Thank you to Kate Rock Book Tours and the author for providing me with an e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Evie Austin, native of Hatteras Island, North Carolina, and baddest girl on the planet, has not lived her life in a straight line. There have been several detours--career snafus, bad romantic choices, a loved but unplanned child--not to mention her ill-advised lifelong obsession with boxer Mike Tyson. Evie is not plucky, but when life's changes smash over her like the rough surf of the local shoreline, she muddles through--until that moment of loss and longing when muddling will no longer suffice. This is the story of what the baddest girl on the planet must find in herself when a bag of pastries, a new lover, or quick trip to Vegas won't fix anything, and when something more than casual haplessness is required. The Baddest Girl on the Planet is inventive, sharp, witty, and poignant. Readers will want to jump in and advise this baddest girl on the planet--or at least just give her a shake or a hug--at every fascinating turn.
What I liked about this book
- I found Evie to be very relatable - a lot of the things that happened in her life resonated with me. I could easily see myself in her shoes.
- Over the course of the book Evie grows as a person and learns from past mistakes.
- I liked the informality of the writing style. Its almost conversational.
- The Baddest Girl on the Planet reflects on many tough subjects such as divorce, post natal depression, the trials and tribulations of high school and grief.
- The story does not follow a linear timeline but rather jumps back and forth through poignant moments in Evie's life. At some points I found this disorientating.
- There are occasional switches between 1st person and 3rd person narrative.
About the author
Heather Frese’s fiction, essays, and poetry have appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review, the Los Angeles Review, Front Porch, the Barely South Review, Switchback, and elsewhere, earning notable mention in the Pushcart Prize Anthology and Best American Essays. She received her master’s degree from Ohio University and her M.F.A. from West Virginia University. Coastal North Carolina is her longtime love and source of inspiration, her writing deeply influenced by the wild magic and history of the Outer Banks. She currently writes, edits, and wrangles three small children in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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