If you've read the blurb.... Ignore it, because it does not fit with the true narrative of this story at all. Going in I thought Mad About You would be a cutesy opposites attract, hot for roommate type vibe, but I couldn't have been more wrong.

With its hard-hitting themes of psychological and emotional abuse, trauma and gaslighting, Mad About You is more 'thought-provoking contemporary fiction' than a rom-com. The romance aspect is so minor and slow burn that I found myself losing interest fairly early on, even putting it down a few times.

With that said though, once I was able to resolve that I wasn't going to get the lighthearted rom-com I was hoping for, my perspective shifted and I became heavily invested in Harriet's story, flying through 300 pages in a single sitting.

This was my first time reading Mhairi McFarlane's work and now that I know what to expect from her highly descriptive writing, authentic characters and rich development, I will be more receptive when reading her backlist.