Review by thatsssorachael - Margo's Got Money Troubles

thatsssorachael 's review for:

Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Everyone loved to put a bitch in her place.

I adored this book, I finished it in 2 days. Margo was so funny and smart and I completely adored her. Her relationships with her baby, her dad and her roommate felt so real and true to her character. I loved watching her develop as a mother and watching her relationship with her father grow and change.

This wasn’t a fluffy fun easy read. It deals with some tough topics (abuse of power, drug addiction, CPS, discrimination against sex workers). It took such a firm pro-sex worker stance and I found the discussions around methadone thought provoking and accurate.

I really needed to watch a woman burn her life down and resurrect herself right now and this book does that multiple times. I really loved it.

I like getting to be the me now watching the past me. It’s almost a way of loving myself. Stroking the cheek of that girl with my understanding. Smoothing her hair in my mind’s eye.

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