Post Grad: A Novel
What happens when your life doesn't go according to plan? Ryden Malby had a plan. Step One: do well in high school, thereby achieving Step Two: get a kick-butt college scholarship.
Step Three – limit her beer pong in order to keep said scholarship – wasn't always easy. Now that she's finally graduated, it's time for Step Four: moving to LA to land her dream job at the city's best publishing house. So far, Ryden's three-for-three, but she's about to stumble on Step Four....
When Jessica Bard, Ryden's college nemesis—the prettiest, smartest, most ambitious girl at school—steals her perfect job, Ryden's forced to move back to her childhood home in the Valley. Stuck with her eccentric family – a karate-obsessed dad, a politically incorrect grandma, a spoiled-brat little brother – and a growing stack of rejected job applications, Ryden starts to feel like she's going nowhere. The only upside is spending time with her best friend Adam—and running into her hot next-door neighbor David.
But if Ryden's going to survive life as a post-grad, it may be time to come up with a new plan... Post Grad was made into a 2009 motion picture, starring Alexis Bledel, Zach Gilford, Carol Burnett, and Michael Keaton
- Pages
- 257
- First published
- 2010
Shelved by 1 Litcadian
Reviews
Finished June 1, 2012
You can't plan your life. Life isn't a easy check list. It's complex and unpredictable. I figured this out after high shool and my life still isn't predictable. Ryden Malby sets a timetable list. 1. High school. 2. College Scholarship. 3. Limit on Beer consumption and keep scholarship. 4. Dream job in L.A. Happerman & Browning. I know right from the beginning that this wasn't going to work for her. She graduates college but always 2nd place to her nemesis, Jessica Bard. She loses dream job to her nemesis. Now everyone knows that "you can't always get what you want," but Ryder doesn't have any backup strategies. None. So no surprises when she moves back with mom and pop (and Gran and weird younger bro). The characters in this story are good. I felt like cheering "Go Malbys" with them. Their funny with some weird quirks. Best friend, Adam Davies, is a very loveable guy. He's a lot more grounded and realistic than Ryder is. Ryder comes off at first as a spoiled selfish girl. But thankfully she realizes her mistakes and fixes her selfish attitude. This had a bit of predictable parts with some good twists. It was a funny and light romantic coming of age story. I saw the movie before I read this. I enjoyed both. They each had their own individual charm.