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A review by theabsolutegeekofit
Keanu Reeves is Not in Love With You: The Murky World of Online Romance Fraud by Becky Holmes
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I know you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover, but I did and I wanted in before I even knew what it was about. Now I've read it I'm SO glad I did.
This book is about something I will admit I knew very little about, romance scams. I was actually horrified to find out how much of an organised crime it is. It's laugh out loud funny at the same time as being utterly heartbreaking when you read the victims' stories. Becky really did a great job of humouring these scammers to be able to give us such an in depth insight into how they work. I found it particularly interesting to read the conversations she had with one of them who talked about why they do it. Such terrifying corruption.
I feel like I’m quite savvy with these things but I can definitely see how if caught off guard someone could find themselves a victim of this sort of crime. It actually makes me really angry when I think about how they prey on the vulnerable. I will absolutely be having conversations with my children about it
In short, a really worthy read, I learnt a lot, at the same time I was completely entertained by Becky’s humour and wit!
This book is about something I will admit I knew very little about, romance scams. I was actually horrified to find out how much of an organised crime it is. It's laugh out loud funny at the same time as being utterly heartbreaking when you read the victims' stories. Becky really did a great job of humouring these scammers to be able to give us such an in depth insight into how they work. I found it particularly interesting to read the conversations she had with one of them who talked about why they do it. Such terrifying corruption.
I feel like I’m quite savvy with these things but I can definitely see how if caught off guard someone could find themselves a victim of this sort of crime. It actually makes me really angry when I think about how they prey on the vulnerable. I will absolutely be having conversations with my children about it
In short, a really worthy read, I learnt a lot, at the same time I was completely entertained by Becky’s humour and wit!