At the beginning of Irresponsible Adult, our main character Robyn is verging on smug (which almost put me off – you have to keep reading).
She’s making sales left, right and centre in her estate agent job and she’s about to make a huge investment that could set her up for the future.
But then she’s fired, and all her money’s tied up, and the only thing she can do is help out at her sister’s cleaning company, which yes, she looks down at a little bit. Sister Chloe is clearly going through issues of her own but not willing to talk about it, her mum is keeping secrets of a different variety, and the guy she is paired with on various cleaning jobs is so serious about it, it’s enough to drive her mad.
Robyn can’t work out why her life is falling apart all of a sudden, or why she seems so unequipped to deal with it.
Essentially, Robyn needs to figure out what being an adult means, whether it’s finally understanding why it’s so vital to take accountability, or uncovering exactly why she might be struggling so much and the steps she can take to improve things.
There’s some romance in there, but the book is more than that too; it’s about making good but difficult choices so you can be the person you want to be.
And that, for me, is what makes it a memorable and enjoyable read.
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