It's 1999 and for the staff of one newspaper office, the internet is still a novelty. By day, two young women, Beth and Jennifer, spend their hours emailing each other, discussing in hilarious detail every aspect of their lives, from love troubles to family dramas. And by night, Lincoln, a shy, lonely IT guy spends his hours reading every exchange.
At first their emails offer a welcome diversion, but as Lincoln unwittingly becomes drawn into their lives, the more he reads, the more he finds himself falling for one of them. By the time Lincoln realises just how head-over-heels he really is, it's way too late to introduce himself. What would he say to her 'Hi, I'm the guy who reads your e-mails - and also, I think I love you'.
After a series of close encounters, Lincoln decides it's time to muster the courage to follow his heart and find out whether there really is such a thing as love before first-sight.
Better than Eleanor Park
I love love loved this book. I loved the main character and felt so sorry for him at times. The ladies were great fun as well, reading their emails back and forth the same way Lincoln was was fascinating and I could completely see them from his perspective. I preferred this to Eleanor and Park, I think because the characters are adults and they think like adults rather than like teenagers but they're still young and I could relate to them so easily. I felt so warm and fuzzy at the ending and could not wipe the grin off my face.
Kate, 22/07/2014
