Jemima, Simi and Meagan have been inseperable for a decade. Successful in every area of their lives except in their love lives, they decide to embark on a dating game, playing matchmaker.for eachother. After all, who is better for find your perfect match than your bestie who knows and loves you inside out?
Nevertheless, the trio of friends soon find the dating game disrupting not only their sex lives but their values, their work and even their friendship.

Match making for your closest friends was an intriguing concept and I was looking forward to sinking into a light hearted humourous tale of dating distasters and triumphs. I found the pace a little slow in the first third of the book and found I was itching for them to get started on the game. At times I got frustrated as each woman gets in their own way time and time again, with the baggage from their past threatening to disrupt their future happiness. There are some real laughs in their book and I loved the couple running the coffee shop - please can they have their own book? The last third of the book was the best. I appreciated the life affirming message about friendship at the end and finished the book with a smile on my face.

I was surprised to learn this is the author’s debut novel as it’s very well written and the story flows well. The focus changes between the three main characters and their name is at the start of each chapter so you know who you are reading about. Although I couldn’t totally relate to how the women were reacting and behaving in their situations, I did enjoy reading about them and wanted to know how the story would play out. I recommend this book and will be looking out for more from Andi in the future. Thank you #netgalley

Asking For A Friend is a hilarious debut brought to us by @theandioshow. It is centred around 3 best friends who are not only very different in personality but also at different phases in their lives. However, they’re completely connected through the sisterly love that they feel for each other. After being let down in love time and time again, they decide to bin dating apps and start asking men out face to face but there’s a catch. They’re not asking men out for themselves. They’re going to do it for each other.

Now if those last two lines don’t take you back to high school, did you even go to high school? The only difference here is that they’re all adults and have all ok’d their friends asking guys out for them.

Andi has created characters who are strong, relatable and so much fun. Plus they’re Londoners so I was sold. Anyone who loves reading about female friendships is going to love this one. The banter between the women reminded me of the banter between my own group of friends. And the way they help and uplift each other is exactly what female friendships should be about. Now, just like with real friendships, there are of course conflicts and issues that happen; sometimes the characters are frustrating and they do dumb things, but which friendship hasn’t dealt with obstacles and when have your friends ever not done something annoying or silly? Andi has put so much thought into creating authentic dilemmas and I was here for it.

I enjoyed this book for what it was; a light hearted read about love and friendship so if you’re in need of something to break up the heaviness of 2020 and the start of 2021, treat yourself to this little number.

I struggled to get into this, but I’m always glad when I persevere. I loved the characters in the main, but got a little annoyed/frustrated with their attitudes at times. Some storylines were predictable, whilst others I was less sure of the outcome. It wasn’t a ‘stay up all night’ kind of book.

What can I say about this book, it made me laugh so much at some parts!! I got a sex and the city vibe from the group of friends! They were all relatable and hilarious! Such an uplifting read

Genre: Romance

Release Date: Expected 21st January 2021



Andi Osho's first attempt at jumping from the comedy world to the literary world is exactly as you'd expect - witty and utterly hilarious.

Following the story of three friends and their escapades while they try to navigate life.

First of is Jemimia, a sucessful writer dealing with a career-destroying writers block and a serious case of the ex-boyfriend who won't go away. Simi, the aspiring actress and hopeless romantic and Meagan, Simi's agent and complete commitment-phobe with a long-term plan that nobody can derail. Ever since they were mismatched teens these women have been unseperable - despite the heartbreaks and roadbumps they've encountered on the way.

After Simi is going through yet another breakup, the girls devise a plan. It's time to play 'The Game' - they will all pick each others dates for each other to try and figure out where they're going wrong and now they're in it together.

But sometimes trying to balance everything leads to it all crashing down.

I fell in love with the trio instantly, they felt like girls you'd love to be best friends with from the second we meet them. All very real and relatable, they perfectly represent the different feelings we've had towards dating and love at some point in our lives.

Witty, razor-sharp and full of laughs, Asking For A Friend was a hilariously heartwarming tale about love but ultimately about girls having each other backs.



RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐



Thank you to Netgalley and Andi Osho for an ARC in return for an honest review.

I found this book a little difficult to get into but glad that I persevered as I really enjoyed the dynamics of the three women. They have all experienced hurt and heartbreak, so come up with the idea of finding dates for each other. Full of surprises. A good read.

This was such a lovely book to read, it was light-hearted and funny and I was really rooting for Similar. I found this book very refreshing in the way it was written and as this was a debut novel I’m really hoping that this author writes more like this in the future. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

Three friends, all at different stages in their lives and all stuggling with dating for their own reasons. They decide to help each other out by picking dates for each other, selecting from the men in the bar they are in so they can meet in real life and not online. Will they realie who or what they wanted all along?

I liked how it was told from all of their points of view.

A great read and looking forward to more from this author.

Aawww I loved it. This book made me miss my friends and absolutely not miss dating.

I LOVE Andi's writing style and I found myself smiling through most of the book. I loved the dialogue and how it felt so real in places. I loved that its a sort of typical three girl friends on a mission book, but its diverse and the women characters arent just plucked from the usual stereotypes.

Its not my usual genre really but I read the entire thing in two days, its very engaging and easy to read. I really enjoyed myself.

I will be posting my full review of this book on 21 January 2021. You can find it on https://jenrosewrites.blog/

What I will say is this book is a great portrayal of female friendships, dating and life as a twenty/thirty/forty something woman.

Three friends, a decade apart, play a game where each has to find another a date. No vetos allowed. One is an author, one an aspiring actor, and one an agent - mainly for comedians.

This is a sweet, lovely, amusing beach read. I didn't find the characters or situations believable but that was probably just me.

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Asking for a Friend by Andi Osho

Friends Jemima, Meagan and Simi met at a comedy workshop years ago and have been there for each other ever since. The book follows them as they deal with various work and relationship troubles which threaten their friendship. I loved the characters and their friendship, refreshingly different storylines, and the mix of comedy and poignant scenes. Highly recommended!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book.

This debut novel tells the story of 3 friends Simi, Jemima and Meagan who all decide their love lives need some serious help. As they're all single they form a pact to find a date for each other and not themselves. Although I expected this to be a story of romance and dating it was actually more about the ladies friendship. I especially enjoyed the way it was written as it moved between the 3 main characters point of view. An enjoyable story of friendship, career struggles and a sprinkling of love!

A lovely romance novel which is perfect for a beachy read!

I like the diverse set of characters who are on a quest to find the One but are not having a lot of success on their own. I thought the idea of your friends picking your next date was an intriguing idea and also that Jemima, Meagan and Simi were focused on their careers as well as wanting boyfriends.

It was a quite funny but not always my type of humour. I would recommend to those that love rom-com novels.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for a review.

A typical romcom of friends whom haven’t found the one yet. It took me a while to finish he book. I do like the friendship between them I think that’s what I was reading more off.

I was keen to read this book as the synopsis appealed to me. However, I simply couldn’t identify with the characters or the world which they inhabited. I am afraid that I couldn’t force myself to carry on reading it and abandoned it after reading about a quarter of the novel. Not my kind of book at all.

3 friends different stages in life but all disappointed by love. To stop themselves making the same mistake again they decide to let one of the other two set them up on dates.
The idea of your close friends sending you on dates is brilliant. Unfortunately I was not invested in the three women. They are very diverse and I couldn't relate to any of them.
Not my cup of tea but i am sure will appeal to a younger audience.

Jemima, Meagan and Simi are three friends who meet through their attendance at a comedy workshop. Their friendship has outlived the unanimous decision that stand up isn’t for them, with Jemima an accomplished author, Meagan an agent for comedians and Simi an aspiring actress whose agent also happens to be Meagan. Whilst in their professional lives they are experiencing varying levels of success, it’s fair to say what unites these three women are their disastrous love lives. The novel opens with Jemima flying back from LA where she has escaped to in the wake of her break up with boyfriend Miles, cutting short her vacation to support Simi since boyfriend Oscar has unceremoniously dumped her. Jemima is well known for her flight response in the face of any tough situation but loyalty to her friends pulls her back to London, obeying Meagan’s summons so they can both provide a shoulder for Simi to cry on. Whilst Simi most definitely wears her heart on her sleeve, Meagan prefers to keep her romantic liaisons at arms length, opting for the more casual kind of hook ups as evidenced by her friends with benefits relationship with Todd. Fed up with their dismal love lives and mistrustful of their own choices and judgment, this trio embark on a ingenious plan to rectify the problem. This novel is billed as “the perfect feel good and funniest romcom of 2021”. Here’s what I thought, having read this debut novel by an author who is also a comedian.

Asking For a Friend is the usual mix of friendship dynamics and failures at sustaining meaningful romantic relationships set against a backdrop of Jemima’s struggles to write her third ‘Beverley Blake’ novel to the satisfaction of her editor Eve. Meagan is trying to prove her worth as agent to the stars whilst Simi is failing to land a plum acting role. The Dating Game is Jemima, Meagan and Simi’s solution to finding true love, choosing potential dates for each other since their own choices up until now have proved disastrous. If mining her friends past dating histories also allows Jemima’s creative juices to flow and enable her to complete book number three then surely that’s a bonus? Will this trio’s friendship survive the dating game and Jemima’s barely concealed attempt at disguising reality as fiction? For answers to these questions and any more this storyline may conjure up then you need to pick up this book! Only then you will discover how successful this game will be or whether it’s simply another distraction from truths that are staring all three of these women in the face.

I have to be honest here and say that I had to read at least a third of this book before I started to really engage with the storyline. A bout of insomnia prompted me to persevere but did I find Asking For Friend funny? Hardly at all. Either my sense of humour has completely deserted me or I simply wasn’t on this author’s wavelength; I suspect it’s the latter. Some parts are vaguely amusing, mostly Simi’s casting auditions, but I struggled to relate to these women, despite the fact the problems they encounter in their friendships and the life choices they deliberate over are all very normal and part of the rich tapestry of life. The age of Meagan just doesn’t ring true;I had the impression from her behaviour and attitudes that her character is at least ten years older than the author would have the reader believe. Plus I found the style of writing, at least initially, off putting with phrasing that maybe only a younger reader would understand. However as time progressed I did warm more to both the characters and the individual struggles they face in their professional and personal lives so that I finished the novel, ultimately viewing it in a more favourable light than I originally expected to. This is the kind of storyline in which the characters are on their own journeys of self discovery with their search for love forcing them to face up to some difficult home truths. Unsurprisingly it’s also a storyline that favours the positive aspects of close female friendships and the loyalties these relationships engender. You can never underestimate the value of this type of friendship with the author leaving the reader in no doubt of the depth of love that exists between Jemima, Meagan and Simi, even if they experience a few wobbles along the way. Thanks to the inclusion of these elements this novel inevitably earns the feel good, uplifting tag so I had to ask myself why I wasn’t left feeling that way. Despite recognising the efforts of the author to imbue this storyline with warmth and humour I unfortunately feel this is a mediocre novel at best, with the promise of laugh out loud moments never really materialising. I’m afraid on this occasion the comedy element just wasn’t there for me, hence my rating of 3 stars. My thanks as always to the publisher and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read.

Effervescent, unputdownable and great fun to read. This novel about three close friends, their dating games and attempts to get their lives on track sparkled with spirit and wit and was very enjoyable from the outset. It's told from the perspective of the three women, each with a different outlook on life, but who nonetheless form a close bond after meeting at a comedy workshop. The characterisation is very good, it is very funny in places, moving in others and an entertaining page-turner throughout. An excellent debut novel!