The Baddest Girl on the Planet, Heather Frese
The Baddest Girl on the Planet, Heather Frese
List: $19.99 | Sale: $13.99
Club: $9.99

The Baddest Girl on the Planet

Author: Heather Frese

Narrator: Courtney Patterson

Unabridged: 7 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/29/2021


Synopsis

Evie Austin, native of Hatteras Island, North Carolina, 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. Evie is not plucky, but when life's changes smash over her like the rough surf of the local shoreline, she muddles through—until that moment of loss and longing when muddling will no longer suffice. 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, and when something more than casual haplessness is required.

The Baddest Girl on the Planet is inventive, sharp, witty, and poignant. Listeners will want to jump in and advise this baddest girl on the planet—or at least just give her a shake or a hug—at every fascinating turn.

About Heather Frese

Heather Frese's fiction, essays, and poetry have appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review, the Los Angeles Review, Front Porch, the Barely South Review, Switchback, and elsewhere, earning notable mention in the Pushcart Prize Anthology and Best American Essays. She received her master's degree from Ohio University and her MFA from West Virginia University. Coastal North Carolina is her longtime love and source of inspiration, her writing deeply influenced by the wild magic and history of the Outer Banks. She currently writes, edits, and wrangles three small children in Raleigh, North Carolina.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie

4.5 stars I'm hoping this book will find an audience and become the sleeper hit of 2021 because I absolutely adored it. While the humor is present throughout the story, there's also heart and substance than first meets the eye. I loved being part of Evie's world for a bit. The story bounces back and f......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea

This was a fun, smart and thought provoking read. It explored relationships, failure, and trying to find love. I enjoyed the main character's quirky personality and how it explored her long term female friendship. Tumultuous, funny and relatable, this book will bring you on a wild ride you won't wan......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn

I was not ready for this to end - I wasn’t sure about Evie at the beginning, but by the end I loved her relationships with the men (human and canine) in her life.......more

Goodreads review by Kristin

Just finished reading BADDEST GIRL & it is so damn good! Evie Austin stole my heart. Man, that girl put me through all the emotions, and I could not wait to get to the last page to see how things would turn out for her. Don’t miss this one!......more

Goodreads review by Mary

How could one fail be intrigued and entertained by a novel that starts off with a simile that likens men who disappoint you to Mike Tyson biting of Evander Holyfield’s ear?! I was immediately on-board for Heather Frese’s debut novel, “The Baddest Girl on the Planet”; Evie Austin’s first person narra......more