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I'm Happy and Other Lies I Tell Myself
What happens when a woman who hates the spotlight meets a man who lives for it? Thirty-three-year-old Georgia isn’t interested in dating and she certainly isn’t interested in celebrities. So when she meets a famous and forever-single singer--Joe--she discovers the one thing she hates more than him. But after twenty-four hours with the renowned musician, she finds herself having to deal with the side effects of his stardom. After their encounter goes viral, Georgia finds herself caught in a tumultuous fling-ship with Joe. The unexpected bond forces them both to acknowledge that sometimes you have to let go of what you think you want to make room for what you truly need.
246 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 24, 2020
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Trish Anderson
15 books74 followersI hail from the planet, Southern California. I'm guilty of most Californian cliches. Aside from being an insecure writer, I'm also a classically trained chef who never cooks, a baker who believes carbs are a gift from the Gods, an activist, and an exhausted autism mom.
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February 16, 2020
”To be clear, I'm not asking you for anything, Joe. But when you force your way into my story line, I can't help but try to figure out where you belong in my whole plot."
This story is not one that I am usually drawn to. I was impressed with how much I ended up loving this story and the simplicity of this plot and the characters.
I'm Happy and Other Lies I Tell Myself was just a REAL story. Real people, real emotions, and every day REAL things. Nothing was over-exaggerated, nothing was dramatic and drawn out. It was just real. And I cannot express how much I truly appreciated that. Normal people who fell in love and fought the fight that we have all fought at one point in our lives. And to me it just wasn't like anything out there and I was just really satisfied and happy about all of that. Phew.
The banter in this book was golden not only between the two main characters but ALL of the characters. I love when an author can create such fun secondary characters. In my opinion they help make a great story even GREATER!
I'm Happy and Other Lies I Tell Myself has something that we can all relate to. It was real and reflective. And don't we all just love when we can take away something from a book that we finish and implement it into our real lives? I know that I do. Trish's writing style and sense of humor really shined in this one. When I finished the book I was 123% ready to devour the rest of her books. I'll see yall on the other side!
This story is not one that I am usually drawn to. I was impressed with how much I ended up loving this story and the simplicity of this plot and the characters.
I'm Happy and Other Lies I Tell Myself was just a REAL story. Real people, real emotions, and every day REAL things. Nothing was over-exaggerated, nothing was dramatic and drawn out. It was just real. And I cannot express how much I truly appreciated that. Normal people who fell in love and fought the fight that we have all fought at one point in our lives. And to me it just wasn't like anything out there and I was just really satisfied and happy about all of that. Phew.
The banter in this book was golden not only between the two main characters but ALL of the characters. I love when an author can create such fun secondary characters. In my opinion they help make a great story even GREATER!
I'm Happy and Other Lies I Tell Myself has something that we can all relate to. It was real and reflective. And don't we all just love when we can take away something from a book that we finish and implement it into our real lives? I know that I do. Trish's writing style and sense of humor really shined in this one. When I finished the book I was 123% ready to devour the rest of her books. I'll see yall on the other side!
February 25, 2020
You’ll be laughing in public and looking like a weirdo but that’s OK.
The banter, the relationships, and the sex in this novel were completely real. I loved it. It was hilarious and heartwarming and I completely understand how Georgia felt. LOL fun.
The banter, the relationships, and the sex in this novel were completely real. I loved it. It was hilarious and heartwarming and I completely understand how Georgia felt. LOL fun.
November 5, 2023
I love this book.
I am so happy I was lucky enough to meet these characters and I loved them. All the characters in their own quirky weird way are loveable. They are crass, funny, real, and so damn relatable. Nothing gets me hooked more than real characters. People I want to know, get to know or see some of the characteristics in them that are in some of the best people I know personally. I'm Happy and Other Lies I Tell Myself is Trish's best work yet.
I am so happy I was lucky enough to meet these characters and I loved them. All the characters in their own quirky weird way are loveable. They are crass, funny, real, and so damn relatable. Nothing gets me hooked more than real characters. People I want to know, get to know or see some of the characteristics in them that are in some of the best people I know personally. I'm Happy and Other Lies I Tell Myself is Trish's best work yet.
February 11, 2020
Sometimes the simplest of stories end up being some of the best. I don't know what it was about this one but once I started I couldn't put it down. And now today I put full blame on Trish for my sleep deprivation. I had true laugh out loud moments and then there were others of reflection. This story is relatable to many of us, if not as a whole then definitely in parts.
The characters were all great and had their part. I loved how Trish was able to weave their own stories in with Joe and Georgia's without it seeming forced. It just reinforced how important all the characters were to each other's lives. The banter between all of them and even the hard conversations were on point. I felt like I was sitting down and having a conversation with my own friends. They are definitely not ones I will easily forget.
I'm here for every book Trish has after reading this one. Now the question is, what do I read next?
The characters were all great and had their part. I loved how Trish was able to weave their own stories in with Joe and Georgia's without it seeming forced. It just reinforced how important all the characters were to each other's lives. The banter between all of them and even the hard conversations were on point. I felt like I was sitting down and having a conversation with my own friends. They are definitely not ones I will easily forget.
I'm here for every book Trish has after reading this one. Now the question is, what do I read next?
February 13, 2020
I absolutely loved this story! Georgia and Joe will be a forever favorite of mine!
Georgia is everything a woman thinks but doesn’t say out loud. Joe’s random facts are one of the weirdest, sexiest fictional traits. I’m not big on alpha types. I prefer strange, peculiar, imperfect.
The sex scenes are so realistic and well done.
The secondary characters weren’t flat at all.
I have nothing bad to say about this. Like at all.
Georgia is everything a woman thinks but doesn’t say out loud. Joe’s random facts are one of the weirdest, sexiest fictional traits. I’m not big on alpha types. I prefer strange, peculiar, imperfect.
The sex scenes are so realistic and well done.
The secondary characters weren’t flat at all.
I have nothing bad to say about this. Like at all.
February 26, 2020
4.5 bookgasms!!!
The main theme that kept popping into my head while reading this is REAL... although this is obviously a work of fiction, the characters could be related to on a genuine level. The characters could be your best friend, sister, brother, husband, wife, etc.. You can see yourself in them, their humor and their banter.
Although I’m besties with the author and I literally saw myself in the book ;) I really admired the way Trish captured the characters and made them explore their hard truths, their insecurities, and saw them through to the other side but not in a way that you can’t believe, in a way that makes it relatable and yes, REAL.
There’s two love stories in this book, one with her best friend and one with her Joe. You see the character grow from hiding behind her wall/best friend to what she becomes in the end, without losing her true essence in the process.
This is probably the longest fucking review I’ve written in months and leave it to my favorite asshole author to pull this out of me while I’m typing with one eye, trying not to pass out from exhaustion.... so i will end this shitastic review by saying I love this author and I loved this book! If you want some realness mixed with your fiction, READ this book!!
The main theme that kept popping into my head while reading this is REAL... although this is obviously a work of fiction, the characters could be related to on a genuine level. The characters could be your best friend, sister, brother, husband, wife, etc.. You can see yourself in them, their humor and their banter.
Although I’m besties with the author and I literally saw myself in the book ;) I really admired the way Trish captured the characters and made them explore their hard truths, their insecurities, and saw them through to the other side but not in a way that you can’t believe, in a way that makes it relatable and yes, REAL.
There’s two love stories in this book, one with her best friend and one with her Joe. You see the character grow from hiding behind her wall/best friend to what she becomes in the end, without losing her true essence in the process.
This is probably the longest fucking review I’ve written in months and leave it to my favorite asshole author to pull this out of me while I’m typing with one eye, trying not to pass out from exhaustion.... so i will end this shitastic review by saying I love this author and I loved this book! If you want some realness mixed with your fiction, READ this book!!
February 27, 2020
Trish was kind enough to give me an ARC of I'm Happy and Other Lies I Tell Myself, several weeks ago. I was an asshole and just started reading it yesterday, cause you know, life... Well, let me tell you...it was impossible to put down. I was drawn into this world of sarcasm, relationships, and sex. The characters were smart, funny, and just enough fucked up that they seemed relatable. Trish, you had me at "Men are pigs," but touched my heart with "That's all any of us want from life anyway, right? To be happy, to be good, and of course, to love, be loved, and all that other bullshit."
June 14, 2020
This was just what I needed right now! It was fast paced and quirky. I loved the humor and banter, the book world references were fun, and I character growth was great. I was thoroughly entertained!
January 4, 2021
Is it too early to be one of my favorite books of 2021??
I had a small awareness this was a rockstar romance as soon as I opened the book.. well I guess the cover gave that away but whatever.
I instant knew I was going to love this book. Like I just knew. My spideysense never lets me down.
The characters felt so real and authentily themselves. As much as I love a book with good banner sometimes it seems up coming of as forced. Not here. I felt so drawn into the characters like I could really be friends with them. Like I want to be friends with them.
Goodness, this book was so fun and witty like I just felt good reading it. IDK of that makes any sense but like read it you'll see what I'm talking about.
I had a small awareness this was a rockstar romance as soon as I opened the book.. well I guess the cover gave that away but whatever.
I instant knew I was going to love this book. Like I just knew. My spideysense never lets me down.
The characters felt so real and authentily themselves. As much as I love a book with good banner sometimes it seems up coming of as forced. Not here. I felt so drawn into the characters like I could really be friends with them. Like I want to be friends with them.
Goodness, this book was so fun and witty like I just felt good reading it. IDK of that makes any sense but like read it you'll see what I'm talking about.
March 25, 2020
*Spoiler-free review*
Have you ever had a book sitting on your Kindle that you want to devour in one sitting but life happens, so it sits there all lonely for a month. Then, when you finally read the whole thing, you want to punch yourself in the face because it was so effing good? Yeah, that was this book. Looking back, I should have neglected my life's responsibilities to read this book. Because, forget my kids, that's why.
Basically what I'm saying is, if you're only in the "Hmm, should I buy this book?" phase, the answer is an unequivocal, YES. Yes, you should! Buy this bitch and thank me later.
Also, I'm suddenly craving a peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwich... G2G.
Have you ever had a book sitting on your Kindle that you want to devour in one sitting but life happens, so it sits there all lonely for a month. Then, when you finally read the whole thing, you want to punch yourself in the face because it was so effing good? Yeah, that was this book. Looking back, I should have neglected my life's responsibilities to read this book. Because, forget my kids, that's why.
Basically what I'm saying is, if you're only in the "Hmm, should I buy this book?" phase, the answer is an unequivocal, YES. Yes, you should! Buy this bitch and thank me later.
Also, I'm suddenly craving a peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwich... G2G.
July 17, 2020
Can you actually fall in love with a book? Because I totally did. This book was just what I needed. It was fresh, hilarious and the banter between Georgia and Joe was everything. It also gave us just hope. It showed us to believe even if you totally feel you can’t because something or someone is going to prove you wrong, possible even yourself. I love that characters were older, I love that they were living their dreams (struggles and insecurities and happiness and all) and I love that we all could relate to it in one way or another.
This was my first book of Trish’s. I know for a fact it won’t be my last. The was just such an honesty that just wakes up everything inside you.
This was my first book of Trish’s. I know for a fact it won’t be my last. The was just such an honesty that just wakes up everything inside you.
October 18, 2023
Absolutely a friggin' delight. I've followed Trish on IG for a long time and her sense of humor is top notch. It totally came through with the banter throughout the book. Georgia is such a jaded, man hating, bitter and sharptongued woman and I really, really love her. The BFF relationship is just so honest and great. I pretty much loved everything about this book. Since I'm borderline old I love reading about people being self-aware and working through their bullshit.
If you're looking for a more realistic kinda love story, this is probably your jam. You may start humming "Why Georgia?" while reading, though.
If you're looking for a more realistic kinda love story, this is probably your jam. You may start humming "Why Georgia?" while reading, though.
July 12, 2021
I'm happy, and that's no lie. ❤
I love this story. I love Joe and Georgia. The characters that Trish has created had me laughing so much, and each characters personality was written so beautifully, you'll most definitely fall in love with each character. I'm sure I could gush for hours over how much I love this story. I can not wait to read more from Trish in the future.
I love this story. I love Joe and Georgia. The characters that Trish has created had me laughing so much, and each characters personality was written so beautifully, you'll most definitely fall in love with each character. I'm sure I could gush for hours over how much I love this story. I can not wait to read more from Trish in the future.
August 1, 2023
Wow this book is so freaking refreshing.
The sarcasm, wit, and just no restraint dialogue is so amazing.
The characters in this book are beyond petty drama.
This is a story is two women who are cynics that find love. Two men that embrace them. Thaw them. And love them for who they are.
The BANTERING is next level!
The messages are profound.
A book I would definitely recommend
The sarcasm, wit, and just no restraint dialogue is so amazing.
The characters in this book are beyond petty drama.
This is a story is two women who are cynics that find love. Two men that embrace them. Thaw them. And love them for who they are.
The BANTERING is next level!
The messages are profound.
A book I would definitely recommend
March 4, 2020
Review to come. Waiting for Matt’s take!
March 13, 2020
3.5 stars!!
If you’re looking for a light funny read this would be a great choice. It was fun and cheesy and it was much needed:)
If you’re looking for a light funny read this would be a great choice. It was fun and cheesy and it was much needed:)
December 19, 2020
The banter! Oh the banter 😆
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