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Natalie Silver works in a PR company. She is offered
a promotion but passes it. The company brings in Eden Tyler in the
position. Eden is gorgeous, charismatic and popular. She also constantly pleasant
and respectful of Natalie. All these things become reasons for Natalie to hate
her and freeze her constantly despite Eden’s best efforts to connect with
Natalie.
Natalie’s well-meaning sister has booked her on a lesbian
singles’ cruise in a misguided attempt to get love into Natalie’s life. On the cruise,
Natalie is shocked to find Eden also there. Surrounded by a group of quirky
characters, there is push and pull between Natalie and Eden till they finally confess
their feelings for each other.
In the beginning, Natalie and Eden are written with depth
describing the fifty shades of messed-up that each one is. However, the book
quickly devolves into a romcom without really exploring their internal landscapes or
creating a safe, healing place for each one in the love that they find in the
other. It becomes and remains superficial. So though the book entertains, it doesn’t satisfy.
PS: For the record, we liked Eden quite a bit.
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