Attachments - Rainbow Rowell

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Where were you in 1999? With the new millennium looming, and the Millennium Bug threatening our very existence, this cute office love story shows that the 2000s are nothing to be afraid of!

With the relatively new introduction of emails and the web on office computers, the local paper hires Lincoln to monitor activity and make sure that staff aren't abusing the privilege and wasting company time on the internet. With such a boring job, it is easy to see why Lincoln gets drawn in to one of the conversations that is flagged for his attention. Though his morals try to guide him away from reading rather than reporting the emails, he finds himself growing fond of these two women and their friendship.

Beth and Jennifer chat about exactly what you'd expect two best friends to talk about on email. Family, relationships, colleagues and health issues. As Lincoln learns more and more about the women, he finds it harder to stop the deeply intrusive monitoring of their messages. What good can possibly come from this?

This is my first Rainbow Rowell novel and I have to say, I really like her writing. There is a great flow to the novel and it was very easy to consume whole chunks of the book in one sitting. Part of the book is written in email format and I really like this. I always enjoy reading this format as it feels much more direct. Like a letter from the character themselves.

The characters I found to be entirely likeable. They were easy to relate to and I even saw bits of myself in one character (I won't say which!). It is very rare that I really do just root for the protagonist, but here I was totally Team Lincoln!

The plot is where I struggled. Lincoln and Beth's unlikely migration towards each other and near-misses I found to be a little bit of a stretch, but it's really not such a big deal. The book is an easy read that doesn't get too deep and stays light-hearted.

I'll definitely be adding a few more Rainbow Rowell's to my TBR list!