WOW! This book is so good! I loved every minute of it. The obsession was insane and I could relate. I loved the ending and how it all plays out.

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, Minotaur Books, and Olivia Worley for the ARC of this book!

Jane, a 24 year old New Yorker, has found her love match in Colin, a software engineer she met on an app. The only problem? Colin doesn’t think so. When he ends things after a handful of dates, Jane enters a chaotic spiral of next-level delusions, all while falling reluctantly into friendship with Colin’s girlfriend, Zoe, and realizing nothing is as it seems.

The voice of Jane, our unhinged yet captivating unreliable narrator, glides effortlessly across the page, making you want to keep reading, wondering what crazy thing is going to happen next.

We’re pulled along for the ride as she morphs herself around Colin, in every attempt to lure him back into her life — while falling deeper into Zoe’s. Meanwhile, Worley morphs Jane on the page into someone we can’t help rooting for, even if we know we shouldn’t.

Worley’s writing carries easily, packed full of humor without being over the top. Jane’s little quips in her internal dialogue killed me.

And the ending … I know people say it all the time, but I did not see it coming.

This is the Gen-Z adult thriller that we’ve been waiting for. I loved all the little generational Easter eggs, like Jane’s heavy use of TikTok and Colin reading the Percy Jackson series.

So many thrillers are written by older writers featuring older characters that are hard to dive into. This really is a thriller for our generation, and I can’t wait to read more of Olivia Worley’s writing.

So Happy Together comes out June 3, 2025, and I can’t recommend it enough!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing this book, with my honest review below.

So Happy Together started out as the perfect story about the type of train wreck person you can’t tear your eyes away from and dread being. Sure the train wreck isn’t on the outside in this case but Jane, the early 20’s playwright obsessed with a man she had 6 dates with is definitely a train wreck inside her own mind. Jane has been going on dates in the hopes of stumbling into Colin, the object of her obsession, so she can prove to him they are perfect together. I have to admit as much of a voyeur of the disturbed as this may make me I really enjoyed learning about Jane and how she justified her obsession, as well as wondering how this would all end up when she grows close to his new girlfriend, Zoe, and finds different ways to get close to Colin, the definition of sliced white bread, as a result.

Jane’s relationship with Zoe didn’t quite take the turn I had anticipated when a mystery unfolded that made Colin infinitely more interesting and took this book down the path of a more traditional thriller. So much for my dreams of a book focused on a female serial killer, though some hope still exists based on the ending leaving room for a follow up. As a thriller this was serviceable if a little pale in comparison to the start focused on Jane. I would say that Jane in all her glory as a character to read about was the opposite of how she dressed - very colorful, but the second part of the story was a bit more muted. Overall however this does create a more unique thriller and I would recommend it, especially if you like more psychological thrillers.

Fun, crazy story that's haunting ing a good way! Jane is on a first date with Axel when she sees ex-boyfriend Colin with another woman soon after he dumped her. Something bothers her but she's not sure what it is as of course he's free to date whomever he wants, but it's odd for her to see him in a place they once frequented. But then she meets Zoe, a TikTok influencer who invites her to Colin's birthday party; what better way to see what he's up to now? She and Zoe become fast friends, doing many things together and Jane is relieved as she misses Colin and is happy to have a new "best" friend. But things get dicey as Jane discovers a bloody knife and other "trophies" in Colin's bedroom. Lots of great Hamlet references as the plot thickens and we aren't sure who is fooling who!
Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC1

I started reading this book THE MOMENT I got the NetGalley approval and hardly put it down afterwards, finishing it in no more than 24 hours. This book starts off a little bit in the tone of the millennial "single white woman" trope (think A Novel Obsession by Caitlin Barasch) and then veers into something so much darker and full of twists than I could have expected.

We meet Jane Williams on what is basically a fake date, a trick she has been using to try to bump into her ex Colin at his local haunt. She finally finds him there with another girl and we feel her obsession go into overdrive. From there, we watch Jane become more and more embroiled in Colin's life before it comes to a wild and absolutely unpredictable end. None of the cast of characters feels fully reliable, making this a trip from start to finish.

I will be recommending this one to anyone on the hunt for a fresh, unputdownable thriller!

In So Happy Together by Olivia Worley, Jane and Colin were once together and she is desperate to make him come back to her. Colin, on the other hand, is dating Zoe, and after a brief interchange Jane realizes she also likes her, leading her to eventually become friends. Jane is almost delusional in her belief that she and Colin belong together

I really enjoyed this book. It was fun and had great characters. I was also greatly entertained by the multiple twists and turns and by the sharp, shocking ending. Five stars, a definite recommend for me.

I received this advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review and feedback.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press, Minotaur Books for an ARC of So Happy Together.

I really enjoyed the beginning of this book. I went back and forth between thinking the main character was totally nuts and rooting her on. Unfortunately, I didn't love where ending took the story and the "big twist" felt similar to a whole handful of thrillers I've read this year. I just don't see this a a book that will be memorable.

3 stars

Dark vibe with this book. The story is unique and has some twists too, which I really enjoyed. Had to stay up late to find out what the outcome would be. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

I thought this one would be a major hit for me but it fell into the just okay category. I thought it was slow and did consider a DNF. However, I did push through so I was interested enough in the outcome to finish the book

Jane and Colin are soulmates. He just doesn’t know it yet. For twenty four year old Jane, finding love in New York City is even harder than making it as a playwright. So when Jane meets Colin, she can’t believe her luck: they’re perfect for each other. Even when Colin breaks off their relationship after six dates, Jane knows this is just a stumbling block. She’ll get him back. She knows she will! Good book! Great characters! This book had light suspense, intriguing, mystery, and a very interesting storyline! I definitely recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

NYU alum Jane Williams is deeply in love with Colin, even though he ghosted her after 6 dates and even though, honestly, there is nothing that great about him and he's just a guy. Colin has started dating Zoe, who he met on the apps, and has a roommate Ben, his friend since childhood. Jane is an aspiring playwright and pays her bills (in Manhattan, no less) by editing college admissions essays. So her master plan is to start dating Ben and hanging around with Zoe and Colin, which will somehow get Colin to realize he has been in love with Jane all along.

Zoe is a TikTok influencer (lol) and loves Hamlet, so she is going to produce Jane's play, a retelling of Hamlet from Ophelia's POV. As Zoe and Jane grow closer, they start learning things about Colin that make them both think he is not as perfect as he seems. His ex-girlfriend Leigh starts turning up on his Instagram comments, then in their DMs. They find some disturbing images. Does Jane trust Colin or Zoe more? And who was Zoe before she moved to New York and started using a stage name?

This book has some serious "Single White Female" vibes with Freida McFadden characteristic twists and turns near the end. The reveals come quickly and in different directions starting at the 70-75% mark. Jane's internal dialogue suggests she is either insane, or perhaps just one of us girls who is driven insane by the shitty men in our lives.

You have heard it, yes? "My ex-girlfriend was so crazy. She was hot, but she was crazy." Hmm. Red flag city. Was she really crazy, Kyle? Or did she have the audacity to have a mind of her own and actually want you to treat her right? Or was it you the entire time? Ladies, please run when men say this.

We don't know how much of her dialogue is made up and how much is reality. We can't figure out why she is so hung up on just some dude she barely knows. We don't know if she should love or hate Zoe. At times the book can be vaguely misogynistic, but fun enough to keep us turning the pages. It won't change your life and I will likely forget the plot in a few days. A fun psychological thriller to take to the beach.

Thanks to @netgalley and @stmartinspress / minotaur for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. Book to be published June 3, 2025.

There were so many unexpected turns in this story that I'm not even going to attempt to account for them here. Jane is obsessed with her ex Colin, but Colin is now dating Zoe. What's a girl to do but Instagram stalk them and crash their dates? Rather than catching Colin's attention as she had hoped, Jane ends up the object of Zoe's fascination. Now, Jane is getting exactly what she wants - time with Colin - but it's alongside her new best friend Zoe. As their friendship develops, Jane starts to see some cracks in Colin's facade that have her wondering who exactly this man is and whether or not she should be dying to be back with him after all.

Olivia Worley continues to hit her stride with this latest novel. Both Jane and Zoe are interesting and layered characters who will keep readers guessing until the very end.

Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced digital copy.

This book was amazing. It drew me in right from the beginning. I enjoyed the unique perspective the story is told from as well as all the twists. I didn't see any of them coming. A huge thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC!

At first this sounds like a mentally unstable person unwilling to take rejection, which was genious. However, as the book evolves it's a great thriller that even you will be questioning your morals.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

I was very into this until maybe the last fourth of the book. It was so interesting to be inside Jane’s head and experience her trying to rationalize her creepy obsessiveness. Unfortunately it got a little silly and too unbelievable toward the end.

4.5 stars

This had me both guessing what was going to happen and not guessing and just enjoying the story. The last 10% definitely seems a bit rushed with a lot jammed into it but it doesn't pull you out of the story. While it started out being reminiscent of YOU it turns more into the Mystery category than Thriller. The cover, title and synopsis sucked me in and I had to read it right away when it became available to me. I can't wait to see what Olivia comes up with next, (am I the only one that can almost see this having a second part?!?).

Thank you to Minotaur Books and Netgalley for offering me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

What an awesome thriller this is!
Jane is adrift in New York, trying to become a playwright and still struggling to find her way in a bustling city. When she meets Colin, she is sure he is the perfect ying to her yang. But Colin, unceremoniously dumps Jane leaving her reeling.

Jane decides to find out why. She embarks in an obsessive study of Colin and even becomes friends with his new girl. Suddenly, Jane has a real friend and may have the opportunity to date Colin's roommate. But appearances can be deceiving and Colin might be less of the perfect nice guy than he appears to be. Suddenly Jane needs to rely on her wits and her guts to make decision that college never prepared her for.

Worley has created a classic thriller with twists that will keep you happily engaged well into the night. Join Jane as she tries to find connection in the city that simply never sleeps.

#stmartinspress #sohappytogether #oliviaworley

This was all over the place… what started as quite an eerie and interesting story went off the rails and lost me completely. The last third was just not great and could’ve benefited from better development.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars

I’m usually not a big reader of mysteries, but I am trying to expand my horizons. I enjoyed this one a lot, but I felt the ending was rushed. The reveal of the killer and the backstory seemed like just one big info dump, instead of being served one bit a time. Nonetheless, I would happily read other books by this author. The crime scenes were not super gory and overly descriptive.

A big thanks to St. Martin’s Press.Minotaur and NetGalley For the chance to read a digital arc in return for an honest review.

So Happy Together is a brilliantly twisted tale that had me hooked from the first page. The writing is sharp and incisive, with a keen eye for the absurdities of modern relationships. The plot twists are expertly crafted, leading to a conclusion that left me breathless. This book captures the messy complexities of love, desire, and morality in a way that's both entertaining and thought-provoking. I can't recommend it enough, and I'm already itching for more from this author.