A review by emlawley
You Belong with Me by Mhairi McFarlane

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I was pretty disappointed with this book after enjoying the first in the series (and McFarlane’s other books) much more. I didn’t like the characters as much this time around and the story felt riddled with issues between Edie and Elliott to the point where I didn’t want them to stay together as they felt like a bad match. It’s full of Edie being insecure and lots of elements of body shaming herself and other uncomfortable patriarchal notions that I found hard to take.