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A review by stephstbr
This Love Story Will Self-Destruct by Leslie Cohen
3.0
I wanted to like This Love Story Will Self-Destruct far more than I actually ended up liking it. I was drawn to it because Leslie Cohen was described as being a Nora Ephron-esque writer and I love Nora Ephron's rom-coms. However, I felt This Love Story Will Self-Destruct was missing that magical spark all of Nora's movies are infused with.
This Love Story Will Self-Destruct tells the story of Eve and Ben as they navigate the end of college and their twenties together. The pair starts out as mere acquaintances who then transition into being friends and eventually lovers. But their relationship isn't perfect and it's filled with many ups and downs that the reader gets to experience. Set in New York, the story is also deals with tough subject matter like losing loved ones in 9/11 and dealing with the guilt of surviving 9/11. I felt Leslie Cohen handled this subject matter with great care and I really appreciated the role it played in Eve and Ben's story.
Leslie Cohen also did a great job building the timeline for this book and tying all the plot points together. Unfortunately, I never felt truly invested in the characters. Eve and Ben aren't unlikable characters by any means, but they're just not exactly my cup of tea. I applaud Leslie Cohen for making Eve and Ben so realistic, but I just didn't agree with most of their actions and that plays a big role in my enjoyment of a book. I know other readers might feel differently, and thus enjoy the book more than myself.
This Love Story Will Self-Destruct tells the story of Eve and Ben as they navigate the end of college and their twenties together. The pair starts out as mere acquaintances who then transition into being friends and eventually lovers. But their relationship isn't perfect and it's filled with many ups and downs that the reader gets to experience. Set in New York, the story is also deals with tough subject matter like losing loved ones in 9/11 and dealing with the guilt of surviving 9/11. I felt Leslie Cohen handled this subject matter with great care and I really appreciated the role it played in Eve and Ben's story.
Leslie Cohen also did a great job building the timeline for this book and tying all the plot points together. Unfortunately, I never felt truly invested in the characters. Eve and Ben aren't unlikable characters by any means, but they're just not exactly my cup of tea. I applaud Leslie Cohen for making Eve and Ben so realistic, but I just didn't agree with most of their actions and that plays a big role in my enjoyment of a book. I know other readers might feel differently, and thus enjoy the book more than myself.