I have to say that reading this book in the series really brought back some memories of those early months of the pandemic and lockdown!
There were the laughable times when panic buying was at its height but coupled with the awfulness of loved ones being stuck where you couldn't see them, or your nearest and dearest falling ill. And of course a nod to BLM as well.
Juliette and her crew go through the wars, as the world did, with issues with housing, Alex being stranded in Italy with his mother, Nana on a cruise ship stuck in the Orient, and ad extremely close family member succumbing to the virus, ending in a hospital stay.
Add in an ex who wants to try and gain residency of their daughter, and Juliette with a collapsed roof, then an overcrowded temporary residence, followed by a nightmare of building issues, due to the pandemic, and deliveries not arriving, she had a right headache!
I related to the whole schools closing and home schooling nightmare, as a teacher. In fact, I felt I was reliving part of the whole circus as I read!
Good job!