Year of the What? by Jennifer Lieberman
Year of the What?
by Jennifer Lieberman
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My Thoughts 4.4/5
Synopsis
Year of the WHAT? is a romantic comedy that follows heartbroken and lonely 25-year-old Dana, who is six months off her first break-up and living the single life in New York City. A virgin once removed, she’s insecure and on the hunt for the one. Dana has only been with one man and hasn’t given herself a chance to explore her own curiosity. She feels ashamed of her desires, and keeps trying to squash them in order to be a ‘good girl’. Her roommate, Kelly, on the other hand, has none of Dana’s hang-ups. Kelly is unabashedly promiscuous, with an off the charts IQ and a full ride to NYU. But Kelly can’t stand the monotony of school, so she drops out to become a dominatrix and pursue an alternative lifestyle where she makes ‘lawyer money’ working in a dungeon in Chelsea. After months of searching in vain for Mr. Right, Kelly’s lust for life and insatiable quest for adventure finally rub off...Dana embarks on an outrageous adventure of sexual discovery where she finds her inner power and confidence. Through her exploits Dana realizes she will never find what she is looking for, until she finds herself.
My Thoughts
Year of the What? by Jennifer Lieberman First of all , I must tell you that I have absolutely nothing against the genre whatsoever (read what you enjoy!), but I generally am not a romantic comedy novel reader; I stick mostly to nonfiction and generally assume most romance novels won't be for me. I got a Instagram recommendation for this book and just on sheer impulse, thought: okay, I'll order- the premise seemed fun and I can use all the light reading I can get these days. I ended up staying up half the night to read the whole thing in one sitting, and really found myself enjoying it. It's snappy and fun writing and pretty much purple-prose-free; I appreciated that the author was very well immersed in the protagonist's voice so nothing felt overwrought.
Overall , Year of the What? by Jennifer Lieberman I devoured this in one day (in-between family gatherings and kids). I couldn't put it down. The relationship between each character and their individual friends is beautiful. The development of their relationship together feels *just so good*. Read if you love romantic comedy genre, if you love New York, if you love sharp and funny banter, if you like a delicious slow burn with a fun twist on some classic tropes, if you're wild for fun sunshine/grumpy books.
I will be excited to see this book climb the bestseller list. I know its going to be a bestseller. Overall, just really fun and I'm so glad I decided to pick this up. Maybe I'm missing out and need to be reading more romantic comedy novels? I guess so!
Highly Recommended!
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