Thoroughly enjoyed this book by Michelle Gallen. A fantastic debut set in a small close knit town in Northern Ireland. The book follows a young woman navigating her life after the death of her grandmother whilst dealing with an alcoholic mother and an absentee presumed dead father.

Marjella is witty, realistic and completely recognisable. I loved the fact that she knows and loves who she is and doesn't change herself for others. Her coworker Marty at the Salt and Battered! Really lifted the book, along with the different faces that visited the chippy adding the right balance of humour and light.

Gallen's use of unusual chapter headings and varying lengths almost gave this book a diary feel and a connection to Marjella in away conventional chapter headings fail do. Also, the use of hyphen for speech, and dialect really helped transport you into Arghybogey and made you feel like a local.

My one issue with this debut is the lack of closure you get as a reader surrounding the murder of Marjella's grandmother in regards to who was responsible, and the actual truth of what happened to her father - where he went, what happened etc.

Overall, a stunning book and I will definitely purchasing this once it's been published.

Thank you to Netgalley and Michelle Gallen for allowing me to receive this ARC in exchange for my honest review.