It’s Not Me It’s You
Author: Mhairi McFarlane
Trope: Slow Burn
Point of view: Single, Third person
Relationship: MF
Type of series: Standalone
In a nutshell: Delia Moss isn’t quite sure where she went wrong. When she proposed and discovered her boyfriend was sleeping with someone else - she thought it was her fault. When she realised life would never be the same again - she thought it was her fault. And when he wanted her back like nothing had changed - Delia started to wonder if perhaps she was not to blame.
From Newcastle to London and back again, with dodgy jobs, eccentric bosses and annoyingly handsome journalists thrown in, Delia must find out where her old self went - and if she can ever get her back.
What I thought: Mhairi McFarlane is an instant buy for me. Her style of writing is hilarious and full of so much heart. I mean with gems like this, what can’t you love! “One night with you and he’s turned into a love-letter writer. You must have an incredible pelvic floor.”
It’s Not Me It’s You features Delia going through an upheaval in her life and re-evaluating what she wants. The romance of this story is everything I would want in a romantic comedy, there is sarcasm, snark, banter and swoon, but the hero of this story is breaking out of your comfort zone and opening yourself up to the possibilities of what might be and what you deserve in life.
Lucy Hutton has always been certain that the nice girl can get the corner office. She’s charming and accommodating and prides herself on being loved by everyone at Bexley & Gamin. Everyone except for coldly efficient, impeccably attired, physically intimidating Joshua Templeman. And the feeling is mutual.
Trapped in a shared office together 40 (OK, 50 or 60) hours a week, they’ve become entrenched in an addictive, ridiculous never-ending game of one-upmanship. There’s the Staring Game. The Mirror Game. The HR Game. Lucy can’t let Joshua beat her at anything - especially when a huge new promotion goes up for the taking. If Lucy wins this game, she’ll be Joshua’s boss. If she loses, she’ll resign. So why is she suddenly having steamy dreams about Joshua, and dressing for work like she’s got a hot date? After a perfectly innocent elevator ride ends with an earth-shattering kiss, Lucy starts to wonder whether she’s got Joshua Templeman all wrong.
Maybe Lucy Hutton doesn’t hate Joshua Templeman. And maybe, he doesn’t hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game.