Amy Klinger

In the 1990s American workplace, survival of the fittest is sometimes less about clawing your way to the top than developing good camouflage. And Audrey Rohmer is doing her very best to blend in as an undistinguished middle manager. Uninspired by her job and uneasy about her father's new marriage, Audrey coasts through the work week leaning on her "partner in apathy" - an admin assistant named Pooter - to keep her relationship with the married head of her department from becoming water cooler gossip. But when an old family friend-turned-Hollywood-superstar crashes on her doorstep in the midst of a publicity crisis, Audrey's under-the-radar status quo gets upended, and the writing may literally be on the bathroom wall that secrets will find a way out.

In Light of Recent Events

Briar's Reviews

In Light of Recent Events by Amy Klinger is a contemporary read that follows one woman's survival in a 1990s American workplace. 

Now, that intro might not sound all that fantastic, but the book is a great, relaxing, contemporary read. There's lots of drama and question marks throughout the book that all get brought to a close with a nice, red bow tied on top at the end. Imagine you're a woman in the 1990s workplace. You know how the 90s weren't the greatest for women empowerment. Now, this chick is sleeping with the boss, has a best work friend named Pooter, and we all know how those two relationships can boil and fizzle in a water cooler workplace. And then add in an old friend popping by who just happens to be a Hollywood superstar... and he needs a hiding spot. The quarrels and drama unfolds while Amy highlights workplace culture, friendship, and the troubles with fame.

The book is a series of events, as if we are just taking a snapshot of the lives of these characters. It highlights a lot of struggles we all have with the workplace, which is also why it can seem so frustrating but also incredibly comedic. It almost felt like this was an episodic chapter of Audrey's life and we should be seeing more soon. Regardless, the book was engaging, fun, and made me eye roll at SO MANY relatable scenes. If you've worked the office life, you could probably put some familiar faces to these characters (the good and the bad ones).

Enjoy the quick, fun read and escape into this book. It's a great read!

Four out of five stars.

I received this book for free from Amy Klinger in exchange for an honest review.