I wanted to love this. It was set up for me to love-so much of my catnip. It wasn’t a bad book. Instead, it felt a little meh. I wasn’t dying to pick it back up every time I set it down and it took me almost a week to finish which almost never happens for a romance. I would still recommend it, especially if you are interested in the plot.
The characters are interesting-especially in concept. Kat is a former model who is dealing with PTSD and anxiety. I like reading about characters dealing with mental trauma. Let’s not analyze what that says about me. But there was so much to her past that it all couldn’t be explored and I never fully connected with her. Jas is similar, but I was able to wrap my head around his psychology a little more. I especially liked his interactions with his family. They were very organic and my favorite parts of the story.
The romance had potential, but I never got sucked in. I believe Kat and Jas grow to love each other, but I didn’t feel it. There was also a lot of not talking to each other. I can excuse some of it, because of their pasts, but eventually it got annoying.
However, I think Alisha Rai addressed some important topics like social media/virality. I have no idea if she was inspired by this story, but a year or two ago there was a viral twitter thread about two people meeting on a plane. I’ll admit, I was sucked in. I love a good love story. But those were still two human beings who deserved privacy. It’s easy to assume people on the internet (and celebrities)aren’t human beings deserving of privacy and have multi-dimensional lives. I’m glad Ms. Rai used this “meet-cute” set up and turned it on its head.
While I was a little disappointed, I would check out another book by her. I just don’t know where to start (again).
Thanks for reading!
Holly