Sure, Kate doesn’t seem to care much about personal boundaries and can occasionally seem overly familiar with Jake, but Marisa doesn’t let it concern her. Jacksonġ.Marisa and Jake are a perfect couple, and Kate, their new lodger, is the perfect roommate-and not just because her rent payments will give them the income they need to start trying for a baby. Dancing at the Pity Party – Tyler Federġ5. Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute – Talia Hibbertġ7. The Taking of Jake Livingston – Ryan DouglassĢ1. We Weren’t Looking to Be Found – Stephanie KuehnĢ7. Only Love Will Break Your Heart – Ed TarkingtonĢ9. Still, it was well-written, easy to read, and I think most people will enjoy its twists and turns.ģ7. There were lots of things I liked about this book, but there were also some things that seemed a little over-the-top and contrived. As her uneasiness grows, so does her paranoia. But then she starts to notice something between Jake and Kate. Marisa writes and illustrates custom children’s books, and she has the house all to herself during the day. She is soft-spoken with a lively, sharp face and brown hair with an unruly fringe falling to just below her eyebrows so that the first time they meet to assess her suitability, Marisa notices that Kate keeps blowing it out of her eyes.Īt first the new living arrangement works out okay. When Jake suggests that they take in a lodger to help pay their mortgage, Marisa agrees thinking that “it will alleviate the pressure on Jake and that, as a result, he will be more present with her. If it all seems to be happening a little quickly, which Marisa’s friend Jas suggests, Marisa claims that “when you know, you just know.” But, as it turns out, there are things that Marisa does not know. Marisa moves in with Jake, and they make plans to have a family.
He had looks you could imagine aging well and at the same time you could see instantly what sort of child he had been. His face was uncomplicated: A defined chin and boyish cheeks.
Marisa hasn’t always been lucky in love until she meets Jake.
(Oh, who am I kidding? I don’t need anyone’s recommendation to buy more books I just buy them.) One of my favourite Booktubers, Jack Edwards, loved Elizabeth Day’s novel Magpie, and it was already on my TBR list anyway, so with his added endorsement, I picked it up.
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