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Title: In Case You Missed It
Author: Lindsey Kelk
Sub-genre: Women’s Fiction with a healthy dose of romance
So I first discovered Lindsey Kelk via a used bookstore I randomly stopped in on a road trip. I loved her writing so much, I went on to buy her entire backlist and now she is one of my insta buy authors (so used bookstores can be a huge benefit, authors!). She hits an early 2000’s chick lit urge for me and I just love it. Lindsey’s got a great voice, and always write millennial themed stories and I am here for them, so of course, I was excited for her latest.
Ros is having a bit of a quarter life crisis. She just moved back to England after being fired from her radio job in the US and is now living in a shed in her parents’ backyard because they a) repurposed her room and b) are going through their own kind of sexual renaissance. She needs to find a job and fast, and so when she gets the opportunity to produce a new podcast, she jumps at the chance. Unfortunately, this podcast is for a teenage video gamer with a huge YouTube following and basically zero personality. Not exactly the stuff dreams are made of, but she goes with it. It’s a little easier to accept less than ideal job conditions when she rekindles her relationship with her ex Patrick, who broke up with her when she decided to take the job in the States. Of course, memories of Patrick seem far preferable to the man himself, but Ros doesn’t let that stop her from falling head first back in love. Except there’s also this new bartender who’s managed to become besties with all of her besties in her absence, and he’s just so nice. All things come to a head in a comedy of errors of epic proportions, and lo and behold, it all sorts itself out and everyone lives happily ever after.
So not going to lie, this book didn’t grab me as immediately as some of Lindsey’s others have. That’s probably more due to the fact that the world is on fire and I’m having some trouble focusing lately, but who knows. I will say, one of my favorite things about Lindsey’s writing is how funny she is, and I definitely loled quite a few times throughout the course of this book. I really enjoyed Ros’s relationship with her circle of friends (I’m a sucker for a found family) and I thought Ros’s parents were endearing and fun. It was interesting to read about Ros’s job exploits, but the teenage kid was so annoying I wanted to punch him in the face (which really speaks to how realistically he was written). Patrick is the absolute worst while John is sweet and kind. Really, all of the characters are well-written and I loved watching them all figure their shit out. So even though this wasn’t a homerun for me right out of the gate, I still enjoyed it and will continue to read Lindsey’s books in the future.
Overall Rating: 4.5 stars