Otherwise Engaged, Lindsey J. Palmer
Otherwise Engaged, Lindsey J. Palmer
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Otherwise Engaged

Author: Lindsey J. Palmer

Narrator: Lesa Wilson

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Library Ideas

Published: 07/29/2022

Categories: Fiction, Women


Synopsis

Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Jennifer Weiner,“This is the smartest romantic comedy I've read—and it's compulsively readable!” — Julia Fierro, author of The Gypsy Moth Summer and Cutting Teeth
Life is sweet for New Yorkers Molly and Gabe: They're young, in love, and newly engaged.
But when Gabe sells his first novel—a thinly-veiled retelling of his wild love affair with ex-girlfriend Talia—and it becomes a national sensation, Molly can't help but feel like the third wheel. To make matters worse, Talia reappears in Gabe's life, eager to capitalize on the book's success and to rekindle what she had with Gabe... at least, that's how it seems to Molly. But of even more concern? Gabe doesn't seem concerned at all. Instead, he's delighting in his newfound fame and success.
Jealous, paranoid, and increasingly desperate, Molly starts to spin out of control. Her social life, work life, and love life all go to pieces. As fact and fiction, and past and present, begin to blur, Molly realizes the only way out of this downward spiral is to fight her way back up. But what—if anything—will be left of her life and her relationship when she arrives?
For the first time in paperback, Otherwise Engaged explores the life we seek when the life we have... suddenly goes down the drain.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Susan's Reviews on May 28, 2021

What an emotional train wreck this relationship was! The writing was stellar (although characterization needed a bit more work), but all the miscommunication and stoic silence - which Sam, Molly's BFF, rightly calls Molly out on - was just a tad too much of a stretch for me. Gabe is a WRITER. Words a......more

Goodreads review by Karen on May 03, 2019

Gabe and Molly are a young couple living the artsy life in New York. Gabe writing his novel, waiting tables at night; Molly at a practical monotonous desk job to pay the bills. Patiently waiting to actually feel like a grown up, mesmerized as their friends marry and get pregnant. When Gabe unexpecte......more

Goodreads review by Hristina on February 13, 2019

I tried to read this book a few times before I finally managed to get through it. Don't get me wrong, the plot is well paced. The writing style is great, it flows well and it's not tiring. The story itself is fairly interesting and intriguing. And the entire concept of a book within a book is quite f......more

Goodreads review by Mary on May 26, 2021

Otherwise Engaged by Lindsey J. Palmer definitely gives new meaning to the term unlikeable characters. There were about 3 that I actually liked in the book (Molly's mom, her mom's love interest, and her brother Leo), and I'm not sure if I actually liked Molly or not. This for me was not a bad thing......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on May 30, 2021

Ok, so Molly decided to go full on obsessive fiancé. To the fact that she was taking it to work. I felt back for the one interviewee who Molly went off on. I can understand have tons of crazy thoughts running through your head when you find out your fiancé has written a novel about him and his ex-gi......more