It lassos me, pulls me back into my own body and into the present rather than in my head where I’m always formulating a comeback or measuring and feeding a crowd.

As comedians, these two are both sharp and witty, but because they are best friends, their banter was more playful than snarky. Keeping her feelings hidden from him is agony (a tragedy, even—in lieu of flowers, please send cash. Some tropes in this book though are age gap (10 years I think), friends to lovers, single dad, fake relationship, and mutual pining. But instead of going to bed like a normal person, my brain was so full of serotonin that I couldn't help but stayed awake and replay the story in my head for hours!The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

I spin a tale about some delightfully aloof (nonexistent) men I’ve dated and the ill-begotten adventures of my sex life before my yarn gives way to an impression that has me lemur-walking to the other side of the stage, coaxing the room into a legato of laughter. An emotionally intelligent man that regularly attends therapy and encourages others to do so as well? It totally could be my current mood because I’ve been having a really shitty reading month and I’m in somewhat of a slump… or it could have been the book.

But before I can come up with a snarky response and engage in our standard back-and-forth, Meyer’s hand grips my elbow, and I jolt.

Romance novels in general these days are mild on the conflict side because if you create a red flag with the conflict, you cannot justify them getting back together.My sole issue with this book is a personal one—dual timelines, going back and forth generally mess with my thought process. Hearing the disbelief from my best friend's mouth makes the events of my failed date sting that much more. Farley and Meyer became friends a few years ago, and Meyer has now become Farley’s rock when her insecurities take over. WISH YOU WEREN'T HERE is transportive and gorgeous, perfectly blending escapism with real and complex characters that were easy to root for. overall just really anticlimactic- but I needed something light and fluffy after going hard with Game of Thrones so I guess it served it's purpose.