🍸Do you ever find yourself wishing for the nostalgic days of your youth? I spent my early 20’s in NYC as a starving artist—hopping from one bar, art show or warehouse party to the next. Reading Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados reminded me of the carefree, fluid nature that is the playground of New York City, where your days are spent chasing dreams and your nights are spent in transit exploring one cool location or conversation after another. Happy Hour is a contemporary novel that follows two young girls, Isa and Gala, in their first sweltering summer after moving to NYC. They can barely afford their place in Bed-Stuy and are surviving on the meager diet of bodega staples and street hot dogs. Despite their economic struggles, with a little bit of mascara and a clean outfit, Isa and Gala still manage to appear glamorous while exploring all that the city has to offer. I thought Happy Hour captured the grit and glamour, and feast or famine lifestyle of NYC well. I enjoyed the fluid writing style, the constant entrance and exit of city characters and thought this was a very interesting and accurate depiction of New York for the young and pretty. 🍸🌃🍸Happy Hour is out TODAY so go grab yourself a copy and a cocktail! 🙏Thank you, @versobooks and @netgalley for my #gifted copy. . Cheers! . #marlowegranados #debutnovel #netgalley #pubday #contemporaryfiction #nyclifestyle #citydweller #bigcitylife #bookreviewersofinstagram #coverlove #bookart #booksandflowers #booksandart #happyhournyc #nycliving #keepreading #booksarelife