‘He left you some money.’
Mickey felt her mouth drop open. The first half of that sentence had rung clear and true. The second half had not. Her father was one to take, not give.
After he left them for his new family, Mickey resolved never to think of her father again. She’s fine without him; yes, she drinks, but only sometimes and, really, she can’t not.
But with only $181 to her name, she’s not above attending some mandated therapy to access her inheritance. She’ll kneel at the Kleenex alter and soon be bingeing Bridgerton with a bottle of Russian Standard, five million dollars richer.
Arlo has more issues than most of her clients. Being a therapist has not prepared her for grief. She adored her father – his laughter, his charm, the smell of his cologne. She thought he adored her, too, but now he’s given his inheritance to a daughter no one knows, and Arlo is at a loss.
Two sisters are unknowingly thrown together for the first time.
It’s crazy, it’s unethical.
It’s perfect.
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Mickey learned of her father’s death from the obituary. (MICKEY)
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(@VikingBooks, 1 May 2025, 368 pages, ARC from the publisher via @NetGalley_UK)
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I wanted to read Favourite Daughter when I read the blurb. It sounded like something I could get lost in. Mickey and Arlo are complex characters and the author does a great job of fleshing them out. I didn’t like everything about this book. Some characters have silly names like Pantsuit and Sports Bra which was pointless and grated on me. The complex characters and the gradual reveal of the link between Mickey and Arlo is what kept me turning the pages. I found this an entertaining read and I’d recommend it.
4/5
