I Will Crash

Aston's Review 

This is a novel of brilliant creative writing. 

I Will Crash is the story of sibling trauma. It is the story of love, family and emotional suffering. I Will Crash is beautiful. I Will Crash is tragic.

Since reading Watson’s debut novel Little Scratch several years ago, I have been eagerly awaiting their next creation. I’d wondered how Watson’s unique style would evolve and if the way they played with text formatting would continue to engage me with the very essence of their characters, to an almost uncomfortable level. While I may belong to one of Watson’s intended demographics, I believe that its analysis of the destructiveness of sibling relationships will appeal to a wide range of readers. Often shrugged off under the guise of sibling rivalry, these relationships are given profound importance in this fantastic book. 

I Will Crash is an unrelenting look into the world of grief and love, and about what we sacrifice to live our lives as best we can. It might make you cry (I certainly did), but it’s undoubtedly worth it. I am once again left wondering how this author will develop and what they will do next!

Publisher's Review 

It was a peace offering, I knew that

you don't appear on someone's doorstep uninvited, saying Alright
unless you want to make amends

It's been six years since Rosa last saw her brother. Six years since they last spoke. Six years since they last fought. Six years since she gave up on the idea of having a brother.

She's spent that time carefully not thinking about him. Not remembering their childhood. Not mentioning those stories, even to the people she loves.

Now the distance she had so carefully put between them has collapsed. Can she find a way to make peace - to forgive, to be forgiven - when the past she's worked so hard to contain threatens to spill over into the present?

From the acclaimed author of little scratch, this is a moving, powerfully honest novel about how we love, how we grieve and how we forgive.

'A one-of-a-kind storyteller.' - OBSERVER

'Completely immersive.' - NATASHA BROWN

'Essential and startling.' - COLIN BARRETT

'Compelling and poignant.' - GLAMOUR

'Deeply mesmeric.' - MICHAEL MAGEE