This is a novel I'm very excited to share, and I couldn't be happier to be part of the blog tour. Jessica writes characters that are real, have faults and are relatable, I have seen aspects of myself in both her novels and seeing neurodivergent, type A characters be accepted and represented make my heart sing.
Synopsis
Pretending to be married… How hard can it be?!
When Lina’s oldest friends unexpectedly announce they’re coming to stay, she has to think fast. No one knows she and her husband Brown are breaking up, and so she persuades him to act as if they aren’t… After all, how hard can it be to pretend to be married for another ten days?
Surely if they follow these rules, they’ll be fine?
1. Throw your backs out striking couple poses
2. Practice laughing super loudly at each other’s jokes
3. Hold each other’s hands with a grip of steel when walking
4. Share a bed…
But, despite her step-by-step guide, pretending to be married isn’t as easy as she thought. And by day five, Lina is starting to realise there’s a thin line between love and hate.
And while she can try to fool her friends, she can’t fool her heart. Was she too hasty calling time on her marriage? Is this becoming more than make believe? And does she even have enough time to find out if Brown feels the same?
This absolutely hilarious and totally addictive romcom is perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood’s The Love Hypothesis, Christina Lauren’s The Unhoneymooners, and Emily Henry.
My review
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I could totally sympathise with Lina being tired of mothering a grown man and feel her frustration at her marriage as it is now compared to when she was younger when she used to be fun and spontaneous. I could relate to her sadness and attachment to her apartment and how revisiting it brought up so many mixed emotions.
Her letter to the new tenant that she had hidden and the messages that were added on to her letter seriously had me crying into my pasta. And just as I was moved to tears with some parts, I laughed out loud at the one-liners. Freddie had me rolling and also wanting to be their friend for their unjudgemental and supportive wisdom. Everyone needs a Freddie in their lives!
Lina's hopelessness at the end of her marriage, the fact that it's so hard to admit she failed at something (and admitting failure or defeat is so damn hard! )Which led to some miscommunication.
The miscommunication from their pasts and keeping everything bottled up until it comes pouring out is a lesson. We really shouldn't leave things unsaid and built up.
Lina clinging onto her old apartment block, where she was happiest, where it all began, a simpler time was hard hitting to me. Saving the apartment is a filler, fixing something when everything else feels completely unfixable (which for her type A personality is a must)
And 80's pop culture references like Ghostbusters and Scooby doo were everything to this 80's baby!
Thank you to netgalley, bookouture and Jessica for this arc copy in exchange for my honest opinions.
Author Bio
Jessica Hatch has a passion for writing humorous women’s fiction with a strong-beating heart. She loves to develop quirky, high-concept “what if” scenarios and then drop her characters into them, escape room–style, to see what happens. Her work spotlights characters and locales the reader can fall in love with, and aims to explore real-world issues that women and nonbinary people face.
Jessica has worked in book publishing since 2013. She has had bylines published in Writer’s Digest, The Millions, and G*Mob Magazine, among others, and she is a proud alumna of the Mors Tua Vita Mea workshop in Sezze Romano, Italy. Before being acquired by Bookouture, her debut novel won a pitch slam at the Brooklyn Book Festival in 2018 and was workshopped by acclaimed author Rumaan Alam at Aspen Summer Words in 2019.
Jessica was born outside of Richmond, Virginia, but now lives in Jacksonville, Florida, with her bartender husband, Paul, and their three cats. When she is not writing, you can find her jogging on the Riverwalk or planning her next international trip. Say hello at www.jessicahatch.com.
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Pretending to be married… How hard can it be?!
When Lina’s oldest friends unexpectedly announce they’re coming to stay, she has to think fast. No one knows she and her husband Brown are breaking up, and so she persuades him to act as if they aren’t… After all, how hard can it be to pretend to be married for another ten days?
Surely if they follow these rules, they’ll be fine?
1. Throw your backs out striking couple poses
2. Practice laughing super loudly at each other’s jokes
3. Hold each other’s hands with a grip of steel when walking
4. Share a bed…
But, despite her step-by-step guide, pretending to be married isn’t as easy as she thought. And by day five, Lina is starting to realise there’s a thin line between love and hate.
And while she can try to fool her friends, she can’t fool her heart. Was she too hasty calling time on her marriage? Is this becoming more than make believe? And does she even have enough time to find out if Brown feels the same?
This absolutely hilarious and totally addictive romcom is perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood’s The Love Hypothesis, Christina Lauren’s The Unhoneymooners, and Emily Henry.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I could totally sympathise with Lina being tired of mothering a grown man and feel her frustration at her marriage as it is now compared to when she was younger when she used to be fun and spontaneous. I could relate to her sadness and attachment to her apartment and how revisiting it brought up so many mixed emotions.
Her letter to the new tenant that she had hidden and the messages that were added on to her letter seriously had me crying into my pasta. And just as I was moved to tears with some parts, I laughed out loud at the one-liners. Freddie had me rolling and also wanting to be their friend for their unjudgemental and supportive wisdom. Everyone needs a Freddie in their lives!
Lina's hopelessness at the end of her marriage, the fact that it's so hard to admit she failed at something (and admitting failure or defeat is so damn hard! )Which led to some miscommunication.
The miscommunication from their pasts and keeping everything bottled up until it comes pouring out is a lesson. We really shouldn't leave things unsaid and built up.
Lina clinging onto her old apartment block, where she was happiest, where it all began, a simpler time was hard hitting to me. Saving the apartment is a filler, fixing something when everything else feels completely unfixable (which for her type A personality is a must)
And 80's pop culture references like Ghostbusters and Scooby doo were everything to this 80's baby!
Thank you to netgalley, bookouture and Jessica for this arc copy in exchange for my honest opinions.
Author Bio
Jessica has worked in book publishing since 2013. She has had bylines published in Writer’s Digest, The Millions, and G*Mob Magazine, among others, and she is a proud alumna of the Mors Tua Vita Mea workshop in Sezze Romano, Italy. Before being acquired by Bookouture, her debut novel won a pitch slam at the Brooklyn Book Festival in 2018 and was workshopped by acclaimed author Rumaan Alam at Aspen Summer Words in 2019.
Jessica was born outside of Richmond, Virginia, but now lives in Jacksonville, Florida, with her bartender husband, Paul, and their three cats. When she is not writing, you can find her jogging on the Riverwalk or planning her next international trip. Say hello at www.jessicahatch.com.
Author social media
Website
Newsletter sign up here
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