Review: Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane

Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane

Blurb from Goodreads:

International bestseller Mhairi McFarlane delivers a sharp, emotional new novel about a woman who calls off her engagement to "the perfect man" and moves in with a charming stranger who makes her question everything about her life, her past, and the secrets she's kept for far too long…

Harriet Hatley is the most in-demand wedding photographer in town, but she doesn’t believe in romance, loathes the idea of marriage, and thinks chocolate fountains are an abomination. Which is why, when her long-time partner proposes, she panics. Suddenly Harriet is single… and living down the hall from her ex. She needs a new apartment, like, yesterday.

Enter Cal Clarke, a hopeless romantic who just experienced his own wedding-related disaster. Harriet and Cal are like chalk and cheese, but as they go from strangers to roommates to friends, it becomes clear they’re both running from something. When Harriet’s most heavily guarded secret comes to light, her world implodes. And Cal, with his witty humor and gentle advice, is a surprising source of calm at the center of the storm.

With her career, friendships, and reputation on the line, Harriet must finally face her past in order to take control of her future. Because if she’s willing to stop playing it safe and risk everything to share her truth, real love and happiness may be waiting on the other side…

This was such a big disappointment. I have really liked some books from this author before but this fell flat for me -- it was boring, staid and uninspired. A bit of the plot reminded me of Lease on Love, which I loved and wholeheartedly recommend over this book! The book just read as if the author was trying to crow bar emotion and reasons for such emotion and it just didn't work. It didn't feel organic or real. Hope you have better luck!

Mad About You comes out next week on August 9, 2022 and you can purchase HERE.

"Read me the menu again, would you? I've totally forgotten what we're having for main course," Jonathan said, swinging his gleaming silver Mercedes lustily around a corner, precariously close to a drystone wall.

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