Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins: Review

I have read and reviewed a few books by this author now. Higgins solidly focuses her books in the womens fiction genre using midlife age groups for her characters for the most part. Her last book, Pack Up The Moon truthfully gutted me.

So to try and follow that one up must be a huge challenge for the author. I am thrilled to bring you my thoughts on this upcoming release.

Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins
Publisher: ‎ Berkley (June 7, 2022)
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0593335338

OVERVIEW
Lillie Silva knew life as an empty nester would be hard after her only child left for college, but when her husband abruptly dumps her for another woman just as her son leaves, her world comes crashing down. Besides the fact that this announcement is a complete surprise (to say the least), what shocks Lillie most is that she isn’t heartbroken. She’s furious.

Lillie has loved her life on Cape Cod, but as a mother, wife, and nurse-midwife, she’s used to caring for other people . . . not taking care of herself. Now, alone for the first time in her life, she finds herself going a little rogue. Is it over the top to crash her ex-husband’s wedding dressed like the angel of death? Sure! Should she release a skunk into his perfect new home? Probably not! But it beats staying home and moping.

She finds an unexpected ally in her glamorous sister, with whom she’s had a tense relationship all these years. And an unexpected babysitter in, of all people, Ben Hallowell, the driver in a car accident that nearly killed Lillie twenty years ago. And then there’s Ophelia, her ex-husband’s oddly lost niece, who could really use a friend.

It’s the end of Lillie’s life as she knew it. But sometimes the perfect next chapter surprises you . . . out of the clear blue sky.

Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins Review

This story has so many qualities, it is hard to list just one thing that captured my attention.

Like other Higgins books, this mid-life crisis is full of deep feelings and emotions all over the place. Higgins creates her characters with flaws and all so you are captivated by them.

This book follows the story of two women, the wife – soon-to-be ex-wife, and the soon-to-be wife. Anger can make you feel and do many things. Out of character things that may be funny, which we have in this story, but underneath, you can feel the heartbreak through Higgins’ depiction of the truth.

At first, I didn’t like Lillie but reading between the lines, you see the hurt and anger and then the slow growth she goes through. Finally realizing there is life beyond what she ever thought there could be.

An eye-opening look at life changing events and life changing people that come together for a heartwarming fresh story that has you laughing, crying, and smiling along the way.

4 STARS!

Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.