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huckleberrycyn's review
2.0
ARC received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
So I originally requested an ARC for this book because it promised it was "an anthem for the modern woman" and would "explore the complexities and absurdity of contemporary romance". I've been out of the dating pool for a long time, so I thought I'd take a look as it seemed like the book had to potential to be funny and poignant. Instead I ended up rolling my eyes for days.
Now usually I would say that it was just not for me but my biggest issue with this book is that it appears that the galley was actually missing sections. The blurb mentions screen shots and text posts that tell part of the story, but all but one were blank. I don't mean completely blank pages, I mean pictures of a phone with time stamps showing, but no text visible. In the end, it might not have changed my mind, but it was still irritating.
Next, there wasn't very much in regards to an actual romance. The writer was very much so into the person this entire collection was about (to the point where she insults people everywhere by saying everyone else is made up of other people and their favorite characters EXCEPT him), but there was no actual relationship. In fact, she repeatedly wrote that he told her that he wasn't looking for anything serious, he didn't want commitment, and he didn't want a relationship and how her response would be "I lied and told him it was fine". Which is just so freaking infuriating.
Yeah, it fucking sucks when someone you are really into doesn't like you back, but this was all a mess of her own making by not being honest about her feelings. She then goes on to talk about how he "destroyed" her, that he's no longer her favorite notification, how she's jealous of how monogamous eagles are. I couldn't feel her pain, I just felt annoyed.
It felt superficial and didn't bring any insight that was promised in the blurb to the table. Again, maybe it's just me. Maybe I'm just out of touch with dating in this day and age, but this was very much so not for me.
So I originally requested an ARC for this book because it promised it was "an anthem for the modern woman" and would "explore the complexities and absurdity of contemporary romance". I've been out of the dating pool for a long time, so I thought I'd take a look as it seemed like the book had to potential to be funny and poignant. Instead I ended up rolling my eyes for days.
Now usually I would say that it was just not for me but my biggest issue with this book is that it appears that the galley was actually missing sections. The blurb mentions screen shots and text posts that tell part of the story, but all but one were blank. I don't mean completely blank pages, I mean pictures of a phone with time stamps showing, but no text visible. In the end, it might not have changed my mind, but it was still irritating.
Next, there wasn't very much in regards to an actual romance. The writer was very much so into the person this entire collection was about (to the point where she insults people everywhere by saying everyone else is made up of other people and their favorite characters EXCEPT him), but there was no actual relationship. In fact, she repeatedly wrote that he told her that he wasn't looking for anything serious, he didn't want commitment, and he didn't want a relationship and how her response would be "I lied and told him it was fine". Which is just so freaking infuriating.
Yeah, it fucking sucks when someone you are really into doesn't like you back, but this was all a mess of her own making by not being honest about her feelings. She then goes on to talk about how he "destroyed" her, that he's no longer her favorite notification, how she's jealous of how monogamous eagles are. I couldn't feel her pain, I just felt annoyed.
It felt superficial and didn't bring any insight that was promised in the blurb to the table. Again, maybe it's just me. Maybe I'm just out of touch with dating in this day and age, but this was very much so not for me.
kaycee_k's review
4.0
Unfollowing You by Komal Kapoor is poetry 'set' in today's world and follows a relationship in a chronological tale. I like the style of this book, it has many formate, poems, prose, texts, screen grabs, and unsent letters. The poems felt personal. While I did feel a few poems repeated it's self, I found that I still like most of the poems in this book. I enjoyed how social media played a part in the poetry style. This was a fun, a unique read in today's digital world.
I was given a NetGalley copy, this is a 100% honest review.
I was given a NetGalley copy, this is a 100% honest review.
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