Thursday 7 December 2017

It Started With A Tweet by Anna Bell (Romance, Contemporary, NetGalley, 10E/10E)

Love this bright cover!
28th December 2017, Zaffre, 416 pages, Paperback, Review copy from NetGalley 

 Book Summary 
Daisy Hobson lives her whole life online. A marketing manager by day, she tweets her friends, instagrams every meal and arranges (frankly, appalling) dates on Tinder. But when her social media obsession causes her to make a catastrophic mistake at work, Daisy finds her life going into free-fall . . .

Her sister Rosie thinks she has the answer to all of Daisy's problems - a digital detox in a remote cottage in Cumbria, that she just happens to need help doing up. Soon, too, Daisy finds herself with two welcome distractions: sexy French exchange-help Jean-Marie, and Jack, the brusque and rugged man-next-door, who keeps accidentally rescuing her.

But can Daisy, a London girl, ever really settle into life in a tiny, isolated village? And, more importantly, can she survive without her phone? 


Nayu's thoughts
I think many readers will be able to relate with the horror of sending something online to many people instead of the intended recipient by accident, which made Daisy's life an utter mess. Putting aside my thoughts she shouldn't have even been doing what she did, I did feel sorry for her after the incident. Yes she probably deserved to lose her job for her transgression, she wasn't acting appropriately. I thought her career was doomed, and so did she, but thankfuly by the end of the book I learn this isn't the case. 

I thought her cousin's idea of digital detox was good, although I was a bit open mouthed by the drastic way Rosie temporarily got rid of Daisy's phone, and the full story behind the detox, but loved her contagious enthusiasm (to me and others but not Daisy) for her new project. Daisy is certainly addicted to technology, her withdrawal symptoms push her to do things that were slightly illegal, that put her in literal danger, but in the end served how she can live with less media more easily than she thought. She benefited tremendously from the break, even if at first her lodgings were rustic and the villagers were rather frosty towards her. 

Rosie's mistake regarding Alexi was one that I was horrified at, and it was kind of Daisy to stick around so Rosie wouldn't have any unnecessary and untrue rumours spread about her, which with her current marriage status would have been a disaster. Her gung -ho attitude meant Daisy endured a few mishaps from the 'make do' with rustic objects for a shower, and a few other incidents which provided Jack reasons to rescue her, which made their traditional form of communication sweet. 

There are the usual misunderstandings between all the characters, memorable village personalities (you'll know what I mean when you reach the popcorn scene). Both Daisy, Rosie, Jack and Alexi all have lessons to learn, but I think my favourite character has to be Rosie for her grand ambition, the way she deals with a supremely technology deprived crabby Daisy, how she keeps going no matter the opposition against her plan including her loved ones. I promise everyone has a good ending, except for the lewd farmer who is a creep! 

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