I loved getting back to Nina and her friends. There are also new characters that I grew to adore.

Laura finds herself coming from the east coast to Los Angeles before her grad school. She is also running away from a broken engagement and a mother who doesn't get why she wants to be a physical therapist instead of a professor like the rest of her family.

She meets Polly who introduces her to Nina and Liz at the bookstore where she works and lets Laura know of a room in the house where Polly boards. The house is full of interesting people and she slowly learns that there are people who will take care of and love you just for who you are, flaws and all.

Laura had some PTSD from a car accident she was in and this manifests a few times in this book. I thought the way that the house full of people she lives with are so understanding. There are some (like her ex-fiance) who just tell her to "get over it". I really hated the way her ex treated her in this regard. Mental health problems just don't go away.

I like the blossoming friendship between Laura and one of the housemates Bob. They are attracted to each other but they also have a bit of a hard time showing it. I felt just like Laura in all my relationships I've ever had.  I like how this book shows that adulthood is just messy and we just need to figure out the way we are going to navigate it-with the help of others or try and get by by ourselves.