Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It
by Brooke Averick
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Meet Phoebe Berman: despite being a hopeless romantic, she's about to be a thirty-year-old virgin. With one month before her milestone birthday, she's determined to finally lose it... if her own anxiety doesn't slow her down. The can't-miss debut novel from podcaster and comedian Brooke Averick.
The first edition hardcover of Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It features beautiful designed endpapers and a foil-stamped case!
"I laughed (a lot), I cried (more than expected), I swooned (the perfect amount), and I looked into the metaphorical camera, wondering if this book was actually about me."--Lyla Sage, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Soul Searching and the Rebel Blue Ranch series
Is it possible to find true love when going on a date makes you want to throw up?
Phoebe Berman fears the one thing she wants the most: love. Thanks to an extremely unfortunate first kiss attempt, crippling intimacy anxiety has plagued her since she was a teen.
Phoebe has so much going for her: a dream teaching job, a supportive and hilarious group of best friends, and all the romance novels a girl could want at her fingertips--but she can't help but beat herself up over the one thing she can't quite seem to figure out. Determined to change this, she drafts up the ultimate "Guide to Losing My Virginity" checklist with the hope of finally getting laid.
Suddenly, she goes from a relatively boring (basically non-existent) dating life to juggling three romantic prospects at once. There's the gorgeous new fourth grade teacher at her school, a former high school classmate that resurfaces through Words with Friends, and there will always be her roommate, who might just be the best friends-to-lovers situation of her dreams.
Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It is a brutally honest and completely relatable story for anyone who's ever felt stuck between coming of age and coming apart.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9798217088263
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Authors
- Brooke Averick
- Publisher
- Crown Publishing Group (NY)
- Published Date
- May 26, 2026
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 304
- Physical Info
- 1.06 in H x 9.5 in L x 6.46 in W (1.0 lb)

Phoebe Berman is about to turn 30 and, to her dismay, is still a virgin. Not only that, but she gets crippling anxiety at the thought of even going on a date or kissing someone. So, with the help of her friends and her therapist, she sets out to change her virginity status with a month to spare before her birthday.
This book is a change of pace from most romance / rom-com novels in that it shows how difficult it can be sometimes to get out of your own way and find someone you truly fit with. There is a lot of humor and intrigue that makes you not want to stop reading, along with numerous instances that literally had me cringing at Phoebe's awkwardness in certain situations.
Overall, a very fun read and you'll be rooting for Phoebe the whole time.
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