Newly single Jane can't get over ex, Colin. When she runs into him and his new girlfriend, she finds herself befriending the comer Zoe.

This was one twisty thriller!

First person thrillers where you have to question not only what they are telling you but whether or not you like them is a new trend in thrillers. Worley does this really well in this one. Jane is obsessive and makes very questionable decisions for all the wrong reasons. But you still find yourself supporting her as the anti-hero. I wanted her to find love and to find friendship. I realized early that you can't trust anyone in this book, which came in handy as I was reading. Colin and Zoe are also questionable. I found myself not liking them at various points of the story. But you know it's a good thriller when even with all of that, you still really enjoy the story. This one brings out the worst in people, but you still want to know what is happening.
I also really liked the Hamlet connection in this. That was a fun addition.

All in all, this was a great thriller that really keeps you guessing!

Thank you to the author and publisher for the gifted copy!

This book was kind of anticlimactic for me. It was good, but predictable and the twist didn’t knock me off my feet. Jane bothered me for various reasons throughout as did Colin and Zoe. I liked Ben and wish we got a bit more from him and his death. It was just two girls obsessed with the same guy for very different reasons that then end up trauma bonded best friends over everything they went through together and ignoring the truth right in front of them (at least one of them).

Thank you to the publisher and the author for this arc. The author did a great job with this book, but it simply wasn't my cup of tea all the way through. However, I am glad to have read it and grateful to be sent this arc.

"So Happy Together" follows Jane who is stalking her ex Colin and his current girlfriend, Zoe. Jane knows that she and Colin have a connection and is upset he dumped her. Now she's focused on showing him what he's missing. When she runs into him and Zoe, Zoe takes a liking to her and now Jane is front and center to their relationship and how she can show Colin she is perfect for him. Worley has created a classic thriller with twists that will keep you happily engaged well into the night The plot is full of unexpected developments that kept me guessing until the very end. Although Jane's actions may be hard to empathize with, the story is compelling and engaging. The ending was particularly satisfying and surprising. The reveals come quickly and in different directions starting at about the 70-75% mark. Both Jane and Zoe are interesting and layered characters who will keep readers guessing until the very end. Zoe is beautifully written, and I can't say much about her without giving too much away, but she is the MVP of this book. Thank you to Olivia Worley, Minotaur Books and Netgalley for offering me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review. I am eagerly anticipating her next book.

Super fun read! Well-plotted, twisty (and twisted!) until the end, and finishing on a note both funny and chilling. Will look out for more from this author!

Three and a half stars rounded up. Having read Olivia Worley’s first two novels (and enjoying them) I was excited when I saw she had a new book coming out soon. Entitled “So Happy Together” this new book is set in New York City and follows Jane, Colin, and Zoe.

Jane is a twenty-four year old playwright. Although Jane had only six dates with Colin before he broke things off with her, she believes he’s just confused. No matter either that he’s now dating Zoe. Jane truly believes she and Colin are meant to be together.

The first few chapters of the book are pretty much what a reader would expect from reading the description. Jane would sound so gullible and delusional as she described the relationship she had with Colin and what his actions in present day meant. Then things took a couple surprising, but welcome turns for the better. I enjoyed the short chapters, but I tended to read the entire book with an air of skepticism. I could’ve done without the epilogue; I felt like it detracted from the couple chapters that preceded it.

Overall, I recommend this book although, so far, I enjoyed her debut novel “People to Follow” the most. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my ARC.

Well this was so much fun. I love a story about obsession and unhinged women and this delivered. Its pretty twisty and I binged it in one sitting. Is it totally believable?! No way. Are there a few potholes? Sure. Was it freaking fun? Hell to the yes.

I never quite knew where the story was going, it was completely turbo speed paced, and I thought it perfect for summer. The characters are all unpredictable and it kept me hooked. I dunno what else you can ask for in a campy thriller?!

At first, this book seems like it is going to be about this horrible, unlikable main character who is stalking this poor guy whom she briefly dated and now is convinced is her soulmate. However, it turns out to be a lot more complicated than that. This book has so many twists and turns that you never know who to root for from one moment to the next. That keeps it exciting, but also a bit exasperating.

Of the three main characters, Jane, the stalkerish main character; Colin, the object of her affection; and Zoe, his current girlfriend, Colin is the least well-drawn and the most mysterious. He is mostly seen through the eyes of the other two. Thus, the surprising friendship between Jane and Zoe, who seemingly should be rivals for Colin's affection, plays a central role in the plot. However, nothing and no one is quite what they seem in this very dark and gripping story. Even in the end, you are not sure who to root for. If you like a book where nothing turns out to be what you thought, and there is no fine line dividing good from evil, you should enjoy this.

Multifaceted characters, each grappling with a loss of some sort, drive the plot forward at a brisk pace. The author maintains an effortless narrative flow, weaving unexpected moments that keep the reader engaged and surprised throughout the story.

This review is entirely voluntary and my personal opinions.

Many thanks to NetGalley, St Martin's Press | Minotaur Books and Macmillan Audio for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of this wild thriller by Olivia Worley, with the audiobook narrated by Michelle H. Lee. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4 stars!

Jane has only had 6 dates with Colin, but that's enough to know that he's the one. So when he dumps her and starts dating Zoe, Jane is sure she can convince him that they belong together, even though Jane actually begins to like Zoe. But when Jane breaks into Colin's apartment, she discovers something that will change all their lives.

Welcome to crazy town - the good kind of crazy - when nothing is as it seems, which is what makes this story fun. So suspend real life and delve into this one as blind as possible, because the twists and turns keep coming. A story of NYC ambition, obsession, with unreliable narrators. The audiobook narration was great - plus that cover!

This was a good book, however, the ending just didn’t make sense to me. Maybe I missed something, but that was disappointing to me. I would still recommend this book and maybe the ending will be better for others.

Thank you to NetGalley, Macmillan, and Macmillan audio for the advanced copies in exchange for an honest review!

This was completely unhinged, and I was here for it! I loved the MC Jane and her fixation on her ex boyfriend, and the secrets that are uncovered along the way. I always enjoy being inside the mind of someone who is not well. This woman has issues, and she’s not going to deal with them. She becomes an obsessed stalker, ingratiating herself into her ex’s life completely. But maybe he’s not so great himself.

I loved this on audiobook. Hearing her thoughts and justifications really kept this book moving for me. But I will say that I didn’t care for the ending. It would have been a solid five star read if it hadn’t gone the direction it went. Still overall an entertaining read.

If you support women’s rights, but also women’s wrongs, then this book is for you!

This book had SO MUCH POTENTIAL! Did I absolutely devour it? Yes, I did. It definitely kept me entertained and turning the pages. HOWEVER, I felt like the cops in this story did absolutely NO investigating, and the ending felt kind of rushed and didn’t make much sense (TO ME) would I recommend this book? If you are looking for something fast paced then absolutely! And maybe it will all come together better for you, it just didn’t hit that sweet spot for me. Unfortunately.

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/5

Thank you netgalley and the publisher for the arc in exchange for my honest review. PUB DATE: 6/3

So Happy Together is an unhinged, must read thriller from Olivia Worley. So Happy Together follows the twisted love triangle of Jane, Colin and Zoe. Jane, like many other early twenty something’s in New York is having difficulty finding love, that is until she meets Colin, the perfect man for her. But when Colin breaks off their relationship after 6 dates, she knows that she will do anything to get him back. That is until Colin starts dating perfect Zoe. While trying to get Colin back Jane is lead down a dark path of lies, secrets and murder. I knew that I had to read this book when I saw in the description that it was a mix of You and Promising Young Women. Like Promising Young Women, after I finished this book I sat on my couch for 10 minutes thinking about the ending and then trying to find someone to talk to about it. This book did take me awhile to get into, due to second embarrassment of Jane. But once I got into the book, I couldn’t stop. This books twists and turns kept me guessing to the very end. Thanks NetGalley for giving me an opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book is unhinged in the absolute best possible way! Since I started this book I was immediately drawn in by the characters and the FMC deranged thought process but I was completely eating it up. We follow Jane a screen playwright in the midst of producing a new play with a new perspective to Ophelia from the infamous Shakespearean play. Jane is trying to find love and her obsession with a previous lover draws her to uncovered me secrets she can’t come back from. This book was such a fun thrilling ride with so many interesting plot twists and a wonderful theatrical performance. As a true Shakespearean fan I love the concept of incorporating Shakespearean plays into this book. The concept of the FMC being a playwright was so unique and gave the book such an interesting and refreshing perspective. I highly recommend this book to any thriller lovers looking for their next thrill.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martins Press for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I had a hard time getting into this one because I found the main character so exhausting and delusional. It picked up at around 30% into the book, and then it had insane twists and turns. I don’t think I liked any of the characters, but I did keep turning the pages at the end to find out how it would play out (and also to be done reading it so I could start over with something different!).

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!

It will take patience and a few chapters to drum up any empathy for deluded ex-girlfriend/stalker Jane (although this is achieved more quickly via the audiobook and Michelle H. Lee’s wry and snarky narration), but wait. You’ll still be shaking your head about Jane, but you won’t be wishing the terrible things you were considering about her at the beginning.

Simply, 24 year old playwright Jane was dumped by perfect guy Colin after 6 dates. Two months later she still believes he’ll realize his mistake and is constantly trying to arrange accidental meet-ups in the same place. It finally happens and Jane is horrified that Colin has definitely replaced her with almost-too-perfect Zoe, an Instagram influencer. As she wheedles her way into their primary friend group (Colin lies to Zoe, saying Jane is a college friend instead of an ex), Jane and Zoe get along terrifically...until they both realize that maybe Colin is a bad boyfriend.

Author Worley’s book becomes a guilty pleasure — you still don’t need to totally love Jane (as she persists in putting Colin on a pedestal), but you’ll be totally addicted to wondering how everything (maybe with a little murder thrown in) turns out. Bonus if you listen to the delightful audiobook. Michelle H. Lee is incredible. 4.5 stars!

Literary Pet Peeve Checklist:
Green Eyes (only 2% of the real world, yet it seems like 90% of all fictional females): YES Zoe and Trip have green eyes.
Horticultural Faux Pas (plants out of season or growing zones, like daffodils in autumn or bougainvillea in Alaska): NO Zoe is a little over-obsessed with Ophelia images surrounded by flowers, and there’s the Shakespearean reference that rosemary is for remembrance.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, Minotaur Books, Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy!

Dating in New York City is hard so Jane is happy when she finds Colin. Until he breaks it off and starts dating Zoe; perfect, artistic and successful, Zoe. Jane knows that deep inside he still wants her though.

This one was a twisty suspense that got deeper and twistier as it went. It seems like a stalker thriller at the beginning but it turns into a lot more. Pay close attention. I had an idea of some of the twists but it ended up being much more. Bonus points for those that like Hamlet.

So Happy Together comes out 6/3.

Thank you net galley for allowing me to read this arc.. I rated this a four star. Jane is obsessed with Colin and is determined he is her soul mate problem being he is with Zoe. This book reminded me of a lifetime movie. I did enjoy the book. I loved the twists that came with this book.

Some hearts get broken but others get even. Loved this twisty turny, unputdownable read! I was glued to its pages till the end. This immediately got put on our to buy list at our library. I can't wait for our library patrons to read this so I can disucss the ending with them. You have to read this thriller made for the dating app age we live in!