By: Ava Robinson
Many thanks to Harlequin Trade Publishing, The Hive, and NetGalley for the ARC of this book!
Emma is officially one year sober. She goes to work, goes to meetings, and goes home. She also hasn’t dated for a year. Her sponsor finally convinces herself to go out with her co-workers. The create a dating profile for her on an app. One of her co-workers in on it, but a gross one. Then there’s Ben, one of the head IT guys. He’s quiet and shy. But Emma is really scared to date. But the path she is on isn’t easy and life does throw her some curve balls, including her second guessing herself.
I struggled with this book a lot more than others. I understand what this book was trying to do, but I just think that the execution of the book could have been better. While I normally like first person point of view books since we really get in the heads of the characters, this one felt like it was one long monologue. There was hardly any dialogue, which is just something that I don’t like – a personal preference is to have dialogue.
I think part of my issue is that on Amazon it is described as a witty take on romance and to swipe right into her complicated life. But this book is really Emma learning how to live her sober life, including dating again. But, the romance parts aren’t really at the forefront of the story. Or at least it didn’t feel that way to me. I also didn’t feel the chemistry between Emma and Ben.
I appreciate what this book as trying to do. I do realize that I am an outlier, other reviews rave about this book and others have really enjoyed it. This is only my opinion. I do think this book will resonate with others, it just didn’t work for me.
This is out now. you can check it out here.
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