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Someone Else's Bucket List

A Moving and Unforgettable Novel of Love and Loss

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"A poignant look at how the bonds of sisterhood can shape our lives." –Namrata Patel, author of The Candid Life of Meena Dave
Readers of Josie Silver and Rebecca Serle will adore this bingeworthy, bittersweet P.S. I Love You for the digital age. After the untimely death of her outgoing, hugely successful influencer sister, an introverted woman takes on the terrifying challenge of completing her sister's bucket list as the world watches, in a bid to save her family—and others—from the crippling medical debt her cancer battle left behind.
My dying wish is for you to finish my bucket list. I refuse to die without knowing this list will be completed. And I refuse to die without knowing my family will be okay . . .
Jodie Boyd is a shy and anxious twenty-something, completely unsure what to do with her life. Her older sister, Bree, is an adventurous, globe-trotting, hugely successful Instagram influencer with more than a million followers. She's the most alive person Jodie knows—up until Bree's unfathomable, untimely death from Leukemia. The Boyds are devastated, not to mention overwhelmed with medical debt. But Bree thought of everything—and soon, Jodie is shocked by a new post on her sister's Instagram feed.
The first of many Bree recorded in secret, the post foretells a jaw-dropping challenge for Jodie: to complete Bree's very public bucket list. From "Fly over Antarctica," to "Perform a walk-on cameo in a Broadway musical," if Jodie does it—and keeps all Bree's followers—a corporate sponsor will pay off the staggering medical debt. If she gains followers, the Boyds won't be the only ones to benefit. It's crazy. It's terrifying. It's impossible, immoral even, to refuse. So, despite the whole world watching, Jodie plunges in, never imagining that in death, her sister will teach her how to live, and that the last item on the list—"Fall in love"—may just prove to be the easiest.

"A moving story. This life-affirming tale reminds us that happiness is possible if we find the courage to reach for it." —Jamie Beck, Wall Street Journal bestselling author
"I loved Someone Else's Bucket List. It begins by breaking your heart then takes you by surprise by becoming uplifting and utterly galvanizing. Best of all, though, it's a stirring celebration of the power of sisterhood!" —Matt Cain, author of The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle
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    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 6, 2023
      In this multiple-tissue contemporary romance, Matthews (End of the Night Girl) explores the bond between sisters, the role of social media in society, and the way medical debt can cripple an entire family. Jodie Boyd’s family is paralyzed with grief after Jodie’s outgoing older sister, Bree, an influencer, dies of cancer. Adding to the stress, they are responsible for her enormous medical bills. Jodie takes on extra hours at the car rental job she detests but then is offered a deal: agree to publicly complete the bucket list Bree posted on social media and Bree’s Instagram sponsor will pay off the debt. Shy, passive, and social media–averse Jodie reluctantly agrees and heads to New York to take on the nerve-racking assignments—the most intimidating of which is “fall in love.” Luckily, her high school crush, Kelly Wong, who abandoned Jodie at prom but whom she’s always carried a torch for, reenters her life and makes that task a bit easier. Matthews creates myriad tear-jerking moments and puts a fresh spin on the somewhat tired bucket list trope. Fans of Josie Silver and Cecelia Ahern will be taken by this story of joy after grief. Agent: Sarah Younger, Nancy Yost Literary.

    • Library Journal

      April 13, 2023

      In this poignant novel, social media influencer Bree Boyd dies of leukemia, having amassed hundreds of thousands of followers, but unfortunately without health insurance. She leaves her parents and her sister Jodie in crushing medical debt. Nearly a year after her death though, a preplanned Instagram video appears in which Bree "announces" that she's arranged for a sponsorship deal for Jodie. If Jodie can complete Bree's bucket list, the sponsor will pay off the medical debt. All Jodie has to do is: 1) plant a shade tree; 2) take piano lessons from Mr. Wong; 3) eat a sandwich in a New York deli while reenacting a movie scene; 4) do a walk-on part in a Broadway show; 5) fly over Antarctica; and 6)--hardest of all--fall in love. Except Mr. Wong is dead, making the piano lessons harder to receive, and Jodie is still grieving the loss of Bree, as all of her late sister's followers watch her foibles on social media. VERDICT Matthews, who also writes as Amy Barry (Kit McBride Gets A Wife) and Tess LaSue, has given her novel genuine depth, with characters who grow and love together even when facing loss.--Jennie Mills

      Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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