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Beautifully relatable!
Nicola Dinan has a wonderful way of dissecting difficult themes through the eyes on incredibly complex characters and truly gorgeous writing.
I love th... READ MORE
Nicola Dinan has done it again
Disappoint me tells the story of Max, a trans woman, and her boyfriend Vincent, two 30 something year olds who meet on a dating app and begin a relationshi... READ MORE
Utterly absorbing! This book will make you feel what it is to be human…
Nicola Dinan is one of those authors who will always leave you wanting more. You’ll mourn the stories and the complex characters long after the books are o... READ MORE
In Dinan I trust! Incredible!
This book was everything I wanted it to be and more. Dinan created a wonderful and flawed cast of characters with this story and I could truly FEEL every s... READ MORE
Already one of the best books of 2025... and it's 2024 XD
After a sober fall down the stairs and a trip to hospital on New Years Eve, 30 year old trans woman, Max, decides she needs to get her life together. She h... READ MORE
A favourite of 2024
I loved Nicola’s last book, Bellies. So I’m not going to lie when I say I had high expectations. I was incredibly lucky and vastly happy to get my hands on... READ MORE
Once again a masterpiece
There are few fiction writers to whose work I am consistently in awe of, but Nicola Dinan will always be one. Her debut Bellies was brilliant but has defin... READ MORE
Nicola Dinan hits it out of the park every time
I was apprehensive to read this as Bellies was an amazing debut. It was a very good insight into dating, the baggage you carry with you, the apprehension ... READ MORE
Incredible!!
Having heard lots about Bellies without reading it myself, I already understood that Dinan's reputation as a powerful new literary voice proceeded her! And... READ MORE
Dinan Doesn't Miss
Nicola has done it again. After falling head over heels for Bellies (Nicola's 2023 debut) last year I didn’t think it was possible for anything to top it, ... READ MORE
No person is fewer than two things.
There is no better way to describe this book and Dinan’s writing other than simply: it made me feel. Deeply and unflinchingly so.
Told in dual POV, the na... READ MORE
Did not disappoint!
I really enjoyed Bellies so I couldn't wait to read this. This book tackles similar issues to those in Bellies, but it doesn’t feel repetitive in the sligh... READ MORE
A leading voice in contemporary fiction
When thirty year old Max falls down the stairs on NYE, this prompts her resolution to get her life together. She's still hurting from a breakup, not writin... READ MORE
Beautifully observed and written with soul
Nicola Dinan writes beautifully and honestly about relationships, creating characters that feel real and authentic. In ‘Disappoint Me’ we follow Max and Vi... READ MORE
Synopsis
A funny, moving and poignant exploration of modern romance and the allure of domesticity from the Polari-prize-winning author of Bellies.
Max didn’t mean to fall for Vincent – a corporate lawyer and hobby baker whose trad friendship group are a world away from her life as a trans woman. But after years of bad dates and dysphoria he’s a breath of fresh air. Their connection seems genuine, his care feels real.
But Vincent is carrying his own baggage. On his gap year in Thailand a decade prior, he vies for the attention of a gorgeous traveller, Alex, with secrets of her own. Is Vincent really the new face of the Enlightened Man, or will the ghosts of his past sabotage his and Max’s happiness?
Disappoint Me is an incisive reckoning with forgiveness and the complexity of modern relationships, told with Nicola Dinan’s trademark wit and heart.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
- ISBN: 9781804994665
- Number of pages: 288
- Dimensions: 197 x 128 x 19 mm
- Weight: 210g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allMost definitely did not disappoint me
This is my first Nicola Dinan book and it did not disappoint me. Droll and devastating, we explore the relationship of Max and Vincent, two people who mana... READ MORE
you need to read this and then force everyone you know to read it too
Told through dual perspectives, Disappoint Me, is a poignant novel that explores the idea of coming to terms with the mistakes that those you love most mak... READ MORE
Another brilliant read from Dinnan
This novel was excellent! 'Bellies' was a fantastic debut and Nicola's second book is even better. Max, a transwoman, falls for Vincent after a painful br... READ MORE
A funny, relatable, moving story!
Disappoint Me has discussions of gender, identity, expectations, relationships, and the questions of "should people be judged by who they were in the past... READ MORE
A beautifully written exploration of modern relationships
4.5
At least Disappoint Me didn't make me cry. It was, however, just as beautifully written as Bellies.
Disappoint Me tells us the story of Max, a tr... READ MORE
Nicolas best yet!
Having adored Nicola’s exquisite debut Bellies, I wondered if anything could top it. But she’s done it again (and Disappoint Me might even be better…)
W... READ MORE
'If this is trans rights, I will do some trans wrongs'
So it was always unlikely that Nicola Dinan's sophomore novel would top her debut, Bellies, for me, and at least part of that is because the skill, intelli... READ MORE
deliciously witty, fiery, and fierce
I was thrilled to have been offered this ARC—I adored Bellies , such a fantastic debut, so I practically devoured Disappoint Me . Nicola Dinan has done it ... READ MORE
Disappoint Me
I really loved this author's debut, Bellies, when I read it a couple years ago so I was very excited to get my hands on this, her follow up book. And I am ... READ MORE
Four stars!
Disappoint Me by Nicola Morrison is a thought-provoking and refreshingly modern take on relationships, identity, and the messy business of navigating perso... READ MORE
This was INCREDIBLE!
This was INCREDIBLE! It's only January, but I'm predicting this is going to be one of my favourite books of the year
Disappoint Me is a beautifully nuance... READ MORE
Not disappointing!
I read Bellies last year so I was excited to get to read an advanced copy of Dinan’s upcoming novel ‘Disappoint Me’. I think this book is much tighter and ... READ MORE
perfect for those who enjoy character-driven stories especially those with LGBTQ+ themes.
I enjoyed Bellies last year so I was thrilled to get to read an advanced copy of ‘Disappoint Me’.
The novel follows Max, a 30-year-old poet who, after an... READ MORE
Overwhelming
Disappoint Me did not disappoint, but it did overwhelm me. There was a lot going on, some of which seemed superfluous and detracted from the plot.
In term... READ MORE
Disappointed, certainly not
Disappointed, certainly not!
I had read Bellies by this author and found it a refreshing change. Disappoint me was also an eye-opener, although it referre... READ MORE
Not Disappointed
I read Bellies last year so I was excited to get to read an advanced copy of Dinan’s upcoming novel ‘Disappoint Me’. I think this book is much tighter and ... READ MORE
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