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𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟏𝟎.𝟐𝟒.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐻𝒶𝓅𝓅𝓎 𝒫𝓊𝒷 𝒟𝒶𝓎!

Thank you @berkleypub and @penguinrandomhouse for a spot on tour and a gifted ebook.
🎧Thank you @PRHaudio for a complimentary audiobook.


Growing up with two older brothers, I always felt I could relate better to guys, and that’s precisely how Ginny, the MC, feels.

After college, Ginny moves in with her guy pals as they navigate the working world. She has always felt comfortable around guys, and the boys treat her as one of their own. But as the story progresses, it becomes painfully evident that Ginny has other thoughts on being “just one of the guys.”

Not only is this a heartbreaking romance between people who believe themselves to be unloveable or incapable of loving, but it also addresses eating disorders in a raw and genuine way.

This is not a rom-com; this is a story of a young woman struggling with anorexia and bulimia, hiding it from everyone until she lets him in. It is a love story between hurting people with trauma and pain. It is about friendships and those who stand by you during your lowest moments and for the fun.

The writing is intoxicating: the author pulls you in, rips your heart out, and then lets you smile, only to break your heart again. And this continues until you think you can’t take anymore, but trust me, it’s so worth it in the end.

Ginny feels her friendships with "guys" are less judgemental and easier to maintain. The core group has been friends for many years and shared experiences that have cemented them into their own support group. But support groups only work when you tell each other the truth. Ginny's experiences have led her to doubt her self worth and become so critical of herself, that her conflicted body has developed an eating disorder. She has so far been able to keep this hidden from everyone around her but it's only a matter of time until her bulimia will no longer be a secret. As she develops a personal relationship with one of the guys, it will become harder and harder to keep her secret.
The story centers around friendships and the support they can provide. Secrets have a way of exposing themselves to those closest to you. You must learn to trust your friends and yourself in order to feel better about the choices you make.

The book is emotional and completely raw. The main character hides her eating disorder in plain view. Many people don't recognize the signs and miss someone having anorexia and bulimia from just a casual relationship. When you have these, you get very good ay hiding it. It was not an easy book to read. I've never personally known anyone with these but the descriptions in the book broke my heart. I've learned a lot about these eating disorders through this read. The book is eye opening. I want to thank the author for writing this book and I am hoping it inspires others who have these to get the help that they need.

I was given a complimentary copy of this book.
All opinions expressed are my own.

Guy’s Girl is a unique romance centered upon deeply rooted themes of self-love and acceptance. The main characters' stories were very emotional and, at times, incredibly intense—but their connection was so sweet and undeniable. It was a story that was tough on the heart and full of emotion!

*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me an eARC in exchange for an honest review.*

4.5 stars

I was instantly drawn in by the author's writing style and format-- and by both Ginny and Adrian.

Ginny is in her early twenties, living in Minnesota, but visiting her best guy friends in New York City. While there, she connects with the boys' roommate, Adrian.

This is an honest, raw look into a bulimics' life, the binging/purging lifestyle. and her "relationship" with her buy friends and Adrian. Adrian's past has led him to not want to be in love or in a relationship. He didn't think he was capable of love-- even with Ginny. She is special to him and he likes being with her and supporting her, but he doesn't think he is capable of giving her more.

I really didn't expect to enjoy this story as much as I did. Once I stared it, I didn't want to stop. I loved Adrian's quiet, strong character. I needed to see this couples ending - even if it wasn't happy.

Thank you to Berkley Publishing and NetGalley for an advanced readers copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was definitely not your typical romance novel. It was real and raw. it explored friendship and love and being an adult who has lived through trauma. I learned a lot through this tale about eating disorders. At times this was a very heavy read.
I loved the friend group and their relationship throughout the story. I also thought Ginny and Adrian were wonderfully real characters that they was rooting for.
I recommend this moving story, just know it is not a lighthearted read.

Ginny is a guy's girl through and through, living with 3 boys and rollerblading all over New York while secretly struggling with anorexia and bulimia. But what happens when she starts to fall in love?

I loved the main characters, Ginny and Adrian. They are authentic and very relatable. Both have their demons. Sweet Adrian has guardrails around his heart, and Ginny believes she's unloveable. At various points, I just wanted to give them hugs. I hoped for both of them to find the peace that eluded them. I was invested in them as individuals and as a couple.

The author addresses eating disorders in a real and raw way. It was tough to read about Ginny’s experience in the throes of anxiety and her eating disorders. However, the realistic portrayal of Ginny’s struggles (even the graphic details) puts you in Ginny’s shoes and allows you to fully understand her mindset.

Thankfully, Ginny and Adrian are surrounded by wonderful people. Adrian’s grandparents were incredible! Ginny’s sister and her college friends were so supportive. Collectively, they add so much to this story.

Guy’s Girl is a beautiful story about the unconditional love of yourself and others.

I received a gifted copy of this book. This voluntary review reflects my honest opinion.

A moving, deeply personal coming of age story about a young woman struggling with an eating disorder. This adult fiction debut was written from the author's own struggles with anorexia and bulimia and you can definitely tell from how well those aspects of the story are handled! I didn't love how slow the first half of the book felt or the way things felt kind of all over the place.

However, I did really enjoy her friendships with all the male friends/roommates (it felt very New Girl-esque), I liked all the time spent in Hungary and I appreciated the complex romantic relationships - nothing was cut and dried or simple and that felt way more relatable than easy HEAs often do.

Good on audio and a strong story that tackles tough topics (mental health, depression, disordered eating, recovery, etc). Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy and @prhaudio for a complimentary ALC in exchange for my honest review!

What can I say about this book? It was a hard read. (The book focuses a lot on eating disorders, so if that's a trigger for you, please be careful). I saw myself a lot in Ginny..the anxiety, not feeling good about yourself, not feeling lovable, fighting with yourself...and I even had myself a Finch too. I don't want to say much on that part but IYKYK. I cried more than once in this book. At one point I was driving home with tears streaming down my face and just hoping if anyone drove past me they wouldn't see I was crying.

I liked the characters in this book. They each brought something to the story. Ginny was such a strong character, even when she didn't realize she was. And Adrian...he made my heart ache (but in a good way). I really liked his character.

I liked how the author was so raw in her writing. She navigated through such a hard subject, one she battled with herself. The talks about trauma really got to me too. I am glad I read this book. This is my first book of hers and it won't be the last. Thank you to Berkley for the ebook in exchange for my honest review.

This book destroyed me. Please read it with caution- if graphic descriptions of someone in the throes of their eating disorder are triggering to you, this is NOT the book to pick up. Reading Ginny's struggles was heartbreaking and incredibly challenging, but this story felt so personal and aching and true to the experience of so many people. It's partly a romance, and the way Adrian cares for Ginny and has his own struggles added to the story.

Emma Noyes does an excellent job of creating a world in her book that feels real. Her characters are deep and thought provoking. Guy's Girl follows Ginny a twenty four year old woman as as she moves to NYC for a new position at the company she works for. She moves in with her guy friends from college. Ginny has always had more guy friends. She shuns anything girly and does not feel she is very feminine. She is also hiding a secret - she is anorexic. And as the stress of life gets to her the disorder turns to bulimia. The other POV in this story is from Adrian. He is friends with the same guys, but is much quieter. He immigrated to America from Hungary as a child.

This is a hard book to review in my opinion. It tackles a lot of heavy subjects and can be graphic at times regarding Ginny's eating disorder. I wanted to stop reading it at several points. While I thought the writing was well done I didn't like that Adrian ended up being like a savior to Ginny. I felt in the end it was saying a guy needed to come in to fix the problem. I would have liked more of Ginny finding herself on her own and with help from her family.

I loved Adrian's grandparents. There could be another book centered just on them.

I hope Finch's girlfriend finds out about his emotional cheating with Ginny and leaves him.

I would love more about Ginny's family. Her sister, Heather, and all of her brothers need page time.

I look forward to reading more of Noyes' work!

**Many thanks to Catherine Barra at Berkley and Emma Noyes for an ARC of this book provided via NetGalley!**

Being herself and being truly comfortable in her skin has been a lifelong struggle for Ginny, but she never feels more at home than when she's allowed to drop the pretense, kick back, and hang out with "the guys." Her group of friends make the perfect roommates: she can be authentic, have fun, and never have to worry about the awkward tension that comes being around potential boyfriends. Of course, one of her roommates is her ex Finch, but he's moved on to a new girlfriend Heather, and all of their tortured romantic push-and-pull is in the past...at least, Ginny THINKS so.

But when mysterious and handsome Adrian joins their circle of friends, and the two end up spending an evening together in Adrian's room after a night out clubbing, even though nothing seriously physical happens between the two...they both experience butterflies and an almost magnetic, magical pull they've never felt before. As much as they deny their feelings, they can't help but grow close to one another. But Adrian has been terrified to fall in love ever since he witnessed his mother's heartbreak when his father died...and he promised himself he would NEVER let himself get in that position. And Ginny is carrying an even darker secret...after a long battle with anorexia, she has now found herself grappling with bulimia...and desperate to keep this dark descent into her own personal hell from EVERYONE.

As time passes and feelings grow, Ginny finds it increasingly difficult to keep the monsters in her head at bay...and Adrian is still waging the war against his own feelings, trying to suppress them at all costs. But when Ginny's disorder reaches its highest peak, will she finally allow someone in and fight to take her power back from the beast ripping her apart? Can Adrian put aside his fear and simply let love in? Or will a bit of unfinished business from Ginny's romantic past tear these Ginny and Adrian apart...for good?

This book starts off with a VERY prescient trigger warning, one that gave me immediate pause but also was COMPLETELY warranted for the tale ahead. This book deals with anorexia and bulimia in an authentic, gritty, honest, and often disturbing way, and Noyes warns the reader from the off that reading this story could be triggering. She makes it clear she is not attempting to glamorize either disease, but I have to say after finishing this book, the word 'glamorous' will be the furthest thing from your mind after reading Ginny's experience.

Emma Noyes herself struggled with eating disorders, and as such, is able to take you into the mind of an anorexic/bulimic in a way I have NEVER experienced before. It is SO real, so tortured, and so gripping that at times, I actually felt like *I* was having some of the thoughts the character was experiencing. I felt sick to my stomach on some level more than once, but I also want to emphasize this was not necessarily off-putting...it's just a LOT. It takes an immeasurable amount of bravery to sort of expose your darkest and most private moments to a reading audience, but Noyes was up to the challenge, and completely delivered. I felt so heartbroken for Ginny, and above anything, as a reader I was BEGGING for her to reach out to those in her network, let them in, and just receive the help she needed (and deserved!) I can't tell you the last time I wanted to hug a fictional character so much, but Ginny was so clearly battling an invisible monster feeding her lie after lie, and I would have done anything to help her banish those negative thoughts, because there is oftentimes NOTHING more crippling than the harsh words we tell ourselves.

That's not to say this ENTIRE story revolves around the eating disorders, although it is a large component. There is also a beautifully told love story, and Adrian has his own demons to acknowledge and conquer. Like so many, he has become an expert in repression and keeping his heart safe just by burying emotions and pretending oftentimes that they don't exist...but it's also clear from the very beginning that he has a wealth of love to give. While it would have been easy for the two to engage in a one night stand at the beginning of the book after a fun, alcohol-fueled night out, Noyes makes you wait and get to KNOW the characters first. Adrian is a puzzle up until nearly the end of the book, and as a reader, I was completely committed to seeing the relationship through, no matter what the end result.

Noyes also uses Ginny's former boyfriend Finch to explore the sort of toxic mind games that men (particularly men in their younger 20s who believe themselves to be pretty charming) can play and how difficult it can be to leave the past in the past, ESPECIALLY when you are at your most vulnerable. Despite all of these plot lines going at once (including some emotional scenes between Ginny and sister), I never felt like there was too much happening at once, and though the book hopped forward in time multiple times, it gave me more of a "One Day" feel rather than a disjointed feeling, and I felt like I was watching the characters grow and evolve through real time. I would also classify this book as "New Adult" rather than adult. only because the characters are in their 20s and it feels appropriate...but unlike most New Adult books I've read, this one had a MUCH appreciated air of maturity to it. There are moments of fun and levity, but also a heartfelt, serious through line that will capture the hearts and minds of older AND younger readers alike.

And while I can't say whether or not Ginny ends up with Adrian, she DOES discover that one relationship in her life is more important, lasting, and fundamental than any other, and only through prioritizing THAT one does she have a chance at success in all others.

And no, it isn't with food, a friend, a parent, a sibling, or even a man.

It is in the beauty and power of her relationship with herself.

4 stars

First and foremost, I want to express my absolute awe towards the author, Emma Noyes. Her bravery and honesty created an authentically emotional and accurately detailed story, as only someone living with a disorder can write. As a counselor, I must admit her story was hard for me to read as it erased my well-developed, self-preservation line between professional and personal, but that only speaks to the authenticity.

Even the romance between Adrian and Ginny left so much to think about. It’s not a magical romance in any sense, nor are the sex scenes steamy. It’s just raw and honest. I spent most of the story not even wanting the relationship to work out because Adrian had serious issues he needed to work through before he could come close to being the support that Ginny needed. I’m not sure his arc was as well-developed as Ginny’s, but I was willing to take that leap.

Lastly, a shout out to Adrian’s Hungarian grandparents - they made me cry with their confidence, determination, and overwhelming love.

This is a must-read for everyone! Through the main character, Ginny, Noyes describes and explains anorexia and bulimia nervosa in heart-wrenching detail that’ll leave a lasting impression on all readers. Awareness of this disorder is essential for people to know what to look for with loved ones who may be suffering from it and get the needed help.

This is not a cute and fun romance. There is a romance but it’s more of a complicated, heavier read about eating disorders and death of a parent.

Ginny moves into an NYC apartment with her three guy friends. No one knows she’s anorexic.
Adrian recently moved out of that same NYC apartment. He has a stressful job and has never been in love because he’s seen the heartbreak it can bring from his past.

This is a raw, emotional and at times graphic book about having an eating disorder. It’s a story about the relationship of Ginny and Adrian and how their connection helps overcome both of their traumas. It’s such a compelling story. The author handled the difficult subject matter with care, and the ending was just perfect.

Read if you like:
🧠 Mental Health Rep
🏡 Forced Proximity
🥗 Disordered Eating as a Topic
🖤 Romances
😳 Anxiety

The authors note at the beginning of the book is so impactful. Especially as the story progresses and you hear the inner monologue of our Guy’s Girl Ginny. This truly felt like a story Emma needed to tell to get out information about her own ED she was in recovery for and a story so many need to feel seen with their own ED struggles.

The romance part of the book wasn’t my favorite and found the relationship harder to connect with and kinda just wish this was more of a story about Ginny and her need to address her ED and heal versus mixing in the romantic elements especially where the MMC had his own struggles so the romance didn’t give what I was hoping with so much focus on the mental health aspects. I wish this one had been written more in the vein of Adelaide from earlier in the year as I think that type of story telling would have been more impactful for Ginny’s story.

Thanks so much to the publisher for my ARC!

Y'all....this book was not at all what I was expecting. I went in thinking it was a romance, and while there are elements of a romance in this one, I think that really mischaracterizes this book. The story revolves around Ginny, a young woman who moves in with her three college guy friends. She's also recovering from anorexia and has a complicated relationship with one of her roommates, Finch. She meets Adrian and falls for him, but he doesn't believe in love at all, due to the death of his father on the day Adrian was born. Honestly, I almost gave up reading this- it delves deep into eating disorders, especially bulimia, and does not shy away from depicting it, sometimes graphically. It also deals with the death of a parent and the ramifications of not really dealing with it. I almost put this book down several times as it was really hard to read, but I stuck with it. I'm so glad I did. This is a book that I can't say I enjoyed but will stay with me for a very long time. I highly recommend it.

Guys Girl
Rating: 4.5 ⭐️

First and foremost I would like to thank NetGally the publisher and Emma Noyes for a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This one most definitely broke my heart and healed it in the best way possible. Thank you Emma for sharing Ginny’s battle with anorexia and bulimia in a true and honest light.

Synopsis:
Our FMC Ginny is without a doubt a guys girl. Her best friends from college are all dudes living under one roof in a cramped New York apartment. After escaping her mundane Midwest life for weekend getaway to the big city to meet up with her boys, Ginny finds that a new member has been added to the mix, Adrian. Adrian is Ginny’s complete opposite, or so she thinks, they can’t seem to stay away even though the two are drawn to each other. When Ginny finds herself in New York full time Adrian is still on her mind and for some reason that Adrian cannot understand Ginny is on his. While these two characters are facing their own internal battles will they be able to overcome their struggles and let each other in?

Thoughts:
I thoroughly enjoyed this one! Noyes did an amazing job at conveying what it’s like to truly struggle with an eating disorder. This book was completely raw and emotional but also had light hearted moments that made it feel like a bit of a rom com. Each character was well developed with purpose and the story felt completely relatable! Even though parts of this can be difficult to read *check triggers for eating disorders* it was overall a fantastic read! I highly recommend this one!

This isn’t just a story. This is a journey of self discovery. Definitely check your trigger warnings with this one.
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Ginny is a guy’s girl. Her best friends are her guy friends. She tries to keep her relationships drama free. As a new addition comes to their group she finds herself drawn to Adrian. He is dealing with his own issues and unfortunately she is dealing with her own issues as well. She is struggling with an eating disorder. This book is raw and open and loved the way the friendships were written. This book is out today!

They say don't judge a book by its cover and I feel like the cutesy floral cover does this book a real disservice. This book does feature a love story in the way that you could call Normal People a love story, but there is a lot more here. The subject matter is heavy, raw and emotional.

Ginny is a self-proclaimed "guy's girl" and Adrian is part of the friend group she hangs out with, though she knows him the least. They find themselves drawn together even though various factors in their life make it hard for them to have a relationship. I loved seeing Budapest through Adrian & Ginny's exploration of the city as well as NYC's SoHo which I know well. Though this was a book I couldn't put down, it was a tough read. There are a lot of trigger warnings for this book and though the subject matter is handled with care, it may be difficult for some readers.

Many thanks to Berkley & Netgalley for the ARC.

4.5
Guy's Girl gave me Romantic Comedy vibes which I loved. I liked how it was broken up into parts rather than chapters and I feel like it gave us a deep dive into the minds of the characters. The concept of one woman being friends with all the guys was so fun, but the story was much more emotional than that. Ginny, the FMC struggles with an eating disorder (that is loosely based on the author's own struggle) and readers saw her constantly grappling with anxiety as well as the ups and downs of the disease. Adrian, one of the MMC's was also flawed, thanks to ideas and moments from is childhood, and I think the two of them really brought out great aspects of the other. There was a heaviness to this book of course, but the pacing and storytelling made it feel somewhat lighter. This was intense love story with many tumultuous moments, but I really enjoyed it. Thanks to Berkley for providing the ARC to read and review!