For some reason, I approached Last Night with trepidation - having haunted Mhairi McFarlane's Twitter feed for updates, I noticed that she described it as being a slightly darker read than her previous books. I was braced for the impact of disappointment, but am so pleased that it never came. Last Night, just like all of her other novels, is a marvel; it's comic, astute and warm. I read it all in one night - I know that Future Me isn't going to appreciate that decision when I start necking Berocca-laced coffee to get me through The One Show later (nothing new there, really), but it was time well spent with such a beautiful and funny book. I'd recommend it to everyone.

I've always adored Mhairi McFarlane's writing, and she's one of those authors who just goes from strength to strength.

'Last Night' blows anything she's ever written clear out of the water.

A delicate blend of the sort of humour which made me laugh out loud (no mean feat) to the sort of anguish which made me cry (and I've only ever cried at one other book - I'm absolutely heartless).

The characters Mhairi writes are the sort who leap off the page and straight into your heart. You want them to be your friends too, or Mhairi to be your best mate because, if she can write such people, then she must be that sort of person too. The prose rattles along and makes the book absolutely unputdownable.

This is the sort of book that has you begging for more. I can never wait to see what Mhairi writes next, and this is no exception. A truly, honestly, exceptional novel.

I feel like I have to start this review with the fact that Mhairi is undoubtedly the best author around at the moment when it comes to this (and in my opinion, any) genre. Her insights into female and male/female friendships are always spot on and Last Night is no exception. From long term friendships that feel stronger than your family ties, the one that may or may not be the one, family dynamics and pure heartbreak in more ways than one, I think I can safely say I’ve read my book of the year and it’s less than a week in. Perfection that I could not put down, and now I’ve finished I feel like I’ve lost my friends. Beautifully written, witty, wry and just incredible,

Heart-warming and heart-felt; McFarlane's "Last Night" does a great job of balancing heaviness with humour.