When Harriet's partner Jon proposes in front of his entire family, Harriet feels as if she has been thrown into a nightmare, pressured into accepting, without any real choice. There are some enjoyable coincidences and several scenes that are almost movie or TV worthy they are so lively and entertaining. It starts out a hoot with plenty of laugh out loud moments as you’d expect from the smart writing of Mhairi McFarlane. There is less of a romance element in this than in previous books which I’m happy about however, I do feel the romantic hook up at the end seems a bit sudden and possibly predictable, enjoyable though it is.

Mhairi McFarlane (Author of If I Never Met You) - Goodreads Mhairi McFarlane (Author of If I Never Met You) - Goodreads

To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose.My family were shocked because they spent five years thinking they were going to have to sit me down and tell me it was never going to happen,” she says. i>Sunday Times bestselling author Mhairi McFarlane was born in Scotland in 1976 and her unnecessarily confusing name is pronounced Vah-Ree. A great portion of the book deals with Jon, then with Harriet's other ex, and then some madness with her friend, and oh yeah there's Cal. She also has to deal with things that happened to her in the past, especially when someone from her past resurfaces. Harriet is faced with a dilemma when she discovers that Scott is getting married to a sweet girl named Mary Ann.

Mhairi McFarlane discusses her eighth novel, Mad About You Mhairi McFarlane discusses her eighth novel, Mad About You

The love interest was such a non-person and consequently I never felt any chemistry between him and Harriet. As in some of her previous books, the story also highlights how social media can be used to devastating effect. I cannot wait for a re-read of the US release in August 2022 so that I can share tons of highlighted quotes on GR.And it's all centered around a very timely plot point about a narrative shift, and subsequent support, for an abuser. Usually, before I interview an author, I need to do a lot of reading, catching up on the backlist I haven’t read, reminding myself of their more recent titles. I will say that I did really enjoy the dynamic between Cal and Sam, and this healthy male friendship was something McFarlane has not portrayed before. It’s a well-balanced and layered story and one I’d definitely recommend to readers of contemporary fiction and romance.

Mad about You – HarperCollins Publishers UK

However, it was moving to watch her internal battle and evolution from being "blamed and shamed" by "a good guy" to gaining more confidence in helping other women. She continued to earn money through a series of freelance PR gigs, and her boyfriend paid the mortgage for a while. One thing that made me sad was that I saw a lot of readers saying that they gave up on this book because Harriet seemed to be such a victim. And Don’t You Forget About Me (HarperCollins), which sees Georgina forced to confront the sexual abuse she experienced as a teenager, is also brilliant: it delves into some dark places, but then so do many of McFarlane’s novels—and let’s face it, so does all the best romantic writing, however it might be packaged.

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.

Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane | Goodreads

After some efforts at journalism, she started writing novels and her first book, You Had Me At Hello, was an instant success. When it comes to Jon, I did actually like the portrayal of his character, and that it was not just him to blame for the failing of this relationship, but Harriet too, as whilst she may not have admitted it to herself at the time, she was in many ways using Jon as a safe bet after Scott. A woman’s rose-colored view of her tight circle of friends is shattered in this heartfelt and funny story of loss and recovery from McFarlane (If I Never Met You).Like most of McFarlane’s releases, the book begins with a breakup, this time initiated by our heroine rather than her partner. I’m usually someone that likes the sexy stuff and I don’t really think this author does much of that but I am still enjoying her books. If I leave another woman to suffer Scott Dyer because I’m frightened of intervening, then nothing has really changed. But it was incredibly important and there was a lot of good dialogue, and perspective, and shifting loyalties to see play out and that was compelling, if occasionally tough, reading. In the present, Harriet finds herself in a socially awkward scenario at the celebrations of his parents 40th wedding anniversary, when out of the blue Jon proposes marriage in front of his entire family.