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A review by sunshower12
As Seen on TV by Meredith Schorr
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
I found the main character annoying and narcissistic. She kept repeating over and over in different iterations the following statements:
1. I'm broke
2. I have no purpose in life or a life in general because I don't have a full time job as a journalist and am only able to get freelancing gigs.
3. I need to ace this article I've been contacted to write so I can get hired on full time and finally have a career. (She's ungrateful for the fact that she actually has two part time jobs because they're not in the field she went to school for.)
4. My mom and I are getting kicked out of our apartment because we can't afford the rent hike and OH NO WHAT WILL WE DO??? She HAS to get this full time writing job so that she and her Mom will have a place to live!!! (Doesn't take into consideration that she and her mother both work and have a great support system so they will definitely not end up homeless. Her mom doesn't seem to be worried about it but the main character constantly freaks out over it.)
Halfway through the book I was like OMG WE GET IT ALREADY. Not only that but every single time she has to make a purchase she has a meltdown because of financial anxiety and it just felt like I was reading her say and do the same things every five minutes.
On the topic of her narcissism- she gets upset every time she doesn't get what she wants, when things don't go her way, and when people aren't fawning all over her. She's also very cringe and thinks she is right about everything... case in point, holding her arms out in a bar anticipating hugs because she thinks people she barely knows are going to be upset that she's leaving a town she's been visiting for less than two weeks.... Then is put out when the people just kind of stare at her. Definite main character syndrome. And what's funny is that she is self aware and understands how she's acting but does nothing to try to change or be a better person. I cant stand her, I couldn't care less that she got her happy ending and her love interest annoyed me as well. I wasn't at all impressed by this book. The only saving grace is that the writing itself wasn't terrible.
1. I'm broke
2. I have no purpose in life or a life in general because I don't have a full time job as a journalist and am only able to get freelancing gigs.
3. I need to ace this article I've been contacted to write so I can get hired on full time and finally have a career. (She's ungrateful for the fact that she actually has two part time jobs because they're not in the field she went to school for.)
4. My mom and I are getting kicked out of our apartment because we can't afford the rent hike and OH NO WHAT WILL WE DO??? She HAS to get this full time writing job so that she and her Mom will have a place to live!!! (Doesn't take into consideration that she and her mother both work and have a great support system so they will definitely not end up homeless. Her mom doesn't seem to be worried about it but the main character constantly freaks out over it.)
Halfway through the book I was like OMG WE GET IT ALREADY. Not only that but every single time she has to make a purchase she has a meltdown because of financial anxiety and it just felt like I was reading her say and do the same things every five minutes.
On the topic of her narcissism- she gets upset every time she doesn't get what she wants, when things don't go her way, and when people aren't fawning all over her. She's also very cringe and thinks she is right about everything... case in point, holding her arms out in a bar anticipating hugs because she thinks people she barely knows are going to be upset that she's leaving a town she's been visiting for less than two weeks.... Then is put out when the people just kind of stare at her. Definite main character syndrome. And what's funny is that she is self aware and understands how she's acting but does nothing to try to change or be a better person. I cant stand her, I couldn't care less that she got her happy ending and her love interest annoyed me as well. I wasn't at all impressed by this book. The only saving grace is that the writing itself wasn't terrible.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Alcoholism