Click: An Online Love Story does exactly what it says on the
tin. It tells the story of four friends in their quest for love (or in some
cases lust) through a series of e-mails. We follow PR girl Renee through the
ups and downs of the dating world.
Romance is not usually my thing but I found the premise of a
story told solely through e-mails intriguing. Whilst I had my doubts, this
format does work well once you get used to it and the characters’ voices are
clear; although there were a few occasions when I had to check the To: and
From: fields to be sure who was speaking. It was also refreshing to see an
indie book that was correctly formatted, complete with cover and metadata, and
displayed well on both my PC and Kindle. Kudos, Ms Becker. One slight niggle
though, the e-mail addresses for the online dating site are in the wrong format
i.e. xxx@xxxxx.com/xxxx instead of xxx@xxxxx.com – such a tiny thing but once I
noticed it once I kept noticing – which was a bit distracting. Overall though I
don’t think the e-mail format will hold readers who are not IT literate back.
The plot is simple but humorous, making this a great light
read. I found the e-mails from potential suitors particularly funny and at one
point was laughing out loud. The characterisation is fantastic for most of the
characters, though at times Shelly is a little ‘overdone’ for my taste. Renee
in particular is very relatable for a young audience, and some of the
situations seem to spring right from my life (making out with best friend
anyone?!).
Overall, a wonderful, well crafted story with a quirky
style. There is love, friendship and sex in barrels which combines to create a
fun and funny novel. It doesn’t seem as long as it’s 347 pages - for me it was
a quick read and an enjoyable way to spend an evening. So it gets 4.5 stars from me!
Click is available from Amazon UK for £3.20.
Click is available from Amazon UK
for £3.20.
[Review copy provided by the author]
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