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A review by asterope
Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
Why are contemporary romances frequently oversaturated with pop culture references and internet language? It's already obvious it's set in present day. This was overkill, to the point where there were things I didn't even understand.
Sometimes it was funny, but the book mostly tried way too hard with the hip 'n' cool language. E.g. "Jesus, you're emo."
The characters are very one dimensional. I found the concept of Lorraine particularly grating. She's such a cliché 'cold, crazy, devil-woman ex' type of character.
Also, the characters (mostly Penny) make some really weird judgements. "With the comically small espresso cup in his thin hands, Penny wondered for a second if was gay." What? Plus, "If that were true, depression suited Sam." Uh, no.
Just...bad.
Sometimes it was funny, but the book mostly tried way too hard with the hip 'n' cool language. E.g. "Jesus, you're emo."
The characters are very one dimensional. I found the concept of Lorraine particularly grating. She's such a cliché 'cold, crazy, devil-woman ex' type of character.
Also, the characters (mostly Penny) make some really weird judgements. "With the comically small espresso cup in his thin hands, Penny wondered for a second if was gay." What? Plus, "If that were true, depression suited Sam." Uh, no.
Just...bad.