The reason??
Because Lucie has made them all DIFFERENT and that has made them all relatable in all different ways. Some people may be able to relate to Sophie but not Juliet and then some may be able to relate to Juliet and not Jess and Sophie etc...
I think that's one of my favourite things about this book as none of the characters have the same personality. So I'm going to just speak about the main ones to get my point across...
Let's start with...
Sophie Carter
She has always been the life of the party, full of confidence and a female boss. She's been obsessed with her career, always had a trail of guys after her and a huge social circle. Alongside that she has struggled with issues around having a baby, she has had problems with parents who divorced and having to do a lot for herself as a child (leading to her being hugely independent as an adult).
These are all things that some people can relate to and I think her character has shown that a female can do anything a male can do and that it's also possible to be a mum while also having an incredible career. I think the main focus of Sophie's character was always for the equality side of things and I think she portrayed it extremely well.
Main points about Sophie people can relate to in real life: Confidence, Trying to please a large social circle, Loneliness (even with a huge social circle), Independence, Female Boss, Parents divorced, Miscarriages, Adopting children and Falling out of love with someone.
Juliet Lloyd
Juliet has always been so much quieter than Sophie and preferring a much more toned down lifestyle. She seems more comfortable around just a few friends than a huge social circle and chooses the nights in over the nights out.
She has always seemed focused on family life and wanting a long term commitment boyfriend/husband over jumping from boy to boy.
She has also struggled with adoption and of not knowing who her real parents are. She has dealt with the single mum life and eventually learning to put herself first too. She has also started a degree and begun working on her career, showing that it's never too late to do all that for yourself.
Main points about Juliet people can relate to in real life: Family-orientated, Shy, Extreme love for kids, Preferring nights in with friends over nights out, being adopted, hopeless/old-fashioned romantic, Self-care (in finally realising you need to do more to make yourself happy).
Jess Lawrence
She started her life in a pretty bad way and had to deal with some really tough things growing up. She was taking part in extremely dangerous things as a child and was thrown into this life that was just a pathway to death. She managed to grow up fast and learn to look after herself and used her striking confidence to get through life. She has always stuck up for herself and fended for herself, rarely relying on anyone else.
Moving on from that, she has shown that no matter how bad a situation is that you are in, you can fight your way out of it. She has shown that you can make something better of yourself by allowing more people in and by knocking down some barriers. Jess has also shown that young mums can cope and are not complete disasters, as she went onto to have an even bigger family.
Jess' character has probably shown the biggest transition from being completely reckless, to a loving mum/family woman.
Main points about Jess people can relate to in real life: Confidence, Having a bad start in life, Overcoming that bad start, Teen pregnancy, Huge motherly instinct, Being an incredible stay at home mum with a big family, Stand-offish and having trouble letting people in, Sassy personality, Strong (mentally and physically).
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