Between Us
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3.9 • 17 Ratings
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- $22.99
Publisher Description
""The whole time I'm reading a Mhairi McFarlane novel, I feel like a fist is squeezing my heart… she is so ridiculously talented."" – Emily Henry
International bestseller Mhairi McFarlane delivers a witty, clever, emotional new novel about a woman whose life unravels spectacularly after her screenwriter boyfriend uses their relationship as inspiration for his new television show.
When Roisin and Joe join their friends for a weekend at a country house, it’s a triple celebration—a birthday, an engagement, and the launch of Joe’s shiny new TV show. But as the weekend unfolds, tensions come to light in the group and Roisin begins to question her own relationship. And as they watch the first episode of Joe’s drama, she realizes that the private things she told him—which should have stayed between them—are right there on the screen.
With her friend group in chaos and her messy love life on display for the whole world to see, Roisin returns home to avoid the unwanted attention and help run her family’s pub. But drama still follows, in the form of her dysfunctional family and the looming question: what other parts of her now-ex’s show are inspired by real events? Lies? Infidelity? Every week, as a new episode airs, she wonders what other secrets will be revealed.
Yet the most unexpected twist of all is an old friend, who is suddenly there for Roisin in ways she never knew she needed…
Customer Reviews
Not my favorite of hers, but an easy read
I did not trouble with the narrator, I was grateful that she was good at creating different voices with all the various characters. The plot had interesting twists. It took over 1/3 of the way through to start getting into where the story line was going. The reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is that it wasn’t my favorite of the author, and the others I’ve read I’ve loved. This one I had a hard time starting to fully like the character, and the romance between characters was lacking build up. It seemed ‘I like you’ then ‘I don’t like you’ back to ‘I like you’. I never felt the feels between the characters. It could have been a really great book, if things would have had longer to develop. That said, it was an easy listen while puttering around the garden and house.
0 STARS
Usually a fan of this author, but this book is so convoluted and pathetic that I couldn’t even get past the second chapter. The narrator is absurd! I cannot even understand a single syllable; why is this even out there? The author should be so ashamed for allowing such a horrific version of her story. Stay away from the audiobook and this particular narrator. It’s a shame, but I’m returning it.