Twenty-four-year-old Mallory feels trapped in her dead-end receptionist position and a revolving door of first dates. A budding connection with her work confidant, Max, is the lifeline she needs to endure the mind-numbing isolation. What starts as playful camaraderie soon takes the shape of a lopsided love triangle when her newly-minted friend and his wife disclose their open marriage–and their interest in Mallory.

As she navigates this unfamiliar territory, Mallory offers candid commentary on her mounting sexual frustrations, her desire for validation, and the paralyzing pressure to find her place in a world that threatens to leave her behind if she refuses to adapt to its conventions.

In the vein of Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney and Writers & Lovers by Lily King, To Be Determined is an engaging, intimate, and refreshingly honest take on what it’s like to be at odds with society’s expectations of you. Witty banter and observational humor take center stage as existential panic simmers beneath the surface.