Hello my lovely readers! The Best Man is one of my favorite movies, so when I found out this was going to be turned into a book, I had to read it! Let's get into it.
SYNOPSIS
Recently divorced and fresh off a Pulitzer Prize win, Harper Stewart is in a new era. He’s working on a movie and living the ultimate bachelor life in his Brooklyn penthouse. But still, something is missing. What else explains the stubborn creative block? The carousel of women? And seventh-wheel status with his friends?
Jordan Armstrong had to flee New York. First, to give herself distance from Harper and, second, to escape the corporate grind. In her beachfront Malibu property, the façade of a “healed” Jordan flourishes. Yet she finds herself unmoored. Despite the physical distance, she still feels Harper’s magnetic pull.
Meanwhile, in Ghana, Robyn has gone full bohemian restaurateur. She has finally found peace and won’t let another man ruin it—that is, until a handsome local entrepreneur commands her attention. But it’s all too much change for her daughter, Mia, and when she secretly calls Harper with an emergency Robyn would rather hide, their world is shaken and relationships are tested once more.
Book one of The Best Man trilogy follows Harper, Jordan, and Robyn as they try to establish lives away from the hurts of the past and come to realize that some love is impossible to break. With support from their close-knit crew of chosen family—Quentin, Shelby, Lance, Murch, and Candace—they fight for a future that proves one’s second act can be the extended chapter worth it all.
MY THOUGHTS
Alright. So....as I mentioned in the beginning, I LOVE this movie. I watched the sequel The Best Man Holiday as well as the Peacock series The Best Man: The Final Chapters. I've always enjoyed every chapter of the Best Man universe, because it always stays true to the characters.
The same goes for this book. It follows the characters to a T. It doesn't feel like there was any kind of strange 180 with the characters (which can happen with multiple sequels to a movie or book), which I appreciated.
That being said....this book went on for FAR too long. This book was NEARLY 500 PAGES!! It seemed like Lee got the freedom to truly expand his characters' stories and went buck wild with it. There was a lot of filler, in my opinion, and with some tighter editing, this novel could've (should've) been a strong 300 pages.
Also, take a shot for every time RAV-4 or Jordan "Motherf*cking" Armstrong was mentioned!
This was the first book in a trilogy, but I'm unsure at this point if I'll continue.
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