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A few confessions for you; 1. I adore Tabitha, I didn’t care what was going on as long as I got to be inside the whirlwind of her head, 2. I have no idea what was going on and who was who, 3. that fact I spent most of the book clueless didn’t bother me one bit, I gladly let the words wash over me as Tabitha’s life played out, 4. I really really want Blowman to get a spin-off book with zero dialogue.

This is such an unusual book for me to read, it’s a bit of a rom-com in it’s own way but far more experimental than your run of the mill romance novel. I was asked to describe what I was reading by a friend and I couldn’t do it, I started off with Tabitha is writing two biographies, one of her subjects is not who she claims to be…or maybe they are and are lying? I gave up in the end as it is just too unpredictable to describe and said this book is wonderful, it is crammed with brilliant characters and I’m laughing my ass off. There are some challenging scenes of loneliness and depression and even at it’s darkest moments Tabitha’s humour shines through. There is a real nuttiness to this book and it goes deeper that the 100’s of squirrels that feature, Tabitha is the sort of person you can see bits of yourself in; all those little insecurities that you try and hide from the world, Tabitha has them and just like a lot of people she has her methods of deflecting anybody who gets too close to seeing them.

The writing is excellent, moving away from chapter structures we have notes, lists, voicemails, texts, therapy sessions, email exchanges and panic attacks. I have no idea how Upton kept this book on track but bravo to her. The funniest book I have read this year and it is gonna take some beating. Highly recommended.

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