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A review by emisallbooked
The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess
2.0
2.5 Stars?
2ish stars are hard for me to give. So like, this book wasn’t necessarily problematic and I didn’t hate it, but I can’t say I liked it nor would I really recommend it for anyone.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, fresh college grad wants to be at the top of [insert career here], she thinks she’s found her lucky break getting to be assistant to a middle aged man in said career. He’s married, so surely those innuendos are just innocent, these shoulder brushes mean nothing, these working long hours alone are just because he values your young, fresh outlook right...? Anyways, you see where this is going. It just felt like a story I’ve seen many times over. And I just felt ambivalent about it the whole time. While I usually enjoy a good summer affair in Cape Cod novel, this one just didn’t do it for me.
2ish stars are hard for me to give. So like, this book wasn’t necessarily problematic and I didn’t hate it, but I can’t say I liked it nor would I really recommend it for anyone.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, fresh college grad wants to be at the top of [insert career here], she thinks she’s found her lucky break getting to be assistant to a middle aged man in said career. He’s married, so surely those innuendos are just innocent, these shoulder brushes mean nothing, these working long hours alone are just because he values your young, fresh outlook right...? Anyways, you see where this is going. It just felt like a story I’ve seen many times over. And I just felt ambivalent about it the whole time. While I usually enjoy a good summer affair in Cape Cod novel, this one just didn’t do it for me.