In any other circumstance， I would probably enjoy having a drink with Stephanie。 She seems like an intelligent woman or at least writes like one。 The problem I would have is that she was a complicit enabler of a man who is a criminal。 And throughout the book， I suspected that she knew that， but just didn't care。 She was blinded by ambition， by the pretty little toys dangled in front of her， by the "power" of those she associated with。 She didn't want to see the obvious which made me so so disapp In any other circumstance， I would probably enjoy having a drink with Stephanie。 She seems like an intelligent woman or at least writes like one。 The problem I would have is that she was a complicit enabler of a man who is a criminal。 And throughout the book， I suspected that she knew that， but just didn't care。 She was blinded by ambition， by the pretty little toys dangled in front of her， by the "power" of those she associated with。 She didn't want to see the obvious which made me so so disappointed in her。 I like women with ambition， with drive， with moxie， with a progressive outlook on life & she had all of that （okay， the progressive part maybe not so much which would explain the ugly nasty boyfriend part; Steph， you need girlfriends who will be honest with you especially when it comes to men）。 Yet she couldn't see the destructiveness of Donald Trump。 She explained away most of his deplorable traits &， from being in real estate for ages in the NYC area， it must have taken an enormous amount of psychic energy to ignore & then paint over horrible nature of him as well as his blatant criminality。 In addition， Melania Trump cannot be redeemed - Steph， you tried， but every woman knows THAT kind of woman & she's indefensible no matter how you try to package it。 Even at the end of the book， you were still trying to defend her & rehabilitate her as something more than an ex porn girl who slept her way to a bank account。 It was funny to see the conflict between Princess Sparkle （Ivanka） & Malaria， but it also highlighted the vapidness of these women， the total pettiness & disregard they hold & display towards each other & the rest of the world。 Again， there's no defense for Malaria & the world would certainly be a MUCH better place without either of them。 I also don't buy that Malaria has any great "love" for her son - he's one more pawn in the transactional world that the Trump's create & inhabit。 These people are scum。 I hope Stephanie finds some peace now that she's out of Morder。 I give her credit for trying to make a POS into something palatable， but that could never happen with anything Trump。 If she were smart， she'd start spending time with some strong women - Katy Porter， Elizabeth Warren。 These women are intelligent & Stephanie is， too。 And the best part is that， unlike Malaria， they will extend a hand to help her up， to support her， to enable her to become the best person she can be。 And she does have that potential now that she's out of the shadows of criminals & grifters。 。。。more