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Like You Read About
What if your soul mate has been sitting across from you at a conference room table for the last two years?
Cora O'Malley is a shy accountant for a small pharmaceutical company in the Boston area. After years of being single, struggling with her self image and self confidence she finds out that the IT guy she's been crushing on is single and also looking for possibilities.
Cora decides to take life by the email and see if she and Daniel Santagata, the IT man have anything in common, if there really are sparks between them...
Witty email banter, fumbling new relationships, bossy best friends, New England weather... how can anything but mayhem ensue?
Cora O'Malley is a shy accountant for a small pharmaceutical company in the Boston area. After years of being single, struggling with her self image and self confidence she finds out that the IT guy she's been crushing on is single and also looking for possibilities.
Cora decides to take life by the email and see if she and Daniel Santagata, the IT man have anything in common, if there really are sparks between them...
Witty email banter, fumbling new relationships, bossy best friends, New England weather... how can anything but mayhem ensue?
- GenresContemporary Romance
186 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 21, 2013
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About the author
Mela Remington
2 books18 followersMela lives in Rhode Island with her husband, her daughter and two cats, one who is still trying to kill her even after 8 years and one who thinks she’s just too damn fancy for everyone else in the house. By day you’ll find her protecting the humans, by night you’ll find her living vicariously through her favorite characters, while sitting next to her husband on the sofa. A voracious reader (396 books in 2012!), her debut novel, Like You Read About was started as a NaNoWriMo/40th birthday challenge, her wonderful supportive husband bought her a laptop and told her to go for it. It’s been more than 25 years since she’d written any fiction and now she has the bug and is hard at work on her next book, the first in a series called Dominion.
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August 12, 2013
So I enjoyed this book. I cared about the characters. I cared what happened to the story. I cared. Period. And that is what made me keep reading, because, oh my goodness, sometimes I wanted to just walk away.
While this is a "sweet" book, it is not a "clean" book. There is graphic language and graphic sex. While that does not impact my enjoyment of a book, it does impact the enjoyment of others so I like to put that out there.
It is not your typical "girl lusts after boy, boy gets a clue, boy decides to investigate, boy likes what he finds out, boy falls madly in love, boy or girl has big MIS, boy/girl overcome the big MIS and true love prevails."
There is no big MIS. I love a story without that artificial big misunderstanding. There are issues, yes, that could become the big MIS; but as rational, older young adults (does that make sense), they make it work and deal with it. This is a story about two people who care for each other, lust for each other, and act in mature, responsible ways. (Yeah, I did have issues with the workplace romance aspect. She is responsible for handing out money, and she dished it out to his department in a big way at the very beginning of the story.)
I liked that her weight issues were a rational part of the book. This almost seemed like a paean to Weight Watchers at times. She lived the lifestyle, not the diet. It was refreshing to see this book didn't become all about the weight.
Why the two stars? Because this is a book I paid money for. If I pay money for a book, I want some professionalism. This felt like I was reading a first or second rough of a talented author.
Run-on sentences were rife. There would be three and four sentences within the area between the previous and next periods. This was not once or twice but throughout. The further you got in the book, the worse it got. At times it was dizzying.
There were wrong words, missing words, repeated words. There were tenses changing back and forth three and four times in sentences. We are in the present, then we are in the past and, dang, here we are in the present again. They mentioned a blackberry and a Blackberry, but never a BlackBerry.
There was "unrequired lusting." There was at least one "alright."
I also really didn't understand the need to have the book happen in 2008/2009 (Amazon says the book was published in 2013, but it may have been written in the 2008-2009 time range). It is not so long ago that the time becomes a "character" in the story, but it was just long enough for me to feel compelled to fact check song dates and gay marriage legalization dates and such. The constant reference to the year in the e-mails took me out of the story almost as much as the punctuation and grammar errors.
While my kids assure me no one else cares, to me the errors cited above do significantly impact my enjoyment of my reading material. It was only because I cared about the crafted story that I continued to read the book, so kudos to Ms. Remington for that.
While this is a "sweet" book, it is not a "clean" book. There is graphic language and graphic sex. While that does not impact my enjoyment of a book, it does impact the enjoyment of others so I like to put that out there.
It is not your typical "girl lusts after boy, boy gets a clue, boy decides to investigate, boy likes what he finds out, boy falls madly in love, boy or girl has big MIS, boy/girl overcome the big MIS and true love prevails."
There is no big MIS. I love a story without that artificial big misunderstanding. There are issues, yes, that could become the big MIS; but as rational, older young adults (does that make sense), they make it work and deal with it. This is a story about two people who care for each other, lust for each other, and act in mature, responsible ways. (Yeah, I did have issues with the workplace romance aspect. She is responsible for handing out money, and she dished it out to his department in a big way at the very beginning of the story.)
I liked that her weight issues were a rational part of the book. This almost seemed like a paean to Weight Watchers at times. She lived the lifestyle, not the diet. It was refreshing to see this book didn't become all about the weight.
Why the two stars? Because this is a book I paid money for. If I pay money for a book, I want some professionalism. This felt like I was reading a first or second rough of a talented author.
Run-on sentences were rife. There would be three and four sentences within the area between the previous and next periods. This was not once or twice but throughout. The further you got in the book, the worse it got. At times it was dizzying.
There were wrong words, missing words, repeated words. There were tenses changing back and forth three and four times in sentences. We are in the present, then we are in the past and, dang, here we are in the present again. They mentioned a blackberry and a Blackberry, but never a BlackBerry.
There was "unrequired lusting." There was at least one "alright."
I also really didn't understand the need to have the book happen in 2008/2009 (Amazon says the book was published in 2013, but it may have been written in the 2008-2009 time range). It is not so long ago that the time becomes a "character" in the story, but it was just long enough for me to feel compelled to fact check song dates and gay marriage legalization dates and such. The constant reference to the year in the e-mails took me out of the story almost as much as the punctuation and grammar errors.
While my kids assure me no one else cares, to me the errors cited above do significantly impact my enjoyment of my reading material. It was only because I cared about the crafted story that I continued to read the book, so kudos to Ms. Remington for that.
July 4, 2013
I was lucky enough to receive a copy of this as an ARC and I thoroughly enjoyed it. A stand alone, no tears and a HEA... Fabulous. I certainly recommend you read the story of Cora & Dan :)
September 29, 2013
I won a copy of this book signed by the author from Goodreads before leaving on a trip for Scotland. Finished while in Scotland so just now able to review. Apologies to Mela for taking so long.
I thoroughly enjoyed this easy to read book. For me it was a simple and easy love story about two people who see each other every week at an office meeting. Cora has a crush on Daniel but never acts on it in any way at all.
Cora is shy and carries a load from her past that she never should have been burdened by. Daniel is shy also and does not as a rule date anyone who works with him. He really dates very little and is old fashioned about love. One nite when a little drunk and lonely he sends an ad to a dating site but rarely checks. Turns out that Cora has done the same thing. When she checks her own site she sees Daniel's post and realizes who he is. After some consideration and input from her best friend, she answers his ad. It just gets better and sweeter from there.
A charm bracelet plays a major part in the story and the emails they send to each other as they begin dating are really endearing and help to meat out their relationship. I love the fact that they both have cats. His is Lancelot and hers is Guinevere which I really liked a lot.
Cold feet develop of course as is the rule when you are shy and have been hurt before but true love finds a way.
A very good read and I look forward to more from Mela.
I thoroughly enjoyed this easy to read book. For me it was a simple and easy love story about two people who see each other every week at an office meeting. Cora has a crush on Daniel but never acts on it in any way at all.
Cora is shy and carries a load from her past that she never should have been burdened by. Daniel is shy also and does not as a rule date anyone who works with him. He really dates very little and is old fashioned about love. One nite when a little drunk and lonely he sends an ad to a dating site but rarely checks. Turns out that Cora has done the same thing. When she checks her own site she sees Daniel's post and realizes who he is. After some consideration and input from her best friend, she answers his ad. It just gets better and sweeter from there.
A charm bracelet plays a major part in the story and the emails they send to each other as they begin dating are really endearing and help to meat out their relationship. I love the fact that they both have cats. His is Lancelot and hers is Guinevere which I really liked a lot.
Cold feet develop of course as is the rule when you are shy and have been hurt before but true love finds a way.
A very good read and I look forward to more from Mela.
July 16, 2013
Like You Read about is the debut offering by author Mela Remington. It was a pretty cute story about two lonely people who find each other in the least likely place, work. Cora has had a crush on Daniel for a long time. The past 2 years, she has worked hard to lose weight and build up her confidence. When she finally gets up the guts to talk to Dan, she realizes there is a mutual interest.
I enjoyed the journey these two took together. The e-mails that they exchanged were fun and flirty. They say that the best way to get to know someone if through letters. I really felt like Cora and Dan got to know each other pretty well. Their HEA was very sweet. I liked that Cora had problems with her body image and self confidence. That made her more real to me and I felt like I could really relate to her.
The book is a pretty quick read and worth giving a try.
I enjoyed the journey these two took together. The e-mails that they exchanged were fun and flirty. They say that the best way to get to know someone if through letters. I really felt like Cora and Dan got to know each other pretty well. Their HEA was very sweet. I liked that Cora had problems with her body image and self confidence. That made her more real to me and I felt like I could really relate to her.
The book is a pretty quick read and worth giving a try.
April 24, 2013
Mela Remington did an amazing job on her debut novel. This is a beautiful love story about inter-office dating and finding true love.
Cora has been crushing over her company's IT guy, Dan, for a long time. She could never muster up the courage to just go up to him and ask him out. Instead she would just stare at him from across the conference table, hoping and praying he would notice her.
Dan had been burned in the past from dating co-workers, but when he gets a surprise email he starts to think maybe he should re-examine his own rules and give it another chance.
The characters are very relatable. They are regular everyday people that just want to find their HEA.
This is a fantastic read that offers up a great mix of romance and humor.
Cora has been crushing over her company's IT guy, Dan, for a long time. She could never muster up the courage to just go up to him and ask him out. Instead she would just stare at him from across the conference table, hoping and praying he would notice her.
Dan had been burned in the past from dating co-workers, but when he gets a surprise email he starts to think maybe he should re-examine his own rules and give it another chance.
The characters are very relatable. They are regular everyday people that just want to find their HEA.
This is a fantastic read that offers up a great mix of romance and humor.
August 11, 2013
It has been a long time since I've tried a brand new author and fallen in love with both them and their characters within the first 10 pages of a book. Actually, the last time I remember that happening was when I read Playing the Odds by Nora Roberts. It is inconceivable to me that this is Ms. Remington's first book. It is written in a way that I could actually feel the author's passion and emotion. She blended beautiful descriptive settings with amazingly deep characters and loads of humor and every girl's dreams in the romance area. Both main characters have everyday baggage to overcome, and I will just say WOW!!! So...what are you waiting for? Go buy this book now!!!!! One more thing...I started it and did not put it down until I was finished!!
July 12, 2013
I just read this book and it was a great read. You can follow the story very well and you can relate to this love story between Cora and Dan, co-workers at a pharmaceutical company You see their love grow, and as it's growing, you find out truths about their past. The story reels you in and keeps you hooked and you don't want to put the book down until you're finished, I read this book in 1 day and didn't want to put it down. Truly a great read if you are a romantic and love a happy ending.
**a free copy of this book was provided for an honest review**
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**a free copy of this book was provided for an honest review**
for more reviews visit welovekink (dot) com
May 31, 2013
This love story is so real to life. The insecurities of both the woman and the man are sometimes too true. The woman, wanting a relationship but fearing that her past will ruin the one true happiness that she could have. The man, trying to be brave but afraid to dive in and try to find a relationship that will last.
The wit throughout the story was so funny. I would sit her and laugh out loud. I loved it!
The was truly a romantic story and I wish it could have gone on as I didn't want it to end.
The wit throughout the story was so funny. I would sit her and laugh out loud. I loved it!
The was truly a romantic story and I wish it could have gone on as I didn't want it to end.
August 13, 2013
I did like this story. It was very sweet and non-angsty.
There were lots of problems in this book that should have been edited. The tenses were ALL OVER THE PLACE. POVs switched around without warning. Long, drawn-out sentences lacked structure. Commas and semicolons were misused. As well as other problems that need fixing.
Underneath all the untidyness of the text, it's still a cute story.
There were lots of problems in this book that should have been edited. The tenses were ALL OVER THE PLACE. POVs switched around without warning. Long, drawn-out sentences lacked structure. Commas and semicolons were misused. As well as other problems that need fixing.
Underneath all the untidyness of the text, it's still a cute story.
April 24, 2013
I was extremely excited to receive a ARC of this book and I absolutely 100% loved it. It was warm, fun, romantic and made me laugh. It is a stand alone which is exactly what you need as a pick me up. I'm so looking forward to reading more of Mela's work :)
June 24, 2013
Now, I may be a bit biased because the author is a friend (hi Mela!), but this was a SUPER fun and perfect beach read. I read it in one day on the train (into NYC and then out to the beach) and it was just what I needed. A sweet, romantic, fun read!
September 10, 2013
I won this book in a giveaway. This is a little more light-hearted than I prefer, but it was a sweet story with a lot of cute dialog. It’s a story of two ordinary people that find a connection. Perfect book if you want a feel-good, HEA story
April 23, 2013
Very sweet contemporary romance!
October 1, 2013
This book read pretty well in the end, but there were a few times in the middle that I found myself putting it down and not picking it up again for days. I did like the characters, though.
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