A review by taliabasma
Not Bad for a Girl by Anastasia Ryan

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I’m at a job I hate bc the way certain people act is atrocious. My mother is in HR and I am familiar with general “1st impression” judgement. I wear a head scarf, I am a woman, I am “bossy”. I actually very much related to the FML outside our specific careers. 

This book is a “silly little take” on a very big and real problem. If you read this book and role your eyes at the start of the book (first 10%) bc you don’t agree with the FML then you have a legit  privilege in your career life. I was infuriated at the beginning of this book because I personally have experienced situations very similar if not almost identical to the ones that the FML deals with. 

That said it is a “rom com” in the style of how everything cleanly lines up from the climax to the end but as a romance reader I prefer HEAs over the reality of life and how realistically she’d
have been fired and high key jobless in a rough market for at least 3-6 months before working at another crappy company.


Anyways, I was emotionally invested by the main plot even though I do wish there was a bit more romance between the FML and her love interest. 


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