In my experience, there’s nothing more boring than people who take themselves way too seriously (I live in LA, so I should know).

If your perfect day means a Kardashian marathon on the couch with an Aperol Spritz, that doesn’t make you any less cool than the guy who spends his day home with his microbrew, listening to jazz (which sounds boring AF, BTW). Discover how to embrace your best basic self in this instant New York Times bestselling, laugh-out-loud hilarious, and “refreshing to read” ( The Cut ) guidebook from the breakout star of Bravo’s hit reality show Vanderpump Rules. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.I’m an avid listener of her podcast, and I felt like 95% of this book are stories and topics I’ve already heard. Instead, she embraces who she is in VanderPump, for better or worse, and advises skirting responsibility and embracing obstinance as traits in “strong women.

By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. The writing wasn't great but the message of the book was good and it left me feeling more confident when I was done reading it. I wasn't expecting to like this book but I watch Vanderpump Rules so I just couldn't help myself but read it. I really don't know what I was expecting with this book, but I can tell you, I didn't expect some of it.

Stassi Schroeder Clark is best known as one of the original breakout stars of the Bravo hit series Vanderpump Rules, and for her podcast, Straight Up with Stassi, which became an immediate hit, spawning a sold-out nationwide live tour. I walked away thinking that Stassi’s great effort, assumedly targeting a young and impressionable female audience, was more a way to recruit readers onto her runaway train headed off the cliff of reality.

Stassi Schroeder’s Next Level Basic gets 5 stars because contrary to that assumption, her book somehow survived as a laughable mess. I’d argue it’s probably a task better suited for someone who has faced “real” adversity in their life like Michelle Obama or Anne Frank.This book is not written by the Stassi who once threatened to send an acid-soaked dildo to her enemy, and that’s a real shame.