Oh, this is the best love story! Bonus points: It's witty, intelligent, and funny, too.
Written by Curtis Sittenfeld, this is a rom-com novel with a clever plot: It's 2018. Sally Milz is a longtime writer for "The Night Owls," a not-so-subtle spoof of "Saturday Night Live"
…more complete with a Loren Michaels-type character. Sally is 36, divorced, and somewhat bitter about love and romance. She has noticed a trend over the years. Gorgeous, talented female celebrities who serve as guest hosts often fall for male writers who have only average looks, but it never happens the other way around. She is so unnerved by this that she writes a skit for the show about it, which is so funny it goes wildly viral.
Meanwhile, the guest host and musical guest one week is Noah Brewster, a hugely successful pop singer who is incredibly good-looking, wealthy, and talented. And while he has reputation for dating models, he's also kind and thoughtful—a good human being. And guess what? Noah falls for Sally. Big time. But she doesn't trust it. Why would someone like Noah Brewster date HER? Sally says something stupid, and it ends rather abruptly. Fast forward two years. It's July 2020 and the country is hunkered down for the coronavirus pandemic. Sally has moved to her childhood home in Kansas City and taken up residence with her much loved 81-year-old stepfather, Jerry, and his dog, Sugar. Out of the blue, Noah emails her. The sparks fly…and you'll have to read the book to find out what happens next.
While Noah is a little too perfect, Sally is a little too whiny and untrusting, and the plot is a little too predictable, it's easy to forgive all that. It's a romantic comedy, after all! This is an entertaining and humorous novel that will lift you out of real life in a delightful, fun way. Read it and enjoy. (less)