Adult Assembly Required | Short Review

Adult Assembly Required Published by Berkley by Abbi Waxman
on May 17, 2022
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Realistic, Romance, Women's Fiction, Chick-Lit
Pages: 352
Source: Netgalley
Format: ARC, eBook
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Also by this author: I Was Told It Would Get Easier
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ISBN: 059319876X
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A young woman arrives in Los Angeles determined to start over, and discovers she doesn’t need to leave everything behind after all, from Abbi Waxman, USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill.
When Laura Costello moves to Los Angeles, trying to escape an overprotective family and the haunting memories of a terrible accident, she doesn’t expect to be homeless after a week. (She’s pretty sure she didn’t start that fire — right?) She also doesn't expect to find herself adopted by a rogue bookseller, installed in a lovely but completely illegal boardinghouse, or challenged to save a losing trivia team from ignominy…but that’s what happens. Add a regretful landlady, a gorgeous housemate and an ex-boyfriend determined to put himself back in the running and you’ll see why Laura isn’t really sure she’s cut out for this adulting thing. Luckily for her, her new friends Nina, Polly and Impossibly Handsome Bob aren't sure either, but maybe if they put their heads (and hearts) together they’ll be able to make it work for them.

Abby Waxman’s Adult Assembly Required is set in the same world as The Bookish Life of Nina Hill. I haven’t read that one, unfortunately–however, you don’t have to have read it to enjoy this novel.

This story takes place in Los Angeles, where Laura arrives from New York, needing a place to stay. She is immediately brought into the fold of Nina, Polly, and Liz and given a place to stay. Where she shares space with Bob.

Laura and Bob don’t start out in a relationship, as they’re both hesitant for their own, specific reasons. It’s obvious from the beginning, though, that they’re “just friends” approach isn’t going to last forever.

With a sweet romantic story, and lovely friendships, this story hit all the buttons for me. Enough that I really want to go and read the other books that take place in this world.

 

 

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