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The Roxy Letters by Mary Pauline Lowry (#17 in 2020)
Thank you to @libro.fm and @simonandschuster for my advanced copy!
PUB DATE: April 7th, 2020
Roxy, a 28 year old, under-employed artist from Austin, Texas, is caught up in the everyday nonsense of her job at Wholefoods and the pining over her "one that got away." Roxy begins to grow sick of the corporatization of her city as she notices a new Lululemon storefront in place of the old Waterloo Video store, and she pours her energy into a plan to take down the fancy athleisure franchise.
"Oh my GODDESS!"
This plot is formatted as a series of letters from Roxy to her live-in ex-boyfriend, Everett. In the beginning, Roxy's letters seem shallow and consist of details about her daily life and her request for Everett to pay the rent he owes. Roxy gossips about her coworkers at Wholefoods and her single lady lifestyle, but she also subtly suggests that she feels lonely in her quest to find the perfect guy. Gradually, however, Roxy's letters become more introspective as her life seemingly falls apart (mostly first world problems, let's be real), and she starts to hide the letters to Everett in her most secret of dresser drawers. Roxy's letters become less of a means of communication with Everett and more of a therapeutic journaling process for herself.
Roxy is truly Next Level Basic (shoutout to @stassischroeder ) between her sometimes-veganism, her obsession with the goddess, Venus, her ex-boyfriend who still lives in her apartment, and her always-sassy personality. Roxy also possesses that Bridget Jones quality in the letters she writes and how she pours her heart out to Everett, or rather, herself.
I'm pretty sure Roxy is one of my real-life friends, and if she's not already, we totally could be. This might be my new favorite audiobook thanks to Jayme Mattler. Mattler's voice gives such a personable quality to Roxy, one that makes you feel as though you're listening to your best friend's millennial trials and tribulations. In between all of the weird thrillers and dramatic historical fiction I've read recently, The Roxy Letters was a pleasant and comical breath of fresh air. 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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