It happened when I went to Chicago alone and had tequila shots with two Russian women in fur coats.

It happened when I went to New York City alone and had a slice of pizza under the Brooklyn Bridge. People’s perception of a woman alone is so irreversibly skewed and it is a personal problem of their own. I am about to head on a solo adventure to a bed & breakfast in Asheville, North Carolina (an EXACT pit stop Abbi made on her road trip) for my 26th birthday and I already know the looks I will receive from strangers as they check my ID, see me alone at a bar with my nose in a book, or spy me enjoying a scone by myself in the sunshine on a cafe patio. This is a woman who has had a wildly successful ten years and is going through a large transitional phase in her life who needed to drive across the country to wrap her brain around it.

But that's not what this book is, and not every book needs to be that. Some people on Goodreads were waiting for a bigger picture or life altering event to take place. A stranger listening to the beautiful story of someone you believe to be your friend. The book really is set up like a long conversation. You will get podcasts to add to your never ending queue (wow, I did NOT know how to spell this word and I'm embarrassed how long it took me to get autocorrect to know what I was saying?). Or, if you’re anything like me, you’ll create a literal compact disc of these songs for car cruising because I drive a 2004 Pontiac Vibe. You are gifted a playlist of songs that got her through her heartbreak and you should probably have your Spotify handy because you are going to want to add them all to your “SAD AF” playlist *. It goes from love to loss and we get a front-row seat to the recovery she created for herself behind the wheel and a dirty dashboard.

You learn about her discovery of her interest in dating women and the first time she fell in love. Does it make you feel like you know Abbi a little better and make you want to be BEST FRIENDS with her? You bet. Did I already say funny? Is it a life changing book? No.

The book is warm and funny and real and relatable and inspiring and calming and funny.

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