Mismatched in Manhattan

by Tash Skilton, Sarvenaz Tash, Sarah Skilton

'A sweet, genuinely funny, banter-filled delight of a rom-com. I absolutely loved this modern day You've Got Mail' Kerry Winfrey, author of Waiting for Tom Hanks

Leave it to the experts - to break all the rules.

Online Dating Ghostwriting Rules to Live by

Dumped by his fiancée, not only is Miles couch-surfing across New York City, but downsizing has forced him to set up shop at a café. Also, he no longer believes in love. Not a good look in his line of work . . .

Do not present a 'perfect' image. No one will trust it. Nor should they.

Zoey's eccentric L.A. boss sent her packing to New York to 'grow'. But beneath her chill Cali demeanor, Zoey's terrified to venture beyond the café across the street . . .

Think of your quirks - such as cosplaying B-movies from the 1980s - as a 'Future Honesty'. Save these as a reward only for those who prove worthy.

The only thing Miles and Zoey share is their daily battle for Café Crudite's last day-old biscotti. They don't know they're both ghostwriting 'authentic' client profiles for rival online dating services. Nope, they have absolutely nothing in common. . . . Until they meet anonymously online, texting on the clock . . .

Never remind the client you're their Cyrano. Once you've attracted a good match, let the client take over ASAP.

Soon, with their clients headed for dating disaster, both Miles and Zoey's jobs are at stake. And once they find out their lines have crossed, will their love connection be the real thing - or vanish into the ether?

The perfect love letter to Nora Ephron, Carrie Fisher and all the wonderful rom-coms that act as a pick-me-up when we most need it.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Chick Lit, Adult, Enemies To Lovers

308 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 26, 2020

About the author

Tash Skilton is the pen name of Sarvenaz Tash (author of The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love and Virtually Yours) and Sarah Skilton (author of Fame Adjacent and Club Deception), who met on Twitter and parlayed their online friendship into an IRL one. They've written ten books (and counting) between them, varying in genres from middle grade fantasy to young adult rom-com to adult murder mystery. Their first joint novel, Ghosting: A Love Story, was published in seven countries and available in six different languages. Sarvenaz lives in New York while Sarah lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews

[Nilufer Ozmekik · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have to admit: this was smart, unique, entertaining book and I actually enjoyed inner monologues of the characters, cultural references, dating apps’ false advertisement and side effects of virtual build relationships and of course hiring literary Bergeracs as ghost writers to find your ideal match is great plot idea!

But the book was too much wordy and too slow for me! Nearly half of the book, both characters focused on their ghost writing careers and deal with so many absurd situations with their clients and gave each other mean names, cold shoulders, sneaky and hostile glares. The romance parts and their back stories left for the second half of the book and you gotta read a lot of pages till you reach the juicy parts. ( unfortunately we waited too much for GreatScot and DuschessB’s matching parts: which are the online nicknames of our couple.

I wish we may see the matching part and their frenemies to friends to lovers without knowing their identity story-line earlier. And I didn’t like much about Miles: I found him so pretentious, arrogant and I couldn’t empathize with his heartbreak with his ex who cheated and dumbed him, expecting another man’s child. But I liked Zoey and her relationship with Margareth (boss, mentor, big sista), her struggles to gain her freedom and discover the outer world parts, her insecurities and awkwardness attracted my attention. She was lovely kind of quirky character and I hate the guts of her family.

Overall: We have lovely heroine and not so ideal book-boyfriend, irritating hero, smart banters, dialogues, inner monologues. But as I told before the pace is too slow, wordy and we spent so much time till we learn more about characters and their so slow burn chemistry. The book seems like more about online datings’ parody than a cute, sweet romance. I can see the both of the authors are so talented but I wish they could edit some parts and build the couple’s love story a little earlier. I was about to stop reading so many times and it was a little painful experience for me to focus on the story.

So I’m giving smart, humorous dialogues and references: 4 stars

Romance and chemistry : 2 stars

On average :I’m giving 3 stars. I still want to read this duo’s new books. This one has so much potential and promising start. I wish I could love it more or skip the first half to reach the second and more satisfying parts of the book.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Kensington for sharing this entertaining story in exchange my honest review.

[Kat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh gosh but this rom com was SO CUTE. It felt like a mash up between “Hitch” and “You’ve Got Mail.” The main characters were darkly funny, rather anti-social and fighting over the same coffee table in their favorite NYC coffee bar where they both wanted to sit during the day and pretend to be other people for work as ghostwriters who worked on dating sites chatting and making profiles for people who aren’t good at small talk.

The dialogue is SO FUNNY. And the scenes where these two literally melt down over three-day old free biscotti and can’t seem to pull themselves together and be the adult in the situation (either of them) are so comedic and perfectly timed. I loved the barista! When Miles and Zoey are both assigned to ghostwrite profiles (basically chat with each other pretending to be the other’s matches), things get hilarious. Their clients may be slow to warm to each other at first, requiring some even more intense pseudo-flirting, but between date stakeouts, some YUMMY food descriptions and a lot of I hate you but really I don’t, these two were completely cute together. Will definitely be waiting to see what this author duo pens next.

[JEN A · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an advance copy of this book from net galley and the publisher in return for an honest review. Release date for this book is 26 May 2020

This is a cute whimsical rom-com of a story. This is definitely a story that millennials will relate to and even though I am a bit older than a millennial, I still felt drawn to the characters. This story is basically an updated take on the movie “you’ve got mail”. It was an easy read with a very satisfying ending. I enjoyed it immensely.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tash Skilton are two authors, with two distinct voices, writing one book… this book. Did it work?

And…

Should “ghosting” and “a love story” be in one sentence?

Afterall…

From what I understand…

“Ghosting is a relatively new colloquial dating term that refers to abruptly cutting off contact with someone without giving that person any warning or explanation for doing so. Even when the person being ghosted reaches out to re-initiate contact or gain closure, they are met with silence.”

Well…

Is it time for me to walk away from rom-coms? Are they too similar with their tropes?

Or…

Am I just over-filled by these cute-sy love stories?

Or…

Have I just outgrown them?

Afterall…

I am a senior.

And…

I’m not talking about high school!

Okay…

The story isn’t bad. It is a cute, entertaining, low angst romp with likable characters moving towards a happily-ever-after ending.

And…

Who wouldn’t want to escape into something playful and fun? Especially when you can enjoy the back-and-forth quips between the characters.

But…

What about that happily-ever-after ending?

Well…

Was it too abrupt? Nicely tidied up? Did the emotional work sort itself out, and we as readers are just to assume that all will be well?

Or…

Is this just the way of all rom-coms?

Okay…

Ignore me, and consider reading this book anyway…

Because…

There are other reviews out there that absolutely loved this one. I’m probably just being a grumpy, old senior outlier.

3.5 stars

[Sarvenaz Tash]

Sarah and I wrote this with one basic directive: to make each other laugh. I hope it makes you laugh too. It’s our love letter to Nora Ephron, Carrie Fisher, and all the wonderful rom-coms that have been our pick-me-ups when we most needed it.

[Cris Moon Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

No eres tú, soy yo, me ha parecido una novela ágil y divertida. Nos presenta a dos protagonistas elocuentes y graciosos, narrando la historia en primera persona. ⁣
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La pluma de las autoras es una de las cosas que más me ha gustado, me he reído bastante, y no soy mucho de reírme leyendo. Es la típica lectura que puede venir bien si os apetece leer algo fresco para esta época del año. ⁣
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Lo que me ha faltado ha sido trama, he sentido que avanzaba muy despacio y que no me ha sorprendido. Me ha parecido que había páginas de relleno y que luego se resolvía todo de manera rápida...como si estuviera mal distribuida. ⁣
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Aun así es una lectura que he disfrutado, por su originalidad y sus toques humorísticos. ⁣3,5

[Anita Vela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Esta historia era una historia que anisaba leer tras leer su sinopsis y fue mi capricho de la feria del libro de Madrid 😉 Y he de decir que la he disfrutado mucho, aunque la he leído en una mala época personalmente y estresante profesionalmente, pero aun así, me ha encantado.

La historia está escrita a dos voces y los protagonistas trabajaban como asesores en una web de citas, pero cada uno en una distinta y no es que ambas empresas se lleven muy bien… y a eso le sumamos que ambos protagonistas no están pasando por un buen momento en sus vidas. Es un combo un tanto curioso y original; una forma de conocerse a través de otras personas y como esos baches se van quedando atrás. A mí me ha gustado como la autora lo ha planteado y como lo ha llevado 👌🏻

Los personajes… Son especiales, con sus rarezas y sus cosas. Al principio me estaba costando adentrarme en sus vidas y enterarme de que iba la cosa, pero una vez ya sabes de que pie cojea cada uno, te das cuenta que son personajes de esos a los que les vas a coger cariño y capítulo a capítulo vas viendo una gran evolución en ellos.

La historia de amor es la parte que más me ha gustado porque me ha parecido muy original y que va cociéndose lentamente, de esas que pasa del odio al amor de una forma progresiva y muy sana.

Y el final, me ha encantado… un final muy bonito y a su vez muy gracioso haciendo un guiño a esa batalla dónde todo empezó ❤️

[Mélo b00sta_melo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Je tiens à remercier @collectionet.h pour ce roman ! J’adore la couverture, c’est original et simple. Je n’ai pas eu un coup de cœur mais j’ai quand même apprécié l’histoire et son concept très original même si j’ai eu du mal à rentrer dedans au début. C’était un peu brouillon dans ma tête, même si c’était indiqué j’avais du mal à savoir qui était qui.

Zoey & Miles travaillent tous les deux dans le free-lance, c’est-à-dire qu’ils proposent leurs services à d’autres personnes sur des sites de rencontres afin de trouver et discuter avec la future âme sœur de leur potentielle « date », conquête si vous préférez.

Ils travaillent essentiellement au café crudité où ils s’arrachent mutuellement la plus grande table. Ce sont de parfaites inconnues qui vont devenir ennemies tout simplement pour une table. Petite précision ils ne savent pas ni l’un ni l’autre qu’ils font le même travaille pour deux entreprises concurrentes.

Miles a pour mission de coacher Jude puis Zoey a pour mission de coacher Bree. Nos protagonistes se retrouvent donc, sans le savoir (sinon c’est moins drôle) à flirter sur le net dans la peau de Jude & Bree.

Je vous avoue que, comme je l’ai dit plus haut, j’ai eu du mal à rentrer dans l’histoire en effet le début est très long. On nous donne beaucoup d’informations inutiles qui, pour moi, non pas servis à grand choses dans l’histoire. Miles & Zoey s’adressent la parole à un peu plus du quart du livre, ce qui pour moi est très long également.

Par contre, les auteures nous transportent à travers New York ce qui est génial. La fin m’a beaucoup plus, Miles & Zoey forment un couple très mignons et que j’ai apprécié. C’est une histoire drôle mais également émouvante.

[Yoda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

It´s a sloooow burn type of love and I actually love it. Definitely cute and feel-good. I did enjoy most of it, I loved that there was really no drama just to make plot thicker. Characters were cute, quirky and deeper than I expected. The only reason it´s not getting 5 stars its because the writers used parentheses, quite a lot, and I really really don´t like that in a book. Overall it was worth the read.

[Sam I AMNreader · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm obsessed, if you can't tell, with Shop Around the Corner/you've got mail takes.

I don't know why. I kind of hate the "don't know who other person is," ability for lying and deeply disturbing vulnerability.

And yet...something about the concurrent timeline of in-person animosity and online flirtation is my absolute cat-nip. Like you kind of find the other person so irritating they are attractive? Cool. I like... Totally get that.

This one started out a little clunky. I enjoyed the characters, secondary, primary,all. I enjoyed the setting as well. As someone who loves the place where I live, I understand but Miles's and Zoey's ties to their geography. As someone who likes experiencing new things but really needs to feel brave in doing so, I understood Zoey's tendency to stay close to her apartment in her new city. Anyway, I really liked both characters. Miles's relationships really helped establish him as someone other than the New York City snobby hipster, and Zoey's showed her grounding existed more to a person or people than a place.

And this book made me laugh. At least, it was totally amusing and enjoyable. And instead of being one of the worst moments, the reveal was a best moment.

It's a slow burn, but well paced, although I might've liked a little more post-misunderstanding. And, as I said the beginning felt clunky. Either I got used to it or it became less awkward as the book moved on.

I would give this a 3.5, rounding up bc I can see revisiting and because it was a super charming diversion.

[Macarena (followed that rabbit) · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5⭐

I think that what I liked most of the book is what most reviewers didn't like at all: the sloooow burn romance. As Zoey says (to her client, Bree), "it'll be so much hotter and more satisfying after all that waiting and waiting, all that buildup rocketing through your bodies, it'll be like... [she] make[s] an "explotion" noise, complete with hand movements."

The story is quite original, it has the key ingredients of a rom-com, witty dialogues, and (from my very personal point of view) likeable characters. I really like Zoey. She's funny, smart, but insecure (due to understandable reasons). On the other hand, Miles seems very self-confident and also sharp-witted.

Zoey and Miles relationship reminded me of Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks in You've Got Mail (one of my favourite movies), and there are a couple of (literal) references to the movie as well. You can see what I mean when they meet at the café.

In summary, quite enjoyable, hard to put down, witty dialogues, and a slow burn romance.

Thanks to Kensington Books and NetGalley for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for my honest review.

[Dahlia]

I loved this SO MUCH. It’s just so perfectly rom-com and made me so happy. Both authors have written books I’ve really enjoyed in the past but tbh this wildly exceeded my expectations and brought me so much joy.

[maura · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF at 60%. To be honest I really really wanted to love this book but I just couldn't with it.

This book has such an interesting synopsis, two I was really excited going into it. I think my main gripe with it is that things felt very contrived. Like for example how the main character moves to New York feels so incredibly unrealistic that it really irritated me. Also, I think there should have been twice the amount of interactions between Miles and Zoey. I understand that they are interaction when they don't really know it, but I didn't connect with those moments half as much as when they were together in person.

I don't know maybe I was in a slump, but I just wanted more. 2/5 stars.


ARC provided by the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

[Lacey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Review coming soonnever

[Sandra · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5 ⭐

Half a star is for Vlad and the Cupcake.

[Bibliotecaria recomienda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Miles Pelo Pincho contra Zoey Dedo Roto.

A Miles le acaban de romper el corazón y para colmo acaba de descubrir que Jordan, su ex, está embarazada y mucho se teme que ese bebé no va a ser suyo. Tras abandonar el piso que compartía con su prometida, ahora vive en el sofá de su amigo Dylan y su novio Charles, el cual no está demasiado contento de tener a Miles en casa y no deja de tirarle indirectas para que se marche y busque piso de una vez por todas. A Miles solo le queda volcarse en su trabajo, y no es que este se le esté dando demasiado bien, porque en realidad ya no cree en el verdadero amor. Además la empresa tampoco está pasando por su mejor momento por lo que tendrá que trabajar como autónomo desde una cafetería para aprovechar el wifi gratis mientras las cosas mejoran.

«Agradezco el comentario, pero ¿ha vuelto el Miles de siempre? En realidad, no. Voy a tardar más de ocho semanas en aceptar que la mujer con la que creía que me iba a casar ha desaparecido de cualquier escenario futuro que pueda imaginar. Jordan no conversará conmigo mientras «cocino», no se acurrucará contra mí en el sofá mientras vemos un documental de Netflix, no vestirá de blanco para encontrarse conmigo frente al altar… Sin querer, miro hacia Nathan y me doy cuenta de que nunca observaré a un pequeño ser humano junto a ella, sintiéndonos los dos agotados y felices.»

Miles Ibrahim trabaja como ghostwriter, en Habla el corazón una web que se dedica a orientar y llevar los perfiles de otras personas para ayudarles a encontrar su pareja ideal. Es un hombre romántico que ha visto truncado su sueño de formar una familia con la mujer que amaba, por lo que a raíz de ese engaño ha dejado de creer en el amor, y eso le llevará a creer que no puede realizar su trabajo tan bien como antes. Es un hombre que adora Nueva York y nos lo transmite, sobre todo en las rutas que le prepara a la cita de su cliente para que vaya descubriendo los rincones que lo enamoran de la ciudad.

«Un puto beso y Miles, el amante de las comedias románticas, está de vuelta y preparado para enamorarse a la primera de cambio.»

Zoey Abot acaba de mudarse a Nueva York, ya que su antigua jefa quiere que viva nuevas experiencias y expanda horizontes. Vive en un piso que es poco menos que una ratonera y sobrevive a duras penas ya que no lleva demasiado bien el cambio de ciudad, pues extraña Los Ángeles y Nueva York se le hace demasiado asfixiante. Su objetivo al mudarse es escribir un guion original, pero mientras eso sucede y encuentra la inspiración para ello, trabaja en Palabras de amor, una web que ayuda a las personas a ser la mejor versión de sí mismos para poder encontrar pareja.

Zoey ha tenido una infancia atípica viajando por el mundo con sus padres que se dedican al voluntariado, hasta que su abuela decidió que esa vida de trotamundos sin un hogar fijo no era la vida adecuada para una niña y se la llevó a vivir con ella, a partir de ese momento Zoey ha sido muy feliz con su vida rutinaria e idílica. No lleva muy bien los cambios y se siente cómoda en la rutina, cosa difícil en Nueva York una ciudad a la que no se acostumbra y que la abruma y la asusta, lo que hace que no se aventuré más allá de unas pocas calles de su edificio.

Una pelea por los biscotti del día anterior y por la mesa "buena" de la cafetería donde suele ir a trabajar será el comienzo de su enemistad y de su rivalidad por quedarse con la zona buena de la cafetería.

Los protagonistas trabajan en dos empresas rivales que se dedican a guiar a sus clientes para ayudarles a dar su mejor imagen y encontrar la pareja perfecta en las apps de citas, algo así como unos modernos Cyrano de Bergerac. Solo es un trabajo, pero al interactuar empezarán a sentir algo por la futura pareja de su cliente sin saber que en realidad la persona con la que hablan no es la que ellos imaginan.

«Si la emparejas, ya no hablarás más con DeEsc0, me responde una vocecilla. La misma que el sábado intentó engañarme para que cogiera el metro.
«Incorrecto», la reprendo. «No eres tú la que habla con él. La que habla con él es Bree. Y todo lo que le dices es de parte de ella». Aun así, mentiría si dijera que no me lo he pasado bien ligando con un joven y despampanante escocés que además es majo y espabilado. Nadie me criticaría por eso, ¿no?»

Esta historia me ha recordado en mucho aspectos a una versión moderna de la película de 1998 Tienes un email. Ambos personajes se caen mal desde su primer encuentro y esa rivalidad por la mesa no hace más que empeorar las cosas, pero online tienen más en común de lo que creen, ambos se complementan y tienen una conexión que traspasa las páginas, a la vez que comparten confidencias y se van enamorando, sin saber quienes son en realidad, mientras intentan emparejar a sus respectivos clientes. Miles cree que habla con Bree, y Zoey piensa que habla con Jude, pero es difícil hacerte pasar por otro sin dejar ver una parte de ti mismo por lo que la ilusión y la realidad se terminarán entrelazando durante sus conversaciones hasta que empiecen a aflorar los sentimientos.

«¿Era inevitable que Jude me terminara gustando? Si sueltas a una veinteañera (rango de edad que todavía me durará una semana) en una ciudad nueva sin amigos ni apoyo alguno y la obligas a ligar por internet con hombres atractivos y solteros que anuncian que buscan «relaciones serias», ¿qué crees que va a suceder?»

He disfrutado mucho viendo como iba evolucionando la historia y como se iban enamorando uno del otro a través de sus conversaciones online, aún sin saber que eran ellos y no sus clientes. Realmente son dos personas que a pesar de sus diferencias se complementan, tú lo ves y estás deseando que ellos se den cuenta también. Veremos también una gran evolución en ambos personajes y como afrontan sus miedos e inseguridades, sobre todo en Zoey que es la que más se esforzará por salir de su zona de confort.

El libro tiene trescientas noventa y ocho páginas divididas en treinta y séis capítulos. La narración es en primera persona pero va alternando el punto de vista de cada personaje, ya sabéis que esta forma de narración me encanta pues nos permite conocerlos mejor a ambos. Antes de comenzar la narración de cada personaje suele haber un email de los jefes de cada uno, realmente no he visto que estos aportaran nada a la historia salvo para mostrar las excentricidades de cada uno de sus jefes, sobre todo el de Zoey que es todo un personaje, pero más allá de eso no afectan ni aportan nada a la historia. Es una historia que mientras la leía ya me la imaginaba en la pequeña pantalla, pues tiene la premisa perfecta para ser adaptada a este formato.

No eres tú, soy yo... es una historia fresca y divertida, un romance ligero con toques de humor y con una lectura bastante ágil y diálogos chispeantes, es perfecta para disfrutar de tu tiempo libre este verano.


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[Ner · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5⭐⭐⭐⭐


Terminado "No eres tú, soy yo". Una comedia romántica que gana muchos puntos por su sencillez de pluma y con unos personajes que, aún siendo una historia autoconclusiva, son muy originales y marcados. La historia que nos trae es original y además de un enemies to lovers muy tierno.

[Tahsin · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

A non-reader friend found this on tiktok and sent it to me; the premise was very interesting AAAAND it was on huge sale (tbh, I probably wouldn’t have bought/read it otherwise, especially since it wasn’t on KU).

The first 25% took me like 4? 5? days to read - it just wasn’t doing anything for me; lots of dense info-dumping and copious internal monologue with little break. And then it started to get better after the 30% mark.

Some of the reviews (that I just now glanced at) had issues with the characters, but I didn’t - and I’m discounting the first 25% because I genuinely can’t remember what happened. I’m also not familiar with whatever it is that this kind of ripped off, so my oblivion saved me from another potential point-of-contention. That being said, the romance between the protagonists was l i g h t and lacking for the most part. I wouldn’t have minded that much if the bit (because it really was the smallest tease of a bit) after their romance begins was worthwhile (it wasn’t).

Recommend only if it’s on sale - not worth the $23 (cad) price tag for an e-book that is not otherworldly and life changing.

[Jacqie Wheeler · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't believe I'm about to say that I enjoyed this hate to love romance! Ok, it wasn't exactly hate to love, but they definitely were snarky to each other in the beginning. This was a cute romance about two ghost writers who were both writing for different dating websites. They each have a client they are helping find love via dating websites, and they do that by typing for them. They don't realize that actually they are falling in love with each other (because they don't know the other one is a ghost writer).
Some parts of the book were in the slower side, but all in all I thought it was a good read! I feel like we could have done without the boss' chapters because those were just weird. I did enjoy that this takes place in a city (I love city stories)! I'd definitely read more by this author and thought the idea was very clever for a romance.

[Mallory · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a well written and entertaining romantic comedy that was a perfect distraction. Native New Yorker miles and reluctant transplant from LA zoey bump into each other and immediately create a rivalry based on their fight over the free day old biscotti. Both of them are starving artists and unknown to them they have the same unique job - ghostwriting for clients on dating web sites. Miles is trying to put his life back together after his fiancé cheated on him and got pregnant by the other guy. Zoey is trying to come out of her shell and embrace life as a New Yorker.

[Helen Dunn · Rating 4 out of 5]

A perfect fluffy beach read.

Nice quirky characters, familiar rom-com plot, enjoyable banter. 99% wholesome.

[irene ✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

me ha costado decidir cuál fue mi opinión de este libro. adoro las historias de enemies-to-lovers y, al principio, el libro me estaba gustando justo por ese motivo; pero, al final me he quedado de: ¿eso fue todo? no existe profundidad en ningún aspecto de la historia, existen demasiadas coincidencias, la relación de los protagonistas tarda mucho en formalizarse (?) y el “drama” del final es bastante tonto, por no decir otra cosa.

a pesar de lo que acabo de escribir, también es cierto que sonreí mucho con las interacciones entre zoey y miles; además, con los correos a cada comienzo de capítulo (que al final ni entendí la relevancia que tenían; pero vaya que fueron divertidos) y adoré mucho a miles♡.

así que, en conclusión: es un libro sencillo, fácil de leer, sin profundidad; pero, que disfruté a pesar de que estas semanas he estado de un pésimo humor (¿o fue debido a eso? no tengo idea...).

Se le­van­ta tan de­pri­sa que tira al sue­lo la bol­sa, su bol­sa ab­sur­da y odio­sa que me es­tru­ja el co­ra­zón, por­que es tan Mi­les, y aun­que lo haya odia­do, tam­bién lo he echa­do de me­nos.

[Laura ☾ · Rating 4 out of 5]

*Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review *

Ghosting is a pick-me up, witty rom-com, where Miles and Zoey are both cynycial ghostwriters for competing companies who specialise in helping people with their online dating (a little Cyrano). This delivered exactly what was promised - a fun, entertaining read.

The characters felt relatable and likeable, and the romance was very slow-burn. I would have actually liked to see a little more of these two actually together!

[Carmen Sereno · Rating 3 out of 5]

A ver, me lo he pasado bien leyéndolo; tiene escenas divertidas y diálogos chispeantes. Peeeeero... el romance llega muy muy tarde. Vamos, que casi no llega. Me ha faltado química entre los protas, que, además, son un par de neuróticos de mucho cuidado -sobre todo ella. A veces, resultaba exasperante-. Otra cosa que me ha chirriado han sido las voces narrativas de ambos, que me sonaban exactamente igual la una de la otra. El final es muy chulo, eso sí.

[Popita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Como mis últimas lecturas habían sido más profundas y dramáticas me apetecía leer alguna comedia romántica, o algo más alegre y me decanté por este libro.
Tengo que decir que sí que ha cumplido, me lo he pasado muy bien leyendo y me ha entretenido. 

Los protagonistas me han gustado mucho y he disfrutado con ellos, me parece que están muy bien elaborados y los dos son muy divertidos y carismáticos.
El pero que le pongo es que echado en falta mas romance en la trama, tarda bastante para que realmente pase algo entre ellos. 

Por lo demás, para mí ha sido una buena lectura, con la que me encontrado una novela muy amena y divertida, para pasar un buen rato.

[Samantha (WLABB) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Both Zoey and Miles work as ghostwriters. Not for novelists, but for dating services. Unbeknownst to the other, they are having a sort of online relationship with each other, while IRL, they are nemeses battling daily for the big table at the cafe across the street. Slowly, the competition goes from cutthroat to friendly, and some real feelings begin to emerge. But, will their connection thrive offline?

So. Much. Fun! More often than not, when I pick up a "rom-com", it's not quite what I was expecting. This however lived up to its rom-com label, and had me laughing loudly and often.

Here are five things I really Loved about Ghosting: A Love Story:

1. I thought the premise was brilliant! What are the chances of two people with matched online profiles BOTH using ghost writers to help them get a date? Probably slim to none, but it made for a really fantastic storyline. I liked the way Zoey and Miles interacted with both their clients and each other. The meetings, the chats, the dates provided many opportunities for comedic moments, and the authors utilized them well. Just wait until you get to delight in their banter, and bear witness to some of their antics!

2. It's a bit of two-fer romance. While we watch Zoey and Miles slowly fall for each other, we also get to see a relationship form between their clients. I really enjoyed all of these characters, and especially loved having two couples to root for.

3. Cheese! Yes, there was a lot of cheese talked about and consumed over the course of this book, and I was down for it. I kind of wish that Cheese pop-up restaurant was a real place, because I would make it my first post-quarantine stop.

4. Miles' parents were the best! There actually aren't many scenes, where his parent appear on page, but Miles speaks of them fondly. He was this heart-on-his-sleeve romantic, because he was so inspired by his parents' own love story, and it's a good one. I am getting all mushy over here just thinking about it.

5. Mary for the win! Mary was Zoey's former boss back in LA. She was a one-time actress with a cult following, and now a writer and script doctor. My goodness! She was hilarious! Every time she phoned, texted, or emailed, I couldn't help but giggle. She was so over the top, but so wonderful too. I loved, who she was for Zoey, but also the way she acted like her fairy godmother, even if it was not apparent from the start.

Sarvenaz Tash called this her and Skilton's love letter to Nora Ephron, and it definitely reads that way. The book had the signature humor, banter, and feels of a Nora Ephron rom-com, while still being fresh, new, and uniquely their own.

*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

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[Lid · Rating 3 out of 5]

Está bien.
La premisa era muy prometedora y aunque el libro es divertido (los correos son GENIALES) y se lee solo, en cuanto a personajes y relación me ha dejado bastante indiferente. Tiene puntos de humor muy buenos pero el resto a pesar de tener los ingredientes, la mezcla no me ha llegado.

Reseña: http://librosdelcielo.blogspot.com/20...

[Ixxati · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading slump suck! I tried to read but then I just stopped reading. This is a slowwwww burning story and I almost DNF this book lol

Btw I felt confuse at first but then I realized there are two point of views lol from Miles and Zoey. They work as a ghostwriter for a different company who help people with their online dating profile and I was like who the hell use that kind of service? Especially when they chat with the potential matches on behalf of their client asdfghjkl but yeah this is a modern world so maybe this thing does exist.

I don't like any of them and the only character that I like was Mary, Zoey's ex boss aka friend.

Thank you Netgalley for Ghosting: A Love Story ARC!

[Miss_Cultura · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5

Ágil historia de enredos con toques divertidos. Dos protagonistas geniales que protagonizarán una historia con un toque diferente a estas historias.
Me gusta como las autoras llevan los toques de cultura pop a estas páginas, este libro es como una montaña rusa, pero me ha gustado, es muy mono :)
Algo que me ha gustado es que no se sabe que parte es escrita porque autora, hay una continuidad que hace que no pierdas el hilo, junto a una buena traducción.

[Amanda D. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super slow burn, but listen...it was cute and my brain can only handle so much right now. Will warn that there's a boss who is thoughtlessly racist and the heroine checks him for it.