This was like reading an I Can Read Book but for adults, because no kid would slog through such a boring story. It was a physically painful chore to read, but I forced myself to keep going to see what all the fuss was about and . . . yeah, I don't get it. The prose is childishly bad. Just a litany of "then Viv did this, then she picked up a cup, then she washed the dishes, then she exploited her employees", and that is hardly an exaggeration. It's basically capitalist propaganda. The dialogue is like a hallmark movie or the Star Wars prequel scripts.

This definitely reads like the first draft of a NaNoWriMo project. The author is just describing things to fill the word count, but the story isn't going anywhere and there is nothing happening. I almost hurled the book across the room when the resolution of the "threat" of the mobsters who are just extorting people all over town, is to pay them in cinnamon rolls?! I had to check the book's details again to make sure I wasn't reading a board book for babies. For the record, the only reason I didn't throw it is because it was borrowed from a friend.

Would not recommend. It's poorly written, the characters have zero depth and nuance, the message is so trite and cringey it will hurt your soul. Should have DNF-ed. But hey, at least it's short, rocked it out in two days between shifts at work.