*I was sent a copy of It’s Not Me, It’s You in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to HarperCollins and Alex Light for my copy of the book.*
Synopsis:
Jackie Myers is a fraud. Or she might be a genius—the jury’s still out.
The thing is, she secretly runs pleasebreakmyheart, a gone-viral account aimed at breaking hearts and ending relationships…. And she just used it to break up her insufferable eternal nemesis’s picture-perfect relationship.
Wilson is the buttoned-up, type A assistant manager of her nightmares—but it turns out he’s also, apparently, a really great boyfriend.
So with her conscience (and paycheck) on the line, Jackie decides there’s only one thing to She’s going to help Wilson win his ex-girlfriend back. Which should be easy, considering Jackie hates him…right?
Review:
I’d been looking forward to reading It’s Not Me, It’s You ever since it hit my inbox and it’s safe to say it didn’t disappoint. I love a light hearted contemporary and when one has a person in a frog costume on the cover, colour me intrigued.
I’ve never read a book by Alex Light before It’s Not Me, It’s You but I’m immediately going to buy her other books. Her narrative is so fresh and youthful, this book was such a treat to read. The stakes were very low but I didn’t want to put this down.
It’s only just occurred to me that the main characters are called Jackie and Wilson. That’s one of my favourite Hozier songs. I don’t know if this was intentional or not, but I love it either way.
Speaking of Jackie and Wilson, I LOVED them. Opposites attract is one of the best tropes when done well. Although surprising to Jackie, she and Wilson had a lot in common and the things they did have in common were really cute. Getting to witness them realise these things as the story went on was adorable. I loved seeing them get closer and go from dislike to friends.
Romance was definitely a subplot of this book though. What we did get was great but I loved that It’s Not Me, It’s You focussed more on Jackie discovering who she was and could be without the most important people in her life around her. Having her help Wilson fix his relationship was cute, but the journey of her discovering a love for writing and giving advice was really lovely. I get the whole ‘I don’t feel like I’m good at anything so I don’t know what I want to do with my life’ bit she was going through so seeing her figure that out was great.
I also loved the relationship she had with her sisters. Their dynamic was really fun and it made me want to spend more time with my sister (we live four hours away from each other). You could see very clearly which personality traits of her sisters Jackie got. Her rebellious side came from Jill and her caring side from Julie. Who were both also great characters.
I’d highly recommend you check out It’s Not Me, It’s You if you’re looking for a quick, fun and cute read. The friendships are very sweet and even though the ending is predictable, it’s a great book.
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