The romantic novel Love at First Like follows Eliza Roth and her sister Sophie who co-owned a jewelry shop in Brooklyn. One night, after learning of an ex’s engagement, Eliza accidentally posts a photo of herself wearing a diamond ring on that finger to her Instagram account beloved by 100,000 followers. Sales skyrocket, press rolls in, and Eliza learns that her personal life is good for business. So she has a choice: continue the ruse or clear up the misunderstanding. With mounting financial pressure, Eliza sets off to find a fake fiancé.
Her fellow entrepreneur Blake seems like the perfect match on paper. And in real life he shows promise, too. He would be perfect, if only Eliza didn’t feel also drawn to someone else. But Blake doesn’t know Eliza is “engaged”; Sophie asks Eliza for an impossible sum of money; and Eliza’s lies start to spiral out of control. She can either stay engaged online or fall in love in real life.
“I’m giving this three stars because the writing was great and I actually enjoyed the plot’s premise. However, the main character was irritating and annoying. I found myself thinking that she was incredibly immature and selfish for the majority of the book. I actually liked both of her “love” interests, and I was disappointed with how one was treated throughout most of the book and how it ended for the other. I also wish that there was an epilogue or another chapter wrapping up the book a little bit better—letting readers what happens six weeks later or six months later. The author is a talented writer and the book’s plot was a good idea—it just needed more likable characters and a better ending to get those two extra stars from me.”-Megan H
“This is another romantic comedy about a fake engagement announced on Instagram which blows out of proportion. The novel, Love at First like brings up topics such as social media influencers, love, marriage, friendship, and dating in contemporary New York. I didn’t really like any of the characters because of their attitude to social media, love and money. They mostly seemed selfish and materialistic and not at all interested in honesty, integrity or working ethically towards personal goals. But I’m sure many would consider it a fun romance.”-
Luccia Gray
Hannah Orenstein is the author of Playing with Matches and Love at First Like, as well as the senior dating editor at Elite Daily. Previously, she was a writer and editor at Seventeen.com. She lives in New York.
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