"My Favorite Half-Night Stand" by Christina Lauren is a contemporary romance novel that follows the story of Millie, a criminology professor, who is best friends with a group of guys. The group decides to try online dating to find dates for a formal event at their university. Meanwhile, Millie starts developing feelings for one of her friends, Reid, and ends up creating a secret profile named Catherine on the dating site. As Catherine, she matches with Reid and begins an emotional relationship with him under this false identity, leading to a complicated situation when Reid discovers the truth. The book explores themes of friendship, romance, deception, and self-discovery, with a mix of humor, banter, and emotional depth in the storytelling.
The narrative is told through alternating points of view between Millie and Reid, providing insights into their thoughts and feelings as their relationship evolves from friends to lovers. The book delves into the dynamics of the group of friends, their individual quirks, and the challenges they face in navigating love and relationships while maintaining their close-knit bond. The writing style combines elements of humor, romance, and relatable characters, offering a light and engaging read with a touch of emotional depth and character growth.
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Has Romance?
The book contains a significant romantic subplot, primarily focusing on the evolving relationship between Millie and Reid.
From The Publisher:
By the New York Times bestselling author who "hilariously depicts modern dating" (Us Weekly), My Favorite Half-Night Stand is a laugh-out-loud romp through online dating and its many, many fails.
Millie Morris has always been one of the guys. A UC Santa Barbara professor, she's a female-serial-killer expert who's quick with a deflection joke and terrible at getting personal. And she, just like her four best guy friends and fellow professors, is perma-single.
So when a routine university function turns into a black tie gala, Mille and her circle make a pact that they'll join an online dating service to find plus-ones for the event. There's only one hitch: after making the pact, Millie and one of the guys, Reid Campbell, secretly spend the sexiest half-night of their lives together, but mutually decide the friendship would be better off strictly platonic.
But online dating isn't for the faint of heart. While the guys are inundated with quality matches and potential dates, Millie's first profile attempt garners nothing but dick pics and creepers. Enter "Catherine"-Millie's fictional profile persona, in whose make-believe shoes she can be more vulnerable than she's ever been in person. Soon "Catherine" and Reid strike up a digital pen-pal-ship...but Millie can't resist temptation in real life, either. Soon, Millie will have to face her worst fear-intimacy-or risk losing her best friend, forever.
Perfect for fans of Roxanne and She's the Man, Christina Lauren's latest romantic comedy is full of mistaken identities, hijinks, and a classic love story with a modern twist. Funny and fresh, you'll want to swipe right on My Favorite Half-Night Stand.
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1 comment(s)
I meant to just read a few chapters of Christina Lauren’s My Favorite Half-Night Stand to alleviate my insomnia. It’s now 2 hours later and I’ve finished the entire book. I’m sitting here, quietly sniffling to myself to avoid waking my husband. Yep - I sobbed the last quarter of the book.
This was just adorably sweet - a little predictable, but most romances are. I loved all the characters.
For some reason, I pictured Reid as Eddie Redmayne (who I find adorable) but also wearing his Fantastic Beasts clothing. Millie was a little harder for me to pin down.
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About the Author:
Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of longtime writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the New York Times, USA TODAY, and #1 internationally bestselling authors of the Beautiful and Wild Seasons series, Dating You / Hating You, Autoboyography, Love and Other Words, Roomies, Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating, My Favorite Half-Night Stand, The Unhoneymooners, Twice in a Blue Moon, and The Soulmate Equation. You can find them online at ChristinaLaurenBooks.com, @ChristinaLauren on Instagram, or @ChristinaLauren on Twitter.
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