Anna and Marley are best friends. So when Anna rings Marley, panicking because she has to miss a tour of an exclusive wedding venue, Marley agrees to go in her friend's place.
After being totally ignored by the glamorous receptionist who can tell she doesn't belong there, Marley meets handsome hotel manager Cameron. He assumes she's Anna and instead of admitting that she's not the blushing bride, but the unlucky-in-love single friend, Marley plays along to see what it's like to be Anna for a day.
After all, Marley is unemployed, single and was woken up that morning by her flatmate playing the bagpipes. Anna has a high-flying career and is planning the perfect wedding. Why wouldn't Marley want to be her?
Only she wasn't counting on Cameron being so smart and funny. Or this spark between them that she can't ignore. She hasn't felt this way about a guy in forever. But he thinks she's somebody better.
Marley needs a way out of this mix-up to get her shot at true love. But her fictional fiancé is now standing in her way and it's harder than she thought to stop living someone else's life...
A funny, uplifting and poignant story of friendship, love and finding your way. Fans of Mhairi McFarlane, Holly Bourne and Bridget Jones will adore Elizabeth Neep's wit and warmth.***
It's hard to be yourself when you're paid to be someone else. CHAPTER ONE
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(@Bookouture, 27 May 2021, 311 pages, ebook, #ARC from the publisher via # NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed, #BlogTour 29 May, #booksontour)
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This is a new author for me. I enjoyed The Mix-Up despite it being well outside my comfort zone and not the kind of book I usually read. The premise of the book really appealed to me. This is the kind of light-hearted read I expected and I found it really entertaining. There were some cliché moments such as Marley being naïve in a way that really wasn't believable. The book felt a bit rushed at times. There are times when Marley talks to people and we also gets her thoughts about what she's experiencing. This made a bit of a disconnect and I struggled to get back in the flow of the book. Overall, I found The Mix-Up frothy and entertaining.
