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Valley Verified by Kyla Zhao

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adotp's review against another edition

4.0

The thing about reading a book that’s been on hold at the library for a long time is that you forget what drew you to the book in the first place. When I started it, I was thinking why did I want to read yet another tech utopia/STEMinist book.
BUT. This isn’t that at all. This is sort of the opposite of it. I liked that it explored what it might be like to be a woman in these sorts of spaces. There was a part in the middle where it reminded me of Uncanny Valley. And yet, because it’s a comedy of sorts, everything had to be tied together with a bow at the end.

dodothebookbitch's review

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4.5

good blend of fashion, marketing, and tech as a fashion journalist career switching to VP of Marketing at a tech start up. i really enjoyed the aspects of her learning and navigating a new industry and career. did feel a little too much like real life but i still had fun reading

camille_caterpillar's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A cute, light-hearted read that is not quite a romance, about being honest with oneself and the trials and tribulations of early adulthood. Won't be giving it much more thought than that but I did enjoy going through it in an afternoon, sitting in the park.

taliabasma's review against another edition

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This is *not* a romance. I can see where the romance *will occur* but I'm 20% in the book and the love interest has only been mentioned about 3 times (2x casually).

I work in Silicon Valley lol and this book was 90% accurate that it was frustrating beyond belief, so really I need to DNF because the writing is just triggering my frustrations about SV.