Between Us: The biggest rom com of 2023: smart, romantic and laugh-out-loud funny from the bestselling author of Last Night and Mad About You

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But when Roisin sees secrets she shared with Joe play out on the TV screen, she knows that between us means nothing at all. I don't want to say anymore becauseeeeee I know I'll end up spilling the beans on so much more, but yeah, I enjoyed a lot! The group felt believable to me, and some of my favourite parts of the story were centred around the group as a whole. I'm giving this four stars, the downgrade because so much of this was, I don't know, McFarlane flavored? What’s difficult about McFarlane and it’s well known by now, is that her books are shelved as romance and look like a romance, but are much more women’s fiction.

I did appreciate the side plot around Roisin and her complicated relationship with her mother, and enjoyed their dynamics. The depth of the feelings of the new love interest appeared so very suddenly and there are some awkward conversations which could be avoided by people just being honest with each other.And when the friends watch the first episode of Joe’s drama, she realises that the secrets she told him are right there on the screen.

By that, I mean it’s easy for Roisin to spiral in this situation but the three of them keep her on a more sane path. Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The pacing got better in the second half, but then I had already given up on the story and had started skim-reading. That didn't stop me from rooting for them, and I was SO happy those people ended up together, even though there was a bit of drama along the way.It took at least half of the book for me to get into the storyline and to actually care about the characters. This one came out a little stronger, thank goodness, but either I'm broken (I swear, I'm not in a slump, I'm opposite slumping, my reading is posture-perfect!