Firstly I have to make readers aware that this is NOT a memoir, which is what I thought I was reading for the first two chapters. Oops! The writing was so real that I genuinely didn't realise it was a work of fiction until I finally spotted that the name of the protagonist was different to the name of the author.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found the writing clever, witty, hilarious and emotive. Nell was instantly loveable (real or otherwise!) and I was immediately invested in her story. There were many, many parts of the story I related to and I'm only a 30-something f**k up. Confessions has all the stamps of an excellent work of modern contemporary fiction, and characters that span the breadth and width of social awareness.
Part of the story focuses on a podcast that the main character, Nell, decides to create, and this was a fresh and interesting concept but didn't take the stage until later on in the story. It was a little confusing due to the fact that it seemed at the beginning that it was going to be a bigger thread, but that's not a criticism, just an observation.
My particular favourite character was Cricket, who shows us that even at 80-something, there is still so much of life to enjoy.
I will most definitely be looking for more Alexandra Potter books to add to my TBR list!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found the writing clever, witty, hilarious and emotive. Nell was instantly loveable (real or otherwise!) and I was immediately invested in her story. There were many, many parts of the story I related to and I'm only a 30-something f**k up. Confessions has all the stamps of an excellent work of modern contemporary fiction, and characters that span the breadth and width of social awareness.
Part of the story focuses on a podcast that the main character, Nell, decides to create, and this was a fresh and interesting concept but didn't take the stage until later on in the story. It was a little confusing due to the fact that it seemed at the beginning that it was going to be a bigger thread, but that's not a criticism, just an observation.
My particular favourite character was Cricket, who shows us that even at 80-something, there is still so much of life to enjoy.
I will most definitely be looking for more Alexandra Potter books to add to my TBR list!