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Making It

a hilarious and heartfelt romcom, perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Bolu Babalola

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Making It

By: Laura Kay
Narrated by: Ell Potter
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The must-read romcom about friendship, love and finding yourself, perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Bolu Babalola.

Issy is an artist but the world doesn't know it yet.

As someone who self-identifies as 'gay and depressed', Issy keeps her life in Margate small: her mum, her chinchilla, her reliable routine.

So when she is offered her dream job at an artist's studio, Issy knows it's time to open herself up to more.

Moving to East London, Issy has a lot of firsts to catch up on - navigating a crush on her gorgeous housemate, dating, sex, and obsessing over her boss who she just can't seem to figure out.

As pressure mounts, people keep telling Issy she can do anything she sets her mind to. But what if her mind refuses to cooperate . . . ?

'A masterful love letter to queer joy' Justin Myers, author of The Fake-Up

'Heartbreaking, hopeful, funny. Rarely have I rooted so hard for a character. I loved it!' Suzi Ruffell

Hear what everyone's saying about Making It!
'I adored Making It . . . Truly nuanced, sensitive and warm-hearted' Emma Hughes, author of It's Complicated

'Absolutely brilliant - a warm, witty, moving novel from the queen of the gay rom-com!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

'Hopeful and hilarious, gentle and wise . . . with squeal-out-loud romantic lines that had me swooning' Lily Lindon, author of Double Booked

'One of my standouts for 2024' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

'Tender, wonderfully funny and desperately human' Lizzie Huxley-Jones, author of Make You Mine This Christmas

'Made me laugh and sob in the same chapter . . . a delightful read, and one I would heartily recommend' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

'A gorgeous feel-good romcom that brought back all the feels . . . the perfect coming-of-age-when-you-leave-home novel' Tania Tay, author of The Other Woman

'Warm, wholesome, moving and enjoyable. I absolutely loved this book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review©2024 Laura Kay Contemporary Romance Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction Funny Heartfelt Witty Feel-Good
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Critic reviews

Heartbreaking, hopeful, funny. Rarely have I rooted so hard for a character. I loved it!
I adored Making It. Brilliantly and truthfully rendered friendships, flirtations and workplace dramas . . . But it's also a truly nuanced, sensitive and warm-hearted portrait of living with mental illness
Hopeful and hilarious, gentle and wise . . . with squeal-out-loud romantic lines that had me swooning
Making It is a masterful love letter to queer joy. It's witty, uplifting, and tackles tricky situations with a wonderfully warm touch. Laura's talent shines on this one. She really is the future of queer romcoms
Kay is an auto-buy author for me. Making It is tender, wonderfully funny and desperately human
Hooray! The queen of queer romcoms is back . . . this witty, moving and ultimately life-affirming novel is about love, friendship and finding yourself
A gorgeous feel-good romcom that brought back all the feels I felt when I first left home. Issy is an adorable, warm and relatable character. She's a talented artist who suffers from depression and often feels out of synch with the world and her peers. But she falls in love with the world and everything that's out there . . . as well as her stunning flatmate...

Making It is the perfect coming-of-age-when-you-leave-home novel. And I wish I could have one of her knitted chinchillas . . .
This book is a masterpiece! It's a sensitively drawn, powerful portrayal of queer life with mental illness and finding a way out through creativity. It's funny, uplifting and romantic, plus no one does queer friendships like Laura Kay. I know I say this every time but this is DEFINITELY her best book yet!
A heartwarming new novel from the author of Wild Things and The Split
Funny, uplifting and romantic . . . a sensitively drawn, powerful portrayal of a queer life with mental illness and finding a way out through creativity . . . You will laugh and sob . . . and come away feeling buoyed up with queer joy
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This book is pretty brutal on the mental health side. Properly tear inducing at points. I really enjoyed the book but I definitely missed the normal Laura Kay humour from her earlier stories. The Split had me laughing out loud loads but with this book I only have memory of one out loud funny moment. A good listen on audiobook but also pretty hard at points.

Quite brutal at points

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To find an author whom can give you a laught and goosebumps almost on the same sentence is difficult to find, and when the subjects are related to lesbians, queer people is more than amazing. The narrator, is a big thumbs up for me!

Laura is the best for rom-com

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