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Shauna Robinson
"A heartfelt and exciting debut...a wise and honest story of how it feels to be a young woman in search of yourself."—Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Malibu RisingThe Bookish Life of Nina Hill meets Younger in a heartfelt debut following a young woman who discovers she'll have to ditch the "dream job" and write her own story to find her happy ending. Meet Nora Hughes—the overworked, underpaid, last bookish assistant standing. At least for now.When Nora landed an editorial assistant position at Parsons Press, it was her first step towards The Dream Job. Because, honestly, is there anything dreamier than making books for a living? But after five years of lunch orders, finicky authors, and per my last emails, Nora has come to one grand conclusion: Dream Jobs do not exist.With her life spiraling and the Parsons staff sinking, Nora gets hit with even worse news. Parsons is cutting her already unlivable salary. Unable to afford her rent and without even the novels she once loved as a comfort, Nora decides to moonlight for a rival publisher to make ends meet...and maybe poach some Parsons' authors along the way.But when Andrew Santos, a bestselling Parsons author no one can afford to lose is thrown into the mix, Nora has to decide where her loyalties lie. Her new Dream Job, ever-optimistic Andrew, or...herself and her future.Your next book club read touching on mental health, happiness, and the peaks and perils of being a young woman just trying to figure it all out. Nora Hughes is the perfect heroine for anyone looking to get past their own chapter twenty-something and build their storybook life."A tender reflection on finding your person while you're still desperately searching for yourself."—KJ Dell'Antonia, New York Times bestselling author of The Chicken Sisters"A book for book lovers... It's impossible not to root for Nora!"—Jesse Q. Sutanto, National Bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties
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Author
Shauna Robinson
Pages
336
Publisher
Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published Date
2022-01-18
ISBN
1728240743 9781728240749
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"3.5"
Arleisha Strauder
"The book was great, and I felt pulled in by the story. I couldn’t put it down and read it in one sitting. My only complaint would be I just wish it had a more conclusive ending where we see resolution. However, I know some people like those kinds of endings too. "
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Tiffany Marie
"I went into this book blind and I was expecting a lighthearted Romcom mingled with the love of books. <br/>This book was realistic and deep, not light and fluffy like so many other romance books you come to know and expect. <br/>The struggle of a woman who is an editor assistant with a dying publisher has to make hard choices in her life in order to survive. <br/>Yes, there was a male counterpart; however, Nora realized she needed to find who she was first and love herself before getting truly involved with someone else. <br/><br/>This is such wise advice as the only person who can make you happy is yourself and not the love of another. Maybe the divorce rates wouldn’t be so high in this country if more people romanticized about themselves instead of others. <br/><br/>Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks for the gifted copy"
Jodie L
"4\5 ⭐ I appreciate any book that is willing to dive into and explore how mental illness and depression can effect someone's life"
Stumbling Shark
"⭐️⭐️.5"
Kaylee 🪩💐🧸
"This book is for anyone who has ever felt unfulfilled by their work or been victim to the burdensome trial of job hunting. Nora's story was often nerve-wracking for me to read because there were many real-life stressors that are common for anyone in their 20s. There were layers to Nora's troubles that were much deeper than simply being dissatisfied with her career choice. I felt in-tune with Nora's frustrations in trying to grapple with her place in the world. I, too, seek to be understood if even on the most minute levels."
Soup
"This is a story about finding yourself through friendships, relationships, work and books.<br/><br/>I loved that the premise of knowing who you are was more important than having a cute romance element in the book. I loved the main character, Nora, and thought she was very relatable. I also loved how the mental health aspect was treated without being triggering. <br/><br/>I was not sure about the book at the beginning, but I encourage everyone to continue because it becomes a great story.<br/><br/>(I got the arc from NetGalley)"
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Mathilde Banville-Chénier
"Felt like I was reading it just to get it over with. Just not a page turner. Props to Shauna Robinson, though. It was decent enough. "
Olivia Verona
"What I Liked:<br/>1. Seeing Part of the Publishing Industry - lately there have been a lot of books where the main character has a role in publishing and I always find it super interesting to see. Especially since I know nothing about publishing<br/><br/>2. Mental Health Representation - I appreciate how this book dug into depression and suicidal thoughts with Nora and calling it a monster. I know it manifests differently for everyone but I appreciate that this showed Nora as someone who was still able to go to work and function but the exciting part of day-to-day life were a struggle. It wasn’t impossible for her to have fun (as seen with Andrew) but that doesn’t mean she wasn’t struggling <br/><br/>What I Didn’t Like:<br/>1. It’s not that I didn’t like this, but this was described as a romance novel but the romance is a very small part of the plot. I think I would have liked the book more if I had proper expectations<br/><br/>2. Andrew - he felt very one dimensional. I honestly can’t really remember much about him and he’s a very small portion of the plot; but I guess that’s understandable since this book is really about Nora<br/><br/>3. Pacing - the pacing of this book is really slow. I had a hard time getting into it and I felt like a lot of plot points were really repetitive, making the book longer than it needed to be"
Kacie Young
"Not my favorite "
Nadine Marie
