“Frese’s debut is a snappy novel with a relatable character that will resonate with readers.”
—LynnDee Wathen, Booklist
“This sun-and-salt-kissed coming-of-age story reads like a wry, honest chat with a close friend.”
—Jaclyn Fulwood, Shelf Awareness
“Heather Frese has written a coming-of-age story like no other—with a fiercely original narrative voice that’s funny, brave, honest, and occasionally terrifying . . . in fact, compulsively readable!”
—Lee Smith, Blue Marlin and The Last Girls
Evie Austin, native of Hatteras Island, NC, and baddest girl on the planet, has not lived her life in a straight line. There have been several detours—career snafus, bad romantic choices, a loved but unplanned child—not to mention her ill-advised lifelong obsession with boxer Mike Tyson. This is the story of what the baddest girl on the planet must find in herself when a bag of pastries, a new lover, or quick trip to Vegas won’t fix anything, when she must learn from her relationships but also look within to navigate the decisions and turning points in redefining a new notion of herself.