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The Last Romeo

By: Justin Myers
Narrated by: Joe Jameson
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A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick

James is 34 and fed up. His six-year relationship with Adam has imploded, he hates his job making up celebrity gossip, and his best friend Bella has just announced she's moving to Russia.

Adrift and single in loved-up London, James needs to break out of his lonely, drunken comfort zone. Encouraged by Bella, he throws himself headlong into online dating, blogging each encounter anonymously as the mysterious Romeo.

After meeting a succession of hot/weird/gross men, James has fans and the validation he's always craved. But when his wild night with a closeted Olympian goes viral and sends his Twitter-fame through the roof, James realises maybe, in the search for happy-ever-after, some things are better left un-shared. Seriously, wherefore art thou Romeo....

From Justin Myers, author of sensational blog The Guyliner, this razor-sharp and cringingly candid account of one man's quest for 'The One' is as sad, fearless and funny as dating itself.

©2018 Justin Myers (P)2018 Hachette Audio UK Genre Fiction Humorous LGBTQIA+ Creators Literature & Fiction Love, Dating & Attraction Relationships Romance Romantic Comedy Fiction Dating Witty Comedy
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Critic reviews

"I adored The Last Romeo...funny, clever and warm." (Adam Kay, author of This Is Going to Hurt)
"So funny and sharp, yet tender and emotional too. I loved it!" (Jill Mansell)

"Hilarious and insightful, The Last Romeo is the perfect blend of heart, spark and snark." (Isabel Costello, Literary Sofa)
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This was entertaining enough, and moderately original. However, I am conflicted about the central character. Either the writer has done a BRILLIANT job of capturing a person with a total lack of self-awareness, or the character is one of the most self-obsessed, arrogant, patronising arseholes you could ever imagine - but with the added annoyance of repeated claims that he is a nice guy acting out of character.

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at times a little sad but generally I was laughing out loud for so long listening to this book. the presentation and style suited it perfectly

Laugh out loud funny

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Funny, relatable and enjoyable. Would highly recommend to anyone. Can’t wait to read other books by the author :)

Loved it!

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a great story of half truths, based semi autobiographically on Justin's own experiences as a journalist. He is honest and open about the dating game and how he manipulated situations sometimes with very unforeseen consequences. would recommend.

brilliantly told and honest

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I cannot recommend this book enough. It is witty engaging and insightful. The reader also brings this to life so well and really gets the characters. A superb listen.

A fabulously witty and fun read

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