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A review by lklitup
Ten Rules for Faking It by Sophie Sullivan
lighthearted
slow-paced
1.0
Bottom line up front: I didn’t buy it.
Everly Dean is a newly 30 year old radio producer whose failed love life + list of 10 rules carry her into a new production segment. Chris Jansen is Everly’s boss at a small-but-successful radio station.
Everly also happens to have anxiety of such severity that she frequently self harms (digging her nails or her keys into her palms so tightly that they leave imprints) yet thinks making lists and stepping outside her comfort zone are more tangible coping mechanisms than therapy (which she could absolutely financially afford). Chris also happens to creepily hero-worship and lust after Everly despite barely speaking to her for the 10 or so months prior to Everly’s 30th birthday.
This book is a slow, slow, slo o o o ow burn. The bright spots were when Everly interacted with her BFF/coworker Stacey (whose unwavering friendship should be the stuff of legends); when Everly’s parents provided some comic relief (despite being extremely problematic themselves); and when Noah visited. The last 15% of this book almost made me give up, though, especially given Everly’s overblown, disproportionate reaction to Chris’ past.
I’ll end where I started: I just didn’t buy it.
Everly Dean is a newly 30 year old radio producer whose failed love life + list of 10 rules carry her into a new production segment. Chris Jansen is Everly’s boss at a small-but-successful radio station.
Everly also happens to have anxiety of such severity that she frequently self harms (digging her nails or her keys into her palms so tightly that they leave imprints) yet thinks making lists and stepping outside her comfort zone are more tangible coping mechanisms than therapy (which she could absolutely financially afford). Chris also happens to creepily hero-worship and lust after Everly despite barely speaking to her for the 10 or so months prior to Everly’s 30th birthday.
This book is a slow, slow, slo o o o ow burn. The bright spots were when Everly interacted with her BFF/coworker Stacey (whose unwavering friendship should be the stuff of legends); when Everly’s parents provided some comic relief (despite being extremely problematic themselves); and when Noah visited. The last 15% of this book almost made me give up, though, especially given Everly’s overblown, disproportionate reaction to Chris’ past.
I’ll end where I started: I just didn’t buy it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Infidelity and Self harm