Unfortunately this book was a disappointing read for me. However it is clear the Author can write in an engaging way which kept me reading even though I was not invested in the story.
Pros:
1) I liked Nadia's friends and how supportive they were of her and the interest they showed in her life.
2) I liked the way the Author handled the important issue of consent within this story.
3) It was interesting to see that the main characters communicated through a newspaper section called "Missed Connections" instead of using technology. I thought this was a nice touch especially given this book is probably aimed at those who grew up through the Internet Age where technology is all they know.
4) The front cover of this book is eye catching and has beautiful colours & I probably would pick this book up off the shelf.
Cons:
1) This story was slow burn to the point it was frustrating. The characters were not well rounded enough to pull this off, and I found myself starting to skim read as I felt their story was dragging on.
2) Some of the references made, especially at the start of the book, were intended to be funny - however I found them to be vulgar.
3) The chemistry between Nadia and Daniel was lacking particularly in the first part of the book though this did improve towards the end. However by this point I was not invested in them meeting.
4) I found Nadia to be quite an annoying character and immature in comparison to Daniel. This stood out particularly when you compared her childish behaviour to Daniel who is dealing with his grief since his father passed away suddenly.
Overall the idea for this story was great and the homage to You've Got Mail could have been brilliant, however I found this was not well executed.
Pros:
1) I liked Nadia's friends and how supportive they were of her and the interest they showed in her life.
2) I liked the way the Author handled the important issue of consent within this story.
3) It was interesting to see that the main characters communicated through a newspaper section called "Missed Connections" instead of using technology. I thought this was a nice touch especially given this book is probably aimed at those who grew up through the Internet Age where technology is all they know.
4) The front cover of this book is eye catching and has beautiful colours & I probably would pick this book up off the shelf.
Cons:
1) This story was slow burn to the point it was frustrating. The characters were not well rounded enough to pull this off, and I found myself starting to skim read as I felt their story was dragging on.
2) Some of the references made, especially at the start of the book, were intended to be funny - however I found them to be vulgar.
3) The chemistry between Nadia and Daniel was lacking particularly in the first part of the book though this did improve towards the end. However by this point I was not invested in them meeting.
4) I found Nadia to be quite an annoying character and immature in comparison to Daniel. This stood out particularly when you compared her childish behaviour to Daniel who is dealing with his grief since his father passed away suddenly.
Overall the idea for this story was great and the homage to You've Got Mail could have been brilliant, however I found this was not well executed.