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A review by klwally
What I'm Looking For by Karen Grey
4.0
This story was a lot of fun. Taking place in the 80's she really used it to her advantage in many ways. We are so used to getting in touch immediately with texts and phone calls now, we forget there used to be more effort. The use of the answering machine was like a character on it's own. Reminding us of pagers and payphones - oh my the effort! But it was very effective for the story telling here.
I LOVE all of the 80's references that are thrown in. Growing up then, it was like finding hidden Easter eggs when I got all those references. Anyone my age will definitely reference Norm in a bar, we can't help it. So hearing it play out in story from that time is cheeky. The outright sexism Kate encountered was also very real, we often today don't realize just how things HAVE changed in the last few decades. Open sexism was pretty common in the 80's and 90's and things could be said that would have you instantly fired today. I like that her character grew and learned how to not only handle it, but essentially stop it and become very respected in her field.
I loved the slow pace Kate and Will's relationship took. It wasn't a instant love, but it grew and became very real. Also, the thought that Will had a problem with Kate paying or making more money, it seems odd today, but that was VERY real, even to the most open men.
The part though that I loved the most, the random Shakespeare quotes littered throughout the story. They fit so well, and with Joe Arden's voice on the audio, oh yes they sounded so sweet.
Without a spoiler, there is a part in the end, he is full of such emotions, and uses Shakespeares words, and oh my... YOU FEEL IT. You feel it so hard, he is not reading this book aloud, he is feeling it.
One key thing to take away, as in so many novels, communication! Communication is so key, and when we don't communicate, we can lose.
I LOVE all of the 80's references that are thrown in. Growing up then, it was like finding hidden Easter eggs when I got all those references. Anyone my age will definitely reference Norm in a bar, we can't help it. So hearing it play out in story from that time is cheeky. The outright sexism Kate encountered was also very real, we often today don't realize just how things HAVE changed in the last few decades. Open sexism was pretty common in the 80's and 90's and things could be said that would have you instantly fired today. I like that her character grew and learned how to not only handle it, but essentially stop it and become very respected in her field.
I loved the slow pace Kate and Will's relationship took. It wasn't a instant love, but it grew and became very real. Also, the thought that Will had a problem with Kate paying or making more money, it seems odd today, but that was VERY real, even to the most open men.
The part though that I loved the most, the random Shakespeare quotes littered throughout the story. They fit so well, and with Joe Arden's voice on the audio, oh yes they sounded so sweet.
Without a spoiler, there is a part in the end, he is full of such emotions, and uses Shakespeares words, and oh my... YOU FEEL IT. You feel it so hard, he is not reading this book aloud, he is feeling it.
One key thing to take away, as in so many novels, communication! Communication is so key, and when we don't communicate, we can lose.