A fun, fast-paced read. The perfect escapism! One of my favorite tropes has always been, "Please be my plus one oh, oops, now I'm in love with you," and this book serves up that delicious trope alongside a great helping of comedy and swoony romance. Five stars!

Are you single, with a never ending series of family and friends events where you have been told you can bring a plus one? Ever get sick and tired of the expectation that you will have someone to drag to these events?

If so then you should be able to easily identify with both Cara and Millsy's situation and the pact they make as new friends to accompany each other to a whole host of gatherings.

I loved how they were both adamant they weren't even pretending to be fake dates, and just purely a respectable plus one for each other, and how a real friendship built up between them.

With each event this pair goes to, something appears to go wrong, and it was great fun seeing how they got themselves out of various situations. I also loved both Millsy and Cara's jobs - both quite different and in the case of Cara's especially not one I've come across in books before.

This is a really amusing story that entertained me greatly in my garden in lockdown. Another joyous read from the always enjoyable Portia MacIntosh.

Thanks to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.