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Alice and Joe are very happy together and working at the same company, both as lawyers. Until Alice’s new boss is fired for inappropriate behaviour, and she loses her coveted position at the company. Alice falls into working at the local pub, and finds that she really loves it. But this means that Joe and Alice need some extra money to pay the rent, and Joe offers the extra room to his ex-girlfriend, Zoë.

I’m not a big fan of this trope. When Zoë moved in with Joe and Alice, I started to feel very antsy. There is just so much that can potentially go wrong here and I could feel myself tensing up about it. I have never wanted to skip ahead so much! But I didn’t. And even though I felt anxious about this situation for much of the book (definitely not the author’s fault!), I still enjoyed the story.

I liked Alice and I think her reactions to the things that happened to her were very normal and expected. Joe is the best guy ever. Ladies, you should aim for this kind of man.

This book made me think a lot. Even though you might have a very strong relationship that can withstand almost anything, doesn’t mean you should deliberately test that bond. Like inviting your ex to share the apartment with you and your partner, or playing secret online Scrabble matches with a guy who is not your boyfriend (and not telling him about it).

I’m happy with the ending. There was definitely a lot to think about, and I think this will make an excellent book for a book club discussion.

Thank you to Boukouture and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC. Any thoughts and opinions are my own.

Was I hooked by this book? Yes, I wanted to see how it all turned out.

Genre: Contemporary Romance