You Belong with Me

A Novel

De: Mhairi McFarlane

Narrado por: Olivia Vinall

"The whole time I'm reading a Mhairi McFarlane novel, I feel like a fist is squeezing my heart… she is so ridiculously talented."–Emily Henry

International bestseller Mhairi McFarlane delivers a charming, hilarious, and heartfelt new novel about a woman adjusting to life in the spotlight when she begins a relationship with a famous actor, in this highly anticipated follow-up to Who's That Girl.

She found The One. But when everyone wants him, can she keep him?

Edie found true love. And on Christmas day, he’s knocking at her door.

Elliot Owen is handsome, charming and basically Hollywood royalty. And, he insists, madly in love with Edie Thompson: an ordinary citizen with tomato soup stains on her coat. It’s going to be complicated. Edie will have to learn how to live in the limelight, but they’re just too good together not to try.

Edie discovers it’s not easy when the press is the third person in your relationship, or when stories start leaking that force you to mistrust the motives of those around you. It’s tricky when you’re separated by an ocean and gorgeous co-stars and charismatic new colleagues are closer by. It’s harder still when your past is raked up by envious people determined to destroy your present.

Edie already knows how it feels to be infamous, now she’s going to find out what it’s like to be famous.

Are she and Elliot a fairytale, or a cautionary fable about getting what you wish for?

©2024 Mhairi McFarlane (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers

Satisfying five star read

As usual this author never disappoints. I was so pleased reading the continuing story of Edie and Elliot! Loved every minute of it!

consistently brilliant

this author writes the characters so well that I found myself so emotionally invested in these guys. there were some times where I didn't want to keep reading because I was genuinely worried about the outcome of their relationship. it was almost like these guys were my friends.

it's so refreshing to read about a relationship where the couples aren't immature or emotionally stunted. but I could see them as real people who have real insecurities. McFarlane has a gift for conveying emotional complexities in ways that are easily understandable. I honestly can't wait for the next one.

the narrator was pretty good too, I found that I had to slow her down to 0.9x speed because there were nuances I missed if I was multitasking while listening. but she brought the book to life very nicely.

MhF is amazing again

I count down to Mhairi book release days and they never disappoint. There are always moments where I’m floored by how well she’s captured an exact feeling or situation that I’ve experienced and she has put into words with this perfect clarity that is so satisfying. And the banter, especially between these to MCs is exquisite. I could do with an ongoing series with these two just, like, going to the grocery store.

Wow!

This author never disappoints, always makes me laugh and cry and the characters always have so much depth. I really appreciated that she returned to the couple and showed the very real difficulties of long distance relationships and figuring out how to make a relationship work.

Romance with depth of relationship

Such insight on the human condition while also delving into the world of fame and social media. The connection between EO and Edie is remarkable and really comes through. Just beautiful.

exceeded expectations!

What a great story, characters were genuine and relatable, witty writing, funny, sad and frustrating story but ultimately uplifting. I loved every minute of this read and bought three more of the authors titles as soon as I finished it!

Review

The writing and narration are good. However, I did not feel invested in the relationship ship. Neither of the main characters seem to have much personality and therefore I did not care about their story. I do enjoy other mcfarlane novels.

Different from what I expected but ✅

There's a little more reality in the relationship challenges than I expected but I preferred this to the normal crisis trope as the challenge to overcome.

The best!

8 years between Who’s that Girl and this sequel, and Mhairi has become even wittier and more articulate. God, I love her Uber-British, unbelievably insightful writing! Great narrator too.

I didn’t realize this was book 2

And I still loved it. Now I don’t know what to do! I guess I get the first one now. I thought it was kind of cool the couple was already together.