Adult Assembly Required

"Abbi Waxman is both irreverent and thoughtful."--#1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin

A young woman arrives in Los Angeles determined to start over and discovers she doesn't need to leave everything behind after all, from Abbi Waxman, USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

When Laura Costello moves to Los Angeles, trying to escape an overprotective family and the haunting memories of a terrible accident, she doesn't expect to be homeless after a week. (She's pretty sure she didn't start that fire -- right?) She also doesn't expect to find herself adopted by a rogue bookseller, installed in a lovely but completely illegal boardinghouse, or challenged to save a losing trivia team from ignominy...but that's what happens. Add a regretful landlady, a gorgeous housemate and an ex-boyfriend determined to put himself back in the running and you'll see why Laura isn't really sure she's cut out for this adulting thing. Luckily for her, her new friends Nina, Polly and Impossibly Handsome Bob aren't sure either, but maybe if they put their heads (and hearts) together they'll be able to make it work.

BUY THE BOOK

400 pages

Average rating: 6.71

14 RATINGS

|

2 REVIEWS

Community Reviews

bookishbales
Apr 20, 2023
6/10 stars
Don't let the 3 star review fool you, I really enjoyed this book, it's just not going to make my top ratings because it's very character driven. Usually, I love a plot driven story, but I would say for what this is, it was great. A lot of good quotes and lessons about life. A lot of mental health awareness. Very solid.
itsmetheresac
Mar 30, 2023
2/10 stars
This was rough.

See why thousands of readers are using Bookclubs to stay connected.