Over the course of two years, Steffy conducted interviews with the fabulous women around her and their equally fantastic friends. She put no restrictions on age, or ethnicity. They just needed to be willing to answer some questions. Steffy asked them about expectations they had for their lives when they were very young versus their current realities as adults. She asked them to tell her the best things about themselves (a question which was surprisingly difficult for people to answer) and the worst things. Those answers— the funny, the sad, and the hysterical—and her own experiences became the basis for these essays.
I really enjoyed this book. It was funny at times, it was a bit emotional at times, and there were some essays that were just too easy to identify with. There is something for everyone mixed in the pages of this book.
The writing was fun and flowed well, there was never a point
where I was bored and felt like I needed to put it down. But, I also feel like
you should spread out the reading of the book over time so you can take in some
of the essays and really think about them. It makes the book more enjoyable
than reading it all at once at a rushed pace which results in forgetting
everything you have read.
Each essay is pretty short, spanning only about 2-3 pages in
length. It is the perfect office book. When you need a quick break from work to
re-gather your thoughts (or sanity…) it is easy to pick up and read one or two,
then put back down for later.
I think Patricia Steffy really got the feel for how a lot of
women think and feel at various points in their life. That’s what makes this
book so relatable and familiar.
It was a fun read.
5/5 Stars
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