Officially in my 'humorous and heartwarming novels about adults trying their best in this messy world' era!!

Thank you, William Morrow, for sending me a copy.

Margo Millet is a freshman in Fullerton when she found out that the quick fling with her English professor resulted to a positive pregnancy test result and now, she is determined to keep the baby against all odds.

Out of school and fired from her waiting job, Margo crafted a concrete plan to have financial support and stability - that is starting an OnlyFans account.

Good thing her distant father who is renowned in the wrestling industry, Jinx, unexpectedly came to her apartment and offered help for her and her baby, Bodhi.

Jinx is knowledgeable about basically everything in life so when Margo reached out, Jinx helped him in building up and marketing her virtual job using the techniques he perfected in wrestling.

But motherhood (and adulthood in general) is a messy journey and Margo will soon realize this as she comes across boulders that will hinder her towards her goal.

Humorous is such an understatement to describe Rufi Thorpe's writing style as I found myself laughing at the pages every now and then. I think I highlighted the hell out of this book which shows how I enjoyed the book.

The fact about adulting, being an unexpected parent, and having limited resources and financial support are all complicated topics but Rufi was able to navigate through these with finesse and wit without making it look like Margo's dilemmas are too self-centered or whiny. I think it's a reflection of the author's self-awareness about these issues.

For girlies with daddy issues, this one features a hopeful reconciliation between Margo and Jinx. I found myself rooting for these two characters who are so real in baring their own struggles, I just hope both of them will found the stability and continue to support each other.

There is also a significant discussion about sex positivity and sex workers in this book. Since Margo's main job after giving birth to Bodhi is via OnlyFans, many people in her life began looking down on her, including people who she really valued. What most people tend to ignore is that sex is part of human nature and since this novel talks about human condition, it's a great segue to touch this topic that has been considered taboo by our society for so long.

One quote in this book that talks about it says, "It was a mystery, really, why people thought sex was so dirty. You were literally genetically programmed to do it; it was necessary for the continuance of the species. And Margo liked sex, at least in real life. She'd thought a lot about it over the past few months because sometimes the way men wanted sex seemed pathological, and she wondered if there was something wrong with them or if maybe there was something wrong with her. What she liked most about sex was that feeling of all the normal posturing and social rules falling away, the giddy panic of realizing you've lost control and you're not getting it back. Instead, you're just helplessly writhing, victims of an ancient itch."

I also liked the discussion about fictional characters in the beginning and how the author written Margo as someone who is aware that is written as part of a novel. There is a discussion about if characters is a reflection of the character in the pages and how we build them in our minds or how they are a mirage of the lies the author crafted so we can feel a sense of connection with them. Just a beautiful discussion about fiction.

There were no tears shed when I flipped the last page of the book but the warm feeling in my heart as I finished the last few chapters about Margo and Bodhi and Jinx and Suzie and KC and Rose and JB and Dr. Patty and Ward and even that one shitty character named Mark is enough for me to give this book 4.5stars!