About the Book:
Maggie's marriage has ended just 608 days after it started, but she's fine – she's doing really good, actually. Sure, she's alone for the first time in her life, can't afford her rent and her obscure PhD is going nowhere . . . but at the age of twenty-nine, Maggie is determined to embrace her new status as a Surprisingly Young Divorcée™.
Soon she's taking up 'sadness hobbies' and getting back out there, sex-wise, oversharing in the group chat and drinking with her high-intensity new divorced friend Amy. As Maggie throws herself headlong into the chaos of her first year of divorce, she finds herself questioning everything, including: Why do we still get married? Did I fail before I even got started? How many Night Burgers until I'm happy?
Laugh-out-loud funny, razor sharp and painfully relatable, Really Good, Actually is an irresistible debut novel about the uncertainties of modern love, friendship and happiness from a stunning new voice in fiction, Monica Heisey.
Published by HarperCollins Australia - Fourth Estate
Released January 2023
My Thoughts:
I listened to this one, having picked up the audio book in a recent sale. I already owned the eBook (unread) but was looking for something completely different to my last audio book and this seemed to fit the bill. What an enjoyable read this was, darkly funny and so witty, it had me laughing out loud in my car over and over. The narration was fabulous, truly excellent, and caught the tone and intent of this novel to perfection.
Maggie's marriage may have not lasted as long as mine did and she is certainly much younger than me, but I still found her story incredibly relatable. The emotions were similar, particularly the uncertainty that you face in those early days; all of this was captured with such blistering accuracy. I really loved Maggie, in all her messy glory. Don't get me wrong, she stuffed up plenty of times and hurt people inadvertently as she moved through the fog of her newfound single life. But that just made it all the more... well, more.
This story was very human in its intent and so, so realistic. An absolute top read. I enjoyed every second of it.
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