You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

You Deserve Each Other

by Sarah Hogle

When your nemesis also happens to be your fiancé, happily ever after becomes a lot more complicated in this wickedly funny, lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy debut.

Naomi Westfield has the perfect fiancé: Nicholas Rose holds doors open for her, remembers her restaurant orders, and comes from the kind of upstanding society family any bride would love to be a part of. They never fight. They’re preparing for their lavish wedding that's three months away. And she is miserably and utterly sick of him.

Naomi wants out, but there's a catch: whoever ends the engagement will have to foot the nonrefundable wedding bill. When Naomi discovers that Nicholas, too, has been feigning contentment, the two of them go head-to-head in a battle of pranks, sabotage, and all-out emotional warfare.

But with the countdown looming to the wedding that may or may not come to pass, Naomi finds her resolve slipping. Because now that they have nothing to lose, they're finally being themselves—and having fun with the last person they expect: each other.

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on

4 of 5 stars

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Naomi couldn't do it anymore! She could not pretend to be the perfect woman and fiancee, and she could NOT see herself married to Nicholas Rose, who she maybe only loved about 20%. So, she set out on a mission to make him call off the engagement, as she didn't want to look like the villain. Somewhere along the way, however, they both rediscovered themselves and their love for one another.

My first impression of Naomi was favorable. I liked her snark, but as the pranks escalated, I was worried. I thought this was going to be one of those gotcha-romances. You know, the ones that don't end in an HEA, but I persisted, and it really paid off.

I will admit, I was laughing a LOT as I read this book, but there were times I winced at how cruel Naomi and Nicholas were to each other. That is why, for me, this story picked up once they started shedding some of their shiny veneer, and started being real, with each other and themselves. They were almost reborn in the rubble of their picture perfect farce of a relationship, and what emerged was better and stronger than what they were before.

I keep hearing things about Naomi being unlikable. UGHHHHHH! She had reasons for this, and I had no problem accepting them. This was a form of self-protection, which she was aware of and tried to battle, and I guess that's why I was ok with it. I felt as if Nicholas came around a lot quicker, though. He would make these small, and misconstrued, gestures, which were terribly sweet. He was also more open and honest with Naomi, than she was with him, and it made me wish for some of the chapters to be told from his point of view. I was able to gain a lot of insight into what Naomi was feeling, but I Nicholas was not as transparent. I feel like I may have melted had I been let into his head, and that is something I would totally be onboard for.

Like I said, the book was a lot of fun, and that fun was augmented by some great supporting characters. The Junk Store crew were a fabulous bunch, and I really did have a fantastic time with them. I also really liked how they fit into the storyline, and provided some rather wonderful surprises. The ending was an utter delight, too. It had me smiling my face off, and shedding happy tears.

I definitely understand everyone making The Hating Game comparisons, because I found myself making them too. It was similar, but different. So, if The Hating Game, War of the Roses, and lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers is your jam, I believe you would enjoy this book. You may cringe in the beginning, but I predict you will be smiling at the end.

*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

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