Mary Hargreaves – This Is Not A Love Story

This Is Not A Love Story is an excellent novel – fun, spiky, interesting and engaging. It follows a well known story of a twenty something woman just not feeling good enough about herself and her life. Everyone else seems to be getting on just fine – especially on social media – and Maggie has a job she hates, a boyfriend who sucks, and a family who grate on her.

And so she makes a list. A list to change herself from the wine quaffing curry eating mess that she is. When she’s ticked off every item, she’ll become Maggie 2.0 – the best version of herself, and the one she wants to be. Won’t she…?

1. Go vegan. It worked for that girl on Twitter.
2. Take up yoga – that woman she hate-follows swears by it.
3. Start practising mindfulness – all those people can’t be wrong…
4. Quit smoking. It’s not 1999.

This is Mary Hargreaves‘ debut novel, and she’s a voice to watch. Trapeze have signed her for a two book deal, so it looks like we will have a new book. Which I’m thrilled about. Humorous and heartwarming, it’s a great read.