MWF Seeking BFF

When author Rachel Bertsche moved to Chicago from New York, she left her two best friends behind. In her new hometown, she had her supportive husband and a good group of work friends, but Rachel desperately missed having local close friendships — you know, the kind found in The Baby-Sitters Club. To remedy her situation, she decided to go on fifty-two friend-dates over the span of the year, ready to establish lasting acquaintances, friendships, and maybe find a “bestfriendship” along the way. At purchase, I thought MWF Seeking BFF was going to be more of a “beach book,” but Bertsche’s memoir is well-researched and astute, approaching female friendships with a depth that we are so seldom privy in the age of GOSSIP GIRL and the Kardashians. The cherry on top: Bertsche is a snarky, Harry Potter-loving TV junkie; This made reading her memoir the more enjoyable, as I could easily see being friends with Bertsche herself. [Book 2/50]