You Deserve Each Other
The perfect escapist feel-good romance
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4.3 • 65 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
'This book is the perfect dose of sweet, hilarious joy. It's masterful comedy plus tenderness, unique voice plus rich characters. Nicholas! Swoon! We are in love' bestselling author Christina Lauren
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Meet Naomi and Nicholas: the Perfect Couple.
Their glorious, lavish wedding is coming up in three short months . . . and they are utterly, miserably sick of each other.
Unfortunately, whoever backs out first will end up bearing the brunt of the wedding bill. When Naomi finds out that Nicholas has been feigning contentment too, the two of them go head-to-head in a battle of sabotage, pranks, and all-out emotional warfare to see who can annoy the other into surrendering first.
Now that they have nothing to lose, they're finally being themselves. In fact, they're having so much fun getting on each other's nerves that it starts to feel like something else entirely...
Perfect for fans of Helen Hoang's The Love Quotient and Sally Thorne's The Hating Game, YOU DESERVE EACH OTHER is laugh-out-loud funny, painfully relatable, and bitingly smart.
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Praise for You Deserve Each Other:
'Sarah Hogle is a master of comedic dialogue and sexual tension' Kristin Rockaway
'Anyone who has ever been in a relationship will recognize a part of themselves in this book' Lyssa Kay Adams
'An honest depiction of how dishonesty in a relationship can be its undoing. You Deserve Each Other is a sharp and witty look at how relationships take work to succeed, and how being true to yourself and each other is at the very core of a romantic connection' Samantha Young
'You Deserve Each Other is one of my favorite books of the year' Jennifer L. Armentrout
'Laugh-out-loud funny and a love story with incredible heart. I absolutely loved You Deserve Each Other' Katie McGarry
'A snarky heroine, wickedly funny banter and a cast of quirky characters make this a laugh-out-loud read' Maisey Yates, New York Times-bestselling author of Secrets from a Happy Marriage
'[A] hilarious debut romance...[that] rewards readers with laugh-out-loud moments and a satisfyingly sweet and redeeming ending' Booklist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
With a narrator readers will either love or hate, Hogle's over-the-top debut takes the progression of lovers-to-enemies (and back to lovers) to an unbelievable extreme. Almost two years after Naomi Westfield and Nicholas Rose's first date, the picture perfect couple is engaged and Nick's overbearing mother, Deborah, is planning their wedding. Naomi despises Deborah and Nick can't stand Naomi's artsy work friends. And Nick and Naomi have grown to loath one another as well, but have kept that a secret since neither can break the engagement without incurring massive bills and embarrassment. Instead, they embark on an all-out prank war as each tries to get the other to end things first. Though the couple's shenanigans are written as humorous fun that help them rediscover the joy of their relationship and slowly bring them back together, the pranks themselves frequently verge on gaslighting and actual cruelty: Naomi sabotages Nick's business and breaks his phone, Nick berates Naomi and dangles the potential of him having an affair in her face. Hogle has a gift for detail and narrative flow, but many readers will grow frustrated by Naomi's voice, which alternates between snarkiness and whininess. This rom-com is not for the faint of heart.
Customer Reviews
You deserve each other
At the beginning of this book I wasn’t sure how to feel about it. The author made Nicholas so hated by Naomi (and therefor me) that I couldn’t see how she was going to make me fall in love with him again. Of course, she did.
I ended up really liking it and the overarching message of how important honest communication is in a relationship. I felt their needs to be heard and understood by their partner and to know they were on the same team.
I absolutely love the description of what happened when Naomi finally cracks it close to the start of the book and just really gives herself over to ruining the relationship.
I love an enemies to lovers and this was a nice spin on that common trope.
Single POV, low spice, 18+
My favourite book in 2022
Incredible. Best read of 2022. Not often do you finish a book and want to start at the beginning again. So, so good!
Loved it!!!
Best book I’ve read it ages.