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My Favourite Half-Night Stand: a hilarious romcom about the ups and downs of online dating

My Favourite Half-Night Stand: a hilarious romcom about the ups and downs of online dating

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  • Author：Christina Lauren
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Summary

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。

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Reviews

Capucine Delemarre ，

Drôle， touchant， amitié。。。j'ai adoré ！ Drôle， touchant， amitié。。。j'ai adoré ！ 。。。more

Sierra Hunt ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5 stars。 I listened to this as an audiobook。 I feel like I almost loved this book， but I just didn’t quite get there。 There were things that I really liked about it and some things that I didn’t like so much。 I wish that it had taken a little bit more time at the beginning to set things up。 Millie and Reid are supposed to be completely platonic friends who have never seen each other in any other light。 But they start thinking of each other in a sexual way right in chapter one。 And it’s suppose 3。5 stars。 I listened to this as an audiobook。 I feel like I almost loved this book， but I just didn’t quite get there。 There were things that I really liked about it and some things that I didn’t like so much。 I wish that it had taken a little bit more time at the beginning to set things up。 Millie and Reid are supposed to be completely platonic friends who have never seen each other in any other light。 But they start thinking of each other in a sexual way right in chapter one。 And it’s supposed to be like， whoa what is happening， why am I thinking about him this way？ But that’s not how it comes across。 There wasn’t really any time to establish them as just friends first， so it’s kind of hard to buy that they’ve been 100% platonic this whole time。 I love romantic relationships in books and it’s much more common for me to complain that it takes too long for the romance to get started， so maybe I should have been happy about this， but there was just no buildup at all and it starts us off on a weird foot。 Beyond that， I hate plots where the conflict is based off of miscommunication or lack of communication， so I didn’t necessarily love the main plot of this book。 I really wish Millie had just told Reid at the beginning that she was Catherine like she almost did。 I mean， this would have been a completely different story if she had， but she just made things so awkward when they didn’t need to be。 And I kind of hate Millie for pretending to be Catherine anyway， because that was a really crappy thing to do to someone who supposedly was her best friend。 I didn’t really love any of the characters in this book， either。 I liked the guys， but they kind of all blended together and I had trouble keeping track of who was who。 I kind of loved Reid， but he was a little too good to be true。 Which I kind of don’t really care about， but it made him a little hard to fully connect to。 It was hard to get a sense of Millie’s personality。 She seemed like one person when the guys were talking about her and another person when she was with Reid and another person when we’re in her head， which I guess is part of the point of her character – that the guys don’t really know her。 But I don’t know how to fully explain it， she just didn’t feel like a fully developed character。 Okay， all of that was a whole lot of negative， but there were definitely things that I liked about this book， too。 Taking Catherine out of the equation， I love a good “best friends who randomly sleep together” storyline so I really enjoyed that aspect of this book。 And I love the moments when their other friends start finding out about it。 I love that we get perspectives from both Millie AND Reid。 Ever since I read a few contemporary romance books that had perspectives from both sides of the relationship， whenever I read a contemporary romance that’s only from the girl’s perspective， it just feels like it’s missing something。 So I really appreciate the fact that we get to see in Reid’s head as well as Millie’s。 Another thing that can leave me unsettled when I’m reading a contemporary romance is when it ends too quickly， so I love that this had an epilogue and that we get to see how everything ended up for our characters。 I couldn’t say that this one of my favorite contemporary romances I’ve ever read， but I also definitely didn’t hate it。 It was just kind of middle of the road for me。 。。。more

Emma ，

Je veux leur groupe de pote à 30ans c'est décidé Je veux leur groupe de pote à 30ans c'est décidé 。。。more

Shelly Gillum ，

I loved this book。 It was a really easy read， but I didn’t want to put it down。 I fell in love with the characters， and got close to them。 I found myself smiling throughout the book。 I didn’t want it to end。

Erin Marie ，

A solid book。 It made me laugh and Millie also made me want to scream because of the choices she made。 Ed， Alex， and Chris are great side characters and I was very invested in their stories during the book as well。

double c ，

THE FRIENDSHIP AND WHOLESOMENESS IN THIS BOOK IS KILLING ME JSJXKSHSKAHS

Astrid Aiken ，

This book cemented my impression that Christina Lauren‘s books are kind of hit and miss。 ‚miss‘ is too harsh， even the worse ones are still very decent rom coms。 But there is some variation not so much in the quality of the writing， which is always great， but in the enjoyment I derived from reading the books。 I don’t usually like to write summaries， because they’re already available on goodreads。 But the plot is what I had an issue with in this book。 Millie and Reid are part of a tightly knit fr This book cemented my impression that Christina Lauren‘s books are kind of hit and miss。 ‚miss‘ is too harsh， even the worse ones are still very decent rom coms。 But there is some variation not so much in the quality of the writing， which is always great， but in the enjoyment I derived from reading the books。 I don’t usually like to write summaries， because they’re already available on goodreads。 But the plot is what I had an issue with in this book。 Millie and Reid are part of a tightly knit friend group， and they have a one night stand。 The whole group signs up to a dating app。 Millie sets up a secret account where she’s not recognizable。 Reid and Millie match on the app， and begin to chat and fall in love。 This isn’t cute to me， it’s catfishing。 And I think it’s made worse by the fact that Reid and Millie are besties and that he trusts her。 If the roles were reversed and Reid was catfishing Millie， I think we would find this very problematic indeed。 Plus， Millie’s appeal was kind of unclear to me。 She’s perceived by Reid and I believe others as basically a super hot and funny girl next door。 But she kind of acts like an asshole。 I just felt like Reid， who seems like a gentle， generous friend to her， deserves better。 Still， as with other CL books， there’s a lot of really good scenes， lots of humor， and if you ignore the slightly icky aspects of the plot， you’ll still find yourself enjoying this。 I would recommend ‘The Unhoneymooners’ or ‘The Soulmate Equation’ above this。 。。。more

Nessa ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 this book came into my life at a really weird time bc i was learning about Parkinson's disease and treatments and then the same day i got to the part she was discussing treatments for her dad and i actually knew what they were talking about。 so that was fun。 overall i enjoyed bc the friend group was wild and entertaining。 the fact that she messed with the neuroscientist's head blowed my mind but i loved reid bc i also love neuroscience and psych。 this book came into my life at a really weird time bc i was learning about Parkinson's disease and treatments and then the same day i got to the part she was discussing treatments for her dad and i actually knew what they were talking about。 so that was fun。 overall i enjoyed bc the friend group was wild and entertaining。 the fact that she messed with the neuroscientist's head blowed my mind but i loved reid bc i also love neuroscience and psych。 。。。more

Raslalys ，

Addicitf

Lea ，

Really sweet story， even though I think something was missing。 Millie is really cute but I was so angry at her for not telling Reid， even when she had the opportunity ！！Reid is clearly THE man and I love it。I love that we have characters that are real and vulnerable。Not a four or five stars but it’s a good Christina Lauren’s book

Jadine ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I enjoyed this！ I didn't love the unintentional lying Millie was doing but I also understood。 I just wish she would have confessed sooner！ I loved this group of friends and wish we got more of them！ I enjoyed this！ I didn't love the unintentional lying Millie was doing but I also understood。 I just wish she would have confessed sooner！ I loved this group of friends and wish we got more of them！ 。。。more

Becky Gallego ，

Very predictable and rom-comy， but a fun read。

Janine Burke ，

I loved this！！！

Lucía Julieta petite juliett ，

2。5 ⭐️

Bridget Hanks ，

I don’t know how to feel。 On the one hand， this was kind of a fast and fun read。 I burned through it pretty quickly and generally enjoyed the experience。 On the other hand… it just objectively wasn’t that good of a book。 I’ve found that I don’t enjoy books where the romance is based on deception。 I also don’t particularly enjoy books where the main character only hangs out with dudes。 I like a female friendship。 Nothing about this book felt real。 I didn’t relate to the main character at all， I d I don’t know how to feel。 On the one hand， this was kind of a fast and fun read。 I burned through it pretty quickly and generally enjoyed the experience。 On the other hand… it just objectively wasn’t that good of a book。 I’ve found that I don’t enjoy books where the romance is based on deception。 I also don’t particularly enjoy books where the main character only hangs out with dudes。 I like a female friendship。 Nothing about this book felt real。 I didn’t relate to the main character at all， I didn’t feel like her guy friends were real people， I didn’t particularly like the love interest… everyone felt wooden， like an outline of a character rather than a real person。 It was like we were repeatedly told what these people were like rather than getting an actual sense of it based on their actions。 It’s hard to explain， but the whole thing felt really flat to me， like the authors were checking off boxes on the types of characters， situations， and ‘growth’ they wanted to include in the story。 I’ve read these authors before and their other book was kind of this way too… maybe it’s part of them being a team rather than operating on their own？ It’s hard to make their vision come together and be cohesive？ They’re quite popular， and since this was a fast and fluffy read I think I would try one of their books again but with far lower expectations。 。。。more

Diana ，

Light， fun， predictible and not very memorable。

anna ，

tror jag va fel demographic 😐

Ave Bautsch ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Classic friends-to-lovers trope which I love。 This book was pretty good。 I love Reid and Millie’s relationship before they got together but I love them together too。 Highly recommend。

Theresa Hegarty ，

It was a cute story just nothing special。

Alexia ，

Really cute book！

Addison ，

i liked this book。 i think？ i mean i LOVE christina lauren but the way the characters were developed and really the whole plot wasn’t my scene。 parts of the book made me laugh while other parts made me want to yell at the characters for being stupid。 overall it was an okay read for me

Tiffany ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。25⭐️（I brought my rating down a bit cause I thought over it， and I feel like I hyped it up too much when I finished it yk？ It’s usually like an in the moment kinda thing） Let me just say， this is the fourth Christina Lauren book I’ve read and I’ve loved all of them。 This book was a quick engaging read and I loved all aspects of it。 I literally loved the close knit group of friends and their personalities， especially Alex’s 😭 “She was going to say that Benedict Cumberbatch looks like an uncircu 4。25⭐️（I brought my rating down a bit cause I thought over it， and I feel like I hyped it up too much when I finished it yk？ It’s usually like an in the moment kinda thing） Let me just say， this is the fourth Christina Lauren book I’ve read and I’ve loved all of them。 This book was a quick engaging read and I loved all aspects of it。 I literally loved the close knit group of friends and their personalities， especially Alex’s 😭 “She was going to say that Benedict Cumberbatch looks like an uncircumcised penis。”I ACTUALLY LAUGHED OUT LOUD READING THAT AND THAT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I READ CL BOOKS。 That line started fucking with my mind because now I’m starting to see a resemblance between the two 💀 but it’s fine ig， cause Doctor Strange is still and forever will be hot 😜Nonetheless， I loved the representation of stem and how the group texting each other in group chats， added on to the story。 BUUUTTT there were some things that irritated me a bit like how the whole plot of the book was so that everyone could get a partner to take to the gala （cant rmbr if it was a gala or smth else）， BUT THE DAMN GALA DIDNT EVEN OCCUR IN THE BOOK。 LITERALLY WHY。 Also， the fact that Millie kept pretending to be Catherine （I think that’s the name） but always got pissed when Reid would talk abt the other girl （I forgot her name pls）， literally had me so confused LIKE ITS LITERALLY UR FAULT JUST TELL HIM HOW YOU FEEL U IDIOT。 Anyways， I loved the book and the chemistry between Reid and Millie， and I honestly didn’t expect to like it this much based off of the other reviews but I did so… yeah。 Fight me 👊🏼💛💙💛💙 。。。more

Samantha ，

I wish we could see more of the other guys' romances， especially between Chris and Reid's sister！（view spoiler）[ I understand why Reid was angry at Mellie for what she did but idk he was angry for too long like come on broo its been a month and she's emotionally stunted！！ （hide spoiler）] I wish we could see more of the other guys' romances， especially between Chris and Reid's sister！（view spoiler）[ I understand why Reid was angry at Mellie for what she did but idk he was angry for too long like come on broo its been a month and she's emotionally stunted！！ （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Jennifer O'brien ，

Dnf

Danielle Monaco ，

I love a dual POV， and I didn't realize that until I read this book。 Overall， I enjoyed this one because I identified with Millie and her struggles with opening up and letting people in。 It While this may not be the best Christina Lauren book （that is Love & Other Words）， I did I love a dual POV， and I didn't realize that until I read this book。 Overall， I enjoyed this one because I identified with Millie and her struggles with opening up and letting people in。 It While this may not be the best Christina Lauren book （that is Love & Other Words）， I did 。。。more

Allison Riding ，

Fun fluffy romcom airplane read

Rachel ，

Okay I read this book entirely too quickly…but I loved it。 Apparently rom coms in academia is my new favorite genre。 Was this slightly predictable。。at times。 Was the ending still highly satisfying and did I almost cry a couple times…yes。

Madison Aldrich ，

4。3 ⭐️

Marian Stauffer ，

Whenever I need a break from serious books， I turn to Christina Lauren。 Their books are always easy to read without much thought。 Millie is a professor at a university who is best friends with 4 male colleagues。 She is particularly attracted to Reid and one night after a drunken stupor， they sleep together。 Telling herself he is only a friend she tries to act as if it did not mean anything。 All 5 decide to go on a dating site to find dates to an event put on by the University。 When Millie is mat Whenever I need a break from serious books， I turn to Christina Lauren。 Their books are always easy to read without much thought。 Millie is a professor at a university who is best friends with 4 male colleagues。 She is particularly attracted to Reid and one night after a drunken stupor， they sleep together。 Telling herself he is only a friend she tries to act as if it did not mean anything。 All 5 decide to go on a dating site to find dates to an event put on by the University。 When Millie is matched with Reid， she starts starts seriously talking to him when he thinks he is talking to Kate， her alter ego。 This book took awhile to get interesting but Reid helps Millie get in touch with her true feelings about her traumatic childhood。 Very enjoyable。 。。。more

The Book Trollop ，

I have never related to a character more than I have with Millie。 I saw a lot of myself in her and it packed an emotional punch I wasn’t prepared for。 I loved this book and the wacky characters inside of it。 It was just the book I needed。

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