Big Feelings by Amy Lovat

Sadie Thomas is obsessed with love stories, and whether hers stacks up. A relatable, neurotic, anti-romantic comedy for fans of Fleabag and High Fidelity.

Desert island, all-time, top five things you need to know about Sadie (in chronological order):
1. The perfect love story is all Sadie has ever wanted. Her parents’ story is what rom-com dreams are made of. But, so far, no one has offered the Happily Ever After that Sadie is searching for.
2. Then she meets Chase. And falls in love with her.
3. Sadie is ready for her sail-off-into-the-sunset, credits-roll happy ending. But will her needling insecurity about their relationship, her choices, her life – herself – mess everything up?
4. Self-sabotage is one of Sadie’s greatest skills.
5. Cue the break-up . . .

Hard truths will be uncovered and family secrets revealed, as Sadie tries to figure out how it all – love, life – went so wrong.

About the Author: Amy Lovat is the author of Mistakes and Other Lovers, founder of Secret Book Stuff, and the current program manager of the Newcastle Writers’ Festival. She has a PhD in English and Writing and lives with her wife, a brood of animals, and thousands of books across unceded Awabakal and Gadigal Country in NSW, Australia.

01 Jul 2025
 

Big Feelings: An anti-romantic comedy by Amy Lovat ISBN 9781761263743