Malin’s romantic comedy (first published by Sourcebooks in 2009) doesn’t have vast quantities of either romance or comedy, but it is an amusing tale of a woman who finds herself and love while trying to get fired. Anne Wyatt, 29, is fed up with her job at the Burnham Group, a corporate think tank, and has a new job waiting for her in San Francisco. She plans to deliver her resignation bright and early Monday morning. But when her boss tells the staff that someone will be let go at the end of the day, Anne hatches a plan to become the worst employee ever in order to get the promised severance. As Anne makes her way through rescheduled press conferences, destroyed copiers, and fake new religions, she has to deal with the cute graphic designer who’s trying to help her by fixing her mistakes. Malin populates the novel with a number of entertaining characters, such as poor unlucky Lenny and Anne’s termination competition, Sheila. Many will empathize with Anne as she struggles to figure out just what she wants to do in life. Readers looking for romance may be disappointed, but will enjoy Anne’s antics and daydream of making their own splendid exits from hellish jobs. (BookLife)