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Lauren LayneFiction · Romance
Emergency Contact
Emergency Contact
- Pages
- 278
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- English
- I'm conflicted. Hear me out. He's practically engaged to another woman for the entire book. This other woman is his ACTUAL GIRLFRIEND, whom he has been dating for over a year. He's even planning to propose! He was already married to his ex wife and it didn't work out. They've been divorced for a while. The book takes place over the course of a few days.... Days! They seem to have way too many previous issues for this to work out. But she was able to stay off of her phone for a few hours, so I guess that everything will be well in the future???? That man is not dependable. Tom is not a hero. He is fickle. What is his job that he can afford a custom engagement ring from Tiffany? and being super chill with it being stolen! Anyways, a few days (days!) with the ex and he's ready to forget any commitment he had to his ACTUAL GIRLFRIEND... THE ONE THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO PROPOSE TO. But I did enjoy the writing and would read more books by the author. I just can't get over the emotional affair that he allowed to happen. it's very convenient that your girlfriend, that you emotionally cheated on, was thinking about dumping you...Even though there were no indication before that, besides the little carrot that's dangled at one point in the story. Also, I can't rate this higher than a 2 because they purposely named their own flesh and blood, that they claimed to love, Gorby.
- I just learned that EmergencyContact was coauthored by partners irl (husband and wife), and It all makes sense :) This was such a humorous, sweet, second-chance romance (divorcees) plot that drew me in immediately. Especially listening to both POVs. The absolute sarcasm was there, the holiday season vibe was there, the stuck-together road trip setting was there which pretty much made it adorable and wholesome, and flirtatious moments were there as well. All with the right amount. The only issue I got was wanting more, cause I felt it ended so abruptly at the moment you'd call a happy ending mark. It was so quick. I also wanted to know more about the reasons behind the divorce on a deeper level, they were superficial. But, the reality check between them was beautiful. A perfect holiday-themed second-chance rom-com adventure, EmergencyContact tells of Katherine, an ambitious NYC attorney, who gets diagnosed with a concussion and must be monitored for 48 hours to make sure it doesn't get worse. Unfortunately, she forgot to update her emergency contact so the person they call is her ex-husband, Tom.