To begin with, seeing the story through the eyes of the narrator, Nina, was like looking through whatever the opposite of rose-tinted glasses is. But the overall message, and main takeaway, was ‘modern dating is shit’ – and despite an attempt at a happy ending, this novel left a pessimistic taste in my mouth. Yes, there were funny moments, lovable characters to root for, relatability by the bucketload. It promised ‘whip-smart observations about relationships, family, memory, and how we live now.’ What it presented – to me, a 21-year-old female reader – was a thoroughly depressing vision of the future. The above line was the most heartbreakingly depressing moment in Dolly Alderton’s first novel, Ghosts. ‘When will this all end? I just want someone nice to go to the cinema with.’ 2 STARS Dolly Alderton, 2020 CONTAINS SPOILERS
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