I've loved all of Laura Kay's previous novels and so was thrilled to have the opportunity to read Making It.
Issy is gay, twenty something and living at home in Margate with her mum and her pet chinchilla Abigail. Art and crafting has been the biggest comfort to her during many years of depression and when she gets the opportunity to move to East London for an internship with an artist she takes it. Issy has to navigate relationships with housemates, colleagues and her first kiss all whilst adapting to living independently for the first time.
This is another wonderful novel by the author who is so skilled at writing engaging and authentic characters. I loved the character of Issy and I felt that the author wrote about her mental health challenges so sensitively but also in a way that we don't often read about in rom coms. The supporting characters are all portrayed perfectly and I felt that I was there with Issy in her shared house and her workplace and was bereft when the novel finished. I think this is the first Laura Kay novel I've cried at the end of (in a good way), it's so warm, emotional and moving. I adored it and would highly recommend it.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this digital ARC.