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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?
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!
Find out more on Anna's website.
Suggested read
Another romance book with cranky characters is Vets at Green Hope by Sheila Norton (Romance, Contemporary, 10E/10E)
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