Michael WojciechowskiRecensioner

An interesting read. After reading the book and reading the authors bio I quickly gained a deeper understanding of the book. As a Christian I was not pleased with the total rebuke of religion and faith.

I was tempted to put this book down after reading the first few chapters but as I had requested it for review I continued, completing the book. Frankly, I did not enjoy this romantic novel and can only award two stars.
As a LibraryThing early reviewer, I received this book for an honest review.

- Kintra

Fast-paced and engaging tale of addiction...to social media.

When I read the description of this book, I was thinking Dark Mirror. But, the tone of this book is far more on the lower end of the Lifetime Movie spectrum. I do love some Lifetime drama; I did not love this.

If you're reading this book, you're probably not as far into the rabbit hole of social media as the characters in this book. And that's a good thing. The author's central idea is to explore social media (and like farming) as akin to a pervasive and growing addiction particularly among younger end of millennials and even younger. (The main character Paige is 26.)

The author may be on to something and seeing where wanted to take it is all that separate this from a DNF. Nothing about this is in any way subtle. So if you're looking for complexity, this is not that book. It could be interesting to read and talk about with someone else, particularly from a different generation. The author does tee-up some interesting ideas around privacy and the (potential) real world consequences of creating a fauxpersona online.

Those are the pros. On the not-so-great side of the equation:

1) Paige is by far and away, the most vacuous, shallow, stupid, and aimless main character I've ever met. I could not with her. And for me, it's not in a lovable, cheer her on as she grows kind of way. She continually self-destructs and makes repeatedly bad choices. It is completely unclear why anyone would give her a chance or be attracted to her in any way. For better or for worse, it is difficult to write a character that is that dumb and the author struggles with this in a way that became logically inconsistent. As a small example, Paige has supposedly never heard of the word "frumpy," and supposedly has never read a book or changed a tire. Yet, her vocabulary when she thinks is much bigger. She notices things like Banksy and Warhol paintings and thinks something is "hyperbolic." After working in a marketing job for three years, she has no idea what the company even does. The problem is that the author is about 10 million times smarter than the character and after awhile, that distinction is distracting.

2) The other characters are equally unlikable. We're supposed to respect Eric and at one point, it's clear he's supposed to be the moral compass of the group. And yet, somehow he's drawn repeatedly to women based solely on their physical appearance and/or money. He befriends Paige early and all I could think is why? Paige isn't worth anyone's time.

And that's enough of that. For me, this book was an afterschool special gone wrong. I realize I'm probably not the intended audience, especially as the other reviews have given 5 stars. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to take from this and with apologies to the author, two stars is as generous as I can be.

I really enjoyed Three Days. An author meets a woman who is reading his latest book while on a flight. He introduses himself by his given name rather than his pen name and asks her what she thinks of the book. It takes her a while, but she finally admits that she was underwhelmed by the book. He doesn't reveal that he is the author and they click personally. Later they are separated by circumstance and she never learns about him being the elusive Kurt McCarthy.

I found the dual perspectives written by the two authors enjoyable to read. The whole idea of a whirlwind romance that happens over a few days is definitely cliche and I could appreciate how the authors worked with the idea of clichés throughout the book. This starts at the very beginning when Paul and Kadie meet and she describes his latest book as being weak and cliche. She repeats over and over throughout the story that she doesn't want to be a cliche, but still finds herself longing for some of those things that she considers just that. Both Paul and Kadie go through a lot before we get to the end of the story and I found myself quickly reading to find out how it would turn out. I was able to predict a lot of what would happen, but I was ok with that with this book. I liked how it rolled out and I enjoyed the writing. My only criticism is that when I turned over the last page I couldn't believe that was the end. I wanted a little more to show me how the characters' story went on. I wanted more proof of a happily ever after. One little epilogue would have been enough for me. I am glad I discovered this book and I thank the publisher and Net Galley for the opportunity to read this book and offer my honest opinion, which I have done here.

Two people meet on an airplane, have an instant connection, spend 3 perfect days together...but then life happens. I was so torn on this one because it kept me guessing, was a cheesy romance, had clever lines, totally was a cliche, was completely predictable but also had twists thrown in...overall it was a light and easy read and I would recommend it if you like predictable romances

I reviewed this for the LibraryThing Early Reviewers. This love story was a pretty good read. Character was well thought out and likable. I found that there were a few too many cliches and coincidences but overall I enjoyed the book.

I enjoyed Three Days and looked forward to seeing if Paul and Kadie would find each other again. It told the story about settling when it comes to relationships as opposed to taking chances. My only annoyance was the amount of times the word "cliché" was used.