Anon Pls.: A Novel

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She’s been an assistant for eight years despite her boss Sasha’s nasty comments (like, jaw-droppingly horrible) and her aim is to get a promotion. It's a wild romp through the assistant trenches, a glitzy peek at the lives of the rich and famous, and a page-turning tale about what happens when one impulsive decision spirals out of control. I know this was more than likely ghostwritten, but I still can't believe Melissa probably approved this and thus made me and everyone else read about someone describing her masturbating.

Absolutely no one cares that Melissa is deuxmoi because Melissa is just a regular person, which is fine and honestly good for her if she were ever to decide to ditch/retire deuxmoi). Cricket is still a doormat by the end of the book, only finally 'gaining confidence' at the very end, where she decided to quit working for Sasha and sell merch. The worst thing that happens to her is that she gets found out but’s not a big deal because she’s not famous (which we’ve seen in real life.I love the mundane celebrity sightings and the behind the scenes look at how those on high really treat those beneath them. The only characteristics I can think of to give Cricket, the protagonist, is that she's a doormat and selfish.

While holding A-list celebrities accountable is fulfilling, it’s a great power that comes with great responsibility. They have staff and mansions and bigger budgets and perks, and relatability is created instead of authentic. It’s just a way to blow off steam after a terrible, terrible day at work where her nightmarish boss screams at her and blames her for some 18-year-old influencer's screw-up.When she near gets caught she doesn't care about them but focuses mainly on her own career and how it will be ruined even though she works for a horrid fashion stylist. In the middle of it all, she’s thinking about selling deuxmoi and getting down and dirty on the phone with an editor of one of the magazines that reached out to her. This definitely gave me Devil Wears Prada vibes, which was one of my favorites back when it came out, and I can definitely understand all the positive reviews this novel has received. This new novel is a juicy rendering of the life of an assistant to a high-profile celeb stylist who decides to channel her workplace rage into something very closely resembling the real life Deuxmoi. But when the account grows overnight and, even wilder, when she starts getting gossip from fans — juicy gossip — she has to face facts: her Instagram is now famous.