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Cargando... If I Never Met You: A Novel (edición 2020)por Mhairi McFarlane (Autor)
Información de la obraIf I Never Met You por Mhairi McFarlane
   Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.  siriaeve | Jul 13, 2024 |   Update: this was my first book by this author. Sadly, it appears that this follows the same outline as her other books (have read 3 total). Done. (  ) mimji | Apr 20, 2024 | ( ) hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |  ) Karla.Brandenburg | Aug 1, 2023 | Laurie is a lawyer, working for the same large law firm as her partner, although they work in different divisions. Yet when he leaves her for another woman, she dreads returning to work and the gossip she'll face. The solution comes in the form of the company's ladies man, who needs to be taken seriously by the law firm's partners to be promoted. They will pretend to be dating; her reputation as a steady worker will make him look more steady, his reputation and looks will prevent her colleagues from feeling sorry for her. Of course this is an often-used plot and a predictable one, but McFarlane makes it fun by providing a bunch of secondary characters who are also living full lives and in making both main characters interesting enough to spend time with. And McFarlane writes so well that her books always make for a few hours of real enjoyment. (  )1  RidgewayGirl | Jul 23, 2023 | sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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HTML: Bestselling author Mhairi McFarlane returns with another heartfelt romantic comedy perfect for fans of Josie Silver, Sophie Kinsella, or Sally Thorne. One of Shondaland's 5 Must-Read Books for March and a Best Romance of 2020 by Amazon, OprahMag, Insider, Buzzfeed, Bustle, Cosmo, PopSugar, and BookPage. When her partner of over a decade suddenly ends things, Laurie is left reelingâ??not only because they work at the same law firm and she has to see him every day. Her once perfect life is in shambles and the thought of dating again in the age of Tinder is nothing short of horrifying. When news of her ex's pregnant girlfriend hits the office grapevine, taking the humiliation lying down is not an option. Then a chance encounter in a broken-down elevator with the office playboy opens up a new possibility. Jamie Carter doesn't believe in love, but he needs a respectable, steady girlfriend to impress their bosses. Laurie wants a hot new man to give the rumor mill something else to talk about. It's the perfect proposition: a fauxmance played out on social media, with strategically staged photographs and a specific end date in mind. With the plan hatched, Laurie and Jamie begin to flaunt their new couple status, to the astonishmentâ??and jealousyâ??of their friends and colleagues. But there's a fine line between pretending to be in love and actually falling for your charming, handsome fake boyfrien No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The first section of the book, where main character Laurie is going through a painful break-up with her long-time boyfriend, are emotionally convincing but perhaps take up too much of If I Never Met You, leaving less space particularly for the final act, which felt rushed and less deftly handled. I really liked Laurie as a main character, and unlike some other reviewers here I found her growth quite convincing—I didn't see a problem with her thinking of herself as a good judge of character and then realising how she'd been wrong about both her ex and several of their friends. I mean, that's a classic Lizzy Bennet arc! I would have liked just a couple of more big scenes between her and Jamie. I bought the relationship, but I wanted just a little bit more of the swoon of it all. (