Landline

Book Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
By: Kim B.
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Landline is the type of book I wouldn’t generally pick up. Books about married people with children (and drama) aren’t really my thing. I find it difficult to relate to what the characters are going through and that keeps me from fully connecting with them. Despite all this, Landline landed a (very) high spot on my must read list – so much so that I waited in line for over an hour and a half at BEA to get an ARC. “Why?” you might ask. This book has two things going for it those other books don’t: 1) it’s written by Rainbow Rowell and 2) magic. phone.

What I loved most about this book was that it was so unique and entirely Rainbow. I can’t imagine one other author who could pull off the story she did in Landline in the way she did it. I don’t think anyone else could. The concept was brilliant and executed flawlessly. I was completely enraptured in all the moments of Georgie’s life – past and present. It’s easy to become complacent in any relationship and not give it the time and energy necessary for it to flourish. Georgie has learned this the hard way. As she evaluated her relationship with Neal and what she ultimately wanted out of life, I fell in love with both characters. I rooted for them and smiled through sweet moments and shed (more than) a few tears in the tougher times. They weren’t perfect, but they were so very right together.

Landline had all the amazing things I’ve come to expect from Rainbow’s Books. The characters were amazing and complicated, the dialogue incredible. There was a ton of humor and heart and a whole damn boatload of feels and emotions. And did I mention a magic phone? It’s something that could be really cheesy if handled in the wrong way, but instead comes off absolutely brilliantly.