About the Book
Eliza Roth and her sister
Sophie co-own a jewelry shop in Brooklyn. One night, after learning of an ex’s
engagement, Eliza accidentally posts a photo of herself wearing a diamond ring
on that finger to her Instagram account beloved by 100,000
followers. Sales skyrocket, press rolls in, and Eliza learns that her personal
life is good for business. So she has a choice: continue the ruse or clear up
the misunderstanding. With mounting financial pressure, Eliza sets off to find
a fake fiancé.
Fellow entrepreneur Blake seems like the perfect match on
paper. And in real life he shows promise, too. He would be perfect, if only
Eliza didn’t feel also drawn to someone else. But Blake doesn’t know Eliza is
“engaged”; Sophie asks Eliza for an impossible sum of money; and Eliza’s lies
start to spiral out of control. She can either stay engaged online or fall in
love in real life.
Written with singular charm and style, Love at First Like is for anyone
growing up and settling down in the digital age.
My Review
Okay … initial thoughts while I was reading this story was – this is excellent, I’m loving it but – this isn’t realistic, how can this be happening? I think there are a lot of pros to this book – the writing is fast-paced and enjoyable, I loved the sisters owning a jewelry store, and the presence of social media is of course a key part of Love at First Like. As a social media influencer, that’s fun for me to read about. But also as a social media influencer and understanding that it takes two seconds to find someone on Instagram, the big con of this book is the ruse Eliza works up not getting debunked quicker. Especially for working with big companies and these photo shoots, etc, for no background checks or a simple Instagram search to be done – I just couldn’t buy it. But if I tuned that part out, I did like the book. A fun concept, I enjoyed the sisterly bond and the idea behind duping the internet. I’m unable to give the full 5 stars because I just couldn’t get past that glaring plot point, but it is a fun, funny, laid-back chick lit story if that is what you’re searching for.
4 stars
