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To add spice to the book Jones has added a nebulous timeframe to proceedings as Zoe plans to set off on a world tour to find herself, can the relationship mature to a level before this happens? Adding this deadline feels a little contrived to me, almost as if the book is adapted from a screenplay. Any reasonable person would change their plans if they wanted to.
As a relationship drama , it holds the attention; the story is told from both points of view. However, I am not sure how enjoyable the book was at times. The tension in the book made it a little harrowing and the characters are not always easy to like. Exponents of the genre will probably see this as essential for giving the book nuance, but for me , it just meant that I actively enjoyed parts of the of the book, whilst actively disliking other parts. Evoking an emotional response from a reader of any sort is a skill, but I am unsure that challenging the reader to not enjoy the book can be seen as a good thing.
For regular readers of will they/won't they fiction, ''Henry and Zoe'' seems to hit all the tropes to make the book a pleasant and flighty read. I have to imagine that there are better exponents of the genre out there, but I am equally sure that there is also far worse.
[[The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion]] seems to be the go -to book for the modern relationship book as it is mentioned on so many other books. We also have a review of [[Four by Andy Jones]].
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