Title: Fruit Fly

Author: Josh Silver

Genre: Literary Fiction

Year of publication: 2026

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BLURB

GO GAY

It’s been seven years since Mallory shot to fame as a literary sensation. But after years of struggling with writer’s block, she’s desperate to resurrect her career before it spirals into obscurity. She needs inspiration to strike – and fast.

GO SAD

Enter Leo – a young 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.

GO DARK

Mallory needs Leo if she wants another bestseller. Authenticity sells, and there’s nothing more authentic than real life. She’s the perfect person to tell Leo’s story. Gay, sad, dark – just what the world needs right now. But as secrets threaten to unravel more than just her career, Mallory must decide: just how far will she go to pen the perfect story?

Wow. Words fail me.

And it’s very good that this didn’t happen to the author in this book because it is SUPERB!!!!

I have read all the books from this author so I shouldn’t be surprised because they are all so good. They all feel so real and so raw.

Mallory – a writer with writers block
Leo – addict who can’t get out
Ronan – Mallory’s husband
Stacey – Mallory’s Mum

Mallory meets Leo and a book idea pops into her head. And what ensues is dark humour, devastation (mine!), anger (again mine!) and made me want to grab Mallory and Leo and crush them with a massive hug.

I don’t even know what more to say apart from please, please, please read this!

⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5

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