Let's not exchange numbers

I did not finish reading this book.  I read three chapters.  I couldn't relate to Poppy at all.  I found her flaky and materialistic.  While her narration was kind of humorous, I just simply didn't like her.  She doesn't trust her fiance enough to tell him about the ring.  I'm not saying she shouldn't try to find the ring but its better to deliver bad news sooner rather than later.  Then there's her stealing the phone.  Really?  If she would just come clean, she could have given the hotel Magnus's number and the whole stealing thing wouldn't need to happen.  Maybe I find the whole situation ridiculous because I've already done the engagement/wedding phase of life, but when it comes down to it, its just a ring.  If you're afraid your relationship is going to be over because you lost the family ring, then you didn't have a good foundation in your relationship to begin with.

I think part of the probably is that I'm not that into the romantic comedy genre.  I haven't read a book of this genre before and I know I'm not big into romantic comedy movies.  I don't dislike all romantic comedies but the ones I like I can relate to the characters and there's an interesting story line.  I felt like I've Got Your Number lacked both of these things for me.

Text Message Relationships

Ok, so, we all know it was unlikely to take me long to read a book by Sophie Kinsella. She's the author I go to for feel good reads. Kinsella always finds a way to make me laugh. One of my favorites by her is Remember Me?, which is entertaining and everyone should read!

One of the things I really enjoy about I've Got Your Number is how easily I can relate to Poppy. Not in the sense that I am having a romance blossom from stealing a phone, but because when she's with Magnus and his family she feels inferior. I've got friends and acquaintances who make me feel the same. I rooted for Poppy when she finally had the nerve to stand up to Wanda. The ultimate fall out was a bit expected after watching things with Sam play out.

The relationship between Poppy and Sam was fun. I laughed when Poppy went through and acted as Sam through his email, knowing in fiction she could get away with it while real life, not so much. Poppy's intentions were from a great place, but still made some situations awkward for Sam. It was fun seeing Sam's reactions when she finally had to own up to what she'd done.

I think I enjoyed most the conversations Poppy had with Sam when they were not passing messages back and forth for Sam's job. She could be real with Sam in a way she didn't feel real with Magnus. Sam was able to relate to her in ways he had a hard time admitting to. Plus, Sam was a bit adorable when he admitted he started life as an analyst.

All in all, I enjoyed I've Got Your Number.

Count to three. Relax your mind. Now survive.

To be honest I judged the shit out of this book based on the cover and title alone. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to read it, and then I read the synopsis and wanted to read it even more. Lindsey Cummings is a new author and before this was published she wrote The Fear Trials a prequel Novella to The Murder Complex. It focuses on a series of trials that her father puts her through in order for her to leave the boat without being accompanied. She is pitted against her brother who is supposed to be more ruthless than her. But when he leaves go in for his test he fails to kill another person when it matters. Meadow ends up besting her brother and winning her father's prized dagger. It was a great intro to the book and it gave a lot of interesting back story.

Now as for the book I thoroughly enjoyed the hell out of it. I am a lover of YA dystopian futures, and my dream has always been to publish my own. So of course this book was perfect for me. It was interesting concept on the post-apocolyptic world set in the Florida Everglades. I did have issues relating to Meadow as a main character. And I am with Allyssa and Katie, I didn't relate to her at all. She was so emotionless and hardened that I couldn't find any qualities of herself in me. I could have understood if she was secretly trying to rebel against her father or mother, or if she felt some sort of guilt for having to do these things but she didn't. And that could have simply been because of the world she lives in, it is obviously a kill or be killed world, but everyone else seemed to have emotions.

Zephyr was an interesting character, and I think he was my favorite. But their love story left a lot to be desired. He says that he was dreaming of her but was that because of the Murder Complex? Or did he really have a connection to her? Also I felt like their love story was rushed in the last few chapters of the book, one minute Meadow hated him and wanted to kill him as soon as she could. And the next she was worried she would lose him and was possibly in love with him. It seems weird to me, but maybe that's how dystopian love works.

Allyssa touched on this in her post about Koi, he is this bad-ass who is so emotionless and wants to do anything he can to show their father that he is the best. But when faced when the perfect opportunity he chokes. Is that because it was all a front? Was he not that hardened killer he acted like? I would have like to know more about why he couldn't kill when it came to it.

I would pick up a sequel if there is one for this book, it wasn't so horrible that I didn't want to continue with it. It did have its flaws but it was an interesting and fast paced read for me. It definitely has inspired me to continue with my own dystopian tale, which is what literature is supposed to do. Inspire.