Not My Problem

Author: Ciara Smyth

Published: May 2021

Pages: 368

Aideen’s problems seem hopelessly unrepairable—her best and only friend is pulling away, her mother is drinking at a lethal pace, and more. But when Aideen is present for a meltdown from the perfectionist herself, Meabh Kowalski, she sees a problem that—unlike her own—seems delightfully simple to remedy. Meabh wants a (parent-approved) reprieve from her college application friendly schedule. So, like any lucid person, Aideen shoves her down the stairwell. Meabh’s sprained ankle is the ultimate grounds for a hiatus from her extracurriculars. But when someone overhears of her services and musters her another client, it commences a semester of misbehavior, swapped favors, imprudent horseplay, and love? And maybe fixing other people’s problems will give Aideen the impetus she needs to fix her own.