A review by plandocalrisian
Lockdown on London Lane by Beth Reekles

3.0

Thank you, NetGalley and Wattpad for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion! "Lockdown on London Lane" is a fun ya/new adult, clean read. It's loosely like the movie "Love, Actually" in that it's based in the UK, is character-driven and follows the love lives of kind-of-connected individuals - who happen to all be on lockdown in the same apartment building because of COVID-19. It is a little too real and too soon to read a book where the plot takes place within the timeframe of the pandemic (I'm sure this is the only book I'll be reading with the theme). But the cute humor and romance makes the read worthwhile. The situations were also very relatable. They reflected various stages of romantic relationships and friendships tested by forced proximity and unprecedented current events. I was a little confused in some places, as it was a little difficult to keep up with the various points of view chapter by chapter. I eventually got the hang of it, and made sense, but I'm sure I missed some small plot points in the first half of the book. It was an easy read for the most part, as it was paced pretty nicely. There's some sapphic representation, but focused mainly on heterosexual relationships. I also know sometimes people don’t like too many pop references in books, well there’s a lot in this. I haven't read any work by Beth Reekles before, but will definitely be following her work going forward.