Trying to find Love old – school

Synopsis

Emily’s Struggling To Find Romance Online. Will Ditching The Dating Apps Lead To True Love?

Online dating isn’t working for introvert Emily. Although she’s comfortable swiping right at home in her PJs, the idea of going out to meet a guy in person fills her with dread.

So when her best friend challenges her to ditch the apps, attend a load of awkward singles’ events and find love in real life, Emily wants to run for the hills.

Then she meets Josh. He’s handsome, kind and funny, but Emily’s had her heart crushed before and knows he’s hiding something…

Is Josh too good to be true? Can Emily learn to trust again and if she does, will it lead to love or more heartache?

Love Offline is a fun, sexy, entertaining story about friendship, stepping outside of your comfort zone and falling in love the old-fashioned way. Ideal for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Lindsey Kelk and Beth O’Leary’s The Flatshare.

My review

Emily is your typical modern introvert woman. She has no problem with swiping left or right on dating apps, but when it comes to meeting her match in real life, she finds excuse after excuse to cancel the meeting. And let’s admit, she is still hoping that one day her ex – boyfriend will stand on her doorstep, begging for forgiveness and a second chance.

When her best friend challenges her to go offline and step out of her comfort zone, Emily doesn’t want to do it at first, but gives in.
Suddenly she finds herself going to awkward singles’ events, walks in parks etc. no matter how uncomfortable these activities make her feel.

Will she also find love? And can she find it closer than she thought?  Can Emily learn to trust again and give love chance?

This was a fabulous story to read!

First of all, I recognized a lot of Emily in myself. Despite me being very loud at occasions, only thinking about going somewhere where I don’t know people, is giving me the chills.
So yes, I was terrified together with Emily when she was going out on her own. But I was also proud of her, that she dared to do it, despite her fears! I wish I could find somewhere her courage too!

When she meets Josh, it seemed that finally luck was on her side. Josh looked to me like the perfect man. He is everything a woman would dream of. Yet there seems to be a secret that he is keeping.

I was a bit afraid of what this secret could be, but it is way more innocent than you think!

I have to admit, I thought that after a specific chapter, I reached the end, so I was very surprised to find several more chapters!
And these ‘extra’ chapters, if I can call them that way, shows how trust is an important, if not the most important, thing in a relationship.

But it is not just a story about finding love. It’s also a story about stepping out your comfort zone, daring to take a chance. It shows us how much we are relying on social media and that we only show the world a perfect, unreal version of ourselves. People are almost afraid to show who they really are and are afraid of being on the receiving part of negative comments.

This book wants to show us on a funny way that just being ourselves is more than enough and that the right people will accept you just the way you are!

I loved reading it from the first sentence until the very last word. And if you can’t get enough of it like me, there are even bonus chapters that made me love the whole story even more!