This review was commissioned by Harper Collins.

We meet the four friends who make up the lead of the story- Cate, Olivia, Lauren, and Max- when they are ankle deep in professional and personal crises galore, every single one of them underpinned by the stress their bosses are infusing into their lives and by their own secrets from each other.

I loved how they care about each other and how we learn about nuance through perspective shifts throughout the story; this was a beautifully written tale that focused on how interesting the characters were in their own right without their love interests taking center stage, or any kind of romance (although one girl does embark on one).

When the women have had enough of the sexism, sexual harassment, and glass ceiling of differing heights in the workplace and decide to start a website called twentysomething, where they anonymously blast their bosses behavior, the results are stunning- they’re not alone, and maybe change is on the other side of speaking (and receiving) uncomfortable truths.

4 Stars.