Their relationship was fun to watch, and I found myself being lulled into the trope I was so adamant I wouldn’t fall for. While we don’t get to know each character in much detail, I enjoyed the way our main characters - Shoshanna and Jake - were revealed. It didn’t quite teach the lesson I’d hoped it would.ĭespite these aspects, the story flowed along nicely and brought with it a varied cast of characters. It perhaps felt a little more realistic, but the way it was done had me feeling as though the author was writing from a parent’s point of view, rather than considering the teenage audience. Similarly, I had issues with the way Shoshanna’s mothers apologised to her towards the end. This piece of action was merely designed to forward the plot - that much was obvious. For example, at one point Shoshanna makes a decision to post a video to YouTube which not only felt unrealistic, but also out of character. Occasionally, the plot felt a little forced.
However, there were some elements of the novel that weren’t entirely believable, which lead the book astray from being excellent. With its fairly predictable plot and familiar-feeling characters, the novel creates a cosy atmosphere to settle into.Īlthough the writing isn’t perfect - watch out for some cheesy lines - it certainly swept me up into this story of bookshop employment and teenage angst. Recommended for You is everything you could expect from a YA contemporary. Jake may be cute (really cute), and he may be an eligible Jewish single (hard to find south of Atlanta), but he’s also the enemy, and Shoshanna is ready to take him down.īut as the competition intensifies, Jake and Shoshanna grow closer and realise they might be more on the same page than either expects… He doesn’t even read! But somehow his sales start to rival hers. Jake is an affront to everything Shoshanna stands for. The only person standing in her way? New hire Jake Kaplan. When her boss announces a holiday bonus to the person who sells the most books, Shoshanna sees an opportunity to at least fix her car, if none of her other problems. And with her moms fighting at home and her beloved car teetering on the brink of death, the store has become a welcome escape. Shoshanna Greenberg loves working at Once Upon, her favourite local bookstore. Although perhaps not the best book I’ve read, Recommended for You told a lovely story about a teenage girl working in a book shop.
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