Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“Being with the wrong person is lonelier than being on your own.”

If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane

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My friend recommended If I Never Met You (2020) by Mhairi McFarlane. She said that it was a good, fun romance that involved lawyers in their thirties. Since we are both lawyers that are getting older every day, she enjoyed it and she thought I would as well. And I really did. This is definitely my favorite romance of the year, and it was even more enjoyable for me because I had no expectations coming into it. Laurie Watkinson has been with her partner Dan for half […]

A fake relationship that works!

If I never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane

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I’m a sucker for a well told fake relationship trope. It is one of these story format that is incredibly hard to get right because of how ludicrous the very idea is, at least if you’re past the age of making decisions with a mind addled with teenage hormones.  The set up is key to the believability, and McFarlane nails it.  Plot: sort of boring woman works for regressive, sexist company. She has been immune to a lot of the really nasty stuff that goes […]

Here’s Looking at You

Here's Looking at You by Mhairi McFarlane

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So this was very cute and also sad at parts. I loved how McFarlane pretty much has you disliking the hero for a good portion of this book (who wouldn’t?) before allowing him to grow on you as he did the heroine. I thought the book was very good at showing how damaging school can be to those who were and are bullied. I felt for Anna so much. And I have to say that Anna and her relationship with her sister was heart-warming. I […]

Who’s That Girl

Who's That Girl by Mhairi McFarlane

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This was a strong 3.5 star read I rounded up to 4 stars. Biggest issue is that some characters read like cliches (Louis) and also Edie was a hot mess. It’s fine if you are a hot mess, but she stayed a hot mess for a good majority of the book. Her being angry that an A-list star wasn’t trying to get with her was just exhausting at some point. I thought parts of the book were funny and some sad (her discussing what happened […]

You Had Me at Hello

You Had Me at Hello by Mhairi McFarlane

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I feel bad for saying this, but this is one of my least favorite books by McFarlane. I think the biggest problem I have is that the heroine (Rachel) is hoping for emotional cheating or something to happen with the hero (Ben) who we go into knowing is married. I just didn’t like her and thought Ben read her very well at the end. She was and still is a mess. I think the Happily Ever After (HEA) we get was 100 percent not earned. […]

Wonderful Romance!

Don't You Forget About Me by Mhairi McFarlane

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Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. This book will be released on September 10, 2019.  So “Don’t You Forget About Me” was wonderful. I have never read McFarlane before, but now I want to read all of her books. This book had so much heart and I loved Georgina (the main character) and her friends Jo, Clem, and Rav. I also laughed a lot and even teared up when you find out why Georgina’s […]



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