JANUARY

It was one of the smash hits of the year, and deservedly so – one of the funniest books I read all year I read right at the start: Zara Stonely’s The Wedding Date. I wanted to be besties with protagonist Samantha because she – and the whole book – were refreshingly delightful and good for the soul. Of course, the hired boyfriend is an old trope, but you don’t care when you love the characters so much you just want them to be happy. I zoomed through the pages, literally LOL-ing (quite...