This was fascinating. Fans of true crime, especially fraud and con stories will enjoy this. Kari, formerly known as the "Hipster Grifter" tells the story of how she found herself scamming those who were the closest to her. (Before moving on to total strangers who shouldn't have trusted her at all.)

As an adopted Asian queer girl, in a White Mormon family and community, it makes sense that she would start stealing not for the goods but to fit in. It's wild how that grew into scams of thousands of dollars and getting a job at Vice in NYC with totally made up credentials. But honestly, she comes across as pretty funny and charming in this book, so I kind of get why people fell for her schemes! Fingers crossed that I CAN believe her when she says she's a different person now.