Many thanks to NetGalley, Celadon Books and Macmillan Audio for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of the sophomore book by Cat Shook, with the audio wonderfully narrated by Ferdelle Capistrano. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4 stars!
Presley Fry loves NYC and her job finding new comedians for a tv show and has a crush on her coworker, Adam, but they seem to be stuck in the friend zone. For romance, she tends to use Tinder for hookups, and lets her roommate, Izzy, be in charge of her social life. She's also still coming to grips with her feelings about the death of her mom, an alcoholic, with whom she had a difficult relationship. Her mom's childhood friend, Susan, whose husband has just been caught in a #MeToo situation and is the head of the network where Presley works, comes back into her life.
This is not really a rom-com, but it certainly has those aspects, as we see Presley pining for Adam, but also developing feelings for Susan's son. It's more of a look at grief, found family and friends who are there to help us through the hard parts of life - if only we can let them in. The characters felt real and Presley was lucky to have lots of people in her corner. It's definitely a love story to NYC (and Bud Light and Trader Joe's!), and I enjoyed the look behind the scenes of discovering new comedic talent.
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