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A twisty, suspenseful story about what happens when Colin breaks up with Jane. This isn’t just a regular breakup - Jane KNOWS that her and Colin are supposed to be together; they’re soulmates. Even his new girlfriend is all wrong for him. And, Jane is going to get him back no matter what it takes.

This book was unputdownable! Held my interest from start to finish, and kept me up past bedtime! Thanks for the opportunity to read!

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They style was chilling, I never knew what was coming next except it was going to be suspenseful! Highly recommend. Will be purchasing for libraries.

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So Happy Together by Olivia Worley is a charming and heartfelt read that kept me hooked from start to finish. The chemistry between Riley and Max is so natural, and I really loved watching their relationship unfold. Worley does a great job balancing humor with deeper moments, making the characters feel real and relatable. While the pacing slows a bit in parts, the story overall is sweet and uplifting. A perfect feel-good romance that I highly recommend! 4 stars.

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I enjoyed So Happy Together by Olivia Worley. Jane is our unreliable narrator who is clearly fixated on Colin. After six dates with Jane, Colin breaks things off. Jane is convinced he is her soulmate and that it's only a matter of time till he realizes that. Her obsession is complicated by Colin's new girlfriend Zoe. A very twisty story follows. Not everything is as it seems. This was a fun read and I highly recommend it. I look forward to Olivia Worley's next book.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this digital ARC.

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Ooooh man...where do I even start? This had BIG Joe vibes from "You" - the writing was so well done that it was difficult to keep reading at some points because I couldn't STAND the narrator, even though that was the entire point!! This was definitely more of a slow burn rather than something that picks up with action right from the start, but it was enjoyable nonetheless. Plenty of twists that have you second guessing what really happened by the end. Thanks so much for the ARC!

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Love love love
Could not put it down!!!!!
Loved the story and the characters
10 stars for me. You need to run to get this book. This was my first book from this other so I will check out her other books

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Title: So Happy Together by Olivia Worley
Genre: Thriller
Pub Date: June 3, 2025

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Obsessive FMC
Stalker Ex-Girlfriend
Unreliable Narrator

Jane (our FMC) is a obsessed with her ex-boyfriend and is so desperate to be part of his life, she befriends his current girlfriend.
Throughout this one, it mostly felt like Jane was pining over Colin and Zoe was just oblivious to the weird tension. While there are some hints throughout that something bigger than a stalker ex girlfriend is going on, nothing really happened until 80% in.
Overall, I felt this one was a miss for me because I need something big to happen much earlier on to keep my attention (100% a me problem).

If you don't mind a super slow burn and enjoy obsessive FMC, you should add So Happy Together to your TBR!

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This book, this book, this book.... there were times I disliked our narrator, Jane, so very much that I questioned my ability to finish the book. She was delusional at best, and an insufferable stalker with psychopathic tendencies at worst. . . I'm glad I continued reading, however, because once it was explained WHY Jane was the way she way, things made much more sense, and I was able to have much more empathy for her. In the end, I truly enjoyed this book, and my only real complaint is that it may be written for a slightly younger demographic, which of course isn't the books fault. The author did a great job of developing Jane into an adult based on her devastating childhood; the pacing of the story was great; the ending had a twist that I didn't see coming- AT ALL. Will I be recommending this? Absolutely! I'm also going to keep an eye out for books by Olivia Worley in the future. I always love finding books by new authors (either debut or "new" to me), to add to my reading list, and that's precisely where she will be! Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for allowing me an advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinions.

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This delicious novel is so twisty and clever that as the reader you never know from page to page who is doing what to whom and who is actually the bad guy ( or girl). What seems to be a conventional lonely girl in the big city get obsessed with a boy quickly changes as we get to meet the characters in play and we see that each has secrets that they would not want anyone to know. I do not want to give away any spoilers but this is crazy ride that will keep surprising you right up to the last page.

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I enjoyed this one so much! From the start you are sucked into the story. This was filled with constant twists that had me completely guessing. I had an idea who the bad guy was going to be and was correct, but thought it was going to end in a completely different way than it did. This one had me on the edge of my seat the entire time.

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A bit of a popcorn read, but not in a bad way. A fun thriller with some interesting writing and compelling plot points. The protagonist’s first person narration is full of delusion which cleverly creates great tension between the reader and the main character. 3 Stars.

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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

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This is a book about Jane, who is a playwright in New York, who is trying to find her Mr. Right. When she meets Colin she thinks he’s it, but after several dates he dumps her and she wants to find out why. Jane becomes friends with Colin’s new girlfriend, Zoe and ends up dating Colin’s roommate. However, Colin turns out to be more than meets the eye.
This is an exciting thriller, that takes you on a lot of twists and turns. If you like how done it thrillers, then I’d recommend this book.
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC opportunity ❤️

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I’ve read a couple of books with “unreliable” characters, to say the least, and this has to be one of my favorites so far! The obsession in this book rivaled the likes of Fatal Attraction and it was really good! This book had me guessing so much and I loved the ending, which is not always the case in a thriller for me.

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What’s a girl to do when she loves you, but you want nothing to do with her? Obviously, she must then stalk your social media, date your roommate/best friend, and become close friends with your current girlfriend. Jane was definitely an interesting character to be inside of the mind of.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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

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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!

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