The Hypnotist's Love Story

FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BIG LITTLE LIES AND HERE ONE MOMENT

A "sharp and funny romantic tale."--O, the Oprah Magazine

Ellen O'Farrell is a professional hypnotherapist who works out of the eccentric beachfront home she inherited from her grandparents. It's a nice life, except for her tumultuous relationship history. She's stoic about it, but at this point, Ellen wouldn't mind a lasting one. When she meets Patrick, she's optimistic. He's attractive, single, employed, and best of all, he seems to like her back. Then comes that dreaded moment: He thinks they should have a talk.

Braced for the worst, Ellen is pleasantly surprised. It turns out that Patrick's ex-girlfriend is stalking him. Ellen thinks, Actually, that's kind of interesting. She's dating someone worth stalking. She's intrigued by the woman's motives. In fact, she'd even love to meet her.

Ellen doesn't know it, but she already has.

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Published Mar 27, 2018

422 pages

Average rating: 6.46

107 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

KikiStoneCreek
Jun 03, 2023
6/10 stars
Fun and breezy read!
Mary Pat Holt
Feb 05, 2026
6/10 stars
This was a fun, light read, even a little silly at times. I've read others by this author that were definitely better. I think this was one of her earlier books (maybe her 1st?) so I'm thinking she got better the more she wrote. I wasn't sure I was going to like a story about a hypnotist but I thought Ellen was really funny. Liane Moriarty does do a good job getting into the heads of her characters. I thought Saskia was a creepy stalker (who stalks an ex for 3 years?!) but as I learned more of her story with Patrick, my feelings changed for her a bit. No big twists or surprises.
stackedlibrarian
Dec 11, 2024
6/10 stars
3.5 - slightly long in the tooth
Cheryl Chen
Aug 30, 2024
4/10 stars
First audiobook of 2023. I kept waiting for something to happen but nothing ever did. I liked that you got the POV of the main character and the stalker but there wasn’t any major climax to the story.
Cheryl Chen
Apr 30, 2024
4/10 stars
First audiobook of 2023. I kept waiting for something to happen but nothing ever did. I liked that you got the POV of the main character and the stalker but there wasn’t any major climax to the story.

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