Sounds Like Fun
On sale
30th March 2023
Price: £21.99
Open relationship. Threesomes. Online dating. Being twenty-something in London. Sounds like fun . . . right?
Eoin is doing great. He’s 27, gainfully employed and in a long-term relationship with his boyfriend Rich.
Okay, so his best friend Jax is diving into yet another disastrously bad relationship and Eoin’s going to be the one dealing with the eventual fallout. And his boss at the café, Rebecca, seems to have vanished, so somehow Eoin’s left managing the place. And to be honest, he’s not got much else going on.
But still, he’s got his boyfriend Rich – steady, sensible and dependable Rich. That is, until Eoin’s world is turned upside down when Rich announces that he wants an open relationship. Terrified of losing the man he loves, Eoin reluctantly agrees to this new arrangement, and stumbles into the world of dating with no strings attached.
What could go wrong?
(P) 2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Eoin is doing great. He’s 27, gainfully employed and in a long-term relationship with his boyfriend Rich.
Okay, so his best friend Jax is diving into yet another disastrously bad relationship and Eoin’s going to be the one dealing with the eventual fallout. And his boss at the café, Rebecca, seems to have vanished, so somehow Eoin’s left managing the place. And to be honest, he’s not got much else going on.
But still, he’s got his boyfriend Rich – steady, sensible and dependable Rich. That is, until Eoin’s world is turned upside down when Rich announces that he wants an open relationship. Terrified of losing the man he loves, Eoin reluctantly agrees to this new arrangement, and stumbles into the world of dating with no strings attached.
What could go wrong?
(P) 2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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Reviews
I raced through it in one sitting and loved spending time with this whole cast of characters . . . a witty, warm, contemporary read
An absolute delight of a book. You will totally fall in love with Eoin. I read it in two sittings - it's that good!
Hilarious and heartbreaking in equal measure, this is a refreshing, honest and real take on a traditional romance with an ending of agency and hope that I loved. A delight to read.
Sounds Like Fun is an absolute treat. A pacy plot with plenty of laughs and a cast of characters who jump from the page. I adored every minute.
So refreshing, with characters that make you whoop and cheer throughout. Moriarty is such a warm writer, every word glows on the page.
I adored Sounds Like Fun and tore through it. It felt so refreshing and compelling, and the characters are all so well written and relatable. I can't wait to buy copies for everyone I know - hard recommend!
Certainly, Moriarty's uplifting debut has much in common with Ephron's classic novel, Heartburn, covering as it does, long-term love, casual sex and heartbreak.
Delightful . . . entertaining, often funny, but also makes you think about relationships, loneliness, and how to find out who you really are . . . laugh out loud funny at times . . . Sounds Like Fun is fun - it's also a novel which captures the differing ways individuals deal with loneliness, full of characters the reader will care about.
Total brilliance. Eoin is charming and instantly relatable - not to mention laugh-out-loud hilarious at times. It's impossible not to fall in love with this book!
I was utterly charmed by this debut . . . a coming of age story that is compelling and warm without missing out the vagaries of Grindr, drunken nights out and the loneliness of London. A perfect literary romcom
Warm and welcoming, Moriarty's debut has the effortless informality of a friend confessing his reluctant foray into an open relationship . . . If you enjoyed Kate Davies' In At The Deep End, this book should indeed sound like fun!
Full of wit, soul-searching and poignant observations on queer life... A warm and bittersweet novel
A heartfelt novel offering an insight into modern relationships, loneliness in your twenties and finding your place in the world.
Moriarty skilfully brings Eoin, with all his hang-ups and doubts, to life . . . A warm-hearted and good-humoured tale of trying to find where you fit.
Moriarty perfectly captures the sometimes wasteland years of your 20s . . . It is one of Moriarty's talents to gradually reveal the charm of the world and characters he has created. Chief attraction is Eoin himself, who is a mixture of wit, touching humility, and burgeoning self-confidence, which combine to make him an extremely endearing hero . . . His supporting cast of quirky co-workers, possible love interests, one-night stands through Grindr, and friends hosting knitting circles, are well drawn and hugely entertaining. I was so drawn in I abandoned an entire day to reading it, just-one-more-chaptering my way through until I found I had completed the thing.
Sets itself apart from the crowd - its message is that happiness is often found in being brave, in departing from the comfortable and in asking difficult questions of yourself and those around you. It is refreshing to read a queer novel about people who are basically enjoying life and who come to important, and life-changing, realisations without having to endure some spectacular tragedy or suffering
Moriarty has created a real living, breathing person that I want to protect at all costs, so much so that I found myself annoyed when I got to the end because I knew the rest of Eoin's life would have to be left up to the imagination . . . an excellent exploration of modern-day relationships along with that mid-to-late-twenties crisis so many people have as they try to figure out what they want their future to be.
I adored this. It's funny yet poignant. Eoin's work life and friendships feel utterly authentic.
Moriarty's debut explores modern dating and the loneliness that people in their twenties feel as they try to make their way in the world. It's a witty, wise and sincere novel that offers a fresh take on queer life and open relationships