The Best Damn Answers to Life’s Hardest Questions

I feel like I should start this review with a line from a RuPaul song: "Where my girls at?!" Ladies. This book is definitely for you. Filled with questions and situations that many 25-35 year olds have found themselves asking at one point or another, this book puts onto paper that little inner voice that is screaming at you in the back of your mind but you're either too hangry, drunk, or emotional to listen to. Thankfully Tess Koman has literally mapped out these situations for us using a reasonable, understanding, and kick-ass narrator to tell us that no, we're not terrible people and yes, you should absolutely have dessert. This R-rated, hilarious self-help guide is a must to keep close-at-hand for navigating every day problems such as is going to bed at 9 p.m. too early? To more complex questions like should I get back onto that dating app? Readers will enjoy navigating the pathways to enlightenment (some of which I found a little hard to follow) as well as the reassurance that they aren't the only ones that have asked themselves these questions before (like, am I more millennial than I think I am?). And while the work is filled with laugh-out-loud moments, what really impressed me was that several times throughout the book, the pathways would lead to a very important question I don't think we ask ourselves enough. That question being: "What's actually happening, girl? Are you OK?" How many times have we as women plagued ourselves with self-worth questions and quickly spiraled into the conclusion that we aren't good people? Including this small self-check-in query gives the reader the opportunity to take the time to reflect on themselves, explore those feelings, and then continue the hilarious journey with Koman. It's an incredibly insightful and thoughtful inclusion and really elevates the work as a whole.

This is a wonderful book that is truly in tune with the female mind and one that will quickly become a favourite for readers every where. Bravo!