You can read my full review of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves over at Keeping Up With The Penguins. Don't worry, no spoilers here on Goodreads!

Here’s the thing: this is the first time, in all my time reviewing books, that I have hesitated in giving a spoiler. My book blog is, after all, one big spoiler. If I’m reviewing a book published over a century ago, I don’t really give a damn if I’ve “ruined” it for you. Even the newer books I’ve reviewed have been turned into movies that everyone’s already seen, or have plots so hackneyed that they seem impossible to spoil anyway. This book is different. The first plot twist is so (a) unexpected, and (b) central to what makes this book special, that I can't bring myself to do it.

Still, it’s impossible to review this book properly without revealing its “secret”. Don’t get me wrong, the value of Fowler’s writing isn’t completely based on the “big reveal” – it’s just the dawning realisation, the moment of coming to an understanding while being completely bewildered at the same time, is so precious that I’m loathe to steal it from anyone else. Suffice it to say that this book is HILARIOUS, it is HEART-BREAKING, and whenever someone asks me for a book recommendation (even if I barely know them or anything about their reading tastes), this is one of the first books I recommend. An absolute must-read, and criminally underrated!!