Julia Summers had it all. The hot husband, the fashionable Manhattan address, the best school for her children, good friends, and a knack for finding trendsetters. She was an unstoppable force.

And then she met Tatum.

Tatum was the young ingenue, the girl trying to make it as a spin instructor while still having to hold a second job to pay the rent in her tiny studio apartment. Julia found her, and she decided to take Tatum under her wing. With just a little advice, a push here and there, the right clothes, and better social media posts, Julia knew that she could make Tatum her next big discovery. She could introduce Tatum to the other mothers and fill those spin classes. She could, once again, be a starmaker.

And then everything went wrong.

When Julia has to face some of the worst news she could imagine, she finds out who her true friends are and who was just playing pretend. When your friends turn against you, who can you turn to?

That’s What Frenemies Are For is what happens when mean girls grow up. A biting satire of the social rules that get played in groups of women everywhere, this fun-filled novel is a reminder of the ups and downs of the friendships we’ve encountered since elementary school. Authors Sophie Littlefield and Lauren Gershell have concocted a delicious novel of friends, enemies, and that dangerous chameleon, the frenemy.

I loved this book! I’m a Janet myself (the uncouth part, not the trust fund part), but I love watching the drama unfold around me. So I adored being a fly on the wall for this particular social group. That’s What Frenemies Are For is exactly the snarky, warm, smart, razor-sharp, fun, funny book I was needing this summer!

Galleys for That’s What Frenemies Are For were provided by Ballentine through NetGalley, with many thanks.