How to Hack a Heartbreak

A fun read that is surprisingly accurate (though exaggerated) in its assessment of tech culture. A few nitpicks:

* A computer science degree doesn't mean you can code.
* It's easy to get a 415 area code through Twilio and other sources.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
DNF @ 34%

I heard great things about this one and I really wanted to like it. While I've never used Dating sites or apps, I have heard many horror stories, so the concept of JerkAlert was appealing. This one sounded funny, empowering, and awesome. Unfortunately, this one missed the mark for me. 

I totally could have forced myself through this one, but I was...bored. I couldn't connect to the characters at all. While I empathize with them and wanted to dig in, something about the writing style forced me to feel disconnected. Her relationship with Alex is also not memorable. In fact, while Alex seems like a good guy, it seems like the only reasons she likes him is because he is attractive and he isn't a dick. The whole relationship felt weak. Which, the relationship not being the main focus would totally be fine, if this book wasn't set up to make me think the romance would be a big issue. I kept flipping back in forth between not being sure if it would take priority or if the app would or even if being told how much crap women have to put up with would be the focus of the book. 

Truly, I think the biggest issue here is that the writing felt more like someone's memories as they recounted what happened. The scenes felt surface level to me instead of diving deeper into feelings, situations, and characters. 

Yet, it isn't a bad book. I really could have forced myself through this one. I think people who prefer contemporaries or what some of my professors called “women's fiction” over romances, would like this one.