Thank you to netgalley, the author, and minotaur books for the e-arc to review! I am very grateful!

Jane found the perfect guy, but he broke her heart. Now, she's determined to make him see that they belong together.

This wasn't for me, but I think a lot of people are going to love this. There were a few things that didn't work, and the main one was the protagonist's thought process. Her whole personality, really, but her decision making ( or lack thereof) drove me nuts.

I did enjoy the writing and how easy it was to fly through this book. Like I said, i think most people will enjoy this book if they like twisty thrillers with feminist commentary.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was my first book of Worley's and I couldn't put it down! What a wild ride that had me tearing through this one in less than 24 hours.

Set in NYC, Jane is obsessed with her ex, Colin. She stalks him until running into him while they are both on a date, which ends up with his new girlfriend, Zoe, befriending her. They start to build a friendship, while Jane is really trying to get back to Colin. But, when she breaks into his apartment, she finds evidence that maybe he isn't so perfect after all-or else why is there a bloodied knife wrapped in a Penn sweatshirt stuffed into his drawer? But, Jane isn't turned off by this. In fact, it might be something she is much more familiar with than Colin would have ever thought!

I was hesitant to pick this one up because of some of the reviews, but I thought it was great. Some great twists and turns and while this was wildly unbelievable, isn't that the whole point of reading thrillers? Great writing and character development.

Title: So Happy Together
Series:
Author(s): Olivia Worley
Genre: Thriller
Publication Date: June 3rd, 2025
Publishing Co.: St Martins Press
Length: pages/ chapters
Rating: 4 ⭐️ / 🌶️

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I'd like to thank Netgalley, St Martins Press for an advanced copy of So Happy Togetehr in exchang for an honest review.

*I received a copy of this book from NetGalley. This review is my own opinion*

FMC Jane is devastated after Colin, the man she is dating, breaks up with her after six wonderful dates. She is even more devastated when he moves on in a relationship with Zoe. In an effort to make Colin realize his mistakes, Jane resorts to stalking Colin and creating opportunities to run into him and Zoe. Her obsession comes to a head when she breaks into his apartment and discovers something that she never should have seen. An entertaining, fast paced read with predictable twists.

ARC REVIEW: So Happy Together by Olivia Worley💕💕
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5
Cover Rating: 4/5

Favorite Quote: “We fall fast and deep, and sometimes, that means we make impulsive decisions, or we do things other people wouldn’t understand.”

My Thoughts: This book was VERY entertaining and hard to put down. It’s the kind of book where you NEED to know what’s going to happen next. I loved the three protagonists Jane, Colin, and Zoe. We follow Jane throughout the whole story, and babygirl is a little delulu. She ignored every red flag that came her way and I wanted to shake her sometimes, but love makes you blind I guess.

I loved the friendship that her and Zoe formed, I loved trying to figure things out, and I loved how unhinged the story is. This book had me in a chokehold all the way up until the epilogue. It fell so flat to me and left me wanting more, but not in a good way. It made me realize that even though the story itself was entertaining, there were some pieces missing. I just wish Jane thought things through before she made her decision, because that ending left me so underwhelmed. Just go to therapy, Jane.

In all, I loved the girl power and I do in fact support women rights and wrongs lol. Pick this up if you love fast paced books about obsession. Jane really puts me in the mind of Love Quinn from the show “You”. If she had a book, this would be it.

This book really started strong. About halfway I started getting confused. Ultimately things worked out. I didn’t think Jane’s home life story was necessary.

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I have absolutely no idea what I just read and I can't decide if it's in a good way or a bad way. Jane is obsessed with her ex for some reason and will do anything to get him back. Can he really be called her ex when they had only six dates and he never seemed that interested to begin with? Colin seems like a dick and there is nothing special about him at all to get obsessed over. I don't know if that's the point but it was a negative for me.

I also kind of hated being in Jane's head, I disliked her character and the reveal at the end felt like more of a shrug at the end for me. Overall I did find the book compelling and wanting to read more even if I didn't like the characters.

2.5 stars rounded up

📚: So Happy Together by Olivia Worley
⭐️: 4/5

This book's dedication page is, "for the girls who get attached a little too quickly." And honestly, that's the core of the book. Jane is a NYC twentysomething, a hopeful playwright, and knows her recent ex, Colin, is her soulmate. After two months, six dates, and a night together, they're destined to be together... even if he doesn't quite know it yet.

A heavy dose of You vibes makes this a darkly entertaining read. This is Worley's third book -- the second that I've read, and her strongest thus far. That said, I question if this explores the 'she's crazy' angle deeply enough where some of the main characters don't just come off as... well, crazy. (The Orphella parallel hits that point, but not deep enough -- and the last thing we need in this era is another story where women can be written off as plain 'ol crazy.)

Big thanks to St. Martin's Press via @netgalley for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review. So Happy Together is out now.

Jane is a young, aspiring playwright in New York and when she meets Colin, she believes they are meant to be. She is surprised when he suddenly breaks it off. Even though she has only known home for 8 months and gone on a total of 6 dates with him, she is convinced they are soulmates. She begins to subtly stalk him and finds out he is now dating Zoe, who seems just about perfect, but to Jane, obviously not the one for Colin. A “chance” encounter with Zoe and Colin leads to a little white lie, and somehow Jane finds herself with an up close seat to their relationship. Despite numerous signs that Zoe and Colin are happy together, Jane knows it is just a matter of time before Colin realizes the error of his ways and comes back to her.

She continues to try and be in the same space as Colin and even goes so far as to search his things and of course she finds some incriminating evidence that should make her question everything and run, but she absolutely does not do that. She continues to give Colin the benefit of the doubt and her obsession with him remains even though she finds she doesn’t really know him or his past.

Jane is crazy, her obsession with Colin is unhinged, we are never really given insight into why she thinks Colin is so great and her instant friendship with Zoe is not 100% believable. The past secrets of all the characters are revealed and for while, the reader isn’t sure who to believe. The climax is so ridiculously far fetched and the epilogue just lets you know how nuts Jane is—no spoilers! All in all a quick read.

3.5 stars rounded down.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

3.5 rounded up to 4!
First off - I thought the twists in this were great. I didn’t see the big major one near the end coming pretty much at all. I think the writing style was done well and the characters each stood out to create this thriller.

Finding love isn’t easy anywhere, but Jane is finding that it’s especially difficult in New York City. She moved there to go to NYU and stayed on to be a playwright. Now she’s 24 and tired of dating around. She wants to find someone special, but using dating apps just isn’t getting her where she wants to be.

And then she matches with Colin.

Colin had messaged her about her nerdy comment about the Oxford comma, so Jane knew right away that he was a keeper. He showed up for their first date, and they had a really good time. He hadn’t even tried to kiss her on that first date. It wasn’t until their sixth date, a magical evening at the Botanical Gardens, that they’d spent the night together. And that was when Jane knew she’d found someone she could spend the rest of her life with. And it was the next day that Colin dumped her.

Jane didn’t want to believe that it was over, so she tried to bump into him again. She took dates to the bar where they had gone, hoping to see him and find out what had happened. And it worked. Jane was out with a date, and she saw him. And she saw her. His date was tall and willowy with long chestnut hair. She seemed perfect. So Jane did the only thing she could do. She stalked her online until she found her.

Zoe was an Instagram influencer, popular for her inspirational videos encouraging her followers to manifest what they want. Jane starts following and saying her own mantra to manifest the future she wants for herself (with Colin). Zoe notices her and invites her to Colin’s birthday party. Jane is confused about that until she realizes that Colin had lied to Zoe about they knew each other and said that he knew Jane from college, even though he had gone to Penn State. Jane plays along though and ends up at Colin’s birthday party. She ends up hooking up with his roommate Ben that night, figuring that would be an easy way to stay in Colin’s orbit until he could figure out that she was the one he wanted to be with.

But as the weeks go by, and Zoe befriends her, Jane feels like she has a true friend for the first time in a long time, maybe her whole life. But she still feels a connection to Colin and thinks they will ultimately end up together. But when Jane learns about some sketchy things in Colin’s past, Jane is faced with a decision. How far will she go to protect him? And how far will she need to go to protect herself?

So Happy Together is a twisty thriller about the secrets we try to bury and what we have to go through to keep buried. It’s about obsession and love, and all the choices that go into staying true to the dream you are trying to manifest. But really, it’s just bonkers, filled with twists and new stories and lies and betrayals that make your head spin after a while. But mostly it’s one of the most entertaining thrillers I’ve read in some time, so if that’s what you’re into, then you are in the right place.

I listened to the audio book of So Happy Together, narrated to perfection by Michelle H. Lee. She embodies Jane and her insecurities as well as Zoe and her influencing, and all their hidden agendas and secrets. There is a lot happening in this story, and it could have been difficult to keep it all straight, but I felt like Lee’s confidence with the story kept me on track, so stayed with her through every scene. I raced through this audio book in one day, because I just had to know how we got from that crazy beginning to the end, and I was not disappointed. This book is a fireball, and the audio brings it all to life.

Egalleys for So Happy Together were provided by Minotaur Books, and a copy of the audio book was provided by Macmillan Audio, both through NetGalley, with many thanks, but the opinions are mine.

Thanks to St Martins Press and NetGalley for an eARC to review!

This is a fun to read thriller. I was guessing the whole time and didn’t want to put this book down.

It’s written in first person following Jane, a young woman who is obsessed with her ex-boyfriend. She gets wrapped up in his life when his new girlfriend wants to be her friend. And shocking- things get chaotic.

I’ve read a lot of first person POVs with young MCs and it’s hard not to make them seem so sophomoric or out of touch with reality. This is one of the better ones where there are moments of immaturity and cringey dialogue but it’s definitely better than a lot of the newer gen z MC thrillers.

It is tough not to get into what I liked and didn’t like without spoilers but high level it was a fast paced and quick read. It’s twisty and interesting how things unfold. The one thing I didn’t care for was Jane’s backstory.

The psychological aspects are not done well (trauma. Abuse, addiction, even pts) from an accuracy standpoint but it doesn’t feel too exploitative of these things it’s just barely grazing the topics that could have been fleshed out to be authentic. But none of the story feels very realistic. Like the show You. We don’t enjoy it for the accuracy but for the unexpected plot and drama and what could happen next and this book delivers on those things.

Thank you to NetGalley, Olivia Worley and St Martin‘s Press for the free ebook in exchange for an honest review.

Definitely an addicting read. I cruised through this one wondering what kind of craziness was going to happen next. All the characters are quite despicable, but that makes it all the more fun.

Disclosure: I did get an ARC through Netgalley from St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are one hundred percent my own.
My Review
What I Loved:
I was impressed with the character development throughout the book. I really felt like I knew Collin, Zoe, and Jane personally. Since Zoe and Jane both knew they were physically involved with Collin, I kind of expected the relationship to take a more modern approach in the story. Personally, I'm delighted it didn't come to that, but I still thought it was inevitable.
This book maintained just enough suspense and uncertainty throughout to keep me eager to read until the last page. Even after I finished the book, I still wasn't entirely confident about who did what. But the ending was predictable.
What Didn't Work for Me:
It wasn't a fast-paced read, but it was still enjoyable. I also felt like the storyline was taken from many other similar-style movies and books. As such, it didn't seem overly unique.
Overall Thoughts:
Overall, this was a decent read. If you like these kinds of stories, then you will still appreciate reading this.

This book was an entertaining thriller with totally messed up characters. Every person in the book needed some serious help. I completely understood Jane’s heartbreak about Colin breaking up with her so suddenly and without reason but she took her obsession to the extreme. I anticipated a little different ending with Zoe that I think would have made it better but I still liked the twists.

I came for the unhinged protagonist and stayed for the mystery and feminine rage. June, our protagonist, is intense and flawed, and following her on her mission to convince her ex they actually belong together is both fun and tense as you’re constantly waiting for things to fall apart. Everyone has secrets and ulterior motives, and the story keeps you guessing until the very end. Darkly humorous and emotionally charged, I really enjoyed it!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advance review copy. This review was written voluntarily.

Thank you netGalley for early access to this book in exchange for an honest review

I initially requested this book for the cover
Then I read the premise and pushed this book off
Finally I picked it up

and WOW I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would.

An obsessive ex inserting herself in her ex's new life
An ex-boyfriend with a suspicious past
A new girlfriend that seems perfect...or is she?

This book had me reeling with who do I actually believe.
I am a sucker for an unreliable narrator.

Will for sure be reading more by this author.

Well this is a twisty take on stalking. Jane is obsessed and is struggling to get her "soulmate" back. This soulmate she's deemed her perfect match and has essentially dumped her after six dates. She will do anything to win him back including befriending his new lady. This is where things go off the rails and I don't want to give anything away, but it's a page-turner of a read. Now that being said-Jane is not emotionally healthy and I felt a little guilty that I was enjoying her spiral and the drama that unfolds from her quest for "love" I felt this was reading like a Lifetime movie and served as a cautionary tale. I totally can see if being adapted to a streaming service in the near future.

This was such a fun rom com vibe thriller. Our FMC was delusional! And I ate it all up 🤭 perfect summer read, this was fast paced and with twists that I definitely didn’t expect!

Secrets, lie, and obsessions. Jane thinks Colin is the perfect man until he dumps her by text. She then starts stalking not only him but also Zoe, the woman he's dating now. And then, well, Jane and Zoe discover that Colin is not the guy they thought he was and things get quite crazy. Some of this is over the top but it does make for a good popcorn read-perfect for travel or your beach bag. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. You might not like any of the characters but I'll bet you like this novel.