Kind of, Sort of, Maybe, But Probably Not

Imbi Neeme writes the big and small moments of life with huge heart and boundless empathy. I finished this book in one great delicious gulp, laughing out loud, and I felt GOOD. And HAPPY. More books like this in the world, please.

Kate Mildenhall

Neeme is a natural storyteller. In this second novel, she establishes a narrative pacing that glides, allowing readers to melt into the story of these two heart-warming characters.

Jessie Tu, The Age

Warm, wacky and wonderful. The mystery at the heart of this story cuts a path through the mysteries of all hearts, illuminating new, old and rekindled relationships with the sparkle, hope and melancholy of a 90s sharehouse party.

Paul Dalgarno

I’m jealous of people who haven’t read this book yet because they get to read it for the first time. Kind of, Sort of, Maybe… But Probably Not is spectacular, an absolute delight to read. Heart warming, insightful and funny, I give it eleven thumbs up.

Katherine Collette

Imbi's book is like buying a dress and discovering it has pockets.

J.M. Green

A beautiful book.

Jessie Tu, The Bookshelf, ABC RN

This novel is insightful and funny, which is a good combination. The manuscript of Neeme’s first novel, The Spill, won the 2019 Penguin Literary Prize and was published the following year. Her follow-up confirms she is a writer with a future.

Stephen Romei, The Saturday Paper

[An] adventure cruises along throughout the scope of Kind of, Sort of, Maybe, But Probably Not, with some fun romantic side-plots, before being saved by an unexpected development at the end of the novel. Kind of, Sort of, Maybe, But Probably Not is Neeme’s second work of fiction and it provides insight into a life lived with extreme sensitivity to sound, which the author translates to the page with a deft hand. The novel also tackles intergenerational life –particularly the relationships between grandchildren and grandparents – carefully, and with an observant eye.

Ellie Fisher, ArtsHub