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A review by tatyanavogt
Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
4.0
I enjoyed the romance more than I thought I would. In the beginning I was hesitant to see how the two characters would collide and it it was interesting to see how it did happen. I thought the concept was sweet and I liked learning more and more about the characters. I could both relate, and not relate, to penny which was interesting. In general I was pretty into the book the whole way through... until the end. I didn't hate the ending or anything, it just felt a little rushed.
Also, keep in mind that I have a soft spot for romances and am more forgiving of them in general. I think if this wasn't a romance I'd probably only give it a s 3 or 3.5, but since it is a romance and I DID enjoy the romance part of it, i'm giving it a solid 4.
Spoiler thoughts:
First let's talk about the ending. There was nothing actually wrong with the ending. It just felt like it didn't actually end. Like it was just cut off a few paragraphs early instead. It also felt a little rushed compared to the rest of the book. And didn't match the "penny speak" tone that their conversations had so it didn't feel intentional. But perhaps its just me.
Trigger warning: Rape
I don't know how I feel about the rape scene. Part of me feels like it was unnecessary since it isn't what the story was about and there seemed to be no closure around it. And then for the exact same reason part of me feels like it WAS necessary. Unfortunately this kind of stuff is common and not a lot of women say anything about it. It's not their story, it's just a traumatic thing that happened to them and what ever the scum bag does after is not the victims fault, it's the person who raped them.
I think it might be nice for people who experienced a similar thing as her to know that how ever they deal with it is okay. And that whatever happens after, isn't their fault. It's not the victims job to be a hero, the world already puts too much blame on the victims as if they aren't victims.
Anyway, I don't know why THATS the thing that I am focused on, since like I said it was a really small part of the book.
Also, keep in mind that I have a soft spot for romances and am more forgiving of them in general. I think if this wasn't a romance I'd probably only give it a s 3 or 3.5, but since it is a romance and I DID enjoy the romance part of it, i'm giving it a solid 4.
Spoiler thoughts:
Spoiler
First let's talk about the ending. There was nothing actually wrong with the ending. It just felt like it didn't actually end. Like it was just cut off a few paragraphs early instead. It also felt a little rushed compared to the rest of the book. And didn't match the "penny speak" tone that their conversations had so it didn't feel intentional. But perhaps its just me.
Trigger warning: Rape
I don't know how I feel about the rape scene. Part of me feels like it was unnecessary since it isn't what the story was about and there seemed to be no closure around it. And then for the exact same reason part of me feels like it WAS necessary. Unfortunately this kind of stuff is common and not a lot of women say anything about it. It's not their story, it's just a traumatic thing that happened to them and what ever the scum bag does after is not the victims fault, it's the person who raped them.
I think it might be nice for people who experienced a similar thing as her to know that how ever they deal with it is okay. And that whatever happens after, isn't their fault. It's not the victims job to be a hero, the world already puts too much blame on the victims as if they aren't victims.
Anyway, I don't know why THATS the thing that I am focused on, since like I said it was a really small part of the book.