control everything and most things seem much bigger in your head. Following along on her healing journey and seeing the way she learns to trust herself and others made me so emotional.

I loved the bond she develops with Bean (think Russell from Up) and the growing relationship with his dad Seth. I love how patient they were with her as she figured things out.

This book really captivated me and I am so glad I was able to read it. I have never laughed and cried so hard simultaneously. Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Muse for an e-ARC of this book :)

This was quite an interesting book, definitely women’s fiction as opposed to a romance, because the FMC is someone not at all likeable in the beginning, and someone I really had a hard time relating to. But as the author skillfully writes, we see the changes in Lorna over the course of the book. It is a story of forgiveness of one’s self through a lot of hard work, and by the end of the book, I was applauding how far Lorna had come in her life and how she seemed to be on the road to “happy”, as well as finally being able to enjoy life. I also enjoyed the secondary characters, especially Bean and his father. Lorna finally has a found family and good friends after much healing!

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Lorna Lott is a complicated, angry mess at the beginning of the book. She doesn't even know why she's angry all the time. When she accidentally sends a letter intended for her sister to her entire work team, her boss sends her to a month-long wellness retreat. This sends Lorna into a mental tailspin. As the story moves along, Lorna is forced to face several large regrets that are holding her back.

If you're ready to jump into the spin cycle of past emotions and acknowledge that major turning points in life are not perceived the same from other standpoints, this book is definitely for you!

Audio Review:
Marni Penning perfectly captures the angst and the depts of Lorna's anger, while adding light and wonder to the voice of Bean.

I liked the story but the main character felt really juvenile and I had a hard time connecting with her. I think the overall theme of forgiveness created a really beautiful and emotional story, I just wish that story didn’t feel YA.

At the beginning of the novel, I felt bad for Lorna and I understood how she felt deep down inside. I couldn't imagine how her story was going to play out with everything going so wrong but going on the journey with Lorna as she works through the areas of her life that needed to be addressed was so worth it!

Everything is Probably Fine by Julia London is an emotional journey of hope, forgiveness, self discovery, forgiveness, emotional healing and found family.

Lorna Lott had a traumatic and toxic upbringing: her sister is an addict, her grandma is an alcoholic and her mother was a single woman just trying to make ends meet. Lorna is bitter she’s angry and she’s self sabotaging at her sales job, where she is focused on a promotion and pay raise. She needs the money so she can buy the building she lives in; a building that was once her Nana’s house. That house was a place of magic for young Lorna, a place she visited when her parents fought, and a place she lived at after her parents’ divorce. Now the house, split into apartments, is a crumbling mess. Her neighbors mean nothing to her anyway, nobody does. It’s just Lorna and her little dog Agnes.

When Lorna accidently makes a horrible error at work, her boss enforces 30 days paid leave, but there’s a twist. Her manager informs her she must attend a mandatory wellness program; a retreat for some self reflection after the disastrous office incident. Suddenly Lorna has a month of therapy and a lot of free time. As Lorna works her way through the program, everything within her begins to change.

This becomes a beautiful journey for Lorna as she lets herself feel and opened herself up to trusting new people. She is befriended by her eight year old neighbor Bean who wants to help her because he can get a scout badge for helping old people. He was such a ray of sunshine in this. Dealing with his own loss of his mother and neglect from his busy father, these two were an unlikely pair, but they took care of each other. Soon she is getting to know the other neighbors as she begins to forgive and she begins to live. Together, these residents of her Nana’s house become a found family.

Everything is Probably Fine was not what I expected; yet it was perfect: the love; the heart; the heartbreak. When I say this book is everything; it is everything. A self help month, and along the way, she meets unlikely friends and learns to open herself up to love again. And Bean? Bean is literally an angel walking among us.

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Lorna has been mandated to attend a wellness program after making a mistake at work. it will mean coming to terms with her past. will she succeed.?

Everything Is Probably Fine is a heartfelt, gently humorous exploration of second chances, self-forgiveness, and the messy art of starting over. Julia London crafts Lorna Lott as a wonderfully flawed heroine—sharp-tongued, driven, and quietly vulnerable—whose mandated wellness retreat becomes a catalyst for confronting old wounds and reshaping her future.

Balancing laugh-out-loud moments with genuine emotional depth, the novel captures the awkwardness of personal growth and the courage it takes to face the past. The relationships—especially with Lorna’s young neighbor and his father—bring warmth and charm, while the deeper family storyline adds resonance. Uplifting without being saccharine, it’s a moving reminder that “fine” can sometimes grow into something much better.

Lorna Lott is up for a promotion to Senior Vice President, that is until she makes a grave error in her email and is now sent to a thirty-day wellness program. She does not think she needs to go, she does not have any unresolved issues, does she? Well maybe a few, namely she has no friends, she has closed herself off to the world and she lives with all her past regrets. Maybe if she does this program, she can get her promotion and meet the requirements of her inheritance from her mother and she can then buy back her grandmothers house where she now lives as a renter. When Lorna befriends her handsome neighbour and his eight-year-old son, she has no idea how much they can help her move forward from her past.

Julia London is one of my favourite authors and an amazing writer so I was so excited to read the novel. It was fabulous. The characters and supporting characters were enjoyable and I especially loved the relationship between Lorna and Bean, the little boy. I also liked how we got to dive into Lorna’s issues along side of her and watch her face her past and plan her future. The novel had tough issues, lots of laughs and a great romance. My thanks to Harper Muse, Julia London and Netgalley for my advanced readers copy which I voluntarily read and reviewed. Easily a solid five star read.

This book, y’all… I cannot stop yapping about it.

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!

Are there possible triggers here? Absolutely. Addiction, grief, and anger issues are the main ones, so make sure you check the warnings.

But this book is so, so good. I laughed and cried and then laughed through my tears. It’s smart and witty, heartwarming and heartbreaking.

The vulnerability with which London wrote this book felt so genuine, raw and true. I felt every one of Lolo’s emotions with her, and I felt like I too evolved as the story went on.

I did another immersive read with this one, and it was absolute perfection. Marni Penning’s narration was SO strong, and the emotion of the words was palpable.

At its core, this book is about Lolo finding a way to let go of decades-old hurts and learning to live again. Through the help of a lot of therapy and her incredibly lovable little neighbor, Bean, she begins to realize how much she is actually worth.

For me, this book was sort of a hybrid of Eleanor Oliphant and the movie Up… two favorites of mine that came together so beautifully here.

Definite a top-tier book of 2025 for me right here… it’s a true gem!

What is one of your 2025 top tier books?

Thanks to Netgalley and Harper Muse for giving me an ARC of this book (ebook version).

Lorna Lott has a lot of anger. When she is forced to take a leave of absence from work and attend a 30-day wellness program, she balks. But along the way, she learns to breathe, to grow, to trust, and to let go.

She also has a corgi, like me, so extra points for that. Absolutely loved this story. Found family, a quirky kid, life lessons, and so much more!

Thank you to Harper Muse, the author and Netgalley for this ARC. This novel was so good and captured so many different emotions.. I really enjoyed the personal struggle and sabbatical that the main character took. I really really enjoyed this and highly recommend to the majority of females that I know.

This book really made me feel so many emotions, I got so frustrated, I cried, I wanted to scream. It really tore my heart out. With her sisters issues, Lorna really struggled, and on top of the she had to “forgive” a bunch of people because of her mothers will. Noone should be held to that kind of standard, fixing the mistakes of your family. Her much needed mandatory sabbatical really helped her heal and find people she really needed in her life.

Everything Is Probably Fine by Julia London is a well written story that kept me hooked from the very beginning.
The characters draw you in and keeps you flipping the pages.
The character growth was inspiring.
They are realistic and very well developed.
I really enjoyed the writing style. I found myself hooked, turning the pages.
An entertaining, emotional, character-driven story with some humorous moments and heartfelt times.

Thank You NetGalley and Harper Muse for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

This is my first Julia London novel! It was a beautiful book about letting go of the things and feelings that don't serve you any longer.

This book follows Lorna Lott, a very disliked sales associate and boss, who has been told by her employer that she needs to take a 30 day wellness retreat because she attached a letter of "jokes" about her staff addressed to her sister. How did this happen might you ask? Well Lorna and her sister don't actually get along anymore, so instead of making amends Lorna writes her letters that she never sends. Nobody was every supposed to see her venting and personal thoughts (and I mean who hasn't needed to complain a little about work). Alas the entire staff saw the attachment and holds resentment towards her for her strict workplace environment and rude comments. Through out this book, Lorna learns that she may be holding on to some anger towards her sister, her coworkers, and even herself. Through the help of Bean and a huge apology tour, Lorna breaks through her "bomb shelter" and becomes a better version of herself.

I started this book not really knowing what to expect and it was a lot heavier than I anticipated. This is completely different than what I'm used to reading so while it was engaging, and moving I did have a harder time getting through it. That is by ZERO fault of the author!! Her writing is beyond beautiful and heart wrenching, that is solely from my personal reading preference. I just sat there heart broken for little Lorna who deserved love and wishing we could get her a happy ending! With that being said though, I truly enjoyed the chance to branch out and explore a book outside of my usual realm. I think the message really gives us a good picture of what it's like to be a family member of an addict and what it's like to be the forgotten sibling. It was very touching and I highly recommend it.

Thank you NetGalley and Julia London for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

If you are looking for an “easy read” or a fast moving romance, this book is not for you. If you want something deeper, with great characters and true life experience, this is for you.
Lorna is a single gal at the top of her business group and looking to move up in the company when she gets sidelined by a boss who wants her to take a month off and work on her personal issues. Her journey over that month is the subject of the book. The journey starts with an unlikely child who lives in her apartment complex. What unfolds is a story that touches the heart and deals with the story of her family life (very dysfunctional family). We learn about alcoholism, and drug use and how it has influence on not just the user, but the entire family.
Join Lorna as she learns many life lessons that we can all use-friendship, forgiveness, helping others and what a family truly is.

Well written and emotionally intelligent story. Please note if you are triggered by family addictions, this may not be a book for you.

Julia London’s story of Lorna Lott is soul searching and rehabilitating. Lorna has angry issues due to growing up with a sister who has addiction issues and the effects on her life. Lorna’s mother never gave up on her sister. But you see how Lorna always feels ignored.

The timeline of the story goes between current day and episodes in Lorna’s childhood. When Lorna’s mother passes away, she has place money in a trust. Lorna has been tasked with making amends for previous life events that are adding to her anger. It is a wonderful journey to watch. Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Muse Publishing for the advance copy.