Delia Suits Up
Score: 4/5 Bookmarks
Steam Rating: 🍆🍆 /5
Thank you to Berkley and the LoveARCtually Book Club for gifting me a review copy of Delia Suits Up by Amanda Aksel.
What would you do if you woke up in a completely different body? Who would you tell, and would they believe you?
That’s exactly what happens to Delia. She’s convinced that if she were a man she wouldn’t be passed over for jobs and she’d be treated with more respect. She makes a birthday wish that doesn’t quite go as she planned and she wakes up the next day as a man. As she navigates all the ins and outs of her new physical presence and how people treat her differently, she is also fighting to get herself a position at a financial firm that passed her over recently.
There are moments of hilarity, coupled with a message about finding your own confidence and building the life you want. The characters are delightful, both Delia / Richard and all of the supporting ones too. Could the penis references have been cut down a bit? Maybe. But guys sure do seem to be obsessed with their dangly parts, so maybe it was accurate. Either way, I enjoyed the story, the premise was really fun, and it made for a great summer read.
The LoveARCtually crew got to Zoom with Amanda and hear all about her process, the characters, and what’s next for her, which was so much fun! She’s an absolute delight by the way.
If you’d like to get your hands on this one (and you really should, it was a lot of fun) it comes out on August 3, and is available for preorder now.
Synopsis:
If you had one day to rewrite the rules you live by, would you? Delia Reese takes the financial world by storm in this breakout novel that’s 13 Going on 30 meets She’s the Man.
Just once, Delia Reese wants to be the one calling the shots—not the one waiting to be called. Despite her stellar resume, hiring managers at the big banks won’t give her a chance.
Following yet another failed interview, Delia commiserates with her roommates and drunkenly finds herself wishing she had the advantages that come with being a man. If society wasn’t locked into gender roles, she’d be climbing the corporate ladder in designer heels with no apologies. By morning, her mirror reflects a surprising makeover.
Now that the world sees her as a man, Delia’s determined to double down on society’s double standards. With a smart suit and powerfully pink necktie, she hits New York’s financial district with a big gamble in mind.
