You, Again: The sparkling and witty new opposites-attract rom-com! by Lauren LayneMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Mac Austin is a thoroughly modern woman, brought up by a free-spirited single mother, she doesn't want commitment, or long-term, she's happy with just for now and her man of choice is most definitely a bad boy, tattoos not optional. Mac is more combat boots and a tutu than Louboutins and Botox, more Van Halen than Beyoncé.
Sitting in a local bar, waiting for her no-show date Mac is idly perusing a hook-up app called TapThat (yep, classy huh?). Having let one Ivy League preppy businessman-type roll past, Mac is horrified when the man sitting next to her at the bar strikes up a conversation, making it clear that he was reading her phone over her shoulder. Even worse, he's the guy she just let roll past (the app gives you five seconds to show interest or it moves to the next candidate).
The next morning, Mac is doubly horrified to find that the suit, Thomas Decker (never Tom or Tommy) is her new boss at the upmarket jewellery store where she is a senior graphic designer. Mac has been approached several times to take a more senior role in the business but she has always declined, frankly she's horrified that she has been working for the same company for six years and has a 401K plan, this is not the peripatetic life she was brought up with.
Finally, the universe goes all in on the coincidences, Thomas is the older brother of Mac's BFF Collette's fiancé. Even worse, as Best Man and Chief Bridesmaid Mac and Thomas are in charge of organising a joint bachelor-bachelorette party. Mac just knows anything Thomas organises will involve whisky and very few penis-shaped party favours!
I have loved Lauren Layne's books for many years. However, more recently I had complained that she seemed to be just phoning them in. There seemed to be a New York high-flyer checklist that every book followed and it had become stale and formulaic, the characters ceased to be distinctly recognisable and the books were like candyfloss, easily digested and instantly forgettable. Not this one! Mac and Thomas just leapt off the page, sassy, witty and very kind they were all I love about Lauren Layne's characters and the romance was perfect.
A happy return to form for Lauren Layne.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
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