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Valencia native Emma isn't looking for love when her best pals take her out on the town for her thirty-second birthday. But after just enough cocktails at their favorite bar, the trio encounters John Davies, a British movie star visiting his sister. Although Emma is not vulnerable to the thrall of celebrity, she is susceptible to John's undeniable charisma and his infamous lopsided grin. And to her surprise, what started as an innocent drink ends with an unforgettable night in room 702--a night that will change her life and link her to John forever. As John travels the globe and Emma lives a quiet life in Spain, each does their best to forget the other. But with much more than miles between them, will the two be able to let go, or will they somehow overcome all that keeps them apart? No library descriptions found. |
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Honestly, this is an enjoyable book, but it's nothing new. Every conversation, every plot line, every character quirk has been done to death. The entire book is cliche after cliche -- which isn't automatically a bad thing. The writing was lively enough to keep me going, but I still had the whole book figured out by approximately page 30.
The biggest thing for me was probably the characters and the strong dislike that I felt for most of them. Nobody was particularly likeable, including the two main characters. Emma's incessant whining, complaining, and clinginess was exhausting. John was a jerk, regardless of his charismatic jokes or generous gifts. Emma's friends were offensive and annoying, and Emma's mother was obviously written to be hated -- only tolerable in the presence of small children. The only character I found remotely likeable (and even he had to grow on me) was Leo, a mutual friend of Emma and John.
But even though I disliked the characters and could predict literally everything that happened, I still more or less enjoyed this book. I feel that the quality of the translation was a big reason for this. As someone with a degree in both Spanish and Linguistics, who has done translations for fun and for grades, I have to give this translator a big pat on the back for avoiding all the telltale signs of a translated work.
Final rating: somewhere between 2.5 and 3 stars
Room 702 is currently available to Read Now on Netgalley. Goodreads also has 20 copies available in a giveaway that closes on August 18. ( )