If you're looking for a piece of literary fiction that plays with your emotions and takes you on an extreme rollercoaster that will have you high on life one minute and screaming and crying the next then this one is for you. I want to strangle the characters because they’re so awkward and annoying and they’re sabotaging their own relationships. But I guess if you want to read about a variety of characters and how they relate to Cleo and Frank while delving into the shallowest waters imaginable, pick this one up. You have to be willing to go on a journey that doesn't necessarily leave our protagonists shining and shimmering in the end. somehow I have started to wonder if reading has become a kind of obscure self-harm practice I engage in, or if maybe I’m just incredibly sensitive and weak.

It reshapes their lives and the lives of those around them, whether that's Cleo's best friend struggling to embrace his gender identity in the wake of her marriage, or Frank's financially dependent sister arranging sugar daddy dates after being cut off. Coco Mellors is an elegant and exciting new voice' PANDORA SYKES, author of How Do We Know We're Doing It Right New York is slipping from Cleo's grasp.but alas, I had to stop reading at 51 % percent because I just couldn't bear it anymore, and I hardly DNF books. The writing has potential , there were some funny moments and I enjoyed her description but this book has no idea what it’s doing.

I have a super short attention span (like the rest of our population: thank you tiktok) and a mind that continually daydreams.So if a book can grip me where I'm reading the words and actually taking them in rather than having my eyes read the words while my brain thinks of that one time in year seven when a boy I liked said happy birthday to me and I awkwardly said happy birthday back.