I loved this nutty, little book...⁣
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Hilariously funny and filled with sharp insight, Margo’s Got Money Troubles is a tender tale starring an endearing young heroine who’s struggling to wrest money and power from a world that has little interest in giving it to her. It’s a playful and honest examination of the art of storytelling and controlling your own narrative, and an empowering portrait of coming into your own, both online and off.⁣
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This one is so hard to describe why I loved it so much. I thought I'd enjoy its quirkiness but I did not expect to sob and get as attached to these characters as much as I did! In fact I got the most attached to the least likely character -- the absent father/wrestler.
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Don't let the wacky summaries for this one sway you or if you are looking for a wild card of a book, just dive right into this one!⁣
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Thank you so much @netgalley for this free copy. Margo's Got Money Troubles is out June 11, 2024 so mark your calendars ⁣
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I loved the authors writing style. The narration and POV switching around was excellent, especially given the context of learning things from the English teacher about POV. The writing was also just so comical, I laughed out loud at multiple sentences I didn't except to cackle at. I didn't like Margot at first but she grew on me through the book. I loved loved jinx which I didn't expect, the unsung hero of the story. The concept as a whole was so interesting, and I especially loved how Margot's relationships paralleled in many ways the relationships and experiences of her parents, but ended in a happier way. Overall this was an enjoyable pleasant read. Thanks NetGalley for the ARC copy to read and review!

Margo’s Got Money Problems was a delight to read. It was refreshing, different, quirky, and, most of all, heartwarming.

I went into this totally blind and loved being surprised by what happened. I loved how it talks about modern-day things (apps, movie references, etc.), which sometimes gives me the reading ick but it was tastefully done here.

This is a perfect book for the summer to read by the pool or at the beach that isn’t just another thriller or romance. 4.5 stars rounded up.

Unfortunately, this book just wasn't my cup of tea. I wasn't able to fully connect with the main character enough to dive into the narrative. (I'm sure plenty of readers will enjoy this book, and it definitely has an interesting premise. I'll try to give it another read in the future.

This story follows Margo who is a young woman in college, and it follows her struggles through getting pregnant at a young age, the hardships she faces, her odd relationships she has with her parents and much more.

I personally just don’t think this was the book for me. I know a lot of people are saying the jumping from 1st to 3rd person was confusing and I would agree at times it could be, but for me that was actually one of the things that I did enjoy about this book. That our main character couldn’t even bare to write certain things in 1st person because of the sad reality of it all.

I do think that many people could possibly relate to Margo’s story and her hardships, which I think is another positive point in this book.

However, it was so slow paced at times. There felt like there was a LOT of random unnecessary information being told throughout the whole book. I just felt like so much of the story could have been taken out and I wouldn’t have been confused.

Overall, I think this book is for someone but unfortunately, I don’t think I’m the targeted reader. I understand what the book is trying to do and I can appreciate it for that, but for me personally I just wish there was some happy parts, it all felt very very sad.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an ARC edition of this book!

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and author for an advanced copy of this book in return for my honest review.

This was not for me. Possibly right book, wrong time?

I didn't find it funny not endearing. The only take away is that "it does take a village" to raise a child. Whether that village is blood related or not. Maybe I shouldn't have read the synopsis and gone in blind? It couldn't have hurt...

Margo's got money troubles is a book with deep themes presented in a lighthearted way - would recommend to any young woman to read!

This book follows Margo, in both first and third person, as she talks about her unplanned pregnancy with her college English professor. She decides to keep the baby, drop out of school, and raise the baby. In a bind for money, she starts an Only Fans account. It is obvious Margo is intelligent in many different facets of life, and her work quickly becomes popular, especially with the help of her pro-wrestler dad.

I thoroughly enjoyed the themes woven in this book - found family, unplanned pregnancy at a young age, normalization of sex work. And yet with all these heavy topics this book was lighthearted and a joy to read! Gave this 4.5 stars overall, will definitely purchase and read again when it is published.

“Margo's Got Money Troubles” is a captivating novel that delves into the complexities of adulthood and the unexpected challenges life throws our way. Rufi Thorpe, once again, showcases her mastery in crafting compelling narratives with characters that linger in your mind long after you've closed the book.

What I enjoyed was the nuanced character development. Margo Millet is a protagonist who feels real, flawed, yet utterly relatable. Her journey from uncertainty to empowerment is portrayed with authenticity, and Thorpe's writing style is unique, infusing each sentence with wit, humor, and a poignant understanding of the human experience. With themes of resilience, self-discovery, and the power of storytelling, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" is a must-read for anyone craving a tale that is both heartwarming and thought-provoking.

Having adored Rufi Thorpe's previous work, "The Knockout Queen," I was thrilled to discover that "Margo's Got Money Troubles" is right up there with it. Overall, I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a thought-provoking and engaging read. I would rate it 4.5 out of 5 stars.

A sincere thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I had high expectations for this book after having loved Knockout Queen and seeing early positive reviews. Rufi didn’t let me down and in fact she knocked it out of the park.

I fell in love with Margo. I laughed with her. I cried with her. I rooted for her and became her biggest fan.

An eccentric and endearing coming of age story that grabs a hold of you, slams you this way and that and firmly places you back on the ground feeling like you can conquer the world.

LOVED everything about this one. It was obvious there was research done and effort put into the convos, which isn’t always the case in light, humorous books. The Knockout Queen was such a favorite of mine that I went into this with high hopes and I was blown away and came out of this even more of a fan of Rufi Thorpe. It may be one of my top 5 of 2024.

Margo’s Got Money Troubles was probably not the best fit for me. I wouldn’t say it’s bad, but it definitely played out in a way I wasn’t expecting. Margo has an affair with her college professor, gets pregnant, and then she decides to keep the baby. I can’t imagine being in that position. I can’t even imagine it as a single adult with a college degree and a steady job. Naturally, having a newborn and trying to work a blue collar job to keep a roof over her head is more complicated than she thought it would be, even when she gets help from a roommate and her long absentee father. So Margo resorts to creating an OnlyFans account and making adult videos to bring in money. Then she pairs up with a couple of other women on the platform to try and combine it with other social media channels to go viral and direct people to paying accounts on OnlyFans. While it’s an angle I don’t see authors take by incorporating the adult channel, I find social media influencers as an annoying storyline for a book. It doesn’t help that the content ideas that Margo comes up with to attract subscribers sound weird and creepy. Not surprisingly, Margo runs into problems with a custody battle and her dad’s past problems resurfacing. She also begins a “pen pal” relationship with one of her subscribers that instead of being creepy seems relatively normal. This felt kind of bizarre and a way to incorporate a romance angle, more than making sense with the rest of the book’s context. I also felt like the ending just wrapped things up too tidily for Margo.

A smart, insightful read with a singular voice and a lot of heart that grabbed me from the first paragraph. Margo is a 19-year-old community college student having an affair with her English professor. When she gets pregnant and decides to keep the baby despite his opinion and her mother's, her life becomes all about money troubles - how to make enough to support herself and her baby when it's so hard/expensive to get childcare, and when she comes from a family that doesn't have a ton of resources. She winds up discovering OnlyFans and creatively hustles her way into making enough money to support herself and also be able to spend her days with baby Bodhi. Seems ideal in some ways, but the occasional self-doubt and the drama that posting videos of herself on an adult-content site - with the negative judgments from her mom, old friends, and even Child Protective Services - ensue... You can let it be simply a great coming-of-adulthood read with an amusing collection of characters (including her LARP-ing roommate, ex-WWE wrestler dad who winds up as a new roommate, and other Only Fans content creators that she befriends and collaborates with) that give a found-family feel, but it also has lots of interesting things to think about and discuss in terms of what makes a good parent, society's judgment/double standards, social media/online life, what it means to control your own narrative. Margo is such a smart, creative, resourceful, funny character, and her journey into motherhood so lovely in how she rises to the occasion with her baby even if she's making some of the usual stupid 19-year-old decisions along the way. Though it feels a bit weird to gushingly recommend a book that deals with an affair with a professor and with a porn-adjacent type of website, it just is one of those books that has the perfect mix of character and plot, and the intangibles that make me fall in love with characters - great voice, right amount of heart without being cheesy, feeling like the characters are so unique and singular yet like I know them well and they live in my head even when I'm taking a break from reading the book and make me sigh with satisfaction when I finish. It had to be a 5-star rating! The writing is great, reminding me a lot of the experience of reading a Kevin Wilson book where you have these kind of weird (sometimes bordering on gross) characters and scenarios, this wry humor, and some misguided thoughts and actions that in certain hands would feel overwhelming or depressing except that you just *have* to root so hard for these characters - and that's partly because the author is clearly treating the characters with love and kindness, rather than laughing at them or putting them in difficult situations just for the sake of a story. In the narration of this one, Rufi Thorpe brilliantly played with narrative perspective, sometimes using the first person and sometimes using the third person, with Margo telling her own story, but also sometimes going into the 3rd person voice when she's recounting things that were difficult or hard to talk about. The whole thing could have felt too much with the teenage choices and drama, except that we're with Margo in looking at it from an adult perspective - and definitely we've all got things from our college years where we have to shake our heads but also have to learn how to have some compassion for our young, stupid selves. I thought that was a brilliant way to infuse the story with heart, and it was also very meta about narrative, and breaking the 4th wall with Margo talking directly to the reader. So smart.

Margo is a naïve college freshman who gets manipulated by her older, married college professor to date him and ends up pregnant. She drops out of school and loses her part time waitressing job to care for her infant son, who everyone told her not to have because the baby would ruin her life. Her fitness as a mother is challenged, when she “works” from home posting provocative photos on social media. With support from her ex-pro wrestler father, and a nerdy roommate, she is thriving instead of just barely surviving, but the biological baby daddy and her mom’s new husband question if she is providing her baby a safe and stable home.

Margo is honest, strong, determined and seeks to understand multiple relevant issues in current society. She grows so much over the course of the book, and I loved her character arc, as well as those of her parents, who both have questionable parenting/adulting skills.
Everyone deserves love, and Margo develops a touching correspondence relationship with one of her subscribers that proves that a true connection can be established from a virtual environment with fake personas.

Margo names her son Bhodi (like bodhisattva from Buddhism) which is appropriate as he is the catalyst in Margo’s life to cause her to gain enlightenment and awakening.

There are several pop-culture references including Dolly Parton, Rick Flair, and Arby’s Beef ‘n Cheddar sandwiches that appealed to me. A few mentions of Jesus and the Virgin Mary were a bit uncomfortable content, but otherwise, I completely enjoyed reading this book.
I have a suspicion that this book will be a huge hit. Add it to your TBR lists now, order the pre-release, or get it on reserve at your library early. You’ve been warned. I think you will love this book as much as I did.

This was such a fresh, creative story! Equal parts humorous, honest, and heartfelt, MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES follows Margo, a college student who unexpectedly falls pregnant as the result of an affair with her English professor, and embarks on a tumultuous, funny, and moving coming-of-age journey, that doesn't shy away from tackling heavy themes with a light touch. Rufi Thorpe's writing style was a definite highlight for me—her prose is so sharp and witty! I I loved the switches between first- and third-person narration, and thought that aspect of the story was really cleverly done. Margo is such a well-developed character, and it's easy to get fully drawn into her world. Thorpe gives her so much depth and complexity—her flaws only serve to make her more authentic. I think so many readers will enjoy this one when it releases this summer! You won't want to miss it, especially before it hits your TV screen with a star-studded cast. Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the ARC.

I was excited for Rufi Thorpe's new book and I really did enjoy it. Very funny and will be on lots of book lists this year for sure.

I did not expect to love this book as much as I did. I typically enjoy stories with characters that are a little rough around the edges, but the combination of topics like OnlyFans, wrestling, and addiction made me a bit skeptical of how I'd find this particular book. I shouldn't have worried - Thorpe is such a phenomenal storyteller, and I love the way she told Margo's journey.

At 19, Margo was impregnated by her college professor. Despite not having a concrete plan of how to provide for this baby, she went along with the pregnancy. Her lack of financial backing had her turn towards the world of OnlyFans. Even though it made her a decent living, it created its own share of problems. Not to mention, her mother would barely talk to her and her dad was a heroin addict and also her roommate.

I was very quickly sucked into this story. It reminded me of naivety of being 19-20 years old and the odd mix of overconfidence and anxiety that came with it. I loved watching Margo's growth over the course of the book despite all of the stumbles she had to overcome.

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This is a pretty funny read! Great for upcoming beach reads.

This story follows Margot, a young single mother trying to navigate adulthood while also caring for a newborn baby. On top of that, she has just been fired from her job, her mother is unsupportive, and her father (a former pro wrestler) is not particularly present in her life. Desperate for income, Margot turns to OnlyFans to hopefully make a quick buck.

Then one day her father shows up on her doorstep and the trajectory of her life begins to change. I won’t give any more away, but I will say this: I have never rooted harder for a character in a book to succeed than Margot.

This book was hilarious, heartbreaking, and at times made me incredibly angry at how some of the people in Margot’s world treat her. I DEVOURED this book because I needed to know how things end for Margot. This book scratched an itch for me that I know many readers out there have. It was deeply satisfying, enthralling, and utterly un-put-downable.

This book comes out on June 11th, and obviously I could not recommend it more.

I loved this book! Margo’s Got Money Troubles is about a young single mom who gets into OnlyFans with the help of her pro wrestler dad to support her son. The book is about her becoming a mother and figuring out how to support her son on her own terms, but it’s also about writing and art. I loved how it played with point of view as well.

The protagonist of Margo's Got Money Troubles is a young woman named Margo who gets pregnant after having an extramarital affair with her college professor. With the assistance of her WWE father and a few OnlyFans pals, Margo launches a TikTok and OnlyFans account since she is in severe need of money to raise her child. Margo was a pretty great character. She and the most of the other characters were really likeable. I thought the book was a little too long, and the plot was starting to get old to me. The JB conclusion also didn't sit well with me; it seemed hurried. I am also not a fan of pregnancies in books so this is something that was strange for me.