If you’re a fan of romantic comedies, enemies to lovers, and fake dating tropes, then this book is for you! Love You, Mean It by Jilly Gagnon tells the story of Ellie Greco. When a local real estate developer’s plans threaten the family business, Greco’s Deli, Ellie goes to great lengths to stop them.

While our protagonist does make some cringe-worthy choices, I still thoroughly enjoyed this. Ellie made her choices with the best intentions in mind, and like her, as a person who sometimes lacks self-confidence, I can relate to her state of mind. And I’m sure you’ll be rooting for her, just like I was.

Even though the premise is completely different, this reminded me of the movie How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. The chemistry between our main characters, Ellie and Theo, perhaps?

If you’re looking for a fun beach read, or something warm and fuzzy to keep you warm this winter, I highly recommend Love You, Mean It.

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House/Ballantine for an advance copy in exchange for sharing my opinions. All opinions in this review are my own. Links in this review are affiliate links, and I may earn a commission from qualifying purchases.

The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty is one of the worst books I have read lately. I really enjoyed Moriarty’s latest novel Big Little Lies, and I was hoping this would be more of the same. I was wrong.

The characters in this novel are so shallow and very poorly developed. The novel switches between Cecilia, Tess, and Rachel, whose lives are intertwined in unexpected ways. We hardly learn anything about the husband who has the secret, even after his secret is revealed. 

The novel opens with Cecilia finding a letter addressed to her from her husband, hidden in the attic. It says “to be opened in the event of my death”, so naturally, instead of opening it, she asks him about it, and then opens it later after he asks her not to.

The three women in this novel are petty, selfish, and very unlikable. And they make stupid decisions that make me hate them. Actually, by the end of the book, I hated pretty much everyone in this book.

Rubbish! The whole thing was rubbish, and I think Tess’s part of the story could have been cut completely, and it wouldn’t have mattered. Of course, it would be better to just cut all.