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The New Me - Elizabeth Neep

 


Genre: Romance | RomCom | Womens Fiction | Comedy

Release Date: Expected 27th May 2021

Publisher: Bookouture

Previously published as The Mix-Up 

Marley is unlucky in love, unlucky in her acting career, but very lucky when it comes to friends. Her best friend Anna is amazing, although somewhat absent recently and she's getting married! So when Anna calls desperate for wedding help - how can she say no? There is a very exclusive venue tour that Anna can't get to and there is no change to reschedule. 

But when Hotel Manager Cameron automatically assumes she is actually Anna, she's far too awkward to correct him and tries to enjoy being confident, successful Anna for the day - until the spark happens. There's a connection there that she hasn't felt in a long time and she's certain he feels it too. But she's spent the day pretending to be a blushing bride - witha  fictional wedding and husband in the way. Marley needs to find a way out of this, but being Anna is more fun that she expected and things are starting to get complicated. 

"Love always manages to shake everything up, even when it's not you that's in it."

The New Me  was a glorious, chaotic mess - as Anna deals with her own relationship issues, Marley becomes more tangled up in her pretend life and the more absurdly outrageous it becomes. This was seething with drama, backstabbing and jealousy but also brimming with life and laughter. 

With a cast of amazing people, from her eccentric bagpipe enthusiast roommate Xavier to her accidental friend and writer Reese, everyone was so vibrant and each of their stories were just amazing. This was an adorable romance but the Friendships were the stars of the show - and this was a heartbreakingly real tale about the desperate sadness that comes when your friendship becomes second place in someone's life and not knowing how to move on from that. 


RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Thank you to Elizabeth Neep, Bookouture and NetGalley for this ARC in return for an honest review. 




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