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A review by maralyons
First Time for Everything by Henry Fry
5.0
I'm trying to go through my backlog of ARCs and I'm so glad I picked this one up! Danny Scudd is a 27 year old gay man who lives in London. He feels like his friends are passing him by with their lives, moving forward with their careers and relationships. He writes for a culture app that isn't exactly what he wants. His writing career is stalled and his 1 year relationship has ended.
Danny's feeling a bit lost and insecure, still trying to find his way in the world. Danny has always hidden himself in order to protect himself. However, this has done the opposite and he's been taken advantage and tolerated bad behavior from others. You're rooting for Danny to stick up for himself and realize he deserves better. He moves in with his best friend Jacob's bohemian artists' mansion and begins to try on new identities and find himself. It does drag on a little bit in the middle, but his struggle is so relatable. We all make mistakes, especially when trying to figure out who we are.
The writing is SO clever and funny. I found myself laughing out loud so often. It reminded me a little of Candice Carty-Williams' writing. Such sharp and relatable prose. The side characters are so over the top and satirical. I especially loved any scene with Jacob and with Danny's boss. I listened to the audiobook, which was phenomenally narrated by Will Watt. He perfectly nails the accents and characters. This book is such a riot to listen to on audio.
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC. All thoughts are my own.
Danny's feeling a bit lost and insecure, still trying to find his way in the world. Danny has always hidden himself in order to protect himself. However, this has done the opposite and he's been taken advantage and tolerated bad behavior from others. You're rooting for Danny to stick up for himself and realize he deserves better. He moves in with his best friend Jacob's bohemian artists' mansion and begins to try on new identities and find himself. It does drag on a little bit in the middle, but his struggle is so relatable. We all make mistakes, especially when trying to figure out who we are.
The writing is SO clever and funny. I found myself laughing out loud so often. It reminded me a little of Candice Carty-Williams' writing. Such sharp and relatable prose. The side characters are so over the top and satirical. I especially loved any scene with Jacob and with Danny's boss. I listened to the audiobook, which was phenomenally narrated by Will Watt. He perfectly nails the accents and characters. This book is such a riot to listen to on audio.
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC. All thoughts are my own.