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I really don't know how to rate this because I had a great time reading it and loved Natasha's voice, but I'm not altogether sure what the point of the story was. That may have been intentional since the FMC is kind of having a quarter-life crisis, but I digress. Natasha is 35 and just moved back to New York after being demoted from her reporting job in London and separating from her husband. She was at the center of a highly public scandal, and is now stuck writing clickbait tabloid articles and living alone in a drafty apartment in the Rockaways. Her only friend after the scandal just had a baby, and Natasha feels like her life is a joke she can't figure out the punchline to. When her ex needs a place to stay, Natasha jumps to volunteer her spare room. To him, it's a platonic roommate situation, but she grows more and more obsessed with the idea of him and a future together.
Natasha is totally delusional and unhinged, and kind of the worst, but she really cracked me up---it's been a while since I've read an inner monologue like hers that wasn't in a horror book, and while I can see it being divisive, I had a great time. I can appreciate a character who defined themselves by their career struggling in the aftermath of losing it. This was a very character-driven book, though, not much happened plot-wise, so if you don't like unlikeable narrators then this probably won't be for you. I'll definitely check out the author's future work, though, because I really enjoyed the writing. Thanks to NetGalley, Harper Perennial, and the author for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review.
Natasha is totally delusional and unhinged, and kind of the worst, but she really cracked me up---it's been a while since I've read an inner monologue like hers that wasn't in a horror book, and while I can see it being divisive, I had a great time. I can appreciate a character who defined themselves by their career struggling in the aftermath of losing it. This was a very character-driven book, though, not much happened plot-wise, so if you don't like unlikeable narrators then this probably won't be for you. I'll definitely check out the author's future work, though, because I really enjoyed the writing. Thanks to NetGalley, Harper Perennial, and the author for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review.