Review: Great characters and fun settings.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 25, 2014
I haven’t read a book like this before that focused on love in the digital age and I thoroughly enjoyed it.  Add in some family drama-rama and cultural themes and this was a really fun read.First Line of Face Time:“I’m being stood up by my co-workers yet again.”My Thoughts on Face Time:Confession time!  When I picked up this book for some reason I thought it was YA.  However it features characters in their early thirties and this was a pleasant surprise for me.  When you are this age, you inevitably have some baggage to bring to any relationship and watching them work this out made for an entertaining read.Laura and Lee meet in a bar in New York and have an instant spark which leads to them going on a date the next day.  And their date goes really well, the only problem is that Laura lives in New York and Lee lives in Seoul.  They have such a good time that they know they don’t want to leave at that.  And so they start what I’m calling an ‘I’ relationship – they communicate by texts via their iphones and by facetime via their ipads.I love the concept of this.  I think because their relationship is non physical due to their locations, they get a chance to really get to know each other.  Instead of being able to give a reassuring hug, they have to talk issues or problems out in depth and they really get a feel for just who the other person is.  Unfortunately, I do think there is another ‘I’ in their relationship though and that is the dreaded ‘insta-love’.I feel their connection and I believe they are meant to be together but I think it all moves a little too quickly.  I would prefer to have seen their relationship build up slower and with more visits and dates between them.  The other slight issue I had was that were was a scene with casual drug taking that just didn’t sit right with me.  It felt unnecessary for the plot.However individually and as a couple, I love both Laura and Lee.  Laura is confident, trusting and very direct.  I love how honest she is, she doesn’t hold back or play games; she lays her feelings out on the line from the very start.  And Lee is just so loveable.  They make each other happy and reading about them made me feel happy in turn.  They have lots of obstacles in their way and their fair share of dramas to work through but none of it seems over the top.  It feels believable and more than held my interest.Overall despite my issues mentioned above, I really liked this one.  The New York, Seoul and Seattle settings are fun and I loved the characters.Who should read Face Time?I’d recommend this one to fans of romance books.  Especially if you are looking for something a little bit quirky and a little bit different.