This book is millennial catnip.

If you love You’ve Got Mail like me, the scene for scene parallels alone are worth the read. The letters arriving. The advice they give each other. The meeting in the coffee shop with the book and the flower! I smiled through so many of those moments.

The beginning was slow for me. I did not fully click until around 40%, when the rivalry took off. After that, pacing improved a lot.

The romance worked. The letters carried the emotional core. The in person yearning added a different kind of tension. I felt the transition from rivals to lovers.

The labor versus progress commentary was my favorite part. The Linotype debate felt painfully relevant in the age of AI. Progress expanded access. But capitalism always ruins progress and crushes workers.

Closed door/kisses only surprised me after some explicit language. It didn’t bother me, but it felt like a strange choice given that setup.

My biggest issue was how badly this needed editing. Typos and grammar errors showed up far too often.

Even with that, I loved this book. The romcom nostalgia, the romance, the commentary. 1000% recommend for big smile on your face and heart eyes