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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
📖 Book Review 📖
𝕋𝕚𝕥𝕝𝕖: Things Will Calm Down Soon
𝔸𝕦𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕣: Zoë Foster Blake
𝕄𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕦𝕞 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕 𝕚𝕟: Physical Copy Paperback
𝕊𝕪𝕟𝕠𝕡𝕤𝕚𝕤:
Kit Cooper is at the top of her game as a hairstylist, working on fashion weeks, magazine covers, and A-list celebrities. But despite her success, she finds herself craving more. When she struggles to find the perfect product to complete a look, she has a bold idea—why not create it herself?
What follows is a wild ride through the highs and lows of launching her own hair-care brand. Between investor meetings, influencer campaigns, and product development, Kit is also juggling a demanding team, a complicated love life, single parenting, and far too many school WhatsApp messages. As her dream takes off, so does the chaos—will things ever calm down soon?
𝕄𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤:
Zoë Foster Blake is a master at capturing the messy, hilarious, and oh-so-real chaos of modern life. Kit is ambitious, flawed, and utterly relatable, making her journey both inspiring and wildly entertaining.
I loved how this book dives into the world of beauty entrepreneurship while also tackling the everyday struggles of love, family, and self-doubt. The humor is spot on, the drama is addictive, and the characters are bursting with personality. Zoë’s signature wit and warmth shine through every page, making this an absolute must-read!
A huge thank you to @gclibraries for another fantastic Aussie read! And of course, to @zoefosterblake for delivering yet another masterpiece.
Happy reading! x
𝕋𝕚𝕥𝕝𝕖: Things Will Calm Down Soon
𝔸𝕦𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕣: Zoë Foster Blake
𝕄𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕦𝕞 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕 𝕚𝕟: Physical Copy Paperback
𝕊𝕪𝕟𝕠𝕡𝕤𝕚𝕤:
Kit Cooper is at the top of her game as a hairstylist, working on fashion weeks, magazine covers, and A-list celebrities. But despite her success, she finds herself craving more. When she struggles to find the perfect product to complete a look, she has a bold idea—why not create it herself?
What follows is a wild ride through the highs and lows of launching her own hair-care brand. Between investor meetings, influencer campaigns, and product development, Kit is also juggling a demanding team, a complicated love life, single parenting, and far too many school WhatsApp messages. As her dream takes off, so does the chaos—will things ever calm down soon?
𝕄𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤:
Zoë Foster Blake is a master at capturing the messy, hilarious, and oh-so-real chaos of modern life. Kit is ambitious, flawed, and utterly relatable, making her journey both inspiring and wildly entertaining.
I loved how this book dives into the world of beauty entrepreneurship while also tackling the everyday struggles of love, family, and self-doubt. The humor is spot on, the drama is addictive, and the characters are bursting with personality. Zoë’s signature wit and warmth shine through every page, making this an absolute must-read!
A huge thank you to @gclibraries for another fantastic Aussie read! And of course, to @zoefosterblake for delivering yet another masterpiece.
Happy reading! x
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
More like LinkedIn content than I would have guessed.
emotional
funny
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
No
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I felt that the characters were too Byron Bay for me to really relate to. The idea that generations of women are bathing their crystals under the full moon just seems so niche and seperate from the reality of most people growing up in suburban Australia. That’s a throwaway line but there’s a few like that that really took me out of the story.
I’m also aware that women in a certain demographic in Australia love profanity like it’s their love language but I found some of the swearing way too much/too unnecessary. I don’t think “fucking” makes that good of an adverb.
It feels clear that even though Kit didn’t come from an affluent background, the book was written from a place of privilege; even the money problems that are discussed take place within walking distance of a beach, I don’t know what the rental market is like in Sydney but that seems impressive for someone who is struggling to cover rent in an overpriced office and raising a child on a single income while also not paying herself dividends.
Which leads me to the main criticism: a business isn’t a character, and it doesn’t need so much book space. Several of the meetings Kit took did not need to go into minute details. The meeting she took in a converted home was basically redundant as she never mentioned it again. I get that it’s a story about a woman slaying in business, but we didn’t need a how-to in order to connect to the story. I think if the story knew whether it was about Kit or about Second Day, we would have a bit more development of Kit and her relationships rather than one visual description of Kit halfway through the story and the lightly peppered complaints about co-parenting with Ari, who was, by the way, the biggest let down in literary history. At the start he’s all supportive like “you protect your business, babe don’t sell out” and then on almost the next page he’s like “even though she’s my flesh and blood I have less interest in seeing her than surfing with the boys” I just think if he’s such a villain he should have been that from the start.
I like the idea of a story about a woman, crushing it in business, and I like that themes like imposter syndrome are brought up, as well as having no women in most of the board rooms, and Kit’s team of all female executives. I think we need more books with these themes for women. But this felt mostly autobiographical because of how much unnecessary detail was put into the business dealings (the Author has a skin care brand).
I think it’s a fine book but probably just a beach read.
Greta was fantastic though.
I’m also aware that women in a certain demographic in Australia love profanity like it’s their love language but I found some of the swearing way too much/too unnecessary. I don’t think “fucking” makes that good of an adverb.
It feels clear that even though Kit didn’t come from an affluent background, the book was written from a place of privilege; even the money problems that are discussed take place within walking distance of a beach, I don’t know what the rental market is like in Sydney but that seems impressive for someone who is struggling to cover rent in an overpriced office and raising a child on a single income while also not paying herself dividends.
Which leads me to the main criticism: a business isn’t a character, and it doesn’t need so much book space. Several of the meetings Kit took did not need to go into minute details. The meeting she took in a converted home was basically redundant as she never mentioned it again. I get that it’s a story about a woman slaying in business, but we didn’t need a how-to in order to connect to the story. I think if the story knew whether it was about Kit or about Second Day, we would have a bit more development of Kit and her relationships rather than one visual description of Kit halfway through the story and the lightly peppered complaints about co-parenting with Ari, who was, by the way, the biggest let down in literary history. At the start he’s all supportive like “you protect your business, babe don’t sell out” and then on almost the next page he’s like “even though she’s my flesh and blood I have less interest in seeing her than surfing with the boys” I just think if he’s such a villain he should have been that from the start.
I like the idea of a story about a woman, crushing it in business, and I like that themes like imposter syndrome are brought up, as well as having no women in most of the board rooms, and Kit’s team of all female executives. I think we need more books with these themes for women. But this felt mostly autobiographical because of how much unnecessary detail was put into the business dealings (the Author has a skin care brand).
I think it’s a fine book but probably just a beach read.
Greta was fantastic though.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An easy and enjoyable read. I liked all the business talk. It was well-written and interesting. I love books written about and for women that aren’t just about romance.
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
I wanted to love this book but I didn’t. The whole thing made me anxious.