This story was based on the movies and writing style of Nora Ephron of "Sleepless in Seattle" and "You've Got Mail" fame. When I picked up the book I was looking for a journey of discovery into what it was that made her stories so compelling, what I got, was Chick Lit 101. There is a compelling quote that keeps popping up. "In Sleepless in Seattle, we know Meg's going to end up with Tom Hanks. She'll end up with Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally. But we still keep watching. We're still mesmerized by the journey." I kept that concept in my mind as I read. The knowledge that she was going to make the "Meg Ryan" choice all along was comforting and didn't add any unecessary build up into which guy she was going to choose, the safe stable one or the annoying bad boy. I just...didn't get mesmerized by the journey the way I wanted to.
Fans of books like Emily Giffin, Sophie Kinsella, and Candace Bushnell will probably really love this book. It has all of the ingredients for chicklit. A job in publishing, the unlikely romances, the love interests, the spunky girlfriends and improbable situations that once appealed to me. Unfortunately, this reader doesn't fall into that genre anymore so while it was a light and fairly quick read, I wasn't blown away.
Goodreads rating: 2.5 neutral stars
On Deck: Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan
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