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You Had Me At Hello Paperback – April 22, 2014

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Rachel and Ben. Ben and Rachel. It was them against the world. Until it all fell apart.

Ten years after they said goodbye, Rachel bumps into Ben one rainy day. As they talk, the years melt away.

But life has moved on. Ben is married. Rachel is not. And slowly but surely, Rachel feels the return of the broken heart she can′t do anything to mend.

Couldn′t put down ONE DAY? Love WHEN HARRY MET SALLY? Then this is the book for you. Hilarious, heartbreaking and everything in between, you′ll be hooked from their first ′Hello′.

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It's time to fall in love with Mhairi McFarlane...

Mhairi McFarlane is the author of eight romcom books. Born in Scotland in 1976, she now lives in Nottingham, with a man and a cat.

Don’t miss the brilliant and hilarious new romantic comedy, Mad About You, coming April 2022 from the queen of romcoms, a heart-warming, laugh-out loud story of love, friendship and past mistakes.

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Mhairi was born in Scotland in 1976 and has been explaining how to pronounce her name ever since. (With a V, not an M. Yes, thats us crazy Celts for you).She is based in Nottingham where she used to be a local journalist and now shes a freelance writer and sometime-blogger, which we all know is code for messing about on Twitter.She likes drinking wine, eating food and obtaining clothes; all the impressive hobbies. Her best anecdotes involve dislocating her elbow tripping over a briefcase and a very bad flight to New York. She lives with a man and a cat.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 000748805X
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ AvonUK; UK ed. edition (April 22, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780007488056
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Sask
5.0 out of 5 stars Witty review title
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2013
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I had to keep putting this book down while reading it, not because I was bored or impatient, but because it was so good i just wanted to tell people about it constantly. I read 'You Had Me' after a recommendation from Sarra Manning, whose work everyone should also get into, and am so glad I took a chance on this book, with it's potentially cheesy title and plot. One page in, i knew it would be one of those books you have to buy yourself just so you can read the best bits over and over.

It transcends the 'chick lit' genre the same way One Day does, as it has so much substance and witty appeal. It is completely self aware and simultaneoulsy avoids and embraces romantic cliches. The characters, every single one, are fantastic in themselves and provide wonderful banter when they're together. Constantly people tell me books are "laugh out loud funny", but this is one of the first times i've ever sat giggling as i turn pages.

You will never regret the effort you put into reading this book, it rewards you with every word. And for $1 you're getting it for an amazing price. Even if I payed $20 I would still feel it was worth it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Delightfully romantic and funny! Highly recommended!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2017
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Two former best friends reconnect after not seeing each other for ten years. She's newly single and he's....married. Quick-witted characters, an endearing heroine, and a love story with history come together to make a romantic comedy that I totally fell in love with. I'm two for two with Mhairi McFarlane's novels. YOU HAD ME AT HELLO was delightfully romantic with generous dose of laughs and heartfelt moments. I enjoyed it from beginning to end.

Ten years earlier at university, Rachel and Ben were best friends. Rachel had a boyfriend and Ben had, well, several ladies. But something broke up their friendship and they hadn't seen each other again until they bump into each other. Freshly single after ending her 13-year relationship (and new engagement), seeing Ben drums up all the not-so-best-friendy things she felt for him at university. The dashing and good looking Ben is very married and very unavailable. Timing sucks, right?
"Some people end up with their soul mates, like Mindy and Ivor. Some people end up with partners they can work at being happy with, like Caroline and Graeme. Some get second chances at getting it right, like Rhys and Claire. Some people get who they deserve, like Lucy and Matt....Other people, of which I might be one, end up on their own. And that's fine. I'll be all right."

The story is told through flashbacks to Ben and Rachel's time at university and the present time ten years later. I had such a blast reading this book. Rachel's character was so relatable to most women. She's hit 30, has a few extra pounds, and hopes no one calls her on it. Her career as a court reporter is going well, save for her male co-worker who dances around sexual harassment in the work place. She has a group of hilarious friends who would probably help her bury a body if she ever needed it.

One of the standing themes in this book is settling and comfort. Often times in life it's easy to fall back on things we're used to instead of taking that new job opportunity, putting yourself out there romantically, or making that extra connection. When Rachel and Ben see each other again, Rachel has just taken the leap of faith, turned over a new leaf, and started a new life. Meanwhile, Ben appears to have taken the safe route with his current wife. Over the course of the novel, we as a reader can glean that Ben's marriage isn't built on the same intensity of devotion he felt towards Rachel.

All of Ben and Rachel's hangouts in the present are either with Ben's wife present or brief work lunches, both respecting Ben's marital boundaries. But it's apparent that whatever feelings they had at university haven't completely evaporated.
"The whole world is one table by a window in a café-bar in Manchester and the person sitting opposite me. If joy could be seen by the Hubble, tonight scientists would record a peculiar iridescence on an island north of the equator."

There was a bit of slight book anxiety reading this book. I rooted for Ben and Rachel but felt conflicted over Ben's marriage. McFarlane didn't use a cheap tactic to make readers hate Olivia, like paint her as an evil villain or have her cheat on Ben with another character. She handled the situation gently. The dinner party scene gives great insight on the health of Olivia and Ben's marriage, even before Rachel got into the picture.

I love a good romantic comedy with a love story that has some history. This one fit the bill for me and was exactly what I was wanting. The writing was good, the characters were enjoyable, and my reading experience was really fun. There is a follow-up novella that I read right after this, After Hello (it's free).

* I purchased this book myself.
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Claire
3.0 out of 5 stars Love the author but this not her best
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You Had Me at Hello was a amusing story and the dialogue was occasionally witty and funny in places, but it pales in comparison to her second book "Here's Looking at You" which was similar but funnier, better edited and more poignant. The characters in You Had me At Hello are much less appealing, the plot flows less, and the whole thing feels much less polished. I’m so glad I read the other one first as I might not have tried this author again based on this book alone and I’d have missed out on a really good writer.

First the good stuff: the writing is really good and pretty snappy and the plot keeps you turning pages. It goes back and forth from present to past in a way that is easy to follow and keeps a good pace as one never gets bogged down in either time period.

The less good stuff: I did not care much for the characters in this story. I couldn’t really get a handle on Ben who was good-looking but who seemed to be all over the map in terms of his personality and very inconsistent. Rachel seemed too much of a doormat for me to identify with. So rooting for these two was not a given and at one point (mini SPOILER here) it looked like it was really over and I felt relief and thought: now they can both grow up and move on. Strangely, that would have been a more satisfying and realistic ending.

I had a few issues with the plot which have left me feeling uncomfortable about this book. Mainly the fact that Ben was married to someone who seemed perfectly nice and they’d only been married TWO years. This made the denouement of the story much less “satisfying”. Also, the culminating event which led to their being apart all those years was just not convincing and the scene in which she finally declares her feelings was jarring somehow because most of the reasons she had kept quiet all that time still applied, specially reason 1 above.

All that said, I highly recommend this author and I am so happy to have discovered her. This first book suffered by comparison to Here’s Looking at You but it was still pretty good. I am greatly looking forward to her next book!
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Caela
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Reviewed in Canada on October 29, 2021
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Witty and funny! Like Sophie Kinsella but with characters that have more pain and redemption. But funny the whole way through
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This book kept me guessing until the very very end which is so rare in a rom com. Absolutely loved it.
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Reviewed in Spain on April 17, 2016
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I will finish it soon and loved the story so far. Really easy to read. I plan to purchase some other books from this author.
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Reviewed in India on November 13, 2015
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Excellent book!
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