I want to start this review by giving a huge thank you to Netgalley and Storm Publishing for providing me with an e-book of The Love Hack to read in exchange for an honest review!!
The Love Hack was such an unexpectedly adorable and wholesome story. When I read the blurb I expected a lot more romance than what was delivered, but instead I got a wholesome sister dynamic and a really cute cat!
The story
Like I mentioned, the blurb kind of gave me the impression that this would be a romance centered story, instead I kind of got a story based on the relationship between a tech-savvy woman named Lucy, and her sister Amelie. Lucy, in the midst of losing her job manages to save herself from being fired by coming up with a column idea called “Ask Adam”. The column focuses on men sending in questions and looking for advice on relationships, friendships, or anything else. Lucy, tasked with the job of answering these questions, was posing as “Adam” a man who could give advice to these men.
When Lucy’s sister finds herself in trouble after getting married and moving to New York, she has no choice but to drop everything and rush to her sisters side. Playing detective, Lucy works to find out why her sister is struggling in her new marriage and how to best help her through her situation.
Meanwhile, a budding relationships forms between Lucy and her coworker Ross. While Lucy battles with her growing feelings for Ross, she has to figure out whether it’s worth hurting over if something eventually goes wrong.
The characters
I feel like I found myself relating a lot to Lucy. She reminded me a lot of Cath from Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl that I read when I was younger, and both characters give me major nerdy vibes. Lucy, a homebody with her cat, was a funny and relatable character that I found myself enjoying reading about. She was easy to get behind, easy to understand.
Amelie was kind of all over the place but she made me adore her. Maybe it was the sisterly love of being in Lucy’s perspective, but I feel like her personality was just so bright and bubbly and I loved it.
Ross was absolutely adorable. A man that blushes? Sign me up! I feel like for a romance we definitely didn’t get a lot of… well, romance, so I’d like to have seen more of Ross and how his relationship with Lucy developed over time.
The writing style
This book was such an easy read, I found myself getting through it super fast. I’ve never read any of Ranald’s books before but I’d definitely check out some of her other ones after reading this!
Do I recommend?
Honestly for a romance, it didn’t give romance. I feel like it was a super cute contemporary read, but if you’re looking for romance this probably isn’t for you. It was an interesting story (it reminded me a little bit of those hallmark Christmas movies), but it was super cute and a super easy read!
Rating: 3/5⭐️
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