This is a cute, quick read that I thoroughly enjoyed. I could've read it in one sitting if I'd have had the time, because it's a page turner. I didn't want to put it down and with the author would write another book to continue Cat and Harvey's story. Super fun read!

Perfect chick lit! I loved the premise and the characters were well developed! I recommend this for anyone looking for a light and fun read!

Dive into the Cat's funny, messy life and enjoy it more when Harvey, her ex's brother drops in the mix to stir with her head and heart. She manages to come across as fully relatable and you can't help but want to hang out with her. A hilarious look at what happens when your days are filled with most things out of your control and the unexpected temptation that could just be what you never knew you needed.

In this book we meet Cat. Her last boyfriend, Sam left her and went to Australia, leaving her flat sharing with the housemates from hell. One day, she bumps into Sam’s brother Harvey who drops the bombshell that Sam is back! Harvey is completely off limits being Sam’s brother, but Cat can’t help but be attracted to him. Can she resist Harvey and how will she feel now Sam is back!

I’ve loved this author’s previous books and was excited to see this new release by her. The book is a fabulous feel good read with plenty of love and laughter. I loved Cat’s character and really connected with her. Life is pretty rubbish at the moment for her and this certainly makes you wish you were friends with her to give her a much needed hug! If we are talking about being friends with people, can I also ask to be friends with Cat’s best friend, Kelly as she is just fantastic!!!

As a stand-up comedienne, Cat’s character was so funny! It wasn’t only Cat’s humour though which had me chuckling all the way through the book but the author’s fabulously witty writing which I’ve come to expect from her! When Harvey reappears unexpectedly into Cat’s life you could tell that there was a definite spark between them! Cat and Harvey’s “will they, won’t they” relationship was wonderful and they would make the perfect couple if Cat stopped seeing him as the ex’s brother!

The writing in this book was spot on and as you read it you can put yourself in Cat’s shoes, as surely we’ve all been where Cat is in life at some point! The story is not only belly-laughingly funny (the scene when Cat and Arnold visit a department store’s Santa springs to mind!!) but there is also a warm and touching story running alongside teaching us the important lessons of forgiving, forgetting and learning to love again.

This book made me in tears, both happy and sad ones in equal doses! It had me hooked from the first page and it certainly had me laughing out loud unashamedly! The story flowed so well, the characters were all so realistic and likeable and it was a lovely, funny and heart-warming read. Perfect for all you romantics out there – and if you’re not one of them, perhaps this book will convert you!! Highly recommended!

Thank you to the author, the Publisher Bookouture and NetGalley for this review copy.

A lovely story about love, life and friendship. Cat and Harvey were lovely and the supporting characters were great too. Keris is amazing at writing humours romance.

Really entertaining read, but emotional at times.

Cat's ex left her 5 years ago and went to Australia, not inviting her to go too. Now he is back in London, and she sneaks in to see his stand-up show. Whilst there she see's his brother, and this is the first of a number of meetings. She is attracted to him, but he is her ex's brother so what will she do?
Alongside this, is the complicated relationship she has with her father, and how this has affected her life and behaviour since he left her too..

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for a voluntary and honest review.

I recieved this book via Netgalley and give it my honest review.
A gorgeously written and feel good book, funny and full of romance, uplifting and in some parts laugh out loud story. The characters were a pleasure to read about and you really get attached to them. From cover to covervi enjoyed every bit of this book.

I really enjoyed this story, my first by this author.

Cat's life is in a holding pattern, and has been since her boyfriend left her to make it big in Australia five years ago. Same job that bores her, living with a flatmate (and boyfriend) who is a slob and inconsiderate, and following the same routine day in and day out, week after week. She admires her best friend's life (handsome, supportive, loving husband and adorable son, plus a rousing blogger business) and wishes she could have the same. But knowing that everyone leaves eventually (first her dad, then her ex) Cat is reluctant to put herself out there; why bother when it's all going to end in heartache?

Every one of us can relate to Cat. Sometimes we look around for an adult, only to realise we're it. How did we get here? What happened to our dreams? Where is our happily ever after? Each one of us has to decide if we're going to step out of our comfort zones and grow up. Or at least learn to fake it better.

Stainton's writing is clever, and moving. Her characters are fun and smart. The situations and growth that Cat experiences made me cheer for her, and hope that we can all live our best life. Bonus points for writing a child character without pandering to stereotypes. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has ever loved and lost, and lived to love again. And anyone who just likes a rousing good story in general.

I really enjoyed this book. It was different from what I’ve been reading lately, so it’s stood out in my head. The characters and their development were outstanding. The story painted a clear picture and the writing was well done. Would recommend.

Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for providing me with a copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review. This book was ok, a bit dull at times. I didn't care for the MC much, or the love aspect of the story.

It was a struggle to even finish this story. When a character has relationships with both brothers, it always feels a bit odd to me. Couldn't really get in to this story.

I love Keris. Her way of writing contemporary romantic fiction is so refreshing. She creates heroines who, despite their problems are not helpless or hopeless or waiting for the right man to fix them, and even when the right man does come along, they still have to get off their backsides and fix themselves. She gives them interesting, real lives that are relatable and I love the fact that even when they are sometimes offered the 'magic wand' type of ending, they don't always take it. This is funny, sharp and enjoyable. A great, easy read, and I mean that in an entirely positive way.

The One Who's Not the One by Keris Stainton is a lovely charming contemporary love story.

It's been five years since Cat's boyfriend Sam, fellow stand up comedian has left her and gone to Australia. She is still doing the job she doesn't like, she is still single, still avoids her father who abandoned her years ago and hangs out with her best friend.
Until one day Sam is back. He is performing and Cat just knows that the gig is about her. She simply has to see it. While there she sees Sam's brother Harvey and things begin to happen...

Charming and funny, it immensely entertaining. I particularly liked stand up comedy repertoire. Cat and her best friend's Kelly's relationship is fabulous. It is so important to have someone who loves you unconditionally in your corner.
Sweet and lovable characters, yet so real and down to earth.
Romantic moments are fantastic. There is such an attraction between Cat and Harvey that it can be felt.
Well told story without unnecessary details and quite honestly a page turner. It's absorbing and highly entertaining.

Really enjoyed this one!

New-to-me author Keris Stainton has a delightful writing vibe. I felt the a similar smile on my reading face as when I first read L. H. Cosway and her everyday British-girl stories.

I know that this one is tagged as a Romance, and, yes, there is certainly romance, but for me two things stood out: Cat's personal growth and value of friendship between her and Kelly.

"Will you come with me?"
Kelly groaned. 'Oh god. I suppose so.'
"This is why you're my best friend."
'I know,' Kelly said. 'It's a nightmare.'

I loved these two! #sistersister So I'm marking this on my list as Womens Literature with a side of romance ;)

For me, their "womance" was heartwarming. Her relationship with Arnold was childishly delicious. Heartbreaking to watch her sort out her feelings for Sam and Harvey. And her inner realizations that it was time to move forward and find her "happy"kept me reading straight thru till she seized it by the cahonas!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my very own. I recommend it to anyone who wants to smile the whole time they are reading!

I received The One Who's Not the One by Keris Stainton as an ARC from NetGalley. The One Who's Not The One is a funny romantic comedy about Cat who gave up her stand up comedy career after her boyfriend dumped her, The story follows Cat's adventures with an unlikely love affair and trying to figure out what she should do with her life, This was the first book I've read by Keris Stainton but I plan on reading her other books,

This was a cute little book. Although it is a romantic comedy, I liked the relationship between Cat, the main character, and her best friend, Kelly, the best. The moments between Cat and Kelly’s son,Arnold, were wonderful too. It was an easy afternoon read and I was happy to have received a chance to read and review this advanced copy.

Poor Cat! She's had a run of bad luck over the last couple of years. Not the sort of really horrible luck but her boyfriend ditched her, she's living with room mates at an age when she's totally over that, and her career has tanked. Worst of all, her ex is back from Australia and it looks like he's doing well as a standup even as she's joined the cubicle crew. What she didn't expect was that her ex/s brother Harvey would turn up and turn out to maybe be the right one for her. Let's all note in advance that the conclusion is foregone but Stainton has written some nice characters and the plot has enough twists (and laughs) to keep even the most jaded among us reading. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. For rom-com fans!

I absolutely loved this book! I was laughing out loud at certain scenes and when I tried to go to bed I ended up giggling myself into a fit thinking about them. Absolutely amazing comedic writing.
I loved the characters. Cat is a mess in such a relatable way and I love the strong female friendship demonstrated with Kelly. I really loved how well developed the supporting characters were. Arnold was precious, Sean a saint, even Nick holds a soft spot in my heart.

My only complaint is that the ending felt rushed. I would have liked a bit more of a dramatic scene at the love confession and perhaps a bit more detailed wrap-up/epilogue with Harvey, Sam, and Cat's dad. I also wouldn't have minded a more extensive conversation between Sam and Cat about what transpired between them and what they learned from the relationship.

Overall, a delightful, HILARIOUS book that I will be recommending to all of my friends because it was just so damn funny and relatable.

A cute and witty story of one finding out what it means to move on from relationship disappointments and give the "one who's not the one" a chance. Loved the heroine's progression through the story and really felt the ending placed her in a good spot with someone who really saw her and would support her. A ride or die best friend also rounds out the cast of characters. I'll be reading other books by this author for sure.

Didn’t really care for this. The concept was good but the book was plagued with too many problems. For starters the lead character Cat was so very annoying and unable to even take care of herself or make her own decisions as an adult. She had to look to her best friend for everything. I’m surprised Cat didn’t ask Kelly when to pee or breathe.

Also the whole Sam and Harvey thing skeeved me out. Yeah it is weird to have relationships and sex with two brothers. Then there’s the comedy thing. When Cat finally gets on stage all she does is tell the audience she was better than Sam at comedy and that ticked him off and secondly uses her stage time to confess something. I guess they borrowed the “my partner is mad I’m better at comedy than they are” plot from The Marvelous Mrs Maisel 😞 which was a bit icky.

So I guess this just didn’t work for me for a number of reasons.

This author really found the key to unlock my funny bone. There are so many hilarious conversations that you might pull a muscle if you are not careful. Sometimes people are trying to be witty and when you read it, you think : for real? That's not how a speak to a friend, child, ... But I never got that feeling here. It sounded all very natural.

To be honest, the whole story felt very much like it could happen to anyone. I think everybody might recognize one or more situations they have faced as well at one point in their lives. It makes you feel connected more because fiction can be very down to earth and not totally fairy tale-ish.

Cat is quiet a character. I wouldn't mind having her as a friend.

A very enjoyable read that makes you go 'hahahaha' and 'aaawww'. 4 stars.

Thank you, Keris Stainton, Bookouture and Netgalley.