Last Night: The romantic, heartbreaking and laugh-out-loud funny romcom from the bestselling author

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Here's what made this story work ... Eve. I loved her. She kept just enough humor in her outlook on life as she faced hard realities that I was able to bear the sadness and hurt that peppers this story. She was just a genuinely good and optimistic person who chose to see the good in people for the most part. Her long-lasting unrequited (mostly) love for her friend Ed, and her heartbreak at his sudden engagement felt relatable. A book full of unrequited love would have been exhausting, but reading about Eve's journey of discovery as she realizes what has been going on all along in her relationship with Ed was fantastic. But I should be clear, if you are reading this story and hoping for some sort of epic romantic story, you might end up disappointed. There is a bit of romance here, and it is lovely. Really lovely. But I think this book is more about Eve's evolution as a character. This is her journey of discovery. Love is a great bonus at the end, but it isn't the point here. I wouldn't really call this a slow burn love story, but it definitely takes it's time coming around. And I'm okay with it.

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The topic of loss and grief is here, but I love that this was dealt with on a fair amount of time. Not rushed nor prolonged. Having experienced it myself in the past, I found it authentic and accurate. That’s also why I relate to this book so much.It's not a typical romance but rather focuses on friendship and empowerment although I enjoyed the romance (it started quite late in the book) very much. Mhairi McFarlane had me at hello and I will definitely look her other books up. Mhairi McFarlane is an internationally bestselling English author of humor, literature and fiction books. Born in Falkirk, Scotland, she schooled in Nottingham and advanced her studies at Manchester University where she graduated with a degree in English Literature. She made a return to Nottingham to delight the natives with her journalism. After roles as a feature writer, trainee reporter, reporter and columnist, Mhairi discovered that it was time to write a novel. An unrequited love, of sorts, especially since he is in a long term relationship with someone Eve really doesn't like.

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Impromptu Goodreads Gal Pals group read - Take 4...maybe not planning ahead will be our magic sauce 🤗The other girls felt that Eve forgave too easily, and part of me agrees, but part of me liked it? These friendships were very old, and the characters felt like real people, who made and owned real mistakes. Sometimes they all behaved appallingly, but they all had real issues and they hurt each other and themselves, which I thought felt very true to real life. None of the friendships turned out to be perfect, each had their problems, but they were still strong and lasting. I guess by the end, because Eve was to forgiving, accepting and generous, then I found myself feeling forgiving too. While I wished for more spicy romance parts, the author's brilliant mind charmed me enough to round up my rating from 3.5 stars to 4! I never dare to give any of her works less than 4 stars. I think the truth is: opportunities in life are like doors flashing open and slamming closed, for good. You won’t necessarily notice when they’re open, or get any warning they’re going to close. If you don’t bolt through them when you can, then that is that.”

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I'm honestly without any kind of words. I'm just feelings. I laughed, I cried, I did both some more, and mostly I just marveled at how good she is at creating complicated messes that don't feel like someone who is contriving to write about complicated messes. It feels like eavesdropping on real lives, people you sort've know, and are therefore invested in. No perfect specimens, no uncomplicated situations. Just real. I will never have a friend like her again. Not only because of our affinity, the sheer timescales. You can't make new old friends. Doors in your life, open and closing.”it was just another world, exactly like this one, but with a dramatic difference. Your presence. Your presence, which I took for granted." Wow. Just wow. This was so good. Probably because it went in unexpected places. I thought I was getting set up for one romance, but another one swooped in and it felt right and I loved it. I also loved that the main character, Eve, realizes that she deserves and needs more out of her whole unrequited love thing. I thought that all of the characters in this one, Eve, Susie, Justin, Ed, and Fin, were very developed. I didn't want this one to end at all and re-read it twice already. Brilliant on relationships, friendships and emotions… I loved, loved, loved this book’ MARIAN KEYES My conclusion is this: there’s no rule that says the unavailable person you waste your life being in love with has to be the greatest human you ever met. It doesn’t make the loss of him any less painful.” Before adding this book to my tbr-list, I was already familiar with this author, as I have read 'Don't You Forget About Me' (yes, the main reason I read that book was because of the title) about 3 years ago and I enjoyed it. But in this book's case, it was actually the synopsis that captured my interest and made me want to read it.