The Ten Best Days of My Life

by Adena Halpern. This is the book I am currently reading. While walking up and down the aisles and aisles of books at the bookstore, there were a lot of spines with titles (which makes it hard to judge a good book by it’s cover!) but this book cover was facing outward so I thought it had to be a good sign! I just started it and so far, the character, Alex, is adorable and very easy to relate to.

Twentynine-year-old Alexandra Dorenfield suddenly finds herself in heaven after an unfortunate encounter with a MINI Cooper. The seventh—and highest—level of heaven to be exact. Her dog Peaches is with her; she is reunited with her beloved grandparents; she has the wardrobe of a movie star; and she lives in the house of her dreams next door to a handsome guy. This is heaven!

But there’s a catch. In order to remain in seventh heaven, Alex must prove she led a fulfilling life by writing an essay about her ten best days on earth. If she fails, she will be demoted to a lower level of heaven, where the clothes are last year’s styles, the men aren’t quite as handsome, and worst of all, Peaches and her family won’t be nearby. This divine debut novel dares to ask a material girl—and the rest of us—what makes life precious.