Synopsis: Go gay. Go sad. Go dark. 

A washed-up author will stop at nothing to claw her way back to relevancy—even if it means appropriating a young gay man’s tragic story.

Mallory Maddox is buried under seven years of writer’s block. With her status as a literary sensation fizzling, she’ll do anything she can to resurrect her career. Inspiration needs to strike—and fast.

Enter Leo. He’s a struggling addict sleeping under bridges and trading sex for survival. He’s vulnerable. He’s enigmatic. He’s exactly what Mallory has been looking for. 

Mallory needs Leo if she wants another bestseller. The world needs Leo’s story right now, and Mallory believes she deserves to tell it. Really, it’s her story—she’s the one who wrote it, after all. 

But as secrets threaten to unravel more than just her career, Mallory must decide how far she will go to pen the perfect story. 

My review:

If you can get your hands on this book, do! Somehow I got lucky with Libby audio 🙃 and I think the synopsis doesn’t reveal anything that goes on in this book, so go in blind if you can. 

Provocative, to say the least! I really enjoyed this book and binged it in a couple days, a testament to all the books I did not finish as of late 😅

Audiobook was great, I liked the back and forth of Mallory’s and Leo’s chapters. The events that lead Mallory on her path are really unhinged. A big mix of emotions, the author did a great job blending the impossible. The second half had me very annoyed, we hate Ronan big time, but that just shows the reality of an abusive relationship. It really seeps into your marrow and keeps drilling. Leo is a very complex character, his background and subsequent drug use make him out to be the bad guy, but I felt a lot of sympathy for him either way. Even if he was trying to take advantage of the circumstances. It was a bit crazy there and the ending even better? I’m very pleased with reading this story. It’s dark but definitely thoughtful. Use of Dune quote “Fear is the mindkiller” A+

Title: Fruit Fly
Author: Josh Silver
Genre: Literary Fiction, Thriller, Queer
Rating: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️