I thought this was a great debut and the mystery felt real with the suspense I like as well as great pacing and I want to see more of this

"A suspenseful dark comedy about a struggling writer who wakes up to find his date from the night before dead - and must then decide how far he's willing to go to spin the misadventure into his next big book.

A few years ago, David Alvarez had it all: a six-figure book deal, a loving boyfriend, and an exciting writing career. His debut novel was a resounding success, which made the publication of his second book - a total flop - all the more devastating. Now, David is single, lonely, and desperately trying to come up with the next great idea for his third manuscript, one that will redeem him in the eyes of readers, reviewers, the entire publishing world...and maybe even his ex-boyfriend.

But good ideas are hard to come by, and the mounting pressure of a near-empty bank account isn't helping. When David connects with a sexy stranger on a dating app, he figures a wild night out in New York City may be just what he needs to find inspiration. Lucky for him, his date turns out to be handsome, confident, and wealthy, not to mention the perfect distraction from yet another evening staring at a blank screen.

After one of the best nights of his life, David wakes up hungover but giddy - only to find prince charming dead next to him in bed. Horrified, completely confused, and suddenly faced with the implausible-but-somehow-plausible idea that he may have actually killed his date, David calls the only person he can trust in a moment of crisis: his literary agent, Stacey.

Together, David and Stacey must untangle the events of the previous night, cover their tracks, and spin the entire misadventure into David's career-defining novel - if only they can figure out what to do with the body first."

But hear me out... His sales would have gone up if he was a suspect in a murder... So, he could have just called the cops...

I would give this 3.5 if half a star was possible. It was a fun read, but it just had a hard time holding my attention. The premise of moving the body with no one noticing... I'm sorry I lived in NYC for the past 12 years and people would have absolutely noticed. There could have been a more clever way to accomplish the task without "Weekend at Bernie"-ing it, but the book probably would have been even shorter. The portrayal of the main character as a hopeless romantic was well done but could have been amped up even more. Why wasn't he fantasizing about Robert's husband falling in love with him while writing the memoir? For a book that was meant to be grounded in reality, there was no way their escapade with the dead body would have happened, so I wish the rest of the text was amped up to match that level of absurdity. Because once that sequence happened, I started to lose interest and it should have been the other way around.

Easily one of my this year's favourites! Aleman really hits all the notes I like with this one - dark humour, mystery, a messy main character, and a dash of romance. The book is witty, charming, and impossible to put down. I haven't read Aleman's previous work but I look forward to diving in now.

Daniel Aleman's I Might Be in Trouble is a suspenseful dark comedy that follows a struggling writer who wakes up to find his date from the night before death. This shocking discovery sets off a chain of events as the protagonist must decide how far he's willing to go to potentially resuscitate his flagging career.

While the book has an intriguing premise, its execution may vary in appeal for different readers. Some may appreciate the dark humor and suspenseful plot, while others might find the protagonist's actions off-putting. Ultimately, I Might Be in Trouble seems to be a novel that will elicit a strong reaction from readers, making it a potentially compelling choice for those who enjoy morally complex characters and darkly comedic storylines.

This was a fun read and even though it was a little predictable at times, I enjoyed the banter between the characters and the hijinks that ensued throughout the city. Would definitely read more by this author in the future!

I’m going to write a whole review post on this soon, but what a book! This is so different to Daniel Aleman’s previous works but it’s absolutely fantastic. There is a brilliant balance of thriller and dark humour contrasting with some really emotional and vulnerable aspects. David really is a nice guy who’s done nothing wrong but made some bad decisions, and my heart went out to him. Him and Stacey’s misadventures were hilarious to read about and the adventures just kept coming. Cleverly constructed and brilliantly carried out, I enjoyed every page of this book and flew through it in no time. Love love love.

This dark comedy is a meta-exploration about the relationship success and loneliness that is a quick, fun romp that still leaves you with something to think about. The main character is a desperate mess of emotions and feels genuine and relatable. The secondary characters, be it the MC’s dates or his agent, all feel a little bit like caricatures, yet this actually works for the story. They are all foils for different aspects of the MC’s neuroses to play off of, and so they embody their particular roles with a type of glee that still makes fun and interesting. The world-building is done really well, giving us the claustrophobic experience of success at a young age that doesn’t always feel entirely earned, coupled with a family that isn’t supportive and an inner life that feels like a constant performance instead of an actual identity. So much of this story is about pretense, and the anxieties that come from not showing others who you are, either because you are afraid of how they will react or because you don’t know yourself or a combination of the two, and the world-building and tone embodies that sentiment well. The writing is strong throughout, with convincing dialogue and a compelling style that pulls you through, not overly saccharine or emotional but still really letting the reader feel connected to the main character’s despair. The pacing was great for me until the third act, which dragged a little. On one hand the characters themselves are in a type of limbo, a holding pattern, and that unknowing, which can feel interminable, is reflected in the writing, so the resonance between pacing and character experience works… but it feels like the whole third act simply happens to the character and he has given up any pretense at agency, which feels like being dragged along. I like the twists and turns and the places the story eventually ended up, but there is a little disconnect, for me, between where the emotional journey ultimately lands and the character’s seeming stagnation in the third act. Everything is believable, and as I said I do really appreciate where it ended up, but it I would have liked to see a more active role in that outcome. Especially as, during that third act, there are some potentially self-sabotaging behaviors that suggested the character may have bene traveling in emotional loops, and the way he emerged from that spiral felt a little sudden.

Overall, this was a lot of fun. The mystery and story were a little predictable but never felt bland. The inner journey felt rich and relatable, overall, and offered an engaging exploration of loneliness and what it means to discover who you are and what you depend on when everything else is in chaos.

(Rounded up from 3.5)

I want to thank the author, the publisher Grand Central Publishing, and NetGalley, who provided a complimentary eARC for review. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

David Alvarez, a once-successful author, is now struggling after his second book flops and he loses his boyfriend. Looking for inspiration, he goes on a wild night out with a guy from a dating app. But when David wakes up to find his date dead next to him, he’s thrown into a chaotic mess. With the help of his agent, Stacey, he tries to figure out what happened and turn the disaster into his next big novel.

This dark comedy is a fun blend of mystery and humor. David's misadventures and mishaps are laugh-out-loud funny, but the story also digs into themes of loneliness and the pressure of creative success. It’s a rollercoaster ride of emotions—one minute you’re laughing, and the next, you’re feeling for David as he navigates his mess. Overall, it’s a unique and entertaining read!

David is an author who is struggling with perusing his passion. One morning he wakes up with a strangers body in his bed with no memory of how this happened. He must find a way to cover this up so his career and life doesn’t get ruined.

I really enjoyed seeing Daniel’s character growth and seeing him thrive through his grief and heartbreak. This was a really beautiful story that was at times sad and at other times really funny. Stacey made me laugh a lot.

Daniel Aleman is an incredible author. I loved reading his previous 2 books so when I saw that this was available on NetGalley I immediately jumped at the opportunity to read and review it. I really enjoyed reading this.

Thank you so much to NetGalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

Despite the tension and suspense, "I Might Be In Trouble" is one of the most fun reading experiences I had all year. Aleman is fantastic at developing characters that have singular voices, that feel lived in and fully-actualized. I wanted to keep hanging on for dear life as this caper took our main character all over New York City, riding the highs and truly emotional lows.

David seemed to have life all figured out: a debut novel that was a hit and a perfect boyfriend. But then his second novel was a flop and he broke up with his boyfriend. Now all his hopes are riding on the third book he’s writing … if he could only come up with a good idea.

So one evening, he decides to take a break and go out for a night of fun with a guy he meets on a dating app. His date turns out better than he could have ever hoped, and they have an amazing night. When David wakes up the next day, he’s hopeful for the first time in a while. That is, until he realizes his perfect date, who spent the night, is now dead.

Unsure of what happened, and facing the possibility that he may have somehow played a role in his date’s passing, David calls the only person he trusts: his agent, Stacey. Working together, David and Stacey try to figure out what happened the night before all while trying to hide any role that David may have played.

This is a well written and strongly plotted novel. Darkly funny, it combines an engaging mystery of who David’s date really was and what happened that fateful night, with an insightful story about struggling with success, expectations, and loneliness.

Highly recommended.

this was such a fun, satirical and unexpected read!

There is not much more I can say other than that. Give this a chance, I was definitely pleasantly surprised by it!

Thank you Netgalley for the e-arc of this book!

PAUSE. i can't. im literally dying laughing. David, the main character is HILARIOUS. i opened the first page of this novel with a face straighter that that heterosexual homie you got a crush on when you were in sixth grade, and continued on with fits of laughter that quite literally pushed me to meet my laughter quota of the year.

David is a struggling, full-time writer, whose financial life is in shambles. He's got no one to turn to, and he's been making one bad decision after another--and it's also somehow hilarious how he deals with his woes. It's not surprising that he wakes up next to a dead body one day, less surprising still is the fact that he may very well be responsible for manslaughter.

And OH BOY the things he does next are just as hilarious as his previous actions. It's insane, just when you think he couldn't get any more facepalmingly ridiculous, he does something to prove otherwise. and just when you think the situation he's in couldn't get any worse? it goes even further downhill.

yet somehow--
somehow the themes tackled in this novel will make you reflect the state of your own life. it weaves in social commentary while introspecting on everything that happened in David's life that led up to this moment, and the effect is fresh, almost jarring. it reaches for and twists your heart, really.

towards the end of the book, suddenly: TEARS. where did these tears come from, how am I crying, i was just laughing my lungs out two minutes ago? how are we delving deep into the anatomies of our loneliness and how we come back to ourselves after only ever getting used to self-sabotage? you'll find that even though you can spot more differences than similarities between David's superficial qualities and your own, you'd still resonate with the existential questions that flood his psyche after the fateful encounter that catalyzes the rest of the story.

the book also contains countless odes to writing: the aching way David reconnects to the whys of pursuing his craft, and of coming back to it time and time again. if you're a writer like me (or anyone who pursues any sort of creative expression) you'll resonate with David's craft-related epiphanies as well.

overall: the best roller-coaster ride you'll ever be on this year. buckle up and read.

massive thanks to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Twisty and fun! This is a great satire of the publishing industry combined with the feel of an Oxygen true crime documentary.

Such a unique, surprisingly heartfelt, and laugh-out-loud funny read! I Might Be in Trouble is the perfect blend of humor and mystery.

Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy!

Really suspenseful throughout the first two thirds. I liked how wacky the premise seemed and how David and Stacey kept escalating the situation. I was really engaged to try to figure out who the new characters were and how they would play into the bigger picture of David’s novel and crime. The ending was a little unsatisfying for me in the sense that I was expecting a bigger twist. However, it was nice that not everything wrapped up in the traditional happy ending. It was just a little too neat for my taste given everything that happened earlier on.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley and Grand Central Publishing for the opportunity to read this ARC!

I went into this book with zero expectations but wow—this starts off with a bang and takes you on a wild ride!

28-year-old David Alvarez, a struggling writer, wakes up after a night of debauchery in New York City and finds a dead body in his bed. That’s it! That’s pretty much all you need to know!

I went through a rollercoaster of emotions while reading this—I was constantly shaking my head and stressing out over the MC’s decisions (was seriously stressing up until the penultimate chapter 😅), yet still couldn’t help but root for him.

Would highly recommend this if you want a page-turner that’s suspenseful and darkly funny, yet also tackles more serious themes like loneliness and acceptance.

I Might be in Trouble is an LGBT dark comedy with a tinge of mystery.

3.5 stars for drunken night amnesia meets Weekend at Bernie’s.

David Alvarez had it all—a solid book deal, a nurturing boyfriend, and enough money to live on while writing his second novel—until he stumbled over his own success and lost it all.

Fighting writer's block and loneliness, David turns towards the affection of strangers and a one-night stands. On the cusp of giving up the fling lifestyle, David meets a handsome stranger from the internet and falls into lust. To him, the stranger is Prince Charming… so why is Prince Charming dead beside him in bed after a perfect night together? David scrambles to discover the truth behind all the lies.

The premise for this book had me hooked. I requested this ARC, and my hope to receive it dwindled as the weeks passed. When I received the ARC I was pumped to gobble up this story. I enjoyed the novel, but it wasn’t quite what I hoped. The author is a master of deception and often leads the reader to false conclusions.

Drunken night amnesia meets Weekend at Bernie’s. Despite minor issues of some unrealistic aspects such as the investigation—yes, I am being vague on purpose to avoid spoilers—and trapezing a dead body around a busy city, the story is overall entertaining.

Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for providing this book, with my honest review below.

I Might Be in Trouble starts with a bang, introducing us to David, an author with one bestseller behind him and a follow up that isn’t so well received weighing him down - as well as a dead date in his bed who he may or may not have killed. Obviously there is no slow build up here, we get to right to the action, but this book does take the time, through the sheer chaos of figuring out what to do next, to introduce us to David and his life in a meaningful way.

I enjoyed every minute of reading this and think it will speak to a wide range of readers. David is a narrator that is relatable (even in figuring out this mess) and his agent Stacey, who bands together with him to get ride of the body in his bed, is the side kick we all need. Past the shenanigans that they take part in, we also get insight into David’s life - his ex and loneliness, his money woes and the pressure he feels to write a successful third book, and his family. This adds an emotional gooey center to what would otherwise be an enjoyable somewhat mystery and comedy novel, an unexpected bonus.

Pick this one up and prepare to be highly entertained and touched!