From Publishers Weekly:
Practical, not too fussy, unexpectedly sexy—28-year-old Trina Elder is as low maintenance as white bikini panties. Her plain Jane-ness never bothered her before, but when she discovers that Rick, her sexy nerd of a boyfriend, is cheating on her, she's thrown for a loop. What's a young, well-adjusted copywriter to do? Trina mopes, has meaningless—then slightly more meaningful—sex and contracts genital warts. She also spends time with her suburban family, her wacky actress best friend and her funny gay co-worker at the Coddled Cook, a Williams Sonoma–like operation. There are occasional flashes of originality, as when Trina says of a back-handed compliment, "It's like the opposite of a cloud with a silver lining. It's a fuzzy stuffed animal with a razor shoved inside," but the novel's humor is generally of the low-key variety. James-Enger sympathetically captures Trina's workaday doldrums, shines a realistic light on family problems and doesn't settle for superficial solutions to romantic dilemmas. Readers looking for an escape from dull jobs and everyday worries may find it all a little too familiar, but it's the very ordinariness of the story that appeals.
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From Booklist:
Trina is no risk taker. Abandoning any notions of being a beatnik poet, she spends her days writing copy about kitchen gadgets and her nights watching True Hollywood Stories with her boyfriend, Rick. A typical middle sibling, she takes a backseat to her brilliant, beautiful older sister, Jessie, and her vivacious baby sister, Missy. In short, she is happy being safe. That is, until she walks in on Rick with his cute coworker. Vowing never to be complacent again, Trina reenters the dating scene with a vengeance. Readers will follow Trina through relationships with a hot, daring-in-bed lawyer and a boring but sweet guy next door; a flirtation with an underage musician; and even an STD scare. The deluge of dates with no "LTP" (long-term potential) leaves Trina so frustrated that she considers accepting life as a suburban single. Readers will sympathize with Trina's struggle to find romance and fulfillment as James-Enger, despite the silly title, successfully broaches serious topics with humor and realism. Aleksandra Kostovski
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