"Adorable, comforting and gentle as Abigail the pet chinchilla, this is the perfect romcom for anyone who would describe themselves as ‘gay and depressed’"
Issy used to spend her life at home, crafting pieces inspired by her pet chinchilla Abigail, trying to manage her depression, until a famous artist discovers her and invites her to work in London on a TV show which brings otherwise isolated crafters together.
The reader comes with Issy on her coming-of-age adventure as she discovers her sexuality (and how sex ‘can be silly’), living with a squad of equally fish-out-of-water flatmates in bizarre London rental accommodation, and meeting her surprisingly terrifying (and gorgeous) neighbour Aubrey…
A less brilliant writer would struggle to make the life of a miserable depressed person not depressing to read – but Kay manages to make it hopeful and hilarious and gentle and wise, and I have no doubt it will be painfully relatable to many of us. A love letter to artists outside the lines, from crochetters to sketchers, dabblers to obsessives. It also includes throwaway delights like being moved to tears by a fox with a McDonald’s bag in its mouth. Kay is particularly brilliant at writing dialogue, texts, and shenanigans that feel like the real conversations between funny friends, and I loved every character, from the flatmates everyone dreams of to the cameo from a big-personalitied tattoo artist. There are also properly squeal-out-loud romantic lines which had me swooning on the tube.
Fans of Laura Kay will absolutely love Making It.
| Primary Genre | Romance / Relationship Stories |
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