Book Review: Landline by Rainbow Rowell

This book was one that I liked more than I thought I would initially. I started listening to it one evening when I was riding back from Franklin with the folks I'd went to watch Avengers: Endgame with. I was really tired when I was listening to the first about two chapters, to where I'd, sadly, zoned out during character introductions and missed exactly what it was the main character did and what was happening. I should've relistened to them, but I continued to press forward through the book later.

Once I figured out what was what (more of my own blunder than anything), I really began to enjoy this book for what it was.

Georgie McCool and her husband Neal had been together for 15 years. Georgie was focused on her career as a screen writer with her best friend Seth, while Neal was the one focused on taking care of their children (two lovely girls) and making sure the house doesn't fall apart. It gets closer to Christmas, and Georgie finds out she is needing to work over Christmas to get the show her and Seth have been writing since college up and going on their network -- finally, her BIG break. Neal and the girls still go across the country to Omaha to visit with his family and leave Georgie behind. Georgie ends up being more distraught and upset about this than anything. She carries her phone around plugged in to various power sources so it is able to be used -- instead of just buying a new one. She, then, ends up finding her old landline phone in her parents' house to use to call Neal, except, it isn't her Neal. It's the Neal her 22-year-old self knew when they were in college. Her landline is some sort of time machine that allows her to talk to Neal during the week she thought she'd lost him all those years ago. Does this change how their marriage is currently? Does Georgie load up and go to Omaha? Does she ever buy a new phone?

To find this out, please give this book a read (or a listen)! It's a great book and one that I was literally frustrated with when I wasn't getting through it fast enough and kept having to stop during good parts.

You can find the book here on Amazon.