Goodreads Description
City girl Lucia is having trouble finding a man. With a few nudges from her friends, she decides to try out Chat Love, an online dating service for New Yorkers. Hilarity ensues with one disastrous date after another…where do these men come from? Mars? Certainly not Manhattan! She finally meets someone from work who is almost perfect, but decides to move on as he’s still seeing other women. She keeps in contact with a man named Jack on the Chat Love site. Could he be the one? What about her love interest at work? Just like the lovable cast of characters from Sex and the City, Lucia is Carrie, a stylish woman who has found her “Mr. Big” but can’t seem to get him to commit. Danni is Samantha, who loves to have fun and is wild and promiscuous. Autumn is Charlotte, desperate to meet the right man and settle down. Skyler is Miranda, level-headed and quick to offer advice. Will these ladies ever find love? Will Lucia find her man? Chat Love will give you something to talk about!
My Review
Before I start, thank you to Justine Faeth for giving me a
free copy of her book ‘Chat Love’ to review! J
Lucia is in her late twenties and wants to get married but
has had no luck finding the right guy. She joins a dating website because she
is sick of the dating scene at the bars. To say the least, she meets many
interesting guys through this website.
This book is frustrating and adorable at the same time. I
always knew what was going to happen so there were no surprises. It was hard to
know exactly what was going to happen and have it take so long for it to
actually happen! The story was entertaining and kept me laughing throughout the
entire thing. The writing was simple and it was an easy storyline to follow. I
am a sucker for love stories, so I did find Lucia’s outcome to be very cute,
yet predictable. However, Lucia and Jackson annoyed me multiple times
throughout the book. They were both sometimes so indecisive and I think certain
events went on longer then they needed to.
I thought all of the different dates Lucia went on were very
entertaining. I felt like she encountered every situation possible and I tried
to picture myself in that situation and what I would do. Lets just say I’m
happy that I haven’t been in those kinds of situations!
Lucia’s friends were hilarious. I loved meeting them at the
very beginning and then watching how they all changed throughout the novel. I
love how they looked out for Lucia, even though they sometimes tried too hard
or said the wrong thing. I also liked how all of her friends were different.
Some of them were hardcore romantics, some were fed up with relationships and
others just wanted to have sex. They all provided unique perspectives about the
dating scene.
Her family annoyed me quite a bit. I do not like being told
what to do so I understood when Lucia had moments of frustration when dealing
with her family. I think families just need to be supportive and not shove
their ideas and opinions on fellow family members. However, as the story went
on, you could start to see that her family truly did care about her and love
her. They just wanted her to be the happiest she could be.
Overall, ‘Chat Love’ was an enjoyable read and I look
forward to reading more of Justine’s books in the future!
