Main Character Energy by Jamie Varon. Advance Reader Copy (eARC) from the publisher via Netgalley included. No affiliate links were used. Read my full disclosure policy here.
I've been a fan of Jamie Varon’s non-fiction writing for years, so when I spotted her debut novel, Main Character Energy, on NetGalley, I was delighted to be approved!
Poppy Banks has what should be her dream job writing for Thought Buzz (excellent naming choice for a Buzzfeed and Thought Catalog mash-up! ). Yet, she would rather write mystery novels than endless listicles accompanied by pressure to hit a number of clicks.
When Poppy's aunt, Margot, dies (it's in the blurb, so not a spoiler), she leaves Poppy a trip to the French Riviera. Once there, Poppy realises that Margot has also left her an incredible villa. There is just one catch! In order to inherit the villa, Poppy has six months to write her novel. Can she do it, or will procrastination and self-sabotage rule the day again?
What follows is a captivating novel about figuring out who you really are, what you want, and living with intention (side note, this is also the name of Varon's brilliant online course). What happens if you do it for the plot twist? Main Character Energy has creativity, romance, complicated familial relationships, and working towards your dreams.
Poppy Banks leaps off the page as a woman intent – again, a word I have chosen deliberately – on making the most of her life after years of simply doing the bare minimum. I loved it!
Main Character Energy by Jamie Varon is published by Headline Eternal, an imprint of Hachette UK, in Europe and Park Row Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, in the US. Main Character Energy is available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats.
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