Not Here to Make Friends
A sizzling frenemies-to-lovers rom-com
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4.3 • 19 Ratings
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
She’s the reality TV villain everyone will love to hate. He’s the producer tasked with making it happen. What could go wrong? A hilarious, heartfelt rom-com for fans of The Unhoneymooners.
‘A full-on villain romance, with all the lying, scheming and blazingly tumultuous sex you could hope for.’ New York Times
Reality TV producer Murray O’Connell is the showrunner for reality dating show Marry Me, Juliet, and that means he’s the boss: he controls the cast, the crew and the story. Until Lily Fireball turns up.
Lily is everything viewers love to watch: she’s feisty, dramatic, and never backs down from a fight. Her villain narrative should be easy to pull off, but Murray keeps getting in her way. Because before she was Lily Fireball, she was Lily Ong – Murray's best friend, and he's determined to stop her blowing up her life on television.
As the season unfolds, Lily and Murray go head to head. Lily just wants to have some fun with her role, and Murray just wants to film the show he planned. Why won't she listen to him? And why can't Murray focus on the job, instead of the woman he thought was just a friend?
‘The best friends to lovers book I've read in a long while, maybe ever … A perfect finale to the bingeworthy Marry Me, Juliet series.’ Karina May, author of Duck à l'Orange for Breakfast and Never Ever Forever
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
McAlister takes readers on a reality show romp in her soapy third Marry Me, Juliet romance (after Can I Steal You for a Second?). Best friends Murray O'Connell and Lily Ong, both producers on a Bachelor-esque dating show, have orchestrated some of reality TV's most memorable moments and brought together its best loved couples. But after Lily's husband, Jeff, dies, she becomes hell-bent on blowing up her life, destroying both her reputation and her career by going on the show herself and playing the part of villain. As Lily schemes to shake things up among the contestants, Murray faces his own complicated feelings for Lily and how they play into the reality show story arc unfolding in front of them. McAlister makes room for some truly fraught emotional moments, particularly as Lily struggles with her longtime attraction to Murray, which predates her marriage and complicates her grieving process. The plot strikes a fine balance between showing how the sausage is made on reality TV and sensitively addressing love and loss. The central friends-to-lovers romance is complicated and sometimes tortured but always believable. This is an easy pick for the beach bag.
Customer Reviews
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It’s been a while since I read a romance novel AND DUDE I WAS CLAWING AT MY OWN HAIR MENTALLY BECAUSE THE ANGST AND PINING IN THIS INSANE AND OTHERWORLDLY HOLY MOLY 😭
this is actually the first book I read in the series, and to those who might be soldiering on through the previous two books, PLEASE READ THIS BOOK!!! It’s so good, you won’t regret it!!
May I just add that I love how healthy yet realistic the relationship dynamics are here in this series though?? I’ll definitely be looking forward to another one of McAllister’s new drops fo’ shoooooore!!