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The Pairing

The Pairing

Hardback Published on: 06/08/2024
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The Pairing
Summer Love in a Bottle
This is coming close to being my favourite romance novel of all time. It took such precise aim at my heart and soul. I’m a huge McQuiston fan – they have s... READ MORE
Poppy Rivers-Vincent
The Pairing
Casey McQuiston's Best
I've always been a sucker for Casey McQuiston so no surprise here that I love their newest book, but I'd forgotten just how much I fell in love with their ... READ MORE
Lore at Stratford
The Pairing
My favourite pair!!
I have to say that this is my favourite book of theirs. I struggled a bit at first but once I got into it, I really enjoyed it. I couldn’t put it down. I l... READ MORE
Hannah, Waterstones Liverpool
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
The Pairing
This is their best book yet!!!!
As a lover of their other two adult fiction works, I couldn't wait to give this a read and I was not disappointed. Exes Kit and Theo end up on the same bus... READ MORE
Jessica
The Pairing
The perfect summer read for bisexuals !
I cannot lie, the first few hundred pages are a bit hard to read — I’m not a foodie and therefore I felt a bit meh… but omg this book is just perfection !!... READ MORE
guada
The Pairing
Unabashedly queer and full of summer fun!
I'm not a massive romance reader but I really enjoyed this, mostly for how unabashedly queer it was!! Loved the characters, pacing was perfect, and everyth... READ MORE
Ellie at Cambridge
The Pairing
The perfect summer read
The Pairing follows Kit and Theo, childhood best friends turned lovers, who, after a bad breakup on a transatlantic flight, find themselves on the same Eur... READ MORE
Liberty at Richmond
The Pairing
Endearing characters, gloriously rich story telling.
So, I consumed this imminently after receiving a copy. I have so many feelings right now. The predominant one being Damn, I love this book. The sheer, flaw... READ MORE
Katelan
The Pairing
The perfect summer read!
4.5 stars. I absolutely loved this, I took it on holiday with me and it was the perfect European beach read. It follows Theo and Kit, two bisexual exes who... READ MORE
Talia at Harlow
The Pairing
A summer stonker
The new novel from Casey McQuiston secures her spot as an automatic buy author. The Pairing whisks you away into the lives of Theo and Kit, and immerses yo... READ MORE
Kyrsten at Chester
The Pairing
Beautiful Summer read!
Wow what a book! This is my first Casey Mcquiston book and I’m pleasently surprised! We follow a second chance romance during a food and wine tour thro... READ MORE
Loren at Windsor
The Pairing
Perfect summer reading
Two bisexual exes accidentally book onto the same European food tour, and in the spirit of being completely over one another, challenge each other to a hoo... READ MORE
Roberta at Altrincham
The Pairing
Gender, queerness and lovable characters!
This book is an absolute gem, filled to the brim with humor, sensuality and queerness. Like all of McQuiston’s books, this one made me laugh out loud, and ... READ MORE
Tegan at Stafford
The Pairing
A must read summer romance full of food, wine and sex
Thank you Netgalley for giving me an E-Arc of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. "The Pairing" by Casey McQuistion is an enchanting tal... READ MORE
Liliana at Staines
The Pairing
This book will make you very hungry
4.5 stars Thank you to Macmillan for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! Warning: This book will make you absolutely STA... READ MORE
Millie at Colchester
The Pairing
Best romance I've read in months!
I absolutely loved this book! It was the most heartwarming queer romance and it got me out of my reading slump. The characters were so loveable and it felt... READ MORE
Maya at Windsor
The Pairing
Favourite book of all time??
I've written and rewritten this review so many times because I don't know how to adequately put into words the way this book made me feel. Never in my LIFE... READ MORE
Ross at Glasgow Sauchiehall St

Synopsis

From the author of Red, White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston, comes a deliciously sexy romantic comedy The Pairing.

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.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
  • ISBN: 9781035001873
  • Number of pages: 432
  • Dimensions: 244 x 164 x 39 mm
  • Weight: 664g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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The Pairing
Wonderful!
Absolutely adored this. Horny bisexual chaos AND deliciously gorgeous descriptions of the places and food Kit and Theo encounter on their big European adve... READ MORE
Lily Morris
The Pairing
Food, fun, flirting & feelings
Foodies will love the detail! 3-3.5 stars I really liked the general concept of this second chance romance between twenty-somethings Theo(dora) and Kit... READ MORE
Pineknotter
The Pairing
McQuiston's best: a decadent adventure through desire
Okay but this book is so much fun and full of so much *feeling*. The hookup comp is such a great structure for the story, especially as it’s in spite of th... READ MORE
Lizzie | @littlehux
The Pairing
The summer LGBTQ+ must-read romance
Red, White and Royal Blue and One Last Stop are among my favourite books so I eagerly awaited Casey McQuiston’s newest adult novel. When I read the synopsi... READ MORE
Joanna
The Pairing
Disappointing and Hard To Get Through
The best part of this book was the last 20% because it finally picked up the pace. The rest of the book felt like such a slog to get through and there were... READ MORE
JMMCarter
The Pairing
Bisexuals on a cruise
two bisexual exes accidentally book the same European food and wine tour and challenge each other to an international hookup competition to prove they’re o... READ MORE
Yazmin Bell
The Pairing
I absolutely ADORED the second half and will always love Theo and Kit.
REVIEW cw: mentions of grief, abandonment issues, imposter syndrome Theo(dora) (they/them) and Kit (he/him) have been best friends since childhood and... READ MORE
AlisAdventuresInLiterature
The Pairing
Just didn’t hit the spot
I’ve been a massive fan of Casey’s work since I read their first book many years ago and they are an auto-buy author for me. As soon as I saw this was avai... READ MORE
EJ
The Pairing
Warning: May make you feel hungry
I loved, loved, loved this book. From the very first line until the end I was swept up in the story. The imagery created throughout the book was so delici... READ MORE
Sophie
The Pairing
Written for food, wine, and travel enthusiast
For those who do not consider themselves food connoisseurs, pastry artisans, or sommeliers in training, this book may at times feel somewhat tedious, as th... READ MORE
Enya Miche
The Pairing
a must-read for anyone who loves a poetic romance
after the come to jesus for myself that was red white and royal blue, i was fully expecting casey to tear me open and reveal every raw edge of my personali... READ MORE
Lucy Cargill
The Pairing
Bisexual disasters
This is definitely my favourite Casey McQuiston novel! Theo is instantly such an enigmatic character and I was drawn into their narration immediately. The... READ MORE
Moon Ann
The Pairing
Foodies will love the detail!
3-3.5 stars I really liked the general concept of this second chance romance between twenty-somethings Theo(dora) and Kit, but it lost me frequently with a... READ MORE
Pineknotter
The Pairing
Queer and tasty!
This book was so very queer and tasty! This was a Macmillan Audio pick and I honestly have never read a Casey McQuiston book before, so that’s part of why ... READ MORE
Marina Marcello
The Pairing
another stand out banger from CMQ
Okay but this book is so much fun and full of so much *feeling*. The hookup comp is such a great structure for the story, especially as it’s in spite of th... READ MORE
Lizzie | @littlehux
The Pairing
Deeply Beautiful
Kit and Theo were lovers, partners, and best friends until an argument on a plane on the way to their tour of Europe caused them to part ways. Five years l... READ MORE
Natalie Penwill

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