Pretending: A Novel
Written by Holly Bourne
Narrated by Heather Long
4.5/5
()
About this audiobook
“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
Holly Bourne
Holly Bourne worked as an editor and relationship advisor for a youth charity for six years before becoming a full-time author. Her bestselling YA fiction includes It Only Happens In the Movies, which was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2018, and the critically acclaimed Spinster Club series. Holly is an advocate for reducing the stigma around mental health problems and has a keen interest in women’s rights.
Related to Pretending
Related audiobooks
I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans: And Other Romantic Observations Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGrown Ups Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just Friends: The hilarious rom-com you won't want to miss in 2021 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Husband Material Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ghosting: A Love Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hot Mess Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Day We Meet Again Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Last Goodbye: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Make Up Break Up: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5When You Read This: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The One That Got Away Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Love Proof Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Very Nice Box Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wildcat: A Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBefore I Saw You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Olive Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Flatshare: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Switch: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cheat Day: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5No Regrets Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5She's Faking It Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5London Belongs to Us Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Honeymooner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Flipside of Perfect Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsClose Enough to Touch Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You Only Get Letters From Jail Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSomething Like Happy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Remember Me Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsExpectation: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5That’s Not a Thing: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Contemporary Women's For You
The Idea of You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5None of This is True: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Weyward: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It Ends with Us Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Listen for the Lie: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lost Apothecary: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Dark Vanessa: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Last Mrs. Parrish: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It Starts with Us: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diamond Eye: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Confess Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ugly Love Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Love and Other Words Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Then She Was Gone: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5November 9: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Bright Young Women: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Reminders of Him: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Slammed: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Things We Cannot Say Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Regretting You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wrong Place Wrong Time: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The House of Eve Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Paris Apartment: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Where the Forest Meets the Stars Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Winter Garden Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Change: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe in Another Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Family Upstairs: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5GO AS A RIVER: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for Pretending
5 ratings0 reviews