A review by maddness22
It's a Wonderful Lie: 26 Truths about Life in Your Twenties, by Emily Franklin

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.5

I'll share in the common criticism that this book is pretty much limited to the experience of successful female writers in New York City. However, they're really well written essays by successful female writers in NYC. While I wished there were more applicable experiences to, say, the Midwest (especially for the sections about where they lived), this was probably the highest quality collection of essays I've ever read. Each of them felt like a warm cup of coffee telling me "I've been there, sister" regardless of the experience. The women are unapologetic in their admissions of where they messed up and where they succeeded in their twenties. A cozy and well assembled read!