Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for gifting me a digital ARC of the debut novel by Emily Everett and current Reese's Book Club pick. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars!
Anna is from America and a grad student in London, still navigating the grief of losing her mother. She's trying desperately to scrape by with the hope of finishing her dissertation and being able to extend her visa. She takes a job teaching SAT prep to a wealthy student. Her family soon flies her to Saint-Tropez to continue the tutoring, thrusting Anna in a whole new world. She soon meets two young men, Theo and Callum, quite different. When the family ask her to housesit for them in London, Anna feels like she's been given a gift and can save her rent money. But it's costly to fit in with all her new friends, in more ways than just monetarily.
This is a sparking coming-of-age story and I truly felt for Anna. Struggling with grief and estranged from her father, she's trying so hard to do the right things and achieve her dreams, but got swept up feeling part of a different crowd. It's an exploration of class and privilege, and truly heartbreaking to see how easily her mom's life could have been different had she had a bit more money. I enjoyed Anna's journey into realizing what's really important.
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