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International bestseller Mhairi McFarlane delivers a witty, clever, emotional new novel about a woman whose life unravels spectacularly after her screenwriter boyfriend uses their relationship as inspiration for his new television show. When Roisin and Joe join their friends for a weekend at a country house, it's a triple celebration--a birthday, an engagement, and the launch of Joe's shiny new TV show. But as the weekend unfolds, tensions come to light in the group and Roisin begins to question her own relationship. And as they watch the first episode of Joe's drama, she realizes that the private things she told him--which should have stayed between them--are right there on the screen. With her friend group in chaos and her messy love life on display for the whole world to see, Roisin returns home to avoid the unwanted attention and help run her family's pub. But drama still follows, in the form of her dysfunctional family and the looming question: what other parts of her now-ex's show are inspired by real events? Lies? Infidelity? Every week, as a new episode airs, she wonders what other secrets will be revealed. Yet the most unexpected twist of all is an old friend, who is suddenly there for Roisin in ways she never knew she needed...
ugh. this is one of the first books i have ever wanted to dnf from so far in, but i'm also like i am so close to the end, i feel like i should just power through, because my curiosity is strong enough i just want to keep going. i've read another book by mhairi mcfarlane (mad about you) and didn't love it, but from hearing others talk about these books, i thought that maybe that was because of the false advertising of the book as a romance when it is much more just women's fiction, so i wanted to give another a try, and nope. i do think a lot of that is because this one hits very close to home with a certain character, which is tricky to read for me, but also.... it's just not very well executed. i will keep going for now, but am not having the best time, that's for sure
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