Reviews round-up
I Want You to Be Happy
by Jem Calder
2 of 4 critics positive
6 reviews: 2 positives, 1 mixed, 1 pan; 2 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“What makes this love story fresh is the precise attention to the contemporary environment”
I Want You to Be Happy by Jem Calder review – romance for the terminally online
“An acutely observed tale of dysfunctional romance”
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“His book is good – but”
'I Want You to Be Happy' takes on modern-day dating
“A less-than-successful first outing as novelist”
I Want You to Be Happy by Jem Calder: A less-than-successful first outing as novelist
She Thinks He’s Mr. Right. He Thinks She’s Ms. Right Now. Can It Last?
Vapes and rip-off rent — this novel shows what it is to be young in London
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