A review by serendipitysbooks
The Subway Girl by Lisa Becker

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 Sadly Subway Girl didn’t work as well for me. I picked it up for the New York City setting. But the initial set-up - boy sees girl on subway, feels an instant connection and is therefore desperate to track her down - irritated me. I’m obviously too old and cynical to be caught up in a love at first sight moment. I also didn’t love the social media/ influencer/tabloid aspect of the book - so many superficial, pointless comments and vacuous self-interested people trying to promote themselves and manipulate others. Argh! I did like the relationship that developed between Ryan and Angie (and I don’t think this is a spoiler - to me it was obvious from the start) and their steam was sizzling, but the rest of the book just wasn’t for me. I’m sure lots of readers will really enjoy it though.