A review by dembury
There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura

3.0

The strongest parts of this book were the strange little veins of the supernatural running through the story, as well as the main character, who was quite relatable and fun to watch as she went about trying to find a job that fit well for her. The flip side is that the narrative absolutely begins to DRAGGG the entire middle section and a fair chunk of the end. Even when the ending portion picks up it’s kind of all held back by hinging pretty significantly on a fictional football player whose story is tricky to follow. Overall, the story starts out engaging and well-paced before the third job begins and things start slowing down and being repetitive. I would be entertained for a few pages and then downright bored, so it falls right in the middle for me.