A Likely Story takes place in the New York literary scene and Isabell Manning--the daughter of an iconic, wildly famous author, is working hard to get her first novel published and it's not coming to her as easily as she--or anyone else, would have imagined. 
The plot itself is quite simple--which just makes space for the incredible character development! That is where Leigh McMullan Abramson really shines with this 

Anyone who's keeping track has probably noticed that my most favorite books are about family dynamics and that's definitely what drew me to A Likely Story. The characters--not all of them lovable, feel so real. Because I felt like I knew these characters, I was rooting for each of them. 
I finished this book three days ago and I still keep thinking about it. I feel like these people are my friends that I wish I could check in on.