Author: Shauna Robinson
Series: None
Publication Date: January 18, 2022
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Pages: 336
Obtained: publisher via NetGalley
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4/5
Bottom Line: A journey on mental health and finding your passion
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Summary: Meet Nora Hughes―the overworked, underpaid, last bookish assistant standing. At least for now. When Nora landed an editorial assistant position at Parsons Press, it was her first step towards The Dream Job. Because, honestly, is there anything dreamier than making books for a living? But after five years of lunch orders, finicky authors, and per my last emails, Nora has come to one grand conclusion: Dream Jobs do not exist. With her life spiraling and the Parsons staff sinking, Nora gets hit with even worse news. Parsons is cutting her already unlivable salary. Unable to afford her rent and without even the novels she once loved as a comfort, Nora decides to moonlight for a rival publisher to make ends meet...and maybe poach some Parsons' authors along the way. But when Andrew Santos, a bestselling Parsons author no one can afford to lose is thrown into the mix, Nora has to decide where her loyalties lie. Her new Dream Job, ever-optimistic Andrew, or...herself and her future. ~amazon.com
Review: I thought Must Love Books would be more Romance than a self-discovery book but in the end I'm good with the plot of the novel. There is romance but its about coming to terms with your path in life and changing your outlook.
Nora is pretty much the last editorial assistant standing after her friend, Beth hightails it out of there for a better opportunity. Instead of getting more opportunity to do more, she gets tasked with menial tasks. That's not the worst thing though, they expect her to do this for lower pay than she's already making. It's not like she has a lot of options right now other than to agree and try to find something else. When a unique opportunity comes along to do some freelance work for another publisher but she's going to have to figure out how to balance it all. What she didn't expect was author Andrew Santos to be thrown into the mix and for her to be in charge of getting him to sign a contract for his next book. Except now, Nora is wondering where Andrew's book belongs. It doesn't help that she definitely likes spending time with him in a non-professional manner as well.
Nora also suffers from low self-esteem and high self-doubt. She's having a hard time figuring out her next move in her career and it's pretty much paralyzed her from taking any action. Both Beth and Andrew try to help her in various ways but as we all know, you have to be ready for that change.
It isn't until things really fall apart that it forces Nora to challenge herself for the betterment of herself. I think we all can identify with Nora as she tries to navigate her career in the early years. It's not easy and it's really not easy if you don't have the confidence and faith in yourself.
Ms. Robinson does a great job of making you feel for Nora without making you pity her, which I think is important. You root for Nora; you want her to figure it out and get on a path that will fulfill her professionally. And of course, as a reader, you are totally cheering for her and Andrew.
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