Pretending: A Novel
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“Thoughtful, smart and painfully true.” —Cosmopolitan UK
He said he was looking for a “partner in crime,” which everyone knows is shorthand for “a woman who isn’t real.”
April is kind, pretty and relatively normal—yet she can’t seem to get past date five. Every time she thinks she’s found someone to trust, they reveal themselves to be awful, leaving her heartbroken. And angry. Until she realizes that men aren’t looking for real women—they’re looking for Gretel.
Gretel is perfect—beautiful but low-maintenance, sweet but never clingy, sexy but not too easy. She’s your regular, everyday Manic-Pixie-Dream-Girl-Next-Door with no problems.
When April starts pretending to be Gretel, dating becomes much more fun—especially once she reels in the unsuspecting Joshua. Finally, April is the one in control. It’s refreshing. Exhilarating, even. But as she and Joshua grow closer, and the pressure of keeping her painful past a secret begins to build, how long will she be able to keep on pretending?
“The most freeing, reassuring book on dating after #MeToo I’ve read. Perceptive. Hilarious. Brilliant.” —Laura Jane Williams, author of Our Stop
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This is a raw book about #NotAllMen. Because Men can also be victims and communication in a relationship is key. Holly Bournes provocative storytelling hit me right in the feels. This book made me feel not good, even sad. We got a look at Aprils trauma and past experiences, but also how healing can be difficult in many ways, mentally and physically. The first sentence of the book is "I hate men". But April also wants to be loved by them, She just hates how some men make her feel about herself. Reading Aprils thoughts really hurt sometimes. Her mind felt like I was suffocating. I felt every emotion she was going through. But what I think is a really good aspect, is that nothing excuses her behavior and the book makes this clear.
Description
“Thoughtful, smart and painfully true.” —Cosmopolitan UK
He said he was looking for a “partner in crime,” which everyone knows is shorthand for “a woman who isn’t real.”
April is kind, pretty and relatively normal—yet she can’t seem to get past date five. Every time she thinks she’s found someone to trust, they reveal themselves to be awful, leaving her heartbroken. And angry. Until she realizes that men aren’t looking for real women—they’re looking for Gretel.
Gretel is perfect—beautiful but low-maintenance, sweet but never clingy, sexy but not too easy. She’s your regular, everyday Manic-Pixie-Dream-Girl-Next-Door with no problems.
When April starts pretending to be Gretel, dating becomes much more fun—especially once she reels in the unsuspecting Joshua. Finally, April is the one in control. It’s refreshing. Exhilarating, even. But as she and Joshua grow closer, and the pressure of keeping her painful past a secret begins to build, how long will she be able to keep on pretending?
“The most freeing, reassuring book on dating after #MeToo I’ve read. Perceptive. Hilarious. Brilliant.” —Laura Jane Williams, author of Our Stop
Book Information
Posts
This is a raw book about #NotAllMen. Because Men can also be victims and communication in a relationship is key. Holly Bournes provocative storytelling hit me right in the feels. This book made me feel not good, even sad. We got a look at Aprils trauma and past experiences, but also how healing can be difficult in many ways, mentally and physically. The first sentence of the book is "I hate men". But April also wants to be loved by them, She just hates how some men make her feel about herself. Reading Aprils thoughts really hurt sometimes. Her mind felt like I was suffocating. I felt every emotion she was going through. But what I think is a really good aspect, is that nothing excuses her behavior and the book makes this clear.