Times Like These is about Andrea, her younger sister Sofia, her assistant Hannah and her boss’s daughter, Rosalie have been close friends for years. Each woman is connected in some way to the music industry and as strong as all of them are, every one of them is struggling in some way. Andrea, a tough, straight-talking music executive who after her mother’s death when she was young, practically brought up her younger sister, Sofia who is now married to Jay, a complete waster that everyone dislikes apart from Sofia who loves him. Andrea and Sofia worked together in the family music business until Andrea left to join a far bigger company leaving her sister feeling resentful because she didn’t know all the reasons for her move.

Andrea’s loyal assistant and one of her best friends, Hannah struggles to fit everything into her day. She works long hours for a demanding Andrea, while bringing up her baby and two other children and running around after her oblivious husband who doesn’t seem to have realised that he’s not a college student any longer. Then there’s Rosalie, spoilt, never wants for anything and always has the latest new ‘must-have’ accessory. There’s much more to Rosalie than meets the eye and she’s determined to let people know it.

I loved the relationships between the women from their closeness to their clashes when three of them discover the truth about one of the others and how they deal with it while coping with revelations of their own. Their relationships with the men in their lives and their struggles and battles with each other are brilliantly depicted. This is a story about friends, their journey to self-discovery and their battle with others and within themselves to try and make the life for themselves that they ultimately discover they want. I loved it.

Thanks to Canelo and NetGalley for an ARC copy of Times Like These in exchange for an honest review.