Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada, May 4th, 2021

Format: ebook

Pages: 384

Rating: 4/5 stars

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

The author of the novel The Bucket List returns with a witty and heartfelt romantic comedy featuring a wedding planner, her unexpected business partner, and their coworkers in a series of linked love stories—perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Casey McQuiston.

For the past twenty years, Liv and Eliot Goldenhorn have run In Love in New York, Brooklyn’s beloved wedding-planning business. When Eliot dies unexpectedly, he even more unexpectedly leaves half of the business to his younger, blonder girlfriend, Savannah. Liv and Savannah are not a match made in heaven, to say the least. But what starts as a personal and professional nightmare transforms into something even savvy, cynical Liv Goldenhorn couldn’t begin to imagine.

It Had to Be You cleverly unites Liv, Savannah, and couples as diverse and unique as New York City itself, in a joyous Love-Actually-style braided narrative. The result is a smart, modern love story that truly speaks to our times. Second chances, secret romance, and steamy soul mates are front and center in this sexy, tender, and utterly charming rom-com.

My Review:

Thank you Simon and Schuster Canada for the copy of this book.
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Read if you like: He’s Just Not That Into You, Modern Love.
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Follows the lives and relationships of a group of people in New York as they try to navigate life and love in the big city. They are all somewhat connected through Liv, who is a wedding planner that is actually pessimistic about true love.
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I really appreciated how each character/relationship was different and had their different struggles. I think Darlene and Zach were my favourite characters and I loved their story.
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CW: infidelity, death of a loved one, sexual content.