What a chaotic, messy ride! I had a great time reading and enjoyed all the twists and turns. The Shakespeare bits were lost on me but it didn’t take away from my overall enjoyment.

So Happy Together Review!

Thank you so much St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for this gifted copy, in exchange for an honest review! So Happy Together was a 2.75/5 stars for me! I really wanted to love this one. At first it reminded me a lot of the book You, just a female character, which I absolutely ate up. After a bit though, the book started to drag and the ending fell short for me. I really enjoyed the inner dialogue and it often cracked me up. Overall, a fun stalker book, just fell a little short at the end.

Such a fun and twisty read! So Happy Together gave me all the reality show drama with a dark, suspenseful edge. Olivia Worley nails the tension and keeps you guessing the whole time. I was totally hooked!

Obsession, murder, mystery and love all come together in this book to make it real a page turner. Jane is so messed up, but that makes this book so good. Thank you NetGalley for providing the ARC.

Sometimes it's nice to read a story about a main character who's so completely different from you it's hard to believe it could even be possible, so I picked up this book despite being unable to imagine ever caring about a man as much as the MC Jane does here. But anyone can be a lunatic about anything, so I decided to just go with it. Sure queen, becoming obsessed with a fuckboy you went on six dates with and slept with once totally makes sense. And we're off!

So I leaned into the premise and found myself enjoying the increasingly ridiculous series of situations our narrator found herself in on her quest to get him back. Colin's tediousness was offset nicely by his new gf Zoe, a lovable weirdo who latched onto Jane and honestly carried the book for me, I was just rooting for her to have a happy ending.

Why the three stars then? Well I'm rounding down from a 3.5 probably, but the resolution was just TOO unbelievable, oh my god. Like I know the NYPD sucks in one million ways but I think they would at least make a show of investigating a murder. And I know it's annoying to figure out the mechanics of some things (like how to move a dead body), but unfortunately you kind of have to imo, like that's part of what makes a thriller a thriller. That you're doing a hard thing that puts you in danger of being caught.

Everything was just wrapped up TOO neatly here. But I did have a pretty decent time along the way.

My thanks to St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books and NetGalley for the ARC.

This book was so much fun! It definitely had the "You" feel to it. I loved the unreliability to all the characters. I had a great time reading this one & don't want to give too much away.

So Happy Together is the story of Jane, an NYC writer, her ex-boyfriend Colin, and Colin's new girlfriend Zoe. Jane quickly befriends Zoe and together they start to question who Colin really is. And Jane and Zoe begin to wonder can they trust one another? This novel is an excellent psychological thriller with a bit of romance, as well. With an unreliable narrator, who can you really believe?

This was a fast-paced story and I was excited to read another of Olivia Worley's stories, as I really enjoyed her first book, The Debutantes. If you're stuck dating in this day and age, love an unreliable narrator, and some dark twists, this is the book for you!

I loved this one! The book synopsis was very intriguing, so pairing that with my already loving Olivia Worley's whole writing style so far made me have to read this! Love the NYC setting, insert obsessive Jane trying to make a new version of herself wanting to a be a playwright success and find that love connection some only dream of. Jane thinks she's found it with Colin even though they didn't make it past 6 dates, she just knows he's the one that is, until Zoe enters the picture. Jane makes room for even more obsession trying to find out everything about Zoe and even befriending her.

This sounds like it is really Jane obsessed, but there is so much more to the story with Colin and Zoe. I loved how I thought this would go one way thinking Jane would be the only villainous character in this story, turns out Colin and Zoe had some of their own dark secrets that needed to be unearthed. I wasn't disappointed how this ended, but I also thought the ending could've gone different to give just a little more to it not seeming to wrap up so quickly. I don't want to give spoilers, but I do think more of push into Zoe's obsession could've added to a little more spin to the ending.

I like that the chapters were manageable to leave off on, there was some punchiness to some of the twisted reveals, and I overall like that Worley's writing to me is just the right amount of detail without putting too much in and not leaving too much out. I think the characters were developed well enough to really give them what was needed to let the story unfold, Jane had more development with her background, although maybe Zoe could've used a little more to give more to her obsessive personality side, but I still loved this one. Thank you NetGalley and Minotaur Books for the gifted copy to read and review, I was so happy to get a copy!

I loved this book! Plot was fantastic, characters were fantastic, I really enjoyed the story! It definitely gripped me! I highly recommend!

This was an entertaining one! I was so hooked the first like 75% of this. I loved seeing how Jane infiltrated Colin and Zoe’s lives and see her continue to spiral in delusion. The ending and twist felt a bit predictable to me but overall was an entertaining read!

Unreliable narrators are my weakness, and this book delivered that in spades. Jane’s perspective keeps you off-balance in the best way—every character feels a little off, but is that them or just her? The chaos is part of the charm. It’s twisty, messy, and totally addictive. Even though I clocked the ending early, I still second-guessed myself the whole way through. Don’t spoil this one for yourself—just dive in and enjoy the madness. Total rollercoaster.

So Happy Together is a wild ride with three unreliable narrators, a whole bunch of crazy and great fun as long as you are into stalking and twists.

Okay Olivia!

Stalking… but by her?

But yet she might not even be the shadiest one?

This book I cannot give anything away on because the plots definitely twist. Jaw drops multiple times.

So good.

But. O.M.GEE. Ben! Did we have to? Was it necessary? Whyyyyy? Ben is my actual favorite. Justice for Ben.

But seriously if you love some stalking, girl bonding, and a lot of gasps; read this book.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read and review.

Thank you for allowing me to read this book as an ARC.
While the story was definitely interesting, not a single one of the characters was likeable. It was confusing and quite all over the place but the gist is that a appearing to be mentally unstable female is obsessed with a guy that had recently broken up with her. The guy in question, well, he definitely wasn't likeable either and who knows what he has been up to...possibly murder? His new girlfriend also definitely had other intentions.
The story was quick to read but the reader really needs to stay tuned to the story, otherwise it becomes confusing and hard to follow. I was hoping that at least one of the characters was more likeable but as the story progressed, they all became even more and more narcissistic and annoying. This is the first book I read by this author but I'm curious to read more from her to see how they compare.

Have you ever just know-that-you-know-that-you-know when you have met the person you are destined to be with forever? That you have found your soulmate, your other half, the one that suddenly makes every other date or person you have been with seem like a waste in comparison? Well. Jane has found that someone in Colin and everything is all well and good except for one tiny little detail: Colin just doesn't know it yet. In fact, if we're being honest, Colin has left Jane a bit desperate after breaking off their relationship after only six dates without much explanation. In fact, if we're being totally truthful, Colin seems to have found his special someone in a girl named Zoe, and well, that just won't do at all. Jane will make Colin realize his mistake - after all, when you're meant to be, you're meant to be.

What a wild ride of a book! I'm all for desperate characters with less-than-perfect motivations, and this book has both in spades. It's like watching a trashy reality TV show and knowing that things are going to be messy and dramatic, but secretly you love watching it just for those reasons. Are there some unbelievable things? Of course. Are there people really that desperate for love? You bet. Are all of these characters slightly unhinged? Absolutely! I did really enjoy my time reading this and definitely pick this up if you are in the mood for something thrilling and a bit unhinged!

Thank you to Netgalley, Minotaur Books, and St. Martin's Press for sending the eARC for review consideration - all thoughts and opinions are my own!

Jane and Colin are the perfect couple, at least in Jane’s mind. After six perfect days, Jane finds herself dumped, but why? Immersing herself into Colin’s life is a bit creepy, but Jane knows he still loves her. When Colin starts dating the perfect Zoe, Jane isn’t so sure anymore. When Zoe takes Jane under her wing, befriending her, things even get a bit stranger for Colin. When Jane makes a shocking discovery she turns to Zoe for help. The two find themselves delving into a web of lies, secrets and murder. This was an enjoyable read, but with a bit more character development could have been great one. Thank you to Minotaur Books and NetGalley for an ARC of this book.

This is messy and chaotic. Did I feel lost most of the time? Yes. Did I devour this? Also yes.

Jane mets Colin on a dating app, after 6 dates and a couple hookups, he breaks it off. But Jane isn’t ready for things to end. She feels she has met her person. So she makes it a mission to find a way back into Colin’s life. Enter Zoe, the new girlfriend and someone who takes a liking to Jane. When Zoe invites Jane to Colin’s birthday party at his apartment things take a turn. All the characters are keeping secrets, and all of them are unreliable. But there is murder involved now… so who is responsible?

The secrets and lies were abundant and it was tough trying to figure out who was telling the truth. Once things started to be revealed the book fell a bit flat. Feels like I was spinning most of the book, and now that it is over - that’s it.

This book was FANTASTIC! It had me immediately hooked and wondering what the heck was going on. All the characters were so interesting and surprising that I couldn't put this book down. I finished it very quickly and will absolutely be recommending it.

3.5 stars rounded up
This was definitely an entertaining book from the start because of the main character being so delusional and obsessive. You know she's bat sh*t crazy and not right but it's like a train wreck you can't look away from. Its a one character POV throughout so you can never tell is she's telling the truth or not, it would have been nice to have a POV from Zoe or Collin. I enjoyed this book but 84% in and after felt very rushed and thrown together. The plot twist at the end I didn't guess either.


Thank you to Netgalley for this Arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

Solid 4.5⭐️

Jane is a playwright in NYC and trying to make ends meet while trying to get her plays into the theatre. She has been seeing a nice guy named Colin, but when he breaks up with her, Jane is convinced he doesn’t mean it. After all, they had been so happy together!

When Jane sees Colin on a date with a beautiful artist, she is determined to win him back, so she begins to conveniently run into him and his new girl, Zoe. Surprisingly, Zoe is super nice, and Jane has to admit, she really likes her. Zoe invites Jane to use part of her play in Zoe’s new art exhibit. But one night, Jane witnesses a different side of Colin, and she begins to wonder if maybe he isn’t as perfect as he seemed.

But when Colin’s roommate is found dead, Zoe and Jane both begin to wonder if Colin has a darker side, and if they’re in danger.

I binged this book! It was engaging from the first chapter and then the twist! It was brilliantly done!