Thank you to Flatiron Books and NetGalley for this ARC. 

A coming of age story following Sam, a woman newly returned to New York to spend time there before attending law school at Harvard. Sam finds a job as a bartender and we follow her as she learns more about herself and makes new friends. 

As Sam tries to come into her own after leaving recovery in Arizona, we get a captivating glimpse into someone joining in on the bartending scene. I throughout enjoyed this one as someone with zero experience in the restaurant industry. The recipe for a cocktail at the beginning of each chapter was a nice twist for a fiction story and even Sam working with her coworkers to create new cocktails to try to save the bar held my attention. 

If you're looking for a coming of age story that doesn't have high stakes - this is it. 

I highly recommend this one to anyone who enjoyed Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler and would like to pair this with Taste by Stanley Tucci.