The topic (trying to move on and stand on your feet again after finding out that your permanent boyfriend slept with another girl), the characters (the cheerful, silly, interesting girl who was too cute to realize that she got people falling in love with her), the settings (London vs Newcastle), the plot, etc.Mhairi was born in Scotland in 1976 and her unnecessarily confusing name is pronounced Vah-Ree.“Nothing worthwhile was without risk. Great story, wonderful characters. Review the book in front of you, not the book you wish the author had written. I like the unique plot! I like the humor and the variety of characters and their backgrounds. We will be reaching out to the winners individually. Find similar books. credit-by-exam regardless of age or education level.Not sure what college you want to attend yet? It’s inexplicable. This had a similar ish vibe to McFarlane's latest, IF I NEVER MET YOU, in regards to where our leading lady finds herself relationship-wise at the beginning of the book but things spiral out much differently and I appreciated that.At the onset of writing this review I was still hmm'ing and haw'ing over my rating for this one (but by the time you see if it'll have a nice shiny star value up above) because sadly I'm still comparing everything to DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME. It was an ARC,and it was contemporary, and I was craving a contemporary. I don't even know where to start with the review to fully convince you to purchase this baby, but I'm going to try. Then, there are books you read because you want something dependable--you know how things are going to turn out and that's just a-okay.
Here I was, at bookcon looking through the different booths, then I stumbled on this beautiful book. It was silly, fun, adorable, and happy. While I liked Delia well-enough, I hated how weak she was and that she'd even consider getting back with the cheating weasel Paul.
Cheating is a hard-no for me and while I can see getting past it given sincere regret and the right circumstances, this was very much not it. (Some reviewers on Goodreads complained that McFarlane's stories are a bit long, but in my view, sometimes a story is just that good that you never want it to end, right?!)