The Pairing by Casey McQuiston, book cover
Romance · LGBTQ · 2024

The Pairing

by Casey McQuiston

Exes reunite on a European food-and-wine tour and reignite a very charged bet.

A joyful, sensual bisexual rom-com across Europe

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The Pairing by Casey McQuiston is one of the most talked-about recent releases readers keep adding to their lists and it is easy to see why: exes reunite on a European food-and-wine tour and reignite a very charged bet.

What it's about

Casey McQuiston sends two exes on the same lavish European food-and-wine tour, where an old flame and a flirtatious competition reignite across gorgeous settings and even more gorgeous meals. It is McQuiston's most sensual, indulgent book yet, bighearted, funny and unabashedly bisexual.

Why everyone's talking about it

McQuiston is a superstar of modern romance and The Pairing was a major, chart-topping release, beloved for its lush travelogue, its heat and its exuberant queerness. It is a book made to be devoured on vacation.

The verdict, for now

If you want a romance that is a feast in every sense, book the tour. Come for the exes-on-a-trip premise, stay for the food, the wine and McQuiston's irresistible warmth.

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