After reading it in just a couple of sittings, I think I may have a new favorite. When I saw she was releasing a new one, very under the radar apparently, I jumped to pre-order it. In total, I have read 48 of her books and enjoyed every minute of them. I absolutely devoured her backlist last year after discovering her Central Park Pact series. I don’t think I have made it sufficiently clear just how much I love Lauren Layne’s writing. I couldn't say anything more about him because he wasn't that memorable, and the only thing that could have fixed this is could be having his POV to give his character a bit more depth, but I kinda get why he only got the epilogue. It took her almost the ENTIRE book to realize her mistakes and stop judging others instead of analyzing where her own traumas came from, and by the time she had her eye opening experience it was too late for me because I was already too upset and irritated with this character.Īs for Thomas, he was the perfect boyfriend on paper, full of green flags and swoon-worthy gestures BUT. Mackenzie was this commitment-phobic free spirit whose only verb tense was the present tense, and her biggest fear was feeling stuck and trapped, but honestly that whole introduction was unnecessary, the only thing you need to know is that she was one hell of a judgmental and annoying ass of everyone who was not as ✨free✨ as her.

The plot was good, I liked the idea and some scenes, but the execution was lacking and that was just because of the main characters' personality. for your sake and mine I'm gonna pretend it didn't happen. Only the more time she spends with him, the more Mac realizes that the man she can’t get away from has become the same one that she wants to keep close…Ģ.5 | Miss Lauren you are my second mother, my bestie, the one who always has my back and comes up with the best romcoms, but this book. And then he reappears as her best friend’s soon-to-be brother-in-law.Īs the not-so meet cutes add up, Mac is sure that uptight Thomas is the last man that a free-spirit like her should want. And now he’s calling her out.Īfter the initial embarrassment, Mac is determined not to let it bother her, but Fate has other plans – and Thomas isn’t going anywhere. There’s just one snag: he’s sitting next to her, so he witnessed her do it. So, obviously, she rejects the guy without a second thought. What she doesn’t want is her dating app’s latest suggestion: preppy, corporate Thomas Decker. Mackenzie ‘Mac’ Austin just wants what any modern, commitment-phobic woman in New York wants: a no-strings-attached hook-up, steamy enough to brag about over mimosas the next morning. After a disastrous meet-cute turns into repeated meetings, a flighty free-spirit and a stodgy rule-follower come to realize that one they can't get away from.

Someone Like You by Lauren Layne