This book is kind of a mess, and kind of really unnecessarily long. Up until the 50% mark I had many concerns already, but I was still having fun with the plot. The second part of the book however destroyed almost every single positive thought I had.

I'd like to start my very long rant with the main thing I was concerned about: Emmy's neurodivergence. Now, I should preface this by clarifying that, while Mae is canonically dyslexic (it's mentioned briefly once and then never brought up again), Emmy is never said to be anything, which would normally make you assume she's neurotypical.
While Emmy is supposed to be neurotypical, she does not feel like it.

Emmy is generally a pretty awkward person, she tends to freeze is many situations and she's only able to act in social situations if she has a script or if she imitates someone - for example, at the end of a date with her girlfriend she imagines kissing scenes from plays and movies to be able to kiss Alice in real life, and in other social situations she pretends to be Mae (her rival) so that she can get through them.
Emmy has a fixation with acting (especially theater, and especially Shakespeare), and during the Twelfth Night preparation she starts info dumping about it because it's her favorite play.
She's an actress and she 'stubbornly' only applies to audition for a very specific type of role, and the through of trying out something different doesn't really crosses her mind.
During her first date with Alice she asks her to give her feedback on her performance as her date. She sometimes asks for clarification about things others said, or asks confirmation about whether or not someone is joking.
She has very specific rituals she does before acting or auditions, despite saying she's not superstitious, and she's aware that people think of her as an emotionless robot.

Now, what does all of this make you think of? If you answered 'autism', you would be right.

All of these traits, listed like this, could likely make you think that Emmy is a stereotypical autistic person, but I want to clarify that I personally didn't feel that way while reading it. She felt real, and honestly really relatable. If she had been canonically autistic, and not simply heavily autistic coded like this, I believe she would have been a great autistic character.

While I am a little upset that Emmy is not stated to be autistic on paper, my real issue is with how other people act around her. Especially Mae, who is supposed to be her love interest.

The story is marketed as enemies to lovers, and while their 'rivals status' can still be accurate because they're both actresses auditioning for the same roles, saying they're enemies is not really an accurate label. Mae and Emmy do not start as enemies: during a party (which is the second time they meet each other in the story), while they're trying to have a conversation, Emmy accidentally says something that comes off as rude and immediately gets misinterpreted (which in my humble opinion, was related to her being autistic, but mostly to her struggle with socializing and being able to properly voice what she's thinking/feeling). Instead of talking about it or asking for clarification, Mae's immediately makes it into a big deal and quite literally declares war to Emmy.
It's not enough to say you're enemies to actually be enemies. The definition doesn't hold up at all in this situation, and the real reason they started to 'disagree' with one another was just a simple misunderstanding.

The rivalry insults are often very childish, which makes both characters sound like they're high school girls and not in their mid twenties. For example, at one point Emmy snitches on Mae and then Mae steals her lunch, and then they keep doing small nasty things to each other, like high school bullies.

Because of how strongly autistic Emmy looks in my eyes, most of Mae's remarks or actions tend to look ableist to me. She likes to say that 'everything Emmy can do, she can do better', and she sometimes 'teases' Emmy about her need to follow a script or an order (or in general, her way of thinking).
Directly quoted from the book, Mae one time says: "How are you so composed all the time? I never know what you're really thinking! You're just a mask. Don't you feel anything?"

Sometimes in social situations Mae is trying to help Emmy look less awkward and while a couple of times it seemed sweet, there are moments when it also felt condescending and as if Mae herself was looking down on her.

When they're about to go out after their first rehearsal for Twelfth Night, Emmy is already going on an silent spiral about how she's already behind in making friends and everyone already feels close to each other while she's struggling to socialize with them, and then Mae asks her if she's going out with the her and the group, but she does it in a way that is supposed to tell Emmy that she should not go (implying that Emmy already had previous arrangements) because they both think they should not spend time around each other. Emmy begrudgingly ends up using the excuse that Mae already gave and ended up not going to drink with them. So basically Mae, for no real reason, alienated Emmy from the rest of them even more, despite knowing that Emmy struggles with socializing. She does apologize the next day, but then things escalate again and the conversation ends with Mae saying "Isolate yourself. Let the rest of the cast learn to hate you as much as I do."

A few chapters later Mae, who is feeling petty like she usually does, literally manages to make the director cut all of Emmy's character scenes so that she's basically confined to doing one single scene with a mask on, and then just working backstage.

Then, we have something that feels more like a side plot that we just magically leave alone at some point: Mae, who is a nepo baby, basically steals Emmy's identity by lying on her CV and online, making Emmy's achievements (her studies and acting roles) hers. Her excuse is that she did it to level the playing field. She says, "it was just to get me into the audition room. Wouldn't you agree that it's only fair to judge applicants on merits?" Only those merits are not hers because she never went to acting school or had any previous acting role (on the first audition they meet at, Mae confesses that she just decided she was going to become an actress like a week before).
Obviously the two of them argue about it, Mae keeps giving weird excuses. She tells Emmy that she's only a good actress because she gets on her nerves so much that Emmy gets "out of her own head". She literally says "any success you've had since we met is because of me."
They fight pretty badly, simulating a fight scene on stage, then Emmy gets hurt and they just… become friends. They drop the identity theft topic and never bring it up again, and decide to have a truce.
I'm getting emotional whiplash, I swear.

But Mae's not the only toxic person Emmy has around: she also has a girlfriend.
During a party Emmy meets Alice thanks to an old friend, and Alice starts to flirt with her right away. They do go out a few times and then one night Emmy hears Alice call them 'girlfriends', and while she's confused because they never agreed to it or even talked about it, she just goes along with it.
Emmy feels like she has to date Alice because 'Alice told her she likes her' and 'that's how dating works'. Even when she thinks about breaking up with her, Emmy tells herself she needs to come up with a script for it first, to be able to do it properly, which always ends up with her postponing the breakup. Every time she's debating if she should break things off, she feels obliged to keep dating because (quoted directly) "in my twenty-five years on this earth, I've never been in an official relationship! Alice is my best chance to be a real adult".

Alice takes advantage and manipulates Emmy in many situations, and is generally really creepy. She keeps touching Emmy and inviting her over to her flat so that they can have sex, and Emmy always gently refuses because she doesn't want to do that with her. She finally gets Emmy to go to her apartments after crying and telling her she just wants her company and that they don't have to do anything she doesn't want to do -  only for Alice to immediately jump on her as soon as they walk into the house (they didn't even get to turn on the lights), starting to kiss her and trying to undress her.

She also took advantage of a vulnerable moment for Emmy, to get her to go live with her.

When Emmy does finally tell Alice she'd like to break up because she doesn't feel the same way she does, Alice (who is a theater reviewer) threatens her by saying that if they break up she'll post a bad review and neither Emmy nor her co-stars will likely ever work again.
Alice also made it clear at one point that she chose to pursue Emmy just because she can imagine her as the man in the relationship, and then when they're having that one final fight, she says that Emmy and Mae would never work together and the fact that they look alike (aka: they're both butches) would make them a 'freak show'.

This book is supposed to be a romance (between Emmy and Mae), but we spend 4/5 of the story following the main character having a relationship with someone else, and in the meantime Emmy and Mae are never actually bonding, they're always just picking on each other and then suddenly pretending they're friends just to go back to being mean a few pages later. All of this to end with them quickly getting together in that one last chapter.

Last, but not least, I see everyone pointing out that they're both butch lesbians. Mae actually mentions once that she's bisexual. Did I miss a moment where she said it was a joke, or is everyone wrongly labelling her? (I'm genuinely confused).

Let’s start off with the positives… This book has the classic ‘enemies to lovers’ plot that I am a hugeeee fan of, I adore reading LGBTQIA+ inclusive books, and not only was this a wlw story but it was TWO butches falling in love, I have NEVER read that before, butch & femme, femme & femme I’ve read but it was so refreshing to see butch & butch and I want to see more of that in books from now on!! I loved r the main characters best friends, and her family seemed lovely as well from what you learnt of them. Maes character wasn’t explored very much in my opinion but what I learnt of her character did seem fantastic. Also, the last few chapters had me in tears, I am a huge fan of happy endings!!!
I’ll be quick with the negatives as I don’t like to linger toooo much on them, I wasn’t huge on our main character Emmy, I think she was portrayed as someone with major confidence issues, but I don’t think it was written very well and at times it was obvious things were going one way but she was determined for them to go another and that was frustrating to read. I also think the book spoke a little too much about the logistics of theatre, it went into the plots of plays too much in my opinion BUT that’s just my opinion and I’m sure there was good reason for it.
Overall, I really really enjoyed this book, it was so cute!!

My Own Worst Enemy is really what it says on the tin. Lindon's writing style is fun, engaging and easy to read.

The MC's chemistry and banter with the love interest was a great back and forth, but I really struggled with Emmy, the protagonist. I found her pretentious and overbearing, and there were moments when she was so obtuse or actively sabotaging her own life for no reason, that I had to close out of the book - at which point I would be reminded of the title on the cover and mutter to myself 'She really is her own worst enemy, wow'. I thought she was 21, freshly graduated at first and then cringed when I realised she was 25.

The final quarter was good when the threads started resolving, particularly Emmy's scene with her mum, but I very nearly DNFed several times up to that point

“Change is the only constant”

My Own Worst Enemy follows actor Emmy Clooney (no relation – this is definitely a running joke throughout the book that made me giggle every time I read it, I actually found myself repeated Emmy’s one-liner every time she introduced herself!), who finds herself attracted to a women she has just met, who looks just like her: butch and athletic, with short messy hair. However, their personalities could not be further apart, and as a fellow actor they find themselves as rivals battling out for the same roles, enter a fantastically cute enemies to lovers rom com that was an absolute rollercoaster of a read!

Characters
Emmy as a main character was so well written, you could really feel her personality as well as her insecurities screaming off the page, I feel like the author does a great job in building and rounding out such realistic characters that I would not be surprised if half of these characters were real people! I felt like we really experience Emmy’s life and emotions alongside her and loved watching her grow as a character throughout the book, and I loved how protective her father, and her best friends Ruth and Raphael were of her, it really proved how much of a well-loved character she was despite of her own low self-esteem.

Mae was another character who was fantastically written and really helped bring Emmy out of her shell, I loved all of their scenes together and could truly see so many of them as part of a tv series or film. The way that they worked against each other was fantastic, I love that the author did not try to make Mae out to seem like she was better than Emmy, just that they were both really unsure and unwilling to admit their feelings throughout majority of the book, it is definitely one of the best enemy to lover books I have read in a long time, the chemistry was unreal!

I am not a fan of Alice; she seemed to be portraying a lot of controlling behaviour such as choosing Emmy’s drinks and giving her a time limit on bathroom trips, plus the awful blackmail and review was terrible behaviour, I found myself considering if Alice was actually based off someone who behaved this way, I could not stand her character and I love the fact that Lily was able to write such a character that you just knew had their own insecurities and problems to deal with, so the author did a fantastic job in trying to humanise Alice’s character whilst also proving they were the toxicity of the story

“We’re always closest when we’re furthest apart” absolutely adored the three housemates, Ruth, Emmy and Ralphael scenes, they are just a perfect collection of characters and all bounced of each other very well, they brought a great mix to the book, and really helped to prove that best friends always know you better than you know yourself, I found all of their scenes full of so much emotion and love and was completely there for their friendship group, I would love to be a part of it!

Plot/Writing Style
I absolutely love Emmy’s monologue type thoughts towards the ending of the book in which she is coming to the realisation that not everyone will always be in her life, and it really resonated with me the words on that page, as it definitely is okay sometimes for people to not be in your life, and that was a statement that I really did not know I needed to hear, but am grateful for said statement

It is such a well-paced book that is a complete emotional rollercoaster; there were times I was giggling, cringing, crying and just outraged, this book definitely got me in the feels, and it’s just so well written, the wit and sarcasm shines through and the characters all feel so realistic! My only niggle point is that I would have loved more closure with Thalia, but maybe that’s just who I am as a person. Emmy is easily my favourite character as I completely resonated with her (without the acting career) I felt just how self sabotaging she could be and how easily she was fulfilling her own prophecies of pushing people away.

Overview
There is just so much about this book that felt real and right, I love that it is a fun and cute enemies to lovers romance, but it doesn’t shy away from facts, especially those assumptions made about lesbians, I love the diversity in this book too, its perfection and easily one of my favourite reads of 2023.

This is the second novel Lily Lindon has written and that I have read and its just as strong as her first, both leading ladies are fantastic and easily loveable, and I’d love to be in a trio friendship group with Emmy and Georgina, I think we’d get on so well! I loved Lily’s acknowledgements at the end of the story, she seems like such an outgoing and lovely person, and I am completely ready for book three, you’re an auto buy author for me now!

My own worst enemy
Emmy Clooney (no relation) is an actor fresh out of a prestigious acting school aspiring to be magnetising on stage and screen. She works in the small niche of butch lesbian with short hair - not often the main character and jobs are hard to come by. Things are made even harder when Mae appears on scene, an exact carbon copy of Emmy, even down to their warm-ups. But will their rivalry turn in to something more?

This is the first novel I have read by Lily Lindon so I didn’t really know what to expect, but it was fantastic! My Own Worst Enemy had me feeling all of the feels - sad, happy, hopeful, in fits of laughter at some of the outrageous bits (pirate Shakespeare?!).

If you want a book you can’t help but keep turning the pages to see what happens next, look no further! Bonus - it’s LGBTQ+!

Thank you NetGalley, Aria & Aries, and Lily Lindon for letting me read this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was a simple, fun, easy and quick read. The perfect type of book for your holiday, beach, pool kind of read. This is a first for me by the author and one I enjoyed and I would read more of their work. The book cover is eye-catching and appealing and would spark my interest if in a bookshop. Thank you very much to the author, publisher and Netgalley for this ARC.

What a fun lil rom-com! Emmy Clooney is a recently graduated actress going up for the slim pickings that are butch lesbian roles, when she meets the charismatic Mae... also up for the same roles. She's immediately attracted to Mae (not that she admits that for the bulk of the book) but she's deeply insecure about her acting and her relationships, and what ensues is a rivalry with a grudge. I actually really enjoyed this, and both lead characters come across very well on the page – Mae's spontaneous and bubbly, and Emmy is in love with the craft of acting, Shakespeare and delving deep into what a text means. It's all wrapped up a bit too neatly, as these books tend to be, but apart from that the only thing I didn't like was Emmy's relationship with her theatre critic girlfriend Heather. I just found her so irredeemable that I struggled to believe even naive Emmy would stick with her, although I found Heather's craving for a traditional relationship very interesting and not something I've seen explored in fiction much! She's the kind of character who you just know wishes she wasn't a lesbian, because all she really wants is a nice heteronormative relationship. Anyway, thanks to Head of Zeus for letting me read this; I liked it a lot!

Lily Lindon's writing style is engaging and honest, allowing me to empathize with Anna's journey as she confronts her own insecurities and fears. The author captures the challenges of modern dating and the pressures of societal expectations, creating a story that feels both relatable and deeply personal. At times it did feel a little too deep, not something I would normally knock, but it dragged you down a little bit.
It allows you to delve into the complexities of human emotions and relationships. We read about difficult topics such as jealousy, infidelity, and self-doubt with sensitivity and nuance, creating a story that is both emotionally resonant and stimulating.
This is a well written novel that will leave readers reflecting on their own relationships and the search for self-understanding. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a thought-provoking and engaging read. That being said, don’t allow it to suck you too deeply, it could be the place I was in when reading it, as you could tell its superbly written, it just pulled down too much to get five-full stars.

A backstage pass to the acting industry with lots of fun and off stage drama along the way. Great chemistry between our leading ladies and I was sold from the Tipping the Velvet reference. (Although not sure why they called her Nat instead of Nan for the lead of Tipping.)

Great to see some LGBTQ+ representation and this is done well.

Fab read.

My Own Worst Enemy was a quick and easy to read enemies to lovers romance. Pretty run of the mill though, but thoroughly enjoyed it

Enjoyed this A LOT. A queer romance set in London - the book I never knew I needed!

Loved the characters and could picture them in my head as I was reading - the biggest compliment ever, FYI.

whole heartedly recommend!

I really enjoyed Double Booked by Lily Lindon last year, so was delighted to be sent an eARC of Lily’s new novel to read by the publisher 💕

This is a queer hug in a book. It focuses on Emmy, a talented actor struggling to get roles, who ends up falling in hate- and then love - with another butch in the same industry. I felt Emmy’s turmoil as she struggled to process her feelings. Her naivety in her relationship with Alice was rather heartbreaking and I wanted her to realise her true feelings, leave the relationship and be with Mae already.

Aside from the romantic plot line, I also loved the insight into the acting industry. It was cool to see Emmy and Mae’s different styles into acting: from the methodical professional, to the authentic improviser and the clashes that caused between them. Emmy’s relationships with her family and friends felt very authentic, causing quite a few problems that led to an “all is lost” moment. But as with most romances, this is neatly resolved at the ending for a happy ending 🥰

Emmy’s journey was hilarious chaotic. Her naivety and innocence was a little juvenile and frustrating, but understandable. The relationship with Mae helped aid her character development. Very fun, chaotic, emotional and charming!

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Read it if you love:
🌈 Queer love
😈 Enemies to lovers
💭 MC on a journey of self discovery
☀️ Light hearted reads with a small amount of tension
❤️ Happy endings

LILY LINDON – MY OWN WORST ENEMY *****

I read this novel in advance of publication through NetGalley in return for an honest review.

Emmy Clooney, no relation, is an aspiring actor, about to step onto the stage. Her first job after leaving drama school is Lesbian Number Two, with one line; playing a short haired butch. Which very much sums up herself.

She lives with Ruth and Raphy, her flatmates, and seems unable to see about herself what others see. Hence the title. Her father and uncle Pete run Pete’szas, a pizza joint where she works to supplement her acting career (for that, read subsidies).

Into this mix comes Mae, vivacious, charming, talented, daughter of a famous actress who happens to be Emmy’s favourite. Mae is a mirror image of Emmy herself. And, like two cockerels, they peck and ruffle each other’s feathers whenever they meet. Which is often as they both go to the same auditions for the same parts. Emmy, of course, is unable to see what is really going on, though everyone else can.

And then she meets glamorous and manipulative Alice, older, wiser, a theatre critic who can make or break a career unless she gets what she wants. Which is Emmy.

It's fun, it’s witty, a great follow-up to Double Booked, Lily’s first novel. One of those novels you want to keep on reading but don’t want to end.

I was so excited to read this book after devouring Double Booked! This book is different but still witty and funny, with complex, grounded characters whose actions you understand even as you are screaming at them to stop self sabotaging! The flirting was immaculate, and all around was a really fun read.

“My Own Worst Enemy” is a pleasant, middle of the road romance. It’s enjoyable to read, but doesn’t really stand out from the crowd. Although the romance is the focus, it’s also the story more broadly of a young woman trying to find her feet: in her career, and in non-romantic relationships with family and friends.

Emmy is in her twenties. She graduated from one of the best drama schools in England with outstanding results, and there seems to be general agreement that she’s an outstanding actor. However, she’s having trouble getting cast. There could be plenty of reasons for that, but Emmy attributes it at least partly to the fact she’s a “butch” lesbian.

One day, to her horror, she’s confronted at a casting call by another actor who’s a “butch” lesbian – and even worse, she bears a strong resemblance to Emmy. She’ll steal all Emmy’s roles. And so, although Emmy finds Mae Jones more than a little attractive, she immediately begins treating her as an enemy.

Now, I had a little bit of trouble here. There is no doubt that looks are a significant part of casting decisions. But many actors change their appearances for roles, so it’s not the only factor. And in general, I’d like to think sexuality isn’t that important. Yet Emmy seems to only audition for roles that suit her current “look”, or which are for lesbian characters, or in productions labelled “queer” productions. I just can’t figure out why she wouldn’t audition for a wider range of roles.

So in that sense, I found her rivalry with Mae just a little contrived. However, it’s well portrayed – not only Emmy’s frantic fears about losing roles, but also the push and pull between them. The professional rivalry is significant to both of them (for different reasons) and it’s pretty easy to empathise with the way it plays out.

Underlying that, of course, is the personal attraction Emmy feels for Mae. Emmy is relatively inexperienced in relationships, which makes it harder for her to know what she wants or to read signs from others. This is complicated by her relationship with a theatre critic. To the reader, there is clearly a lot of wildly inappropriate behaviour going on, but it’s believable that in her uncertainty, Emmy doesn’t call it out.

These relationships are well portrayed. Readers are going to engage strongly with them, even though there will be times when Emmy’s behaviour results in a raised eyebrow. Similarly, her difficult relationships with her parents, and occasionally her friends, are believable and not overblown.

I felt the novel worked best as a piece about relationships rather than a romance. It hits all the right beats as a romance, but it’s just a bit stronger exploring a variety of relationships.

One thing that made me a little uncomfortable was the way Emmy repeatedly made assumptions about people’s sexuality – and indeed, subsets of sexuality – based solely on their appearance. I’m straight, so perhaps there is some code here that I’m missing. But it struck me as inappropriate, and quite likely to go badly wrong if you tried that in real life.

Overall I enjoyed this, although I don’t think it will stick in my memory too long. It’s a sweet romance (a queer romance, for those who like to know in advance), but also a pretty good look at various different relationships. It works well, without ever provoking high emotions.
I will post this review publicly closer to the publication date.

You're always in good hands with Lily Lindon.

Lindon has done it again with a funny romance novel that is centred on two 'butch' lesbians who keep turning up to the same auditions and begin a rivalry for parts. When they both get hired for a queer adaptation of Twelfth Night, tensions rise and we all know what happens after that.

Quick and easy little enemies to lovers read with good representation.

A very cute, easy but well-written sapphic romance! I would like to read some of Lindon's other work (or her previous book) before she cements herself as a favourite author of mine because I found this one quite drama school heavy at the beginning and not being someone who is particularly interested in that area, I found it a little bit of a struggle to get into and a bit hard to relate to. That said, this was a real feel good novel and we absolutely need more decent romances featuring bisexuals!

A beautifully handled lesbian romcom, I loved it! Emmy is an aspiring actor who meets her double - the charismatic Mae -at auditions where they are both going up for the same role. Mae is everything Emmy wants to be, she's more confident than Emmy, she's more beautiful, more people want to be her friend, she's even a better actor. The two of them get off to a bad start, swearing lifelong enmity-uh oh, what could possibly happen?!

As its a romcom, we know where the story's going to take us in the end - but the journey there was fabulously handled and I loved every page, shouting at Emmy to see what was right in front of her, and to stop fighting what was so obvious.

Her friendship with her flatmates was brilliant too, I wanted to be there with them all listening to musicals and putting the world to rights/

Lily Lindon writes characters wonderfully, they are honest and truthful with realistic struggles and wishes.
I couldnt wait to see how the story unfolded and was so happy with the outcome!

“My Own Worst Enemy” by Lily Lindon is a thought-provoking and honest exploration of the modern-day dating scene. The story is told from the perspective of the protagonist, who is navigating the ups and downs of their love life while also dealing with the pressures of a demanding career.

My Own Worst Enemy is a drama student's diary- filled with the awkwardness of blossoming adulthood and trying to weave your way into a creative career whilst also trying to pay the bills.

My Own Worst Enemy starts with the main character, Emmy Clooney (no relation) throwing her entire being into her school plays with the air of a teen who sees her school play as the beginning and the end of an era- there are agents in the audience after all. Pressures of succeeding, achieving and being an artist weigh down as Emmy breaks into acting.

In this novel, Lily captures life in it's uncomfortableness in moments such as when you recognise queer people and get excited and then embarrass yourself because they don't know you are also queer. Or when your dad offers you full time employment because none of your acting auditions have been successful...

Emmy continues to audition to achieve her goal of being an actor, but when her doupleganger auditions in the form of Mae Jones- who wins every role she doesn't get- and when Emmy realises she has a crush on her...things get more difficult.

Telling the story through a dramatised narrative voice which reflects the desperation and sometimes selfish main character, Lily Lindon reflects the whirlwind of emotions experienced when trying to achieve your dreams and navigating the possibilities of success or changing paths. Lily writes in a modern way, with text speek that doesn't feel out of place or cringey and is able to interject this integral method of communication into her novel with ease. And pays homage to the drama world in her narrative too.

I found that sometimes the rivalry of the two characters was a bit rushed and I think that more time should have been spent making us really feel the anger that Emmy feels...instead it felt a little bit too drama school and I would have loved to see the loosing game of Emmy to Mae written into the narrative a bit more. Make them suffer!! For this reason, at times I felt lost in the post teen pre adult style drama but for the majority I felt engaged and entertained by Emmy's first acting role and first girlfriend drama.

At first I saw Emmy still as a kid, fresh out of college or uni but when I realised she was my age I realised that to be honest, sometimes even adults are dramatic and silly and emotional. And sometimes we act like our world is our world and it's amazing or a disaster without thinking of others. And that is ok if we correct it.

The ending was sweet and well wrapped up, and overall this was an enjoyable and peppy book to read: one that lifted my spirits whilst also keeping me on my toes with slice of life suspense.

This novel would be perfect for anyone who enjoys novels that are light drama, a little bit of tension with everyday antics which are resolved and leave you feeling happy inside.