[Took me a little while to get around to reading this, because the DRC was a PDF, which I couldn't read at the time. I ended up buying the book.]

FAKE PLASTIC LOVE follows the lives of four millennials in New York City. Our narrator, M, is one of the few women in the male-dominated investment banking world, dedicated and ambitious. Her best friend, Belle seems to be the polar opposite, an artistic personality and freer. Throwing an awkward spanner into their friendship is Belle's beau, Chase, who is M's colleague and nemesis. Finally, there's Jeremy - bored banker who'd really like to be anywhere but behind his desk.

The novel is an interesting examination of young professionals and social/cultural mores of the millennial set. As the financial crisis looms on the horizon, these four characters navigate jobs, life, love, and more.

Well-written, with four interesting main characters and an engaging narrative voice. I enjoyed this, and am looking forward to reading Tait's next book, whatever it happens to be.

I tried for several days, but I just couldn't get into the story--I pushed through nonetheless, but I have to admit, I really lost interest midway. I thought the writing was overall very good and the flow was nice, but for some reason I had difficulty connecting to the characters and the premise (which greatly intrigued me when I read the synopsis).

I would still recommend this book to Gatsby fans, because I did think it was executed well--just unfortunately, not the book for me.

This is a rather cliched book about college friends embarking on a life journey full of cruelty and disillusionment.
The narrator M,winds up in a heartless investment bank, while her dreamy friend Belle marries the wealthy CAD. We've seen it all before.

The author clearly believes that a happy ending is marriage, so we are assured of that from the start of the book.

Certainly a decent read, but I fear you've read it before.