I picked this book because of the title and the cover. I read the description and figured it would be farcical. Every so often I appreciate a farcical book, so I figured this would be challenging, but fun. Unfortunately this was too far out there for me. Multiple characters changed names as they changed jobs within the story, so it was hard to keep track of that. Then we got bogged down in marriage drama and that made everything even more confusing. By that time I was ready for the multiple named characters who kept switching jobs because that was at least about the Faberge piece.
If you are looking for an absurdist novel with out there characters, pick this one up.

I loved the cover and the title, I think there's potential but I found it a bit confusing at times and the story fell flat.
Not my cup of tea
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

I totally admit that I requested this book because I was drawn to the cover and hilarious title. The book summary told me this would be a sort of caper book, about Jaxy, a courier, trying to get a Faberge treasure to a Russian duchess. Thank goodness for the summary, because if not for that, I would have been hard pressed to figure out what was going on. The writing is whimsical and imaginative, but overwritten. The very initial characters are named Jaxy and Golly Gee — and I had to reread the first chapter more than once to determine if those characters were humans or maybe beavers. After Jaxy is attacked by paintball wielding Girl Scouts, I was honestly lost again. And once realizing that I would have to reread things more than once for 71 chapters, I unfortunately had to quit. There’s quite a fantastical world within the pages and the author’s mind and I needed a better reading road map. 3 stars from me, but this could appeal to other fantasy fans.

Thank you to Xpresso Book Tours and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review!

Literary Pet Peeve Checklist:
Green Eyes (only 2% of the real world, yet it seems like 90% of all fictional females): YES Jillian/J.D. has green eyes.
Horticultural Faux Pas (plants out of season or growing zones, like daffodils in autumn or bougainvillea in Alaska): NO. At least none noted

This book was a little all over the place for me. The reader just got thrown in and I felt like the context was never explained. It might have been a point of view thing. Maybe if it had been first person pov, we could've had some insights more. Overall, the writing style was not my favorite, but that could just be a personal preference!