'Extraordinary' Naoise Dolan'Seriously good' Louise NealonPICKED AS 'ONE TO WATCH' FOR 2022 BY
IRISH TIMES STYLIST AND IRISH INDEPENDENTDublin student life is ending for Sophie and her
friends. They've got everything figured out and Sophie feels left behind as they all start to
go their separate ways. She's overshadowed by her best friend Grace. She's been in love with
Finn for as long as she's known him. And she's about to meet Rory who's suddenly available to
her online.At a party what was already unstable completely falls apart and Sophie finds
herself obsessively scrolling social media waiting for something (anything) to happen.None of
This Is Serious is about the uncertainty and absurdity of being alive today. It's about
balancing the real world with the online and the vulnerabilities in yourself your
relationships your body. At its heart this is a novel about the friendships strong enough to
withstand anything.
