Don't You Forget About Me by Mhairi McFarlane

From Goodreads

If there’s one thing worse than being fired from the grottiest restaurant in town, it’s coming home early to find your boyfriend in bed with someone else.

Reeling from the indignity of a double dumping on the same day, Georgina snatches at the next job that she’s offered – barmaid in a newly opened pub, which just so happens to run by the boy she fell in love with at school: Lucas McCarthy. And whereas Georgina (voted Most Likely to Succeed in her school yearbook) has done nothing but dead-end jobs in the last twelve years, Lucas has not only grown into a broodingly handsome man, but also has turned into an actual grown-up with a business and a dog along the way.

Meeting Lucas again not only throws Georgina’s rackety present into sharp relief, but also brings a dark secret from her past bubbling to the surface. Only she knows the truth about what happened on the last day of school, and why she’s allowed it to chase her all these years.

My thoughts

Thanks to the Publishers via NetGalley for the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review. I gave this an 8/10 or 4 stars.

Georgina is in a relationship that sadly ends, as a result of seeing her boyfriend in bed with someone else. That's not the only bad thing that happened to her that day, she also found herself being sacked.

Lucas runs a chain of bars with his brother and ends up being Georgina's boss, as she finds employment in one of the bars in a rather unconventional way.

This is quite a roller coaster of a ride in lots of ways. It's not your usual romantic comedy style book, as it covers some dark themes too. However, it's peppered with lots of comedy moments that will have you chortling to yourself if you interpret it in the way I did.

This was one of the first books that I've read by this Author and I will look for other books by her.

It's a great read to curl up with a nice coffee, sat by a cosy fire or even on a park bench on your lunch hour in the sun. Just read it really and immerse yourself in Georgina's roller coaster of a life.