“A one-of-a-kind storyteller gifted with a winningly refreshing mix of traits: unorthodox in form yet compulsively readable, playful and mischievous in spirit while seriously thoughtful”

The Observer

“I Will Crash occup[ies] a space between poetry and prose that is both pacy and original… Watson has a Woolfian ability to capture the cacophony of the present moment”

The TLS

“Watson integrates the raw strangeness of the present moment with the dagger-bright flash of memories that will not be eradicated. Once again, her free-form approach… allows the reader a uniquely personal experience of the novel’s spaces.”

The Guardian

“In A Room of One’s Own, Virginia Woolf wrote that to tell their stories, women writers would have to throw off the shackles of inherited Victorian structures to reinvent the novel. Even the building block of the sentence itself was no longer suited… Watson has accomplished the task that Woolf set out nearly a century ago”

Irish Times

“A compelling and poignant novel in her inimitable style that is as immersive and confronting as her last. Watson toys with themes of grief, forgiveness and love with raw emotion that captivates with its authentic portrayal of characters you will be convinced are real”

Glamour Magazine

“Rosa’s introspections are immediate and arresting. Meaning is often so clear it makes us feel claustrophobic, hemmed in by inescapable intensity. The novel’s idiosyncrasies also underline the text’s standout quality: its raw ambivalence”

The i

“Watson possesses an uncanny ability to manipulate a reader’s gaze… her approach to language allows her to be extraordinarily playful… One of the best things about Watson’s writing is its destabilising effect both on the page and in the mind: it disrupts not only how we read, but also our biases and convictions”

Literary Review

“Watson’s second novel is a tightly-controlled, invigorating novel that delves into the intricacies of familial relationships that have previously been broken, seemingly for good”

Dazed

“This is an author open to being surprised by her material, who is prepared to let the demands of her material determine form, pacing and shape; to let her words write her as much as she writes them… wonderful”

Prospect Magazine

“Watson is a gifted storyteller who has turned a work about grief, sibling violence and memory into a gripping page turner… one of the most exciting novelists working today.”

Press Association

“Rebecca Watson’s unique style is completely immersive; I felt as though I was inside Rosa’s head, spiralling with her into uncertain memories. I Will Crash is an unforgettable ghost story.”

Natasha Brown

“I Will Crash proves once again that there is nothing received, nothing complacent, nothing taken for granted in the writing of Rebecca Watson. Her writing builds itself from first principles, concentrates itself into only what is essential and startling, in a voice that feels both carved and floating.”

Colin Barrett

“I Will Crash places the reader firmly in the consciousness of a narrator confronted with the myriad and often conflicting impulses that arise from childhood trauma. Watson’s scattered sentences produce a deeply mesmeric and almost destabilizing effect on the reader. It’s profoundly moving, funny, and beautifully written. A masterclass on the art of ellipsis.”

Michael Magee