Book Review #16: "In Real Life"

Hey Everyone,

     I will be reviewing the book, "In Real Life," by Jessica Love. It is hot off the press, released today so for those of you who would like to purchase this book CLICK HERE. I chose this book to read because of the plot, it sounded very realistic in the present day society, and quite interesting. It is about teenage love, and what happens if you fall for your best friend. It is about two teenagers, Hannah and Nick who met online and maintain an online friendship for four years. It is about what happens when Hannah decides to meet Nick in real life and it doesn't all turn out the way it was expected to or does it? This really drew me into wanting to read this book, I wanted to find out what happened when Hannah meets Nick. 

     This was a well told story. I loved how it was a very modern story using the popular technology that is present in today's society such as Internet, cell phones, blogs, and social media. It definitely made me think how much has changed since I was a teenager. Actually a book like this would never have been written in my teenage days. This book brought up the challenges one faces in communicating online and in real life. I did like the sarcastic tone that this book was narrated in, it gave me a few chuckles. This book was well written, in its well formed descriptive manner. This book was definitely a fast read from start to finish. 

     One thing that made this book kind of difficult to read was the main character and narrator was unlikeable, at least I thought she was. Because I found her unlikeable and annoying at times it did take away from the book. However, it could be because I am two decades older than Hannah and found the generation gap difficult to relate to. 

     With all this said, I do think today's generation of teenagers will enjoy this book more. So if you are younger than 25 do not let my review scare you away from reading this book. This book was written for you, and you will definitely relate to the characters in this book. I guarantee you will love it. 

     I would like to thank Netgalley, Jessica Love (the author), and St. Martin's Press (the publisher) for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Until the next page,

Jill