I really enjoyed this!!! It was a really quick read and I loved the unique format of this book and would love to read more books structured like this (little excerpts of our main character, Cara, at various points in the job application process in between her sessions with her employment counselor).

Cara was so interesting to me because she felt like family which was really dope but also INFURIATING to read at the same time because some of the things she said made my skin crawl but also want to hug her in the span of like 3 sentences. I feel like she exhibited a ton of growth throughout the story, while at the same time absentmindedly contradicting herself continuously.

One of my favorite things to read is strained family dynamics and my god does this book have this. The ending warmed my heart because it’s showing a path to her and her child working on their relationship, and it was because she acknowledged where she messed up and tried to meet him where he was rather than approaching the situation with only herself in mind.