Landline

Landline
Rainbow Rowell

My rating: ★★★★

ISBN: 9781250049377
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date of publication: July 8, 2014
Age: Adult
Genre: Romance

Themes: marriage, communication, separation, love, family, best friend

Georgie McCool loves her husband—and she knows he loves her—but that's almost beside the point, now. When she drops the news that she can't go to Omaha for Christmas at his parent's because she needs to stay in LA for work, she knows he's disappointed. But she didn't think he'd take the kids and go without her. She's sure she's ruined her marriage for good. Yet, that night, she finds a way to talk to Neal in the past—the Neal from before they're married. Now she wonders—should she try to fix her marriage? Or prevent it from the start?

Rainbow Rowell has the amazing ability to show the nitty-gritty of romance (with language that would make a sailor blush) because it is NOT all rainbows and butterflies. I really liked the characters and the timeline format with flashbacks to the past, since it provided just the right amount of depth and background for the characters (I wish I could remember word-for-word what my husband said when he proposed). In the end, it's not a five because her tendency towards profane vocabulary is juvenile and the story as a whole was rather stressful for me. But that's just my personal preference. Overall, an excellent book with a perfect ending.

Warning: Explicit Content
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Some sexuality

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Attachments

Attachments
Rainbow Rowell

My rating: ★★★★

ISBN: 9780525951988
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Date of publication: April 14, 2011
Age: Adult
Genre: Romance

Beth and Jennifer know that someone monitors the work email; it’s company policy. But that doesn’t stop them from divulging all their gossip and hilarious observations to each other. Lincoln is the email monitor, which is totally not what he signed up for—he thought being the “Internet Security Officer” would involve building firewalls or stopping hackers. And yet, he finds himself looking forward to Beth’s and Jennifer’s emails. In fact, he starts falling for Beth…but how could he ever possibly explain himself?

This book is just clever. Partly written as emails, part story, it’s a fun way to peek into these characters’ lives. And that's just it--they are fantastic characters. (Obviously—what else would you expect from Rainbow Rowell?) Basically, it’s just a really fun book. Not totally unbelievable or cheesy, but just enough truth to be a realistic romance. I recommend it.

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