Release date: June 11, 2024
Publisher: William Morrow
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Synopsis:
As the child of a Hooters waitress and an ex-pro wrestler, Margo Millet’s always known she’d have to make it on her own. So she enrolls at her local junior college, even though she can’t imagine how she’ll ever make a living. She’s still figuring things out and never planned to have an affair with her English professor—and while the affair is brief, it isn’t brief enough to keep her from getting pregnant. Despite everyone’s advice, she decides to keep the baby, mostly out of naiveté and a yearning for something bigger.
Now, at twenty, Margo is alone with an infant, unemployed, and on the verge of eviction. She needs a cash infusion—fast. When her estranged father, Jinx, shows up on her doorstep and asks to move in with her, she agrees in exchange for help with childcare. Then Margo begins to form a plan: she’ll start an OnlyFans as an experiment, and soon finds herself adapting some of Jinx’s advice from the world of wrestling. Like how to craft a compelling character and make your audience fall in love with you. Before she knows it, she’s turned it into a runaway success. Could this be the answer to all of Margo’s problems, or does internet fame come with too high a price?
Blisteringly funny and filled with sharp insight, Margo’s Got Money Troubles is a tender tale starring an endearing young heroine who’s struggling to wrest money and power from a world that has little interest in giving it to her. It’s a playful and honest examination of the art of storytelling and controlling your own narrative, and an empowering portrait of coming into your own, both online and off.
Review:
Wow this one was unique and a totally unexpected win for me. I really didn’t have expectations going into this, I’ve never read the author before and I didn’t reread the synopsis before starting and I’m glad I didn’t honestly. I loved how quirky and fresh it was and I adored the authors writing style. There was such a great balance between Margo’s struggles as a new mom and some seriously great humor that was dark at times. Besides being a young and totally unprepared new mom Margo also had some of the most complicated and wacky relationships with basically everyone in her life. At its heart the plot is simple but somehow the author managed to infuse a world of depth and heart into the story. Margo was one of the best characters I’ve had the pleasure of reading about lately, I couldn’t help but root for her despite her sometimes beguiling naïveté, she just got to my heart. If you’re looking for something different and effortless this was excellent and will most certainly be one of my favorite reads this year.
Overall rating: 5/5
Thanks to the publisher for my review copy.
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