Smile and Look Pretty by Amanda Pellegrino


 I have so many thoughts about Smile and Look Pretty by Amanda Pellegrino. The website that the characters created to expose toxic workspaces is so topical. It’s prevalent in our world and I loved seeing it examined. This started slow for me and while I kept mixing up two of the main characters, I was fully invested about 55% of the way in. To me, the most important thing about this book is the message that we don’t have to tolerate this behavior or hide it. If you are going through it, likely someone else is as well. 



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