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I Might Be in Trouble
by Daniel Aleman
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was instantly intrigued by the premise of I Might Be In Trouble, and it's promise that it was perfect for fans of Yellowface, which I very much am.
Well, it did this not disappoint and I absolutely loved it. I think it might just be one of my books of the year!
David's life has withered away - he was a new and exciting author with a run away success debut novel, he was living in a gorgeous apartment with the man of his dreams and his future looked bright.
Then his second novel flopped. His relationship broke down and now he's lonely, melancholy and living in a grotty studio, with credit card debt up to his eyeballs, and a severe case of writers block.
Trying desperately to plug the gap, escape all his problems and feel something, he has a destructive predilection to online dating apps. And destructive it is when he wakes to find one of his matches dead in his bed after a whirlwind night on the tiles. He thought things were bad before!
In shock and slightly the worse for wear after copious amounts of champagne, he calls his literary agent Stacey because he can trust her, right? Well ... as it turns out, that's a matter of opinion!
I couldn't put it down as we lurch through New York with David and Stacey from one calamity to another - stiffening corpse in tow. Just about everything that can go wrong, goes wrong. David just can't catch a break! Still, that writers block might just have lifted! I laughed and I cringed and I wanted to just give him a massive hug.
The insight into the publishing world and the life of a writer was fascinating, as was the look at families and friendships and inner criticism.
It's very very funny and delightfully witty but also poignant and relatable, and a little bitter sweet.
I honestly can not praise it enough! I Might Be In Trouble deserves nothing less than 5 solid gold stars!
Well, it did this not disappoint and I absolutely loved it. I think it might just be one of my books of the year!
David's life has withered away - he was a new and exciting author with a run away success debut novel, he was living in a gorgeous apartment with the man of his dreams and his future looked bright.
Then his second novel flopped. His relationship broke down and now he's lonely, melancholy and living in a grotty studio, with credit card debt up to his eyeballs, and a severe case of writers block.
Trying desperately to plug the gap, escape all his problems and feel something, he has a destructive predilection to online dating apps. And destructive it is when he wakes to find one of his matches dead in his bed after a whirlwind night on the tiles. He thought things were bad before!
In shock and slightly the worse for wear after copious amounts of champagne, he calls his literary agent Stacey because he can trust her, right? Well ... as it turns out, that's a matter of opinion!
I couldn't put it down as we lurch through New York with David and Stacey from one calamity to another - stiffening corpse in tow. Just about everything that can go wrong, goes wrong. David just can't catch a break! Still, that writers block might just have lifted! I laughed and I cringed and I wanted to just give him a massive hug.
The insight into the publishing world and the life of a writer was fascinating, as was the look at families and friendships and inner criticism.
It's very very funny and delightfully witty but also poignant and relatable, and a little bitter sweet.
I honestly can not praise it enough! I Might Be In Trouble deserves nothing less than 5 solid gold stars!