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The Anti-Heroes
The Anti-Heroes | JEN. LANCASTER
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Two best friends, stalled and dissatisfied, change the course of their lives in a wildly funny novel about facing your fears--to the extreme--by New York Times bestselling author Jen Lancaster. Once upon a time, Dr. Emily Nichols--the academic kind, not the physician kind--was an eco-crusader who was shot with water cannons, hunted by poachers, and chased by a bulldozer. Now? Action Emily lives in a bland condo with gray walls and teaches disengaged students at a university alongside a risk-allergic boyfriend, asking herself every day: How did I get here? Then one afternoon Emily and her best friend, people-pleasing real estate agent Liv Bennett, witness an attempted robbery at their local coffee shop that is foiled by a yoga mom wielding a baby stroller. Their hero attributes her bravery to a mysterious class called Fearless, Inc. Its enigmatic and dizzyingly muscular instructor, Zeus, is now fully committed to helping Emily and Liv overcome their fears, too--one thrilling self-help lesson at a time. Along with a ragtag group of other wimps, Emily and Liv must embrace the passionately unconventional methods of the leader to harness their powers, gain a bracing new perspective on life, act on their impulses, and be the no-holds-barred anti-heroes of their dreams.
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The Anti-Heroes | JEN. LANCASTER
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Nope. This had a really cute premise and started off as a promising feel-good read about growth and found-family, but it just didn't deliver. With a rag tag group of 5 and 2 character POVs, the character development felt unbalanced. 1 or all would have been better. Not to mention, neither the dialogue nor the chemistry seemed believable. There was one intriguing sub-plot that I wish had been its own book, but alas, it was a just a footnote.