It Was You (24 in 2024 # 17)

Author: Jo Platt
Title: It Was You
Publisher: Canelo US
Date Published: 10/31/2016

Read Dates: 08/31/2024 - 09/02/2024
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

It Was You is a single POV women’s fiction novel. It focuses on Alice and her group of friends, most of whom are in a “short books club” together. When Alice expresses that she’s ready to date again after two years her group of friends set about trying to fix her up.

This one took a minute for me to really get into it. The cover describes it as a RomCom but it definitely had more of a women’s fiction feel to it (heavy on the friendships and personal dramas, light on the actual romance). I enjoyed it though, once I adjusted my expectations. I liked the dynamic of the book club, and the one-on-one interactions between characters. It was a fun read!

When life falls apart, friendship will keep you together

Alice Waites has been happily single for almost two years.

When her close friends in The Short Book Group gently question her current distinct lack of interest in men, she accepts that maybe it is time to deal with the past and open herself up to new possibilities.

Oh yes, the time has come to go dating again.

However, things soon unravel for Alice as she uncovers the secret heartache and hopes of those around her. And her most surprising discovery is the life-changing truth which she has kept hidden, even from herself…