I hate the word “gushing”. Its something I imagine coming up frequently on YouP*rn’s “Most Searched” list.
But eff it. I am going to be gushing about this book so we all need to get used to it.
The (unedited and quite long) Blurb:
Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. That it’s been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply — but that almost seems besides the point now.
Maybe that was always besides the point.
Two days before they’re supposed to visit Neal’s family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells Neal that she can’t go. She’s a TV writer, and something’s come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her — Neal is always a little upset with Georgie — but she doesn’t expect to him to pack up the kids and go home without her.
When her husband and the kids leave for the airport, Georgie wonders if she’s finally done it. If she’s ruined everything.
That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It’s not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she’s been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts . . .
Is that what she’s supposed to do?
Or would Georgie and Neal be better off if their marriage never happened?
I don’t usually add so much of a book’s blurb into posts, but I wanted to spend more time “gushing” in this blog than telling you what it’s about.
I absolutely loved everything about Landline! I haven’t read any of Rowell’s stuff before, but my twitter feed lights up with her name on a near daily basis. So, when I saw this listed on Netgalley I took a punt. And boy-o boy-o am I glad I did!
Rowell’s writing is effortless. You just drift along with her so easily you may as well be watching a film (which I have no doubt this will become). Shes funny, dead funny, and though the plot seems ludicrous, it’s no more bonkers than Groundhog Day - proving that as long as you can write like a genius you can make people relate to even the looniest of concepts.
Its romantic without being sappy, fantastical without relying on a big, reveals-all, climax. Its very much up there with the last romantic novel that gripped my heart, One Day, and if you loved that as much as I do, you will lap this up.
The gorgeous mini-hardback! (photo taken from fiercefiction.tumblr.com – click to visit them!)
The only downside is that I didn’t read this at Christmas as it would have been perfect. But come December 20th, this will be coming out again, and it will hopefully be the gorgeous hardback copy getting pulled from the shelf.
And the best thing? It is rare that me and my bestie both like a book (our tastes are VERY different), the fact we both LOVE this book will mean it will always have a special spot on the shelf….awwww!
Book info:
- ISBN: 9781409154914
- Published by Orion, July 3rd 2014
- Sent review copy through Netgalley
