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Not Bad for a Girl
by Anastasia Ryan
My thanks for the ARC goes to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca. I'm voluntarily leaving a review—all thoughts are my own.
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Side helping of Romance, Humor
Spice Level: Kissing (I'd call this a no-spice romance book.)
Language: Med-Hi. There's swearing but it's not on every page.
Representation: Gay couple and racial diversity within secondary characters
Theme: Equality, Misogyny
If someone tells me a book is funny, I better be smiling and laughing. And NOT BAD FOR A GIRL gave me the giggles and laughing aloud. In fact, I found a part so funny, I had to read a paragraph to my hubby—he thought it was humorous too. When a book tackles equality in the workplace, it's a sore subject and the best approach is through laughter. So, yes, there is that theme, but it's also about Indiana coming to know who she is, believing in herself, and making us laugh at her (and her friends') antics.
This is actually a light-hearted read and so fun. I would read it again for the giggles.
There is a side helping of romance, but I would say it's the B plot. Everything revolves around Indiana and her work, not her romance, or even her dad's romance. I thought this was great because even though romance is one of our most important relationships, it's not the only thing that makes life tick.
The geeky gamer references are hilarious. I didn't even watch 90210 and caught the humor there. But never fear, if TV isn't your thing, the author included games, books, WEIRD history facts, sports, and animals to geek out over. IF you're not a self-proclaimed geek like me, the references are broad enough for anyone to be inside the joke.
I highly recommend this book for a fun read and to consider doing some stereotype busting.
Happy (laughing) reading!
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Side helping of Romance, Humor
Spice Level: Kissing (I'd call this a no-spice romance book.)
Language: Med-Hi. There's swearing but it's not on every page.
Representation: Gay couple and racial diversity within secondary characters
Theme: Equality, Misogyny
If someone tells me a book is funny, I better be smiling and laughing. And NOT BAD FOR A GIRL gave me the giggles and laughing aloud. In fact, I found a part so funny, I had to read a paragraph to my hubby—he thought it was humorous too. When a book tackles equality in the workplace, it's a sore subject and the best approach is through laughter. So, yes, there is that theme, but it's also about Indiana coming to know who she is, believing in herself, and making us laugh at her (and her friends') antics.
This is actually a light-hearted read and so fun. I would read it again for the giggles.
There is a side helping of romance, but I would say it's the B plot. Everything revolves around Indiana and her work, not her romance, or even her dad's romance. I thought this was great because even though romance is one of our most important relationships, it's not the only thing that makes life tick.
The geeky gamer references are hilarious. I didn't even watch 90210 and caught the humor there. But never fear, if TV isn't your thing, the author included games, books, WEIRD history facts, sports, and animals to geek out over. IF you're not a self-proclaimed geek like me, the references are broad enough for anyone to be inside the joke.
I highly recommend this book for a fun read and to consider doing some stereotype busting.
Happy (laughing) reading!