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Love and Miss Communication
This unforgettable debut novel asks us to look up from our screens and out at the world . . . and to imagine what life would be like with no searches, no status updates, no texts, no Tweets, no pins, and no posts
Evie Rosen has had enough. She's tired of the partners at her law firm e-mailing her at all hours of the night. The thought of another online date makes her break out in a cold sweat. She's over the clever hashtags and the endless selfies. So when her career hits a surprising roadblock and her heart is crushed by Facebook, Evie decides it's time to put down her smartphone for good. (Beats stowing it in her underwear—she's done that too!)
And that's when she discovers a fresh start for real conversations, fewer distractions, and living in the moment, even if the moments are heartbreakingly difficult. Babies are born; marriages teeter; friendships are tested. Evie may find love and a new direction when she least expects it, but she also learns that just because you unplug your phone doesn't mean you can also unplug from life.
Evie Rosen has had enough. She's tired of the partners at her law firm e-mailing her at all hours of the night. The thought of another online date makes her break out in a cold sweat. She's over the clever hashtags and the endless selfies. So when her career hits a surprising roadblock and her heart is crushed by Facebook, Evie decides it's time to put down her smartphone for good. (Beats stowing it in her underwear—she's done that too!)
And that's when she discovers a fresh start for real conversations, fewer distractions, and living in the moment, even if the moments are heartbreakingly difficult. Babies are born; marriages teeter; friendships are tested. Evie may find love and a new direction when she least expects it, but she also learns that just because you unplug your phone doesn't mean you can also unplug from life.
400 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2015
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December 2, 2015
No more stalking people on Google
No more Facebooking exes
No more reading tweets on Twitter
No more posting pictures and waiting for likes
No more hashtagging meaningless combination of words
No more instagramming every instant
....
Can you do it? Because I will tell you the truth, I CANNOT.
I'm not on social media every day. But to just leave them all for a very long time?? Uhhhhh. Yeah, no, I cant. But that's exactly what Evie did when she got her heart broken by her ex boyfriend through Facebook.
One way to quit social networking sites? HEARTBREAK.
I've read it. I've seen it. Thank God I haven't experienced it. So. Because of this plan that Evie successfully executed, she got more involved in the real world. Which isn't that good too because her friends are either getting married or having babies. What's a single 35 year old woman supposed to feel about that!? Why, bitterness of course. But Evie isn't bitter (not much) she's just sad .....Thank God for cute doctors!!!
Evie was a fun protagonist. BUT, she tends to blabber a lot. And sometimes, she blabs about useless and nonsense things. Which results to me being bored. I've had 3 moments when I wanted to DNF the book because I feel like theres nothing happening. Everything is so slow. The pacing, the romance, even Evie's character development. But I still gave the book a chance.
And surprisingly, I finished the book and the feeling that lingered in me is happiness. That means, there's something in the book that made me happy although it has a very slow pacing. And for that, I gave it 3 stars.
Things got interesting when the love interest was introduced. Like I mentioned above, the romance was slow. And it really was! But I really enjoyed the banter and the witty monologue of Evie so I still read through. And the side characters are fun to get to know to. Evie has hilarious friends.
Friedland has a very humorous and witty writing. This is her debut novel and I can say that I'm more than impressed. There's small things that needs more work on, imo, but Love and Miss Communication was still a fun read. Its an Adult title but I think young readers can still enjoy it.
You can also read my review HERE
May 17, 2015
"No more stalking people on Google.
No more Facebooking exes.
No more reading twits on Twitter.
No more posting pictures and waiting for “likes.”
No more refreshing Gmail every thirty seconds.
No more hashtagging meaningless combinations of words.
No more Instagramming every instant.
No more Foursquaring her whereabouts.
No more bidding on eBay for the thrill of competition.
No more pretend job hunting on Monster.
No more blogs. (She was slandered on one, for God’s sake!)
No more watching two-year-olds boogie to Beyoncé on YouTube.
No more playing Scrabble against house-bound Aspergians.
No more Candy Crush, that time-sucking psychedelic mess of sugar balls. And, best of all, no more OkCupid, JDate, eHarmony, and Match.”
A modern story about life and love in the digital age, when Evie Rosen's addiction to email derails her promising law career and a Facebook post breaks her heart, she impulsively decides to disconnect from the world wide web and reclaim her life.
I didn't particularly relate to Evie, whose behaviour more closely resembles that of my eighteen year old daughter than a woman, who at nearly thirty five, is closer to my age. She is, for the most part, self involved and superficial, and that is something that is very slow to change over the course of the novel. She's horribly neglectful of her friendships, complaining because of missed e-vites and texts, but never makes much of an attempt to reach out. She pines over her ex-boyfriend, and whines endlessly about being single, without ever examining her own behaviour or attitude.
I did like the way in which Friedland developed Evie's relationship with Dr Gold. He proves to be a great guy, though not perfect, and also a really patient man, given Evie's neuroses.
The most charming aspect of the novel involved Evie's relationship with her grandmother, a stereotypical Jewish Bubbe desperate to see Evie get married and have children.
Even though this is chick-lit, I thought there were missed opportunities to really explore what its like to be 'unplugged' in this day and age. Evie isn't really challenged to live in the real world while 'unplugged', her generous severance payment gives her a lot of freedom, not that she really does much with it.
I am left with mixed feelings about Love and Miss Communication, the premise is great but Evie wasn't a character I could root for and I felt the story was somewhat underdeveloped.
October 20, 2015
I thought Love and Miss Communication: A Novel was clever in terms of the premise. It's not often that someone can just quit using the Internet and texting at the same time. Society is so ingrained in being accessible somehow. Even I am guilty of being more connected with friends who are on Facebook. Elyssa Friedland perfectly addresses how dependent people are on the Internet and how it affects social life when you don't have an online presence.
The story is well-told and flows nicely throughout. I especially love Evie's Grandma Bette, who is a stereotypical Jewish grandmother.
The only thing that didn't work for me was the epilogue. I think the story would have been fine without it. Or if it were simplified a bit. There was a level of predictability in the story, but also a lot of surprises that I didn't see coming.
Funny and entertaining throughout, Evie Rosen makes a compelling case for quitting the Internet. I even got verklempt at one point. I definitely had a hard time putting it down!
Of course, I must cast this as a movie!
Evie: Joanna Garcia Swisher-http://imdb.to/1XhG8oK (even though I kept picturing Elyssa in the role of her main character)
Grandma Bette: Lainie Kazan-http://imdb.to/1GgdiRm
Jack: Jamie Oliver-http://imdb.to/1OGmVvq
Edward: Ryan Reynolds-http://imdb.to/1GQU27Q (If you've read this book and have other ideas, I'd love to hear them.)
The story is well-told and flows nicely throughout. I especially love Evie's Grandma Bette, who is a stereotypical Jewish grandmother.
The only thing that didn't work for me was the epilogue. I think the story would have been fine without it. Or if it were simplified a bit. There was a level of predictability in the story, but also a lot of surprises that I didn't see coming.
Funny and entertaining throughout, Evie Rosen makes a compelling case for quitting the Internet. I even got verklempt at one point. I definitely had a hard time putting it down!
Of course, I must cast this as a movie!
Evie: Joanna Garcia Swisher-http://imdb.to/1XhG8oK (even though I kept picturing Elyssa in the role of her main character)
Grandma Bette: Lainie Kazan-http://imdb.to/1GgdiRm
Jack: Jamie Oliver-http://imdb.to/1OGmVvq
Edward: Ryan Reynolds-http://imdb.to/1GQU27Q (If you've read this book and have other ideas, I'd love to hear them.)
July 29, 2015
This was a MISS for me. I didn't like the writing style, the paragraphs seemed to drag on with no real destination. it was almost like listening to someone ramble on and on about something that had nothing to do with the subject at hand. The theme was supposed to be about disconnecting from social media and while it was about that, I feel like it could have been tied in better than it was. Some areas of the book were like YES but others were totally me thinking about my next meal because the book wasn't holding my interest.
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September 1, 2016Cute story but there was much to explore in the unplugged/off the grid area. Endless skipped opportunities Friedland could have capitalized on.
Friedland was on to something with great potential, by taking another direction she missed plenty of areas to expand and delve deeper. Further development could have vastly improved the entire book. Evie and the weak plot left me at a loss.
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Friedland was on to something with great potential, by taking another direction she missed plenty of areas to expand and delve deeper. Further development could have vastly improved the entire book. Evie and the weak plot left me at a loss.
For this and other reviews visit http://ravenhairedgirl.com
May 12, 2015
Featured on InStyle Magazine as one of their 6 New Page-Turners to Read in May, Love and Miss Communication shares the story of Evie Rosen, an ambitious woman whose life is about to turn upside down because of her online habit. Can she get her life back in order before her savings run out?
I find it touching (and surprisingly refreshing) to read a story about a protagonist who chooses to stop using the internet. With friends who depend on texting and emailing to stay in touch, Evie certainly misses quite a few parties and important updates during the time when she unplugs. At the same time, not googling gives her a new sense of freedom and power. Instead of shopping online, she has to go out and acquire what she needs in-person. Instead of using Facebook to look up people online, she has to live in the moment and get to know new acquaintances through real conversations. Honestly, I am not a fan of Evie before she unplugs from the internet. I find her old self a bit on the freakish side. And while her character doesn’t exactly mature in a direction that I prefer, I appreciate her effort and courage to go inward and face her inner demons.
What I find the most enjoyable is the bond Evie has with her grandmother. Her grandmother is wise, strong and adorably funny. And she just cracks me up every time when she points at or touches the ring on her finger!
The romance in the story is very heartwarming. I don’t want to drop names and spoil anything, but this amazingly gorgeous guy surely deserves some rounds of applause! I particularly love the scene when he sweetly proposes to Evie.
Can you imagine yourself not using the internet? Although I don’t think I’ll unplug from the world wide web any time soon, I like that Love and Miss Communication offers us some food-for-thoughts on the weird and negative effect of social media. And while you’re online, look up Friedland’s 10 Ways The Internet Is Ruining Your Love Life, Because Cyberstalking Exes Solves Nothing. I think you’ll like it.
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Originally posted on LeisureReads.com
A copy of the book was provided by publisher for review purposes.
I find it touching (and surprisingly refreshing) to read a story about a protagonist who chooses to stop using the internet. With friends who depend on texting and emailing to stay in touch, Evie certainly misses quite a few parties and important updates during the time when she unplugs. At the same time, not googling gives her a new sense of freedom and power. Instead of shopping online, she has to go out and acquire what she needs in-person. Instead of using Facebook to look up people online, she has to live in the moment and get to know new acquaintances through real conversations. Honestly, I am not a fan of Evie before she unplugs from the internet. I find her old self a bit on the freakish side. And while her character doesn’t exactly mature in a direction that I prefer, I appreciate her effort and courage to go inward and face her inner demons.
What I find the most enjoyable is the bond Evie has with her grandmother. Her grandmother is wise, strong and adorably funny. And she just cracks me up every time when she points at or touches the ring on her finger!
The romance in the story is very heartwarming. I don’t want to drop names and spoil anything, but this amazingly gorgeous guy surely deserves some rounds of applause! I particularly love the scene when he sweetly proposes to Evie.
Can you imagine yourself not using the internet? Although I don’t think I’ll unplug from the world wide web any time soon, I like that Love and Miss Communication offers us some food-for-thoughts on the weird and negative effect of social media. And while you’re online, look up Friedland’s 10 Ways The Internet Is Ruining Your Love Life, Because Cyberstalking Exes Solves Nothing. I think you’ll like it.
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Originally posted on LeisureReads.com
A copy of the book was provided by publisher for review purposes.
April 16, 2015
Iwill keep this short and simple.
I was attracted towards reading this not because of the cover but because of the title.
It took a while for me to take to the book but I did. A s I am glad I read I read it.
Evie is someone a lot of the modern young woman would understand. I loved the secondary characters. They played an important part in the whole plot.
There is family, friends, love etc. A woman trying to accomplish a successful professional and personal life.
Not easy. Miss Elyssa did a good job of portraying all the characters.
For any chick lit lovers.
I was attracted towards reading this not because of the cover but because of the title.
It took a while for me to take to the book but I did. A s I am glad I read I read it.
Evie is someone a lot of the modern young woman would understand. I loved the secondary characters. They played an important part in the whole plot.
There is family, friends, love etc. A woman trying to accomplish a successful professional and personal life.
Not easy. Miss Elyssa did a good job of portraying all the characters.
For any chick lit lovers.
December 4, 2016
I loved this debut about a woman who responds the the unexpected curve balls life throws at her in career and love (all at once!) by unplugging entirely and for good. You will laugh and feel and wonder what it would be like if we all looked up from our screens for awhile. Enjoy!
June 16, 2015
I had THE BEST time reading this book, cover to cover. I mean, I loved it.
In the beginning of the book, Evie and her smartphone are like one entity. She arrives dreadfully late for a very special wedding because she can't put her phone down. She has a wardrobe + phone mishap because she has no pockets and she wants to literally have it on her person so she doesn't miss any calls or emails (big project at work!). She has big, huge problems at work because of Internet use.
There are more Internet things, oh Evie. Oh, Evie.
Evie realizes that she has a problem with the Internet when she spends a fair amount of time Googling her ex-boyfriend and his new wife. There are reasons for this, sure, but it's a new low for Evie. It's the last in a series of bad events that makes Evie realize that she needs to quit the Internet and she needs to do it now. It isn't healthy, it isn't helping her life, and she has to stop. So she does, cold turkey. No more email, no more Facebook or Twitter, no more Instagram.
The results are amazing for her.
Not everyone thinks so, though. People are confused and baffled, actually. While people are supportive to begin with, they wonder why she would want to give up such an easy means of communication. Everything on the Internet is so easy! OH BUT Evie feels so free without the weight of "likes" and "hearts" and photos of weddings and babies and status updates and emails and phone notifications every few seconds -- While Evie is out in the world living, away from screens of any type, her friends and family begin to get annoyed with an inability to reach her anytime they want. It causes a few problems here and there, but it totally changes Evie's life.
--
The Evie in the beginning of Love and Miss Communication is an eye-opener. I personally am nowhere near that attached to my phone or the Internet, thank goodness. But Evie reminded me of so many people! I think that as readers, we are supposed to be a teensy bit annoyed with Evie's Internet habits in the beginning, and I think that this is the point: that people are so stuck to the Internet these days, so stuck to their smartphones, that we often miss big things. I was not annoyed with her, but I wondered when she would get a life! Evie missed a huge, massive, important part of a wedding and arrived late because she didn't put down her phone in order to arrive on time - the couple thought highly enough of her to have her make a speech at their reception, and she couldn't stop with the phone long enough to arrive on time? Yeah, that's how Evie is at the beginning. And there are a few little instances like this for Evie. Her character is set-up so perfectly at the beginning of this story. It's easy to see how she is ruled by social media and email. That being said, it is so easy to cheer for her when she makes her decision to stop it all.
I love that Evie reached a point where this type of lifestyle betrayed her. Don't get me wrong - I don't want bad things to happen to characters, but it was only then that we were able to see the real Evie come out. And I loved her! Evie is a trained lawyer - an excellent one - and was heading for partnership at a great firm in New York City. After losing her job (over the Internet) and taking some time off before re-applying to more firms (not easy to re-apply without the Internet to submit resumes, see), Evie is able to explore her interests more fully. We are able to read about the Evie that enjoys this and that, and we can read about her strengths and weakness, her hopes and fears. Had the Internet/phone debacle not happened with Evie, none of this change would have occurred. I love this.
I love that she is firm in her resolve to be without email and the Internet. I think her friends are a little bit amused by this to begin with, but as Evie continues to stick with her plan, they become annoyed - it is inconvenient to them to have to make calls, to not be able to send Evites to events, to not receive replies back when they send group emails. There are some tense moments between the friends when Evie misses some events because she isn't checking her emails - engagement announcements, baby announcements, BIG things. It makes Evie think: important things life events such as these - why are they being announced over the Internet? And still, no Internet for her.
Through this time off from work and the Internet, Evie experiences a sort of "adult coming-of-age" or coming-of-adult-age, which is interesting I think because she it felt to me like she was growing up and finding herself for a second time. GOSH I LOVED THIS. I love the way Evie finds herself. She begins to see the way her family has viewed her - a busy career woman, phone stuck to her hand, never time for anyone, living a huge life in NYC, unapproachable - and she rectifies some things. She spends some precious time with her grandmother, who was diagnosed with breast cancer early in the book. Evie falls in love (without the Internet's help). The relationship progresses (without the Internet's help). She makes big decisions (without the Internet's help). She also realizes that there were things that she used the Internet for, and it was awfully handy at times.
The romance in this book is lovely. Evie finds a man that she falls for organically, and this is really something special for her. Before, she would have Googled him and researched him, because that's what people that use online dating sites do. But Evie found this man by getting out there and meeting him face-to-face, so getting to know him was also done face-to-face. I LOVED IT. There were bumps in the road, sure, because she brought a little bit of baggage, but part of Evie's "adult coming-of-age" (is that even a thing?) is watching her learn to work it out without immediately emailing her friends for advice.
I could talk about this book for ages and I wish I could discuss it with my friends. Friends, read this one please! Let's discuss.
I loved this story. I loved the way Evie tuned the Internet out of her life. I saw a little bit of myself in Evie (not the overuse of online things, but the way she turned it off, and the way it annoyed people in her life, and the way she stuck to it anyway). I love the way Evie began to find herself again and to really like herself. This book was a great outside read for me, so great for sunshine and warm weather. It made me happy. I couldn't put it down. I recommend Love and Miss Communication by Elyssa Friedland for readers that enjoy women's fiction/chicklit-type stories and books about women that find themselves.
See my full review HERE at Into the Hall of Books.
In the beginning of the book, Evie and her smartphone are like one entity. She arrives dreadfully late for a very special wedding because she can't put her phone down. She has a wardrobe + phone mishap because she has no pockets and she wants to literally have it on her person so she doesn't miss any calls or emails (big project at work!). She has big, huge problems at work because of Internet use.
There are more Internet things, oh Evie. Oh, Evie.
Evie realizes that she has a problem with the Internet when she spends a fair amount of time Googling her ex-boyfriend and his new wife. There are reasons for this, sure, but it's a new low for Evie. It's the last in a series of bad events that makes Evie realize that she needs to quit the Internet and she needs to do it now. It isn't healthy, it isn't helping her life, and she has to stop. So she does, cold turkey. No more email, no more Facebook or Twitter, no more Instagram.
The results are amazing for her.
Not everyone thinks so, though. People are confused and baffled, actually. While people are supportive to begin with, they wonder why she would want to give up such an easy means of communication. Everything on the Internet is so easy! OH BUT Evie feels so free without the weight of "likes" and "hearts" and photos of weddings and babies and status updates and emails and phone notifications every few seconds -- While Evie is out in the world living, away from screens of any type, her friends and family begin to get annoyed with an inability to reach her anytime they want. It causes a few problems here and there, but it totally changes Evie's life.
--
The Evie in the beginning of Love and Miss Communication is an eye-opener. I personally am nowhere near that attached to my phone or the Internet, thank goodness. But Evie reminded me of so many people! I think that as readers, we are supposed to be a teensy bit annoyed with Evie's Internet habits in the beginning, and I think that this is the point: that people are so stuck to the Internet these days, so stuck to their smartphones, that we often miss big things. I was not annoyed with her, but I wondered when she would get a life! Evie missed a huge, massive, important part of a wedding and arrived late because she didn't put down her phone in order to arrive on time - the couple thought highly enough of her to have her make a speech at their reception, and she couldn't stop with the phone long enough to arrive on time? Yeah, that's how Evie is at the beginning. And there are a few little instances like this for Evie. Her character is set-up so perfectly at the beginning of this story. It's easy to see how she is ruled by social media and email. That being said, it is so easy to cheer for her when she makes her decision to stop it all.
I love that Evie reached a point where this type of lifestyle betrayed her. Don't get me wrong - I don't want bad things to happen to characters, but it was only then that we were able to see the real Evie come out. And I loved her! Evie is a trained lawyer - an excellent one - and was heading for partnership at a great firm in New York City. After losing her job (over the Internet) and taking some time off before re-applying to more firms (not easy to re-apply without the Internet to submit resumes, see), Evie is able to explore her interests more fully. We are able to read about the Evie that enjoys this and that, and we can read about her strengths and weakness, her hopes and fears. Had the Internet/phone debacle not happened with Evie, none of this change would have occurred. I love this.
I love that she is firm in her resolve to be without email and the Internet. I think her friends are a little bit amused by this to begin with, but as Evie continues to stick with her plan, they become annoyed - it is inconvenient to them to have to make calls, to not be able to send Evites to events, to not receive replies back when they send group emails. There are some tense moments between the friends when Evie misses some events because she isn't checking her emails - engagement announcements, baby announcements, BIG things. It makes Evie think: important things life events such as these - why are they being announced over the Internet? And still, no Internet for her.
Through this time off from work and the Internet, Evie experiences a sort of "adult coming-of-age" or coming-of-adult-age, which is interesting I think because she it felt to me like she was growing up and finding herself for a second time. GOSH I LOVED THIS. I love the way Evie finds herself. She begins to see the way her family has viewed her - a busy career woman, phone stuck to her hand, never time for anyone, living a huge life in NYC, unapproachable - and she rectifies some things. She spends some precious time with her grandmother, who was diagnosed with breast cancer early in the book. Evie falls in love (without the Internet's help). The relationship progresses (without the Internet's help). She makes big decisions (without the Internet's help). She also realizes that there were things that she used the Internet for, and it was awfully handy at times.
The romance in this book is lovely. Evie finds a man that she falls for organically, and this is really something special for her. Before, she would have Googled him and researched him, because that's what people that use online dating sites do. But Evie found this man by getting out there and meeting him face-to-face, so getting to know him was also done face-to-face. I LOVED IT. There were bumps in the road, sure, because she brought a little bit of baggage, but part of Evie's "adult coming-of-age" (is that even a thing?) is watching her learn to work it out without immediately emailing her friends for advice.
I could talk about this book for ages and I wish I could discuss it with my friends. Friends, read this one please! Let's discuss.
I loved this story. I loved the way Evie tuned the Internet out of her life. I saw a little bit of myself in Evie (not the overuse of online things, but the way she turned it off, and the way it annoyed people in her life, and the way she stuck to it anyway). I love the way Evie began to find herself again and to really like herself. This book was a great outside read for me, so great for sunshine and warm weather. It made me happy. I couldn't put it down. I recommend Love and Miss Communication by Elyssa Friedland for readers that enjoy women's fiction/chicklit-type stories and books about women that find themselves.
See my full review HERE at Into the Hall of Books.
July 29, 2023
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May 13, 2015
Let's start with the good--and there is a lot of good here. I guess the proper review format would be to save my "bottom line" for the end of this, but I'm going to be a rebel and start with it. I really enjoyed this book and it was exactly what I needed when I read it.
Friedland's writing style is exceptionally good for this type of book in that there seems to be a fair amount depth to her writing and she fleshes out the main character of Evie quite nicely.The secondary characters are more one-dimensional, but since the novel is so focused on Evie, it isn't really an issue.
The premise of this book is both unique and timely. If you are reading this review, you are plugged in. Evie goes completely off the grid. Like, she won't even look at a computer screen (at least not when it is turned on). I know I couldn't do it and I doubt many others could either. I kept thinking there was no way she would be able to function in life without the internet, but she makes it and it is pretty awe-inspiring. Honestly, I would recommend this book on the premise alone.
Now, the critical part. Before I go on, let me reiterate that I did enjoy this book. It is on the lighter side, and I knew that going into it, so even though I have these criticisms, they were not big issues for me.
First off, I knew exactly what was going to happen in this book. There was nothing that caught me by surprise and I knew pretty much from the start how the book would end. However, this book could fall under the "chick lit" umbrella and such books usually follow the same formula, so the fact that this book was not surprising is not surprising.
I also wish Friedland had spent more time on what Evie went through the first few days and weeks of going off-line. Did she go through the typical withdrawal symptoms? Did she eat all the chocolate in the world? I don't know, because Friedland never really went into that. It seemed like giving up the internet was just as easy as deciding to do so and I really, really, really doubt that.
My final little criticism is that the epilogue of this book just doesn't fit with the rest of the book. You could just skip it and not miss anything but, if you choose to read it, you might be scratching your head, trying to figure out how it relates to anything. Epilogue should tie up loose strings, this one just tangles up a whole other ball of yarn.
Still, this was an enjoyable read for me and one I'd recommend to anyone looking for a beach read where they don't get WiFi.
I received a copy of this book in return for an honest review. I received no other compensation for this post.
Friedland's writing style is exceptionally good for this type of book in that there seems to be a fair amount depth to her writing and she fleshes out the main character of Evie quite nicely.The secondary characters are more one-dimensional, but since the novel is so focused on Evie, it isn't really an issue.
The premise of this book is both unique and timely. If you are reading this review, you are plugged in. Evie goes completely off the grid. Like, she won't even look at a computer screen (at least not when it is turned on). I know I couldn't do it and I doubt many others could either. I kept thinking there was no way she would be able to function in life without the internet, but she makes it and it is pretty awe-inspiring. Honestly, I would recommend this book on the premise alone.
Now, the critical part. Before I go on, let me reiterate that I did enjoy this book. It is on the lighter side, and I knew that going into it, so even though I have these criticisms, they were not big issues for me.
First off, I knew exactly what was going to happen in this book. There was nothing that caught me by surprise and I knew pretty much from the start how the book would end. However, this book could fall under the "chick lit" umbrella and such books usually follow the same formula, so the fact that this book was not surprising is not surprising.
I also wish Friedland had spent more time on what Evie went through the first few days and weeks of going off-line. Did she go through the typical withdrawal symptoms? Did she eat all the chocolate in the world? I don't know, because Friedland never really went into that. It seemed like giving up the internet was just as easy as deciding to do so and I really, really, really doubt that.
My final little criticism is that the epilogue of this book just doesn't fit with the rest of the book. You could just skip it and not miss anything but, if you choose to read it, you might be scratching your head, trying to figure out how it relates to anything. Epilogue should tie up loose strings, this one just tangles up a whole other ball of yarn.
Still, this was an enjoyable read for me and one I'd recommend to anyone looking for a beach read where they don't get WiFi.
I received a copy of this book in return for an honest review. I received no other compensation for this post.
October 26, 2015
Predictable schlock that gives chick lit a bad name. Warning, vitriol to follow, because in the end, I HATED everything this book stands for. Yet another perpetuation of the stereotype that women only find true fulfillment through feminine pursuits and marriage/babies.
Evie is a successful attorney who after losing her job, decides to quit the internet. This could-have-been interesting plot line almost immediately takes a backseat to Evie's pathetic schoolgirl obsession with her ex and other equally unavailable men. In Evie's world, the internet exists solely to pursue (stalk?) men, so without that going for her, she seems to flounder for dozens if not hundreds of pages, and her lack of online browsing is replaced by countless boring scenes of her whining in her head in coffee shops or parks instead of in front of her laptop.
At the beginning of the novel, I was buoyed by the author's take on how marriages and babies affect the friendship dynamic for the single, childless friend. However, rather than making authentic discoveries about what she actually wants from life and how to balance this with friends who may make different choices, Evie only finds actual happiness when she too is able to pursue the marriage/baby path. To add insult to injury, Evie realizes her actual "dream job" has nothing to do with law, but with a traditionally feminine career (in this case, decorating.)
There's nothing wrong with characters who want to have boyfriends, get married, have kids, or be in a traditionally feminine career. I guess my real issue is something in these books feels like a trick. If I had picked up this book and read that it was about a woman who unltimately wants to get married, have babies, and choose a new career path, okay, great! But I picked up a book about a woman who wanted to quit the Internet ...and somehow that problem was solved with marriage, babies, and fabric swatches.
There is nothing wrong with characters (or women in general) wanting the traditional things women were "supposed" to want once upon a time, but there is something wrong with acting like all a woman's problems are really just the result of her not being in love.
Evie is a successful attorney who after losing her job, decides to quit the internet. This could-have-been interesting plot line almost immediately takes a backseat to Evie's pathetic schoolgirl obsession with her ex and other equally unavailable men. In Evie's world, the internet exists solely to pursue (stalk?) men, so without that going for her, she seems to flounder for dozens if not hundreds of pages, and her lack of online browsing is replaced by countless boring scenes of her whining in her head in coffee shops or parks instead of in front of her laptop.
At the beginning of the novel, I was buoyed by the author's take on how marriages and babies affect the friendship dynamic for the single, childless friend. However, rather than making authentic discoveries about what she actually wants from life and how to balance this with friends who may make different choices, Evie only finds actual happiness when she too is able to pursue the marriage/baby path. To add insult to injury, Evie realizes her actual "dream job" has nothing to do with law, but with a traditionally feminine career (in this case, decorating.)
There's nothing wrong with characters who want to have boyfriends, get married, have kids, or be in a traditionally feminine career. I guess my real issue is something in these books feels like a trick. If I had picked up this book and read that it was about a woman who unltimately wants to get married, have babies, and choose a new career path, okay, great! But I picked up a book about a woman who wanted to quit the Internet ...and somehow that problem was solved with marriage, babies, and fabric swatches.
There is nothing wrong with characters (or women in general) wanting the traditional things women were "supposed" to want once upon a time, but there is something wrong with acting like all a woman's problems are really just the result of her not being in love.
August 16, 2016
Kolay okunan ve sonunda telefonumdan uzakta kalmamı sağlayan bir sosyal medyadan arınma hikayesi.
Tabi ki konu sadece bu değil. Evie'nin karmaşık hayatı ana noktamız.
Bir gün evlenmek istemediğini söyleyen eski sevgilisinin onlar ayrıldıktan bir kaç ay sonra evlendiğini facebook üzerinden öğrendiğinde ve yine sosyal medya üzerinde harcadığı vakitten dolayı işsiz kaldığında sosyal medyayla olan ilişkisine bir son vererek bilgisayarını da atıyor ve yeni bir yola başlıyor.
Nedense bana Novella'nın ve Martı'nın bu tip kitaplarının benzer bir tatzı var gibi geliyor. Zorlandığınız dönemlerde okuyabileceğiniz ne çok ağır ne çok hafif minik önemli şeylerle dolu kitaplar. Bu yaz sıcağında iyi gelen kitaplar.
Beni delirten karakterlerden sonra bu kitabı okumak her ne kadar bazı yerlerde ana karakterimiz Evie'ye de sinir olsam da iyi geldi.
Tabi ki konu sadece bu değil. Evie'nin karmaşık hayatı ana noktamız.
Bir gün evlenmek istemediğini söyleyen eski sevgilisinin onlar ayrıldıktan bir kaç ay sonra evlendiğini facebook üzerinden öğrendiğinde ve yine sosyal medya üzerinde harcadığı vakitten dolayı işsiz kaldığında sosyal medyayla olan ilişkisine bir son vererek bilgisayarını da atıyor ve yeni bir yola başlıyor.
Nedense bana Novella'nın ve Martı'nın bu tip kitaplarının benzer bir tatzı var gibi geliyor. Zorlandığınız dönemlerde okuyabileceğiniz ne çok ağır ne çok hafif minik önemli şeylerle dolu kitaplar. Bu yaz sıcağında iyi gelen kitaplar.
Beni delirten karakterlerden sonra bu kitabı okumak her ne kadar bazı yerlerde ana karakterimiz Evie'ye de sinir olsam da iyi geldi.
July 21, 2015
I picked up this book because it got good reviews on Amazon and was on a list of page turning beach reads I saw somewhere on the interwebs.
200 pages in and I could not give two shits.
The main character is self absorbed and ALL she thinks about is being single.
At one point, she visits the doctor giving her grandma cancer treatments and immediately makes it about herself--maybe SHE should get screened for cancer.
I just got to the part in the book where she starts dressing like a 16 year old in order to feel better about herself (and maybe get noticed by the high school kid she keeps checking out).
Gross.
Cannot relate.
200 pages in and I could not give two shits.
The main character is self absorbed and ALL she thinks about is being single.
At one point, she visits the doctor giving her grandma cancer treatments and immediately makes it about herself--maybe SHE should get screened for cancer.
I just got to the part in the book where she starts dressing like a 16 year old in order to feel better about herself (and maybe get noticed by the high school kid she keeps checking out).
Gross.
Cannot relate.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 2, 2015
I received this book for free through LibraryThing's Early Reviewers.
I give this book 3.5 stars which rounds up to 4.
I really liked the premise of this book. Giving up the internet is a really tough thing to do in today's world. However, I felt that the execution of the story could have been better. It drags a bit in the first half/middle. I would have liked to seen more of how the internet withdrawals affected her. She didn't seem to have too much difficulty giving it up. The story was also a bit predictable. Despite all that, it's still a cute light read. I also liked the author's note at the end of the book.
I give this book 3.5 stars which rounds up to 4.
I really liked the premise of this book. Giving up the internet is a really tough thing to do in today's world. However, I felt that the execution of the story could have been better. It drags a bit in the first half/middle. I would have liked to seen more of how the internet withdrawals affected her. She didn't seem to have too much difficulty giving it up. The story was also a bit predictable. Despite all that, it's still a cute light read. I also liked the author's note at the end of the book.
February 25, 2015
I found this book to be totally captivating, equally well thought out and executed, and a total pleasure to read. It's the book that makes you rush through your daily obligations to maximize reading time and the book that causes sadness when you hit the fourth quarter and realize your days together are numbered. I can't recommend it enough.
July 6, 2015
I might have fallen for this book in my early twenties--but the plot is way too easy and predictable for this mid-thirties gal. A simple beach read. I do like the idea of giving up the Internet as Evie does though. (As I write my online book review...)
July 6, 2015
Crap. Crap, crap, crap. Amateurishly written, ineptly edited and the waste of a decent plot idea. The main character is shallow and totally unlikable and everyone else is a cliche. So why did I keep reading? Because I kept thinking it was going to improve. Man, was I wrong.
October 10, 2018
Fun book with important messaging about what our priorities should be and how to balance work and life! I read this for a popsugar challenge of an author who shares a name with me.
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February 27, 2022
This was just an ok read for me at best… the main character I found to be very unlikable and hard to root for.
February 2, 2024
This book makes me want to vomit. I disliked Evie so much.
The end with the breastfeeding campaign made zero sense to the story.
I can write many more things I disliked but it’s not worth my time. It’s an awful book.
The end with the breastfeeding campaign made zero sense to the story.
I can write many more things I disliked but it’s not worth my time. It’s an awful book.
May 25, 2015
LOVE AND MISS COMMUNICATION looked super cute. It's the story of Evie Rosen, who gets fired for sending too many personal emails and discovers that her commitment-phobe ex got married six months after their breakup on Facebook, and decides to stay off the Internet for a year. I spent the first half of the book wanting to shake Evie out of her self-absorbed funk.
I wasn't surprised by the zeal she brings to her decision to leave the Internet behind; there's nothing like the converted to disdain they were before. I did think her characterization needed work. Debut author Elyssa Friedland describes her as always having her Blackberry in her hand and constantly Facebook stalking people. Yet, for instance, she's surprised when one of her stepsisters has already made friends at the college she's going to in the fall through Facebook. It's not like she'd never used the Internet.
Then there's the way she is with her family and friends. She's weirdly contemptuous of her stepsisters and has inappropriate boundaries with a student at her new job. For talk of using actual phone calls to get closer to people, she never reaches out to her friends but waits for them to reach out to her. However, LOVE AND MISS COMMUNICATION did start clicking into place for me once Evie's mother snaps at her that everyone tries to matchmake for her because she's so desperately and obviously unhappy being single. The characters finally get tired of Evie and start talking to her and helping her realize that she needs to change her attitude.
Thus, the second half did work better for me. Evie does have a journey to go on and a coherent character arc. There is room in the world for grating characters. And throughout the book I thought the romance worked well. Now, it shows how much Evie idolizes marriage and how bad she is at communication that she never thinks to just ask the guy if she's divorced, but I did like that she holds back from actually making a move until she knows he isn't attached. I also just thought their flirting was cute. I also liked the parts about Evie's ex, Jack. She's still reeling from the bad breakup, and Friedman captures the way you never really forget the people you loved.
I loved the premise of LOVE AND MISS COMMUNICATION. I feel like it could've been explored more to its full potential with a character who was interested in actually connecting with people instead of being content to just complain about another missed evite. The romance was cute and I liked Evie's grandmother and mother. I also enjoyed every time someone pointed out to Evie how self-absorbed she was. It made for an uneven reading experience, but not a wasted one.
I wasn't surprised by the zeal she brings to her decision to leave the Internet behind; there's nothing like the converted to disdain they were before. I did think her characterization needed work. Debut author Elyssa Friedland describes her as always having her Blackberry in her hand and constantly Facebook stalking people. Yet, for instance, she's surprised when one of her stepsisters has already made friends at the college she's going to in the fall through Facebook. It's not like she'd never used the Internet.
Then there's the way she is with her family and friends. She's weirdly contemptuous of her stepsisters and has inappropriate boundaries with a student at her new job. For talk of using actual phone calls to get closer to people, she never reaches out to her friends but waits for them to reach out to her. However, LOVE AND MISS COMMUNICATION did start clicking into place for me once Evie's mother snaps at her that everyone tries to matchmake for her because she's so desperately and obviously unhappy being single. The characters finally get tired of Evie and start talking to her and helping her realize that she needs to change her attitude.
Thus, the second half did work better for me. Evie does have a journey to go on and a coherent character arc. There is room in the world for grating characters. And throughout the book I thought the romance worked well. Now, it shows how much Evie idolizes marriage and how bad she is at communication that she never thinks to just ask the guy if she's divorced, but I did like that she holds back from actually making a move until she knows he isn't attached. I also just thought their flirting was cute. I also liked the parts about Evie's ex, Jack. She's still reeling from the bad breakup, and Friedman captures the way you never really forget the people you loved.
I loved the premise of LOVE AND MISS COMMUNICATION. I feel like it could've been explored more to its full potential with a character who was interested in actually connecting with people instead of being content to just complain about another missed evite. The romance was cute and I liked Evie's grandmother and mother. I also enjoyed every time someone pointed out to Evie how self-absorbed she was. It made for an uneven reading experience, but not a wasted one.
May 13, 2015
Thirty-four-year-old Evie Rosen is at a crossroads. Still smarting over a breakup with her ex - who claimed he was against marriage - and seemingly unable to find Mister Right, she finds herself increasingly fed up with the dating game and everything that goes with it. But at least she has her career.
Until she doesn't.
After being fired over a bevy of personal emails the company claims broke their server, Evie decides enough is enough. No more internet. No more email. And best of all, no more checking up on her ex. Of course the whole thing is prompted not only by her firing but also by the discovery that the never-going-to-marry ex has gotten hitched! When her beloved grandmother is diagnosed with breast cancer, Evie feels even more pressure to meet someone and settle down. But with online connection being everything these days, Evie soon discovers that her lifestyle change is affecting her relationships with both friends and family.
Summer is just around the bend, folks, but you'd never know it where I live. Nope, we had snow over the weekend! Nevertheless, or maybe thanks to that, I've definitely been craving some lighter fare to brighten my mood and Elyssa Friedland's debut promised just that.
I did come away with mixed feelings about the book as a whole Much of the first chapters felt quite similar to various other reads in this vein. While that's by no means a deal breaker for me, I had hoped that Friedland would separate herself from the pack just a tiny bit early on.
Fortunately the book picks up around the time Evie's grandmother gets sick. The relationship between Evie and her grandmother is great. Taking the story beyond simply being concerned about settling down to being concerned about potentially losing someone she's so close to (someone who has stressed the fact that she'd like to see Evie married before she dies) added a depth to the story that was missing in the first chapters.
I had to applaud Evie for attempting to unplug. Some of her friends were a little less accepting of her choice and I definitely felt for Evie there. Berating someone over missing evite-only events after they've told you to pick up the phone instead of emailing would seriously put me over the edge! I did quite enjoy the way Evie's love life and work life progressed. And I loved Evie's friends as a whole.
While I can't say reading Love and Miss Communication improved my weather situation, it definitely left me with the warm and fuzzies upon turning the final page.
Until she doesn't.
After being fired over a bevy of personal emails the company claims broke their server, Evie decides enough is enough. No more internet. No more email. And best of all, no more checking up on her ex. Of course the whole thing is prompted not only by her firing but also by the discovery that the never-going-to-marry ex has gotten hitched! When her beloved grandmother is diagnosed with breast cancer, Evie feels even more pressure to meet someone and settle down. But with online connection being everything these days, Evie soon discovers that her lifestyle change is affecting her relationships with both friends and family.
Summer is just around the bend, folks, but you'd never know it where I live. Nope, we had snow over the weekend! Nevertheless, or maybe thanks to that, I've definitely been craving some lighter fare to brighten my mood and Elyssa Friedland's debut promised just that.
I did come away with mixed feelings about the book as a whole Much of the first chapters felt quite similar to various other reads in this vein. While that's by no means a deal breaker for me, I had hoped that Friedland would separate herself from the pack just a tiny bit early on.
Fortunately the book picks up around the time Evie's grandmother gets sick. The relationship between Evie and her grandmother is great. Taking the story beyond simply being concerned about settling down to being concerned about potentially losing someone she's so close to (someone who has stressed the fact that she'd like to see Evie married before she dies) added a depth to the story that was missing in the first chapters.
I had to applaud Evie for attempting to unplug. Some of her friends were a little less accepting of her choice and I definitely felt for Evie there. Berating someone over missing evite-only events after they've told you to pick up the phone instead of emailing would seriously put me over the edge! I did quite enjoy the way Evie's love life and work life progressed. And I loved Evie's friends as a whole.
While I can't say reading Love and Miss Communication improved my weather situation, it definitely left me with the warm and fuzzies upon turning the final page.
June 22, 2016
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Un résumé tentant, une couverture accrocheuse, voilà ce qui m’a séduite la première fois que j’ai vu Evie Offline. J’ai trouvé le concept de la déconnexion totale à l’ère du numérique très originale et j’avais hâte de me plonger dedans.
Dès les premières lignes, la vie d’Evie nous saute aux yeux : elle est mariée à son travail et son blackberry, c’est une bosseuse, elle est déterminée qui à des objectifs bien définis. Cependant, son addiction aux réseaux sociaux et autres sites internet va bousculer tous ses plans.
C’était très agréable de la voir évoluer après la chute. Sa désintoxication numérique va lui ouvrir les yeux car, il est vrai qu’à l’heure d’aujourd’hui, il semble impossible de ne plus rester en ligne. Moi-même en ce moment je vous écris mais mon smartphone n’est pas bien loin, facebook et twitter sont ouverts sur mon ordinateur. Ce livre nous fait prendre conscience de la place envahissante que prend internet au détriment de la vraie vie. Il reflète ce qu’il se passe derrière un écran, la facilité à enjoliver sa vie et ne plus vivre les moments présents.
J’ai cependant 2 points négatifs avec cette histoire :
Tout d’abord, la façon de parler de Bette. Grand-mère juive adorable, très ancrée dans la tradition, j’ai eu énormément de mal avec ses dialogues où tous les u sont remplacés par des i. Cela a haché ma lecture .
Le second point qui m’a gênée c’est l’indécision d’Evie face au choix qu’elle doit faire à la fin. Je n’ai pas vraiment apprécié de la voir se « servir » d’Edward pour faire la part des choses.
C’est donc une histoire agréable qui résonnera un minimum dans nos cœurs de geek accro à la technologie. Une jolie histoire de « sevrage » qui bouscule tout ce à quoi nous sommes habitués.
Un résumé tentant, une couverture accrocheuse, voilà ce qui m’a séduite la première fois que j’ai vu Evie Offline. J’ai trouvé le concept de la déconnexion totale à l’ère du numérique très originale et j’avais hâte de me plonger dedans.
Dès les premières lignes, la vie d’Evie nous saute aux yeux : elle est mariée à son travail et son blackberry, c’est une bosseuse, elle est déterminée qui à des objectifs bien définis. Cependant, son addiction aux réseaux sociaux et autres sites internet va bousculer tous ses plans.
C’était très agréable de la voir évoluer après la chute. Sa désintoxication numérique va lui ouvrir les yeux car, il est vrai qu’à l’heure d’aujourd’hui, il semble impossible de ne plus rester en ligne. Moi-même en ce moment je vous écris mais mon smartphone n’est pas bien loin, facebook et twitter sont ouverts sur mon ordinateur. Ce livre nous fait prendre conscience de la place envahissante que prend internet au détriment de la vraie vie. Il reflète ce qu’il se passe derrière un écran, la facilité à enjoliver sa vie et ne plus vivre les moments présents.
J’ai cependant 2 points négatifs avec cette histoire :
Tout d’abord, la façon de parler de Bette. Grand-mère juive adorable, très ancrée dans la tradition, j’ai eu énormément de mal avec ses dialogues où tous les u sont remplacés par des i. Cela a haché ma lecture .
Le second point qui m’a gênée c’est l’indécision d’Evie face au choix qu’elle doit faire à la fin. Je n’ai pas vraiment apprécié de la voir se « servir » d’Edward pour faire la part des choses.
C’est donc une histoire agréable qui résonnera un minimum dans nos cœurs de geek accro à la technologie. Une jolie histoire de « sevrage » qui bouscule tout ce à quoi nous sommes habitués.
May 15, 2015
I have often thought about what a waste of time the social networking sites are, cesspools of one-up-manship, jealousy, bragging, and fakeness. I mean, seriously, we don't post pictures of ourselves looking like crap and just how often do we say how we really feel? And when we do, nobody can handle it and it becomes an online fight. And yes, I gave up Facebook. I'd like to see others try it. OMG. What did we do before we could sit here all day and "like" 50 selfies a day?
So I appreciated this story line. A woman realizes she has an email addiction, loses her job and her blackberry and decides to change her life. She begins to ask herself important questions we should all consider. "How does looking at photos of my ex on Facebook help me? Do I really need to Google everyone I meet? Am I being real when I post here? Am I interacting with the real world anymore?"
Being Internet free changes her life, her career, her love life. She also realizes things about herself she didn't want to admit before and learns to move on from the past.
I think this story has terrific food for thought. It's well written and engaging most of the time, though I felt it was a bit too long for what it contacted and my interest was lagging by the end of the story. There were also side stories that I didn't care and in my eyes didn't add to the main story, like the young college kid in the office.
But I think everyone everywhere could walk away having learned something from this.
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So I appreciated this story line. A woman realizes she has an email addiction, loses her job and her blackberry and decides to change her life. She begins to ask herself important questions we should all consider. "How does looking at photos of my ex on Facebook help me? Do I really need to Google everyone I meet? Am I being real when I post here? Am I interacting with the real world anymore?"
Being Internet free changes her life, her career, her love life. She also realizes things about herself she didn't want to admit before and learns to move on from the past.
I think this story has terrific food for thought. It's well written and engaging most of the time, though I felt it was a bit too long for what it contacted and my interest was lagging by the end of the story. There were also side stories that I didn't care and in my eyes didn't add to the main story, like the young college kid in the office.
But I think everyone everywhere could walk away having learned something from this.
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August 9, 2015
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I thought Elyssa Friedland’s “Love and Miss Communications” was going to be a fun read, but it turned out to be a tedious one. The main character, Evie, is so unlikeable, and kind of stupid. She is supposed to be an educated lawyer, but she kept on doing one horrible act after another, and when bad things happen her way, I wasn’t able to sympathize, never mind empathize with what she was feeling. (Her internalized homophobia is a major turn off ) There are so many supporting characters here, and they come and go at odd times that it is sometimes hard to keep track on who is who and what is what. The main idea of the book – disconnecting from the internet – is done in such a clunky set up it felt forced and fake. Seriously, this book felt like a chore it made me want to get bac
I thought Elyssa Friedland’s “Love and Miss Communications” was going to be a fun read, but it turned out to be a tedious one. The main character, Evie, is so unlikeable, and kind of stupid. She is supposed to be an educated lawyer, but she kept on doing one horrible act after another, and when bad things happen her way, I wasn’t able to sympathize, never mind empathize with what she was feeling. (Her internalized homophobia is a major turn off ) There are so many supporting characters here, and they come and go at odd times that it is sometimes hard to keep track on who is who and what is what. The main idea of the book – disconnecting from the internet – is done in such a clunky set up it felt forced and fake. Seriously, this book felt like a chore it made me want to get bac
February 24, 2015
This is a straight-forward Millennial Romance. Our protagonist is facing her 35th birthday, recently broke up with her Famous Chef boyfriend because he wasn't keen on marriage, and spends too much time online. If she (or the author) had been of a different generation, her foibles might have been explored with more humor, because the potential is there. While there are no surprises in this story, it provides exactly what it offers: a romance steeped in very current issues where everyone is beautiful and lives happily ever after. Who can argue with that? I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
April 16, 2015
I will keep this small and simple.
The name was what brought me to this book. I loved the topic that this story/plot brought forward. Social Media has become a very important part of us. It wouldn't be wrong to say that some of us are very addicted to it.
It took me a while for me to take to the book but I did eventually did.
For any chick lit lovers, you won't it is a great book to read at our free time.
The name was what brought me to this book. I loved the topic that this story/plot brought forward. Social Media has become a very important part of us. It wouldn't be wrong to say that some of us are very addicted to it.
It took me a while for me to take to the book but I did eventually did.
For any chick lit lovers, you won't it is a great book to read at our free time.
September 10, 2016
Ah akhirnya selesai sudah... Tokoh utamanya bnr2 menyebalkan n goblok. Dia memiliki sifat buruk yg mmt ampun mengesalkan sehingga membuatku menggeleng2 dan menggumpat2 thdp Evie. Bahkan Evie yg bgtu kebingungan n plin-plan memiliki perasaan Edward serta kembali memiliki rasa utk Jack yg prnh meninggalkan Evie. Pdhl sdh jls Edward telah menaruh cinta pd Evie ini. Aku saja lbh menyukai Edward drpd Jack si Koki sok congkak n kepedean selangit.
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