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Fans of Abby Jimenez and Alexis Daria will love this novel about one New York City woman skilled in producing swoon-worthy reality TV shows but whose own life is a mess, with nothing ever going according to plan. Ana Karina loves her job-though she isn't quite where she thought she'd…

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This book has a quirky, silly style, which took some time to get used to. But the more I read, the more invested I got. Ana is a different type of protagonist. She has a list of ideal qualities for her perfect man, but doesn't think she'll ever find him, so she decides to date four different men, who each match one of her requirements. There's a lot of trial and error for Ana (and a lot of mishaps) as she figures out what it is that she actually wants. I loved her journey and her job as a producer…

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