If you live in Rochester, you probably know Rachel in at least some capacity. While I've never met Rachel personally, I had some general conceptions of her based on her social media, and I guess I just assumed since she was "Rochester famous" her time as a reporter and transition to running for Assembly would be...well, easy isn't the word, but there would be some forces working to make it a smooth ride for her. I always got the sense that Rachel was working for the greater good and that she had integrity and was willing to fight for what's right (even when that meant she would face resistance and even retaliation), but boy, I was in no way prepared for just how many challenges there would be, from pay inequities (Holy crap, to put it in perspective, I was shocked to learn she made less after several years of reporting than I made in my first year as a freelancer! Shouldn't Rachel be rolling in the dough? [Sorry, Rachel.]), to limitations she faced simply for wanting to work in the city she grew up in and loved, to dipping her feet into the icky, sticky place that is local government. Spoiler: If you work your butt off and have a good heart and gobs of knowledge, you don't necessarily get what you want. I think that is what most impressed me about this book: it was wonderful to be able to empathize with this person I thought I knew but didn't. As an added benefit, it was chock full of interesting tidbits about people that I think would be interesting to any Rochesterian or person contemplating entering local politics or otherwise interested in just how dicey even local politics can be.