The author and I have a lot in common: three kids, married, within a five year age difference, and we both have Southern backgrounds.

There are a lot of very relatable feelings in this book. Each chapter is an anecdote related to feeling like an “elder millennial.” It is a strange space to be in. We don’t feel young, but we also don’t feel old. We like to dress in cool clothes, but hate crop tops.

The stories from her mid-twenties are very colorful and wild and there were parts I found funny. The only thing I kept having trouble with was the tone and language in the book. Her tone is very direct and boisterous. The stories are peppered with foul language and crass imagery. I can absolutely see someone else reading these stories as laugh out loud hilarious, but this type of writing style is not personally for me.

She does shine a truth on the fact we still don’t feel like we know what we are doing despite being declared adults with responsibilities. Every word in the book comes across as genuine and I raise my glass to her for pulling it all together.

*** Many thanks to Netgalley and publishers for providing a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. ***

“Getting older is absolute bullshit.” –FACTS.
Everyone has their own journey. Everyone has experienced something that they’re not proud of. This author lays it all out on the line for all to see, from childhood to her current life, she tells it like it is. She is hilarious, self-deprecating, and wonderfully relatable.
If you need some millennial nostalgia and a lot of laughs. This one is for you.

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Thank you NetGalley & the publishers for this ARC!

I enjoyed this book a lot! I may not be a millennial (and oh boy, this is a very millennial title for a book!), but I feel like a lot of this book is universal. I will never not laugh at stories of lesbians dating men before realizing they're gay as I have plenty of my own, and there are some pretty great ones here. I wasn't expecting this book to make me laugh as much as it did, although not every chapter was a hit for me (the first chapter after the introduction in particular was a big miss and made me unnecessarily worried for the rest of the book). The chapter on the Hawaii vacation made me laugh out loud.

Is it wrong that this book made me think, all the while laughing a little (or a lot)?

First, Jess had me at the word Adulting. I often refer to my life in the same manner. Why did everything feel so off kilter somnehow, now? especially since we can legally drink now? I love this book of eassays, I do not normally like essays, but the stories in this book almost screamed essays and who knew there would be a few pearls of life.

Great pace (sometimes essays can feel disconnected) and I love that the author is so honest.

Loved this book.