Paradise Logic follows Reality Kahn who wants to be the best girlfriend of all time but she needs a boyfriend first. She receives advice from Girlfriend weekly, a women’s magazine and meets Ariel at a party. Ariel will become her boyfriend and she will learn to be his perfect girlfriend.

I’m honestly not sure what to rate this. I thought I was the type of reader for this book but I’m just not and I think this is for a very specific type of reader. The writing of this was very robotic (on purpose) but that meant I did struggle to connect to Reality. This was an interesting concept but I can’t say it did much for me or that I truly understood this. It was weird at times and very sexual. I’m not entirely sure what I’m supposed to take away from this but it is very unique and I’ve never read anything like it before. That said I’m giving this 2.5 stars because it’s not a bad book at all but I’m not the audience for it and cannot say I enjoyed it and I’m rounding down to a 2 star. I do think people should give this story a chance though as I think for the right person this will be very entertaining and impactful.

What a weird book, I loved it. The main character is deeply unhinged and completely unreliable, but so likeable. Her point of view is bizarre and I could never work out what was real and what was her fantasy. The writing style was so surreal but incredibly readable and worryingly relatable. The protagonist is stunningly unaware of herself, her surroundings and the people around her. Her entire existence revolves around being the perfect girlfriend to a man who never deserved her. I loved her so much.

I had so much fun reading Kemp’s debut. The story of young Reality, a woman on a mission to become the World’s Best Girlfriend was absolutely nuts, in the best way. The ‘unhinged woman’ genre has become oversaturated recently, but this felt like a truly original take; surrealist, and with emotional beats that pierced through the weirdness and gave the story weight. Can’t wait to see where Kemp goes next!