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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
Bébut lent, lu les derniers chapitres et compris le livre
fast-paced
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A friend of mine loves this author so I gave this one a go and while the writing was great and the characters engaging, the story itself was somewhat bleak. These characters were very real and very flawed, but gaslighting is awful to read about just like it's awful to live. The balance of the book leaned too heavily on the breakup and not enough on the growth for my tastes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Abandonment
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
This is the fourth book I’ve read by the author and it was definitely my least favourite. Audiobook was good, I do like this authors books on audiobook.
This just wasn’t what I was expecting? I feel like if I’m remembering correctly (and I think I am), from everything I’ve read from the author so far, it all follows the same formula every time. There’s a woman, she breaks up with a man, either long term or short term, goes on a journey to find herself, deals with some long standing issues and then ends up with a new man, someone unexpected this time.
And that’s fine, I’ve really enjoyed the other books! This however felt really superficial, I hated how long the back and forth went on between Roisin and Joe.
Basically the first 25% of this book is them with their friend group at a house kinda like a weird vacay? They’re watching Joes new show, and there’s so many unnecessary details added it dragged.
Then the story goes into a cycle, Joe did something wrong (which he did), Roisin wants to ends it, thinks he’s cheating, helps Mom, talks to Matt, and over and over.
I did like the relationship between Roisin and Matt, but I didn’t like the twist with Matt and I don’t know how easily that could’ve been forgiven.
Some parts were funny, but most weren’t. I guess I just don’t know the point of this story?
This just wasn’t what I was expecting? I feel like if I’m remembering correctly (and I think I am), from everything I’ve read from the author so far, it all follows the same formula every time. There’s a woman, she breaks up with a man, either long term or short term, goes on a journey to find herself, deals with some long standing issues and then ends up with a new man, someone unexpected this time.
And that’s fine, I’ve really enjoyed the other books! This however felt really superficial, I hated how long the back and forth went on between Roisin and Joe.
Basically the first 25% of this book is them with their friend group at a house kinda like a weird vacay? They’re watching Joes new show, and there’s so many unnecessary details added it dragged.
Then the story goes into a cycle, Joe did something wrong (which he did), Roisin wants to ends it, thinks he’s cheating, helps Mom, talks to Matt, and over and over.
I did like the relationship between Roisin and Matt, but I didn’t like the twist with Matt and I don’t know how easily that could’ve been forgiven.
Some parts were funny, but most weren’t. I guess I just don’t know the point of this story?
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Such an easy read, and always love the writing style! Just a tad predictable, but still good
Some angel at Avon Books granted me access to Mhairi McFarlane’s novel, and I dropped everything I was reading and raced through it in 12 hours! It was delightful to experience McFarlane’s narrative voice again, which is always kind, psychologically astute, and funny as hell.
Between Us has an excellent set up— it asks, what if your long term boyfriend has become a wildly successful screenwriter and, just as your relationship becomes rocky, releases a new series that appears to be based on your relationship and friend group, but portrays your life in a disturbing light?
Roisin knows that Joe’s police procedural television show is not exactly a documentary. To start with, Joe isn’t a detective. However, when she spots one personal scene taken straight out of her own life, she can’t help but suspect more of the show has been lifted from reality.
Like most of McFarlane’s novels, Between Us deals with complicated family ties, an endearing crew of friends, and includes a romance you can root for. Compared to past novels, McFarlane’s latest focuses less on romance. I didn’t mind since I found the psychological drama fascinating and really well executed.
If you enjoy reading about relationships—both romantic and platonic, I highly recommend this delightful interpersonal drama! Thank you to Avon, Harper Voyager and NetGalley for the advanced readers copy. Between Us releases on August 8th.
Between Us has an excellent set up— it asks, what if your long term boyfriend has become a wildly successful screenwriter and, just as your relationship becomes rocky, releases a new series that appears to be based on your relationship and friend group, but portrays your life in a disturbing light?
Roisin knows that Joe’s police procedural television show is not exactly a documentary. To start with, Joe isn’t a detective. However, when she spots one personal scene taken straight out of her own life, she can’t help but suspect more of the show has been lifted from reality.
Like most of McFarlane’s novels, Between Us deals with complicated family ties, an endearing crew of friends, and includes a romance you can root for. Compared to past novels, McFarlane’s latest focuses less on romance. I didn’t mind since I found the psychological drama fascinating and really well executed.
If you enjoy reading about relationships—both romantic and platonic, I highly recommend this delightful interpersonal drama! Thank you to Avon, Harper Voyager and NetGalley for the advanced readers copy. Between Us releases on August 8th.
slow-paced
First off, thank you NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for granting me access to this book in exchange for an honest review.
Between Us is my first read by McFarlane and I desperately wanted to love it so much! I have heard nothing but positive things about this author. Unfortunately, it fell flat for me and I struggled to finish it. The pacing was extremely slow and I found the characters to be irritating. Honestly, it was the most boring book I have ever read. Sadly, I do not recommend this book. ⭐️⭐️
TW: Mention of abortion
Between Us is my first read by McFarlane and I desperately wanted to love it so much! I have heard nothing but positive things about this author. Unfortunately, it fell flat for me and I struggled to finish it. The pacing was extremely slow and I found the characters to be irritating. Honestly, it was the most boring book I have ever read. Sadly, I do not recommend this book. ⭐️⭐️
TW: Mention of abortion
Content Warnings
Minor: Abortion