Afterlight
Romance
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston (Afterlight 'Amuse Bouche' Exclusive)
$27.00
About the product
In #1 New York Times-bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, two bisexual exes accidentally book the same European food and wine tour and challenge each other to a hookup competition to prove they're over each other - except they're definitely not.
Theo and Kit have been childhood best friends, crushes, lovers and, after a brutal breakup four years ago, estranged exes.
It’s not until Theo and Kit are trapped on board a tour bus that they discover that they’ve each had the same idea: to take their dream European food and wine tour – alone. And now they’re stuck with each other for three weeks of the most romantic sights and sensuous flavours of France, Spain, and Italy. But it’ll be fine. They’re absolutely over each other.
So, when Theo suggests a friendly wager to see who can sleep with their hot Italian tour guide first, Kit is game. In fact, why stop there? Why not a full-on European hookup competition?
But sometimes a taste of everything only makes you crave what you can’t have.
Our Afterlight Exclusive edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- Exclusive redesigned cover (illustrated by @gibb.arts, designed by @chattynora)
- Full colour printing on the hardback (by @smid.illustrations)
- Digitally printed edges (@louise_fayt)
- Illustrated endpapers (by @emmagilletteart, different front and back)
- Digitally signed by the author
- M/NB queer romance; MCs: non-binary, white, ADHD, bisexual & male, white, anxiety, bisexual
- Adult contemporary romance
Photos by @bookwormgram
Tropes for The Pairing include: Second chance romance, forced proximity, friends to lovers
'Move over "hot girl summer" – "hot bisexual summer" is ready for its moment and Casey McQuiston’s new novel The Pairing is here to usher it in.' USA Today
'The summer's best romance novel.' Rolling Stone
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- HPHannah P.Verified BuyerRated 4 out of 5 stars2 months agoBeautiful design!
The artwork of this book is amazing, so pretty and fun! I've read about 100 pages so far, and the story hasn't quite grabbed me yet. But who knows what’s to come...
- JTJohanna T.Verified ReviewerRated 5 out of 5 stars3 months agoPerfect summer read!
Gorgeous book, from the redesigned hardback to the illustrated endpapers and printed edges!
- JUJohn U. R.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars4 months agoIt's like Christmas Every Time!
Quick delivery, packaged beautifully with each book in its own box. Always a joy working with Illumicrate. TY!
- ARAurelie R.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars10 months agoSuch a hopeful and heartwarming
Such a hopeful and heartwarming romance who is just as beautifil on the outside, with this pretty edition, as on the inside, with the sweetest characters. Really got me into second chance romances
- MBMarcella B.Rated 5 out of 5 stars10 months agoPerfect.
Perfect.
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