In Dear Internet Jennifer Ammoscato introduces a phenomenal character in Avery Fowler. Avery goes through major life-changing events such as a cheating husband and comes out the other side a changed person. While the humor ranges from smile to outright laughter inducing, the story also gives a very contemporary spin on dealing with the ups and downs of life. Namely our reliance on the internet in both its positive and negative aspects.

I think one of the first things many new writers think about is writing something where what is happening is juxtaposed with what is going on in a character's head. Unfortunately, most of us fail miserably at pulling this off very well, especially in our first (couple of dozen?) attempts. Ammoscato manages to pull this off very well. In addition, most of the asides and inner thoughts are similar to what most of us can relate to if we were in the same situation. Avery is someone we can relate to very easily and the humor, while maybe about a mistake or accident she experiences, never induces laughter at her but rather with her. She knows that laughter is the best defense and lets us in on it.

I would recommend this book to anyone who has ever experienced a bad day, well, maybe week, okay, year. You will likely see yourself in a couple of the scenes and will be cheering her on as the story progresses. It is humorous throughout and downright funny at many points. Yet the life experiences are familiar to all of us, well, maybe not the first big story she gets, but in general.

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In her debut novel, Dear Internet, It's Me Avery, author Jennifer Ammoscato weaves a thoroughly entertaining chick lit / romantic comedy tale that follows the trials of tribulations of Avery Fowler.

Avery is your average woman who is trying to live her life the best way she can ... she's attached to her phone (oh come on ... admit it, you are too!), but when she finds out that husband Michael cheats on her with a younger woman, Avery takes to the internet website HowTo.com and her personal online advisor Clementine, for answers to every issue that she encounters in her life from her love life, to her boss from hell, to cooking! So come follow Avery's journey as she muddles through her daily life adventures with the help of her crazy internet advice addiction!

Oh my goodness, Dear Internet, It's Me Avery is a crazy good, laugh-out-loud chick lit tale that will keep the reader in stitches. Author Jennifer Ammoscato uses her wicked sense of humor to weave a witty tale that has a great mixture of humor, drama, and romance that is pure chick lit at its finest.

The reader is easy drawn into Avery's story, you can't help but relate and commiserate with her as she faces the challenges in her life. And talking about realistic storytelling, come on people, we all are guilty of being attached to our cell phones ... and who hasn't googled "how to" everything ... you know you have, so just admit it!

Dear Internet, It's Me Avery is such a fun story that easily kept me engaged and turning the pages, shaking my head in amazement, and snickering so much that my husband thought I was going crazy! I can't wait to read the next installment in The Avery Fowler 2.0 Trilogy! This is the perfect summertime beach read for chick lit fans.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book from the author / publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review and participation in a virtual book tour event hosted by Chick Lit Plus Blog Tours.

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