"The whole time I'm reading a Mhairi McFarlane novel, I feel like a fist is squeezing my heart… she is so ridiculously talented." – Emily Henry International bestseller Mhairi McFarlane delivers a witty, clever, emotional new novel about a woman whose life unravels spectacularly after her screenwriter boyfriend uses their relationship as inspiration for his new television show. When Roisin and Joe join their friends for a weekend at a country house, it’s a triple celebration—a birthday, an engagement, and the launch of Joe’s shiny new TV show. But as the weekend unfolds, tensions come to light in the group and Roisin begins to question her own relationship. And as they watch the first episode of Joe’s drama, she realizes that the private things she told him—which should have stayed between them—are right there on the screen. With her friend group in chaos and her messy love life on display for the whole world to see, Roisin returns home to avoid the unwanted attention and help run her family’s pub. But drama still follows, in the form of her dysfunctional family and the looming question: what other parts of her now-ex’s show are inspired by real events? Lies? Infidelity? Every week, as a new episode airs, she wonders what other secrets will be revealed. Yet the most unexpected twist of all is an old friend, who is suddenly there for Roisin in ways she never knew she needed…
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"The whole time I'm reading a Mhairi McFarlane novel, I feel like a fist is squeezing my heart… she is so ridiculously talented." – Emily Henry International bestseller Mhairi McFarlane delivers a witty, clever, emotional new novel about a woman whose life unravels spectacularly after her screenwriter boyfriend uses their relationship as inspiration for his new television show. When Roisin and Joe join their friends for a weekend at a country house, it’s a triple celebration—a birthday, an engagement, and the launch of Joe’s shiny new TV show. But as the weekend unfolds, tensions come to light in the group and Roisin begins to question her own relationship. And as they watch the first episode of Joe’s drama, she realizes that the private things she told him—which should have stayed between them—are right there on the screen. With her friend group in chaos and her messy love life on display for the whole world to see, Roisin returns home to avoid the unwanted attention and help run her family’s pub. But drama still follows, in the form of her dysfunctional family and the looming question: what other parts of her now-ex’s show are inspired by real events? Lies? Infidelity? Every week, as a new episode airs, she wonders what other secrets will be revealed. Yet the most unexpected twist of all is an old friend, who is suddenly there for Roisin in ways she never knew she needed…
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Reviewed by Martina4.5 ⭐️ Thank you Mhairi for creating THE hottest kindest smartest most charming male main character ever? I am in love.
Reviewed by LissyThis was not what I expected but in Both a good and a bad way. I didn’t expect the focus on Roisin really dealing with the end of the relationship which was something I am not used to in Romance books, but completely appreciated to be addressed as much as it did. Even though there was a new relationship being put into focus as well, it didn’t feel improper. My main critique is that there were so many topics being adressed for a minute and then never talked about again. The characters didn’t feel like they had enough space to be drawn out completely and so they felt at quite a few points very flat and rather perfunctory. It’s a quick read which is good if you need a quick romance read which happens in the middle of life. The German language would summarise this book as “nett”.
Reviewed by lenalovesbooksEin unterhaltsamer und tiefgründiger Liebesroman! Roisin und Joe sind schon seit über 10 Jahren ein Paar. Jedoch läuft die Beziehung seit einem Jahr nicht gerade super. Die Veröffentlichung der neuen TV-Serie von Joe verschlimmert die Situation noch mehr. Hat Joe wirklich Roisins pirvate Geheimnisse ohne Erlaubnis in die Serie eingearbeitet? Und immer mehr beschleicht sie das Gefühl, dass er sie betrogen hat! Das wunderschöne Cover gefällt mir aufgrund der Farben und der gezeichneten Personen. Die Atmospähre wirkt sehr entpsannt und einladend. Mit dem unterhaltsamen Schreibstil der Autorin hatte ich am Anfang etwas Probleme. Die Handlung verläuft sehr schnell und man muss gut aufpassen, um mitzukommen. Nach einigen Seiten habe ich den Schreibstil jedoch geliebt! Ich habe schon viel gutes von Mhairi McFarlane gehört und dieses war mein erstes Buch von ihr. Ich bin sehr positiv überrascht, wie sehr mir dieser Roman gefallen hat. Er wird definitiv nicht der letzte von ihr sein! Ich war begeistert, wie viele unvorhersehbare Ereignisse geschehen sind. Durch die Idee, dass Joe ein Drehbuchautor ist, wurde sehr viel Spannung erzeugt. Es war sehr fesselnd, Roisin bei ihrer Aufklärung zu verfolgen. Dieser Roman verbindet Unterhaltung, Humor, Liebe, Betrug und toxische Beziehungen. Am meisten haben mir jedoch die tiefgründigeren Gedanken und Gespräche gefallen. Oft bleiben kitschige Liebesromane an der Oberfläche. Hier konnten tiefe Gespräche und analysierende und authentische Gedanken überzeugen. Besonders Roisin mag ich wirklich sehr, da sie eine positive Entwicklung durchgemacht hat. Sie ist mutig und hat sich ihren Ängsten gestellt . Fazit: Ich bin sehr begeistert und würde mir sogar eine Fortsetzung wünschen!