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Thank you @TrishB for gifting me this book 🥰A really enjoyable debut. Evie might just be the Baddest Girl on the Planet or….maybe not!!! Born & raised on a small island off the coast of NC Evie can‘t shake her HS reputation or the fact that Mike Tyson was once her claim to fame. Super fun read😍 This was a five star read from Jenny Colvin @ReadingEnvy #RememberingJenny #CoverCrush

#BookMail #BirthdaySurprise 🎉Thanks so much @TrishB 💝I had stacked this book after Jenny gave it 5 stars #RememberingJenny I love it just for the title and cover art🫶🏼

This book is probably fine but nothingggg is keeping my interest right now 😩😩😩

Winner of the Lee Smith Novel Prize!

Evie Austin has grown up on Hatteras Island (Outer Banks, NC) with a bad reputation. The novel moves between her childhood and her younger adulthood, with small excursions into other forms (lists, letters) that make each chapter a little different. I loved the island culture bits, the discussion of class difference, the family drama. It reads like memoir in pacing, quick and snappy.

A gripping story of friendship, motherhood, and ultimately a woman coming into her own, #thebaddestgirlontheplanet is a must-read, with raw, honest looks at postpartum depression, marriage, and what it means to be "bad." Frese weaves an engaging tale with masterful prose, including impressive use of second person POV, all of which make this a stunning debut from a writer to watch! (And that cover!! ?) #2021debuts #literaryfiction