I‘m not 100% enjoying this book. The main characters are book lovers in different countries who meet on a dating site. The interference of a meddling cousin (whom I LOATHE) who keeps setting her cousin up with inappropriate men. Who does that? The story is also set today, but reads like a much older book. Like the 80s maybe? Everyone is supposedly in their 30s or younger but well versed in classic lit, old b&w movies and letter writing. 🙄
pickSince this is an epistolary novel, it is told almost entirely through emails and text exchanges. I am a huge fan of epistolary books, and the format worked so well for this story. The book is about two people who meet on an online dating website, so telling the story this way made perfect sense.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2023/09/13/review-authentically-izzy-skymar-...
pickI‘m a sucker for an epistolary novel. This bookish romance was fun.
It‘s listed as Christian fiction but it‘s light on that if that‘s not your thing.
pickA book about a bookish book lover....yes please! This book was written with a fresh approach for me, it consisted of mainly emails and texts and I have to say, I loved it, it was a perfect read! Izzy was everything a main character should be, strong and full of optimism despite her difficult past. This was such a charming read, and the text/email format made it a very quick read also. It was a perfect read for me, I didn't want it to end.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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I really loved this one, but the format may not be for everyone. It‘s written (the majority of the time) through emails/texts. I wasn‘t sure myself if I would get as much out of it that way, but surprisingly I felt that I got a personal and in-depth view of the characters with that format. Isabelle is a young woman (upper 20s), who lost both parents at a young age and was raised by her aunt and uncle, with cousins (Josephine, Luke and Penelope)🔻
Authentically, Izzy | 
