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Review: Landline - Rainbow Rowell - July 2014
Georgie McCool and yes , that's her real name knows that her marriage is on the rocks and the only way to save it really is to go with her husband to her Mother-in-law's for Christmas. The thing though is Georgie's dream job has just been granted the green light and in order to be ready for her and Seth's very own TV show she must stay back and write the scripts for the show and she doesn't tell Neal this until two days before they are due to fly out. ...more
Georgie McCool and yes , that's her real name knows that her marriage is on the rocks and the only way to save it really is to go with her husband to her Mother-in-law's for Christmas. The thing though is Georgie's dream job has just been granted the green light and in order to be ready for her and Seth's very own TV show she must stay back and write the scripts for the show and she doesn't tell Neal this until two days before they are due to fly out. ...more
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Why I picked it up:
This was a GoodReads choice awards winner in 2015.
My Thoughts:
I didn't have a clue what to expect going into Landline. I picked it up and started reading without even looking at the blurb.
But I loved this. I liked the characters, and the dynamics between them - every single character was memorable in their own way.
I liked the mystery too, because I didn't read the blurb, so I had so many "wait, what?" moments, and I loved that.
At its hea ...more
My second book by Rainbow Rowell, and I loved it just as much.
What would you do if you got a second chance to make things right? Georgie and Neal have a tenured marriage. Tense, with typical troubles, Georgie makes the decision to stay home for Christmas to work. Neal, understandably, gets mad and takes the girls to Omaha as planned. Georgie finds a way to communicate with Neal, but it's Neal from 15 years ago. This helps her to reevaluate her life, her marriage, and the choices she made in the ...more
What would you do if you got a second chance to make things right? Georgie and Neal have a tenured marriage. Tense, with typical troubles, Georgie makes the decision to stay home for Christmas to work. Neal, understandably, gets mad and takes the girls to Omaha as planned. Georgie finds a way to communicate with Neal, but it's Neal from 15 years ago. This helps her to reevaluate her life, her marriage, and the choices she made in the ...more
This book is so cute! I loved Georgie because she felt so relatable to me. Loved the magical realism. And, as always, Rainbow Rowell's writing is fantastic.
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