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A review by bookishlychar
Hot Desk by Zara Stoneley
2.0
This book seemed to me like it would be like the Flatshare by Beth O'Leary, but this book just wasn't for me. The idea of Alice and Jamie sharing desks, never seeing each other and leaving little notes for each other was cute, but it just didn't capture my attention. A lot of it felt long and drawn out and I just did not feel the passion between Alice and Jamie.
I did like the exploration this book had on the work at home portion of the pandemic, as well as the impact the pandemic had on working and living conditions for many people, especially those that are in a shared living situation. I think it did a good job of capturing many people's thoughts during the pandemic.
This book focusses on some important issues, including Alice's ex-boyfriend, David, and his need to get back together with her. I think there could have been a deeper exploration of his stalking, and a discussion of how what he was doing was actually stalking, but that didn't happen.
I did like how Alice started to explore standing up for herself to the various people in here life, and being more assertive, but at the same time she still fell into her "old ways" in some aspects of her life, like with Jamie, which made me questions if she was really as changed as she kept telling us she was.
In the end the style of writing and the book was generally not for me. A lot of unnecessary, mundane, every day life things were shared and there was just not enough to keep me captivated. I received a copy of this from NetGalley and the publisher for an open and honest review. All opinions are 100% mine.
I did like the exploration this book had on the work at home portion of the pandemic, as well as the impact the pandemic had on working and living conditions for many people, especially those that are in a shared living situation. I think it did a good job of capturing many people's thoughts during the pandemic.
This book focusses on some important issues, including Alice's ex-boyfriend, David, and his need to get back together with her. I think there could have been a deeper exploration of his stalking, and a discussion of how what he was doing was actually stalking, but that didn't happen.
I did like how Alice started to explore standing up for herself to the various people in here life, and being more assertive, but at the same time she still fell into her "old ways" in some aspects of her life, like with Jamie, which made me questions if she was really as changed as she kept telling us she was.
In the end the style of writing and the book was generally not for me. A lot of unnecessary, mundane, every day life things were shared and there was just not enough to keep me captivated. I received a copy of this from NetGalley and the publisher for an open and honest review. All opinions are 100% mine.