‘Fun and Games is a triumph – an irresistible tribute to the agonies of adolescence – and also the funniest novel I’ve read in years’ Sally Rooney, author of Intermezzo ‘I tore through these psychological pages under the spell of a writer at the top of his technical game … McHugh’s writing has the full range: it can be funny, and deeply sad, and at times horribly apt’ Telegraph ‘I’m not sure I’ve read a funnier book, or one I’ve enjoyed more’ Anthony Cummins, Daily Mail 'A male Sally Rooney … a coming-of-age novel that not only deftly explores young masculinity today but also dives into the sexual discovery of it all with both feet, shoelaces flying' iNews ‘A funny and frank coming-of age-drama, propelled by the heart-swelling comic agony of the protagonist’s incapacity to act without second-guessing the consequences for his social rank’ Observer, ‘The best new novelists for 2025’ ‘Young masculinity, romance, class and growing up are all examined in this deft coming of age story from a debut novelist with a real gift’ iNews ‘A darkly comic and deeply moving debut novel’ Irish Examiner 'McHugh’s storytelling, with its brisk, easy grace, ribald humour and emotional warmth, is wonderfully refreshing' Irish Independent 'One of the funniest novels I've read in years … an utter joy to read' Colin Barrett, author of Wild Houses 'A truly gorgeous novel from a writer of immense talent' Michael Magee, author of Close to Home ‘Lyrical and at turns funny and heartbreaking’ Ferdia Lennon, author of Glorious Exploits ‘A charming, funny and sensitive novel’ Nicole Flattery, author of Nothing Special ‘Fun and Games is blisteringly tender, while being sharp in its observations on class, love, and coming of age’ RTE ‘Bighearted and boisterous, bursting with life … a gorgeous, aching whirligig of a novel’ Colin Walsh, author of Kala ‘A gifted writer, McHugh possesses the genius of turning ordinary everyday occurrences into the thoroughly compelling’ Anne Griffin, author of The Island of Longing