I received a free digital copy of this book from the publishers/author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Tori Bailey is a bestselling author of a self-help book aimed for women in their twenties. Now 31 years of age, she’s still talking about the previous decade and can’t help but feel like she’s lying to herself because her life is not as perfect as she’s pretending, particularly her relationship.

This book was the perfect recipe for a day tying to escape the summer heat. I read 90% of it in one afternoon curled up in the shade, and I loved it.

Tori isn’t the most likeable character, I have to admit, but I think it’s because some of the things she thinks about, particularly when it’s about other people in her life, and very realistic. Everyone has had those moments when they’ve thought something cruel about someone they love and immediately had the reaction, ‘omg, I can’t believe I just thought that.’ Well, Tori thinks those things a lot - mostly due to her own insecurities.

I liked the emphasis on social media in this book and how those likes can become a crutch for people, and easily it can be fooled to think people have the perfect life when they’re posting about the best, filtered bits online.

I would have liked a bit more character development in Tori as I feel like I didn’t really see her grow as a person at all except the very, very end when she finally just admits something to herself at the very last minute and it made the ending feel a bit rushed.