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If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane
1.0

This was my first book from this author and I definitely won’t be reading more. Laurie was such a judgemental character and I kinda hated her. I wish the book had been dual POV instead of just hers because Jamie was more likable. We spent so much time hearing about the ex and how terrible Laurie’s life is that we don’t actually get much interaction between her and the actual love interest. This meant there was zero chemistry between the two. I also found the rants about her ex so long winded and dull that I ended up skimming them. The actual romance only happens in the last 2 chapters but the end of the book is just chaotic. The scene with the dad’s friends and then the email fiasco, felt like the author knew the start was boring and needed to add some drama but went a bit over the top. It was also weird reading a black woman written badly by a white woman. The hair cut chapter needed to go.