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I‘ve enjoyed several of McFarlane‘s other novels, but this one fell a bit flat for me… Georgina‘s caught in a bit of arrested development at 30. Though she wants to write, she keeps taking jobs without trajectory & not using her time to write. After an epically bad day gets worse, the silver lining lands her a temporary bartending job with a flash from her past. I struggled connecting with Georgina & her family here but liked the central romance.

I enjoyed this book but I think the cover makes it seem like it‘s a cute romance, and it is not. This is like a Marian Keyes or JoJo Moyes novel with a lead who is still finding herself. She‘s a waitress who also writes, and the book is partially about finding her voice when her high school boyfriend comes back & doesn‘t remember her. I was rooting for her, especially versus the comedian she‘s dating. #PopSugar prompt: Same title as a Song

I always find reading/listening to super British novels to be an interesting thing because our slang and word usage is so different. That didn‘t throw me off a few times throughout the story but I did find it interesting nonetheless. As a server/bartender (who is also a writer lol) I definitely connected with the MC and her struggles. And I appreciated that she had a different personality. This book had meat to it and felt a little different.

Surprisingly heartbreaking and then heartwarming romcom filled with personal growth and empowerment. Loved it.

Surprisingly heartbreaking and then heartwarming romcom filled with personal growth and empowerment. Loved it.

Cute and fun!

I am using the tagged book for this prompt for my #popsugarchallenge as even though Lindsey Kelk isn't a celebrity in the same sense as Reese Witherspoon (who recommend books on a regular basis) recommended this book as it is written by a very good friend of hers. Lindsey Kelk is my kind of celebrity so I think it counts!

I would have read it anyway as I like this author but I need to fill in #popsugarchallenge prompts lol!!

Good. This story centres round a school romance that went wrong but as they get older they realise that it was meant to be. Interesting characters and not a cosy romance as the cover suggests as it deals with subjects such as sexual abuse and it's after effects. Recommend.

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I didn't hate Don't You Forget About Me, but I didn't love it either. Georgina and Lucas are reunited 12 years after high school when Georgina gets a job at Lucas's pub. They were in love back in the day - now it appears he doesn't remember Georgina. Or does he? My review caused quite a stir on Twitter. I didn't think it was all that harsh. https://theludicreader.com/2019/08/15/dont-you-forget-about-me-mhairi-mcfarlane/