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kdurham2's review
3.0
The second in a series and I was hoping to like this one more than the second and I did, but still didn't completely love it.
This series is told in the form of emails and I have read quite a few books in this format, but the first one just didn't completely do it for me. I felt as though there I was missing something, so I was hoping that book two would feel better since I was already one book in knowing the characters.
I enjoyed this one more but for a different reason than I expected - the emails were longer! The emails felt like they had more substance and I liked the few times where they said sorry missed your call and had to use email. I felt as though it felt like a more fuller story. I still would have enjoyed a little bit of the book told in a traditional narrative, but this book felt more full.
This series is told in the form of emails and I have read quite a few books in this format, but the first one just didn't completely do it for me. I felt as though there I was missing something, so I was hoping that book two would feel better since I was already one book in knowing the characters.
I enjoyed this one more but for a different reason than I expected - the emails were longer! The emails felt like they had more substance and I liked the few times where they said sorry missed your call and had to use email. I felt as though it felt like a more fuller story. I still would have enjoyed a little bit of the book told in a traditional narrative, but this book felt more full.
duartepatri's review
5.0
Oh man how I wish I had a group of friends like this!!!
The pun intended emails cracked me up!!!
What warmed my cold evil heart was the time spent catching up, gossiping, supporting each other and overall investing in their friendship....it all seems so foreign now...now we are all set for quick and to the point texts...spending minut s on end typing or even talking is frown upon...damn, I belong to another time.
The pun intended emails cracked me up!!!
What warmed my cold evil heart was the time spent catching up, gossiping, supporting each other and overall investing in their friendship....it all seems so foreign now...now we are all set for quick and to the point texts...spending minut s on end typing or even talking is frown upon...damn, I belong to another time.
susanthebookbag's review
4.0
I recently read Click: an Online Love Story. What fun!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Click and looked forward to reading about the further adventures of Renee, Shelly, Ashley, Mark and Ethan in Double Click. And I was not disappointed! Once again the whole story is told via emails exchanged between the friends. I loved watching (reading) their relationships grow and change as all of ours do as we get older and our lives change. They very easily joke around with each other but they are also there for each other when a friend needs some support and love.
I loved both of these books and found them a nice escape into a fun little world filled with wonderful, caring, and funny people. I laughed at the email exchanges when they were joking around with each other. Let's see, there was the Penis Month emails, the egg emails and the Mr. Bubble emails. What a hoot! I love it when I find myself reading a book with a smile on my face.
I am not sure what Lisa has in the works right now, but I know I will be watching and waiting for it.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Click and looked forward to reading about the further adventures of Renee, Shelly, Ashley, Mark and Ethan in Double Click. And I was not disappointed! Once again the whole story is told via emails exchanged between the friends. I loved watching (reading) their relationships grow and change as all of ours do as we get older and our lives change. They very easily joke around with each other but they are also there for each other when a friend needs some support and love.
I loved both of these books and found them a nice escape into a fun little world filled with wonderful, caring, and funny people. I laughed at the email exchanges when they were joking around with each other. Let's see, there was the Penis Month emails, the egg emails and the Mr. Bubble emails. What a hoot! I love it when I find myself reading a book with a smile on my face.
I am not sure what Lisa has in the works right now, but I know I will be watching and waiting for it.
greenvillemelissa's review
5.0
Book #16 Read in 2014
Double Click by Lisa Becker
I received an ebook of this copy from the author to review a long time ago and I woefully neglected it....and now that I read it (in one day!) I don't know what took me so long to get to it! Double Click is the sequel to Click: A Love Story, which I loved. These books are told totally in emails...between friends Renee (and her boyfriend Ethan), Shelly, Ashley (and husband Greg), Mark and in this book, Mark's new girlfriend Cassidy. The emails are funny, telling and real. The characters are developed through this format in a way that makes one appreciate Becker's great writing. I recommend these books. I am hoping that there will be a book 3...and if I score a review copy of that one, I promise not to take forever to read it!
http://melissasbookpicks.blogspot.com
Double Click by Lisa Becker
I received an ebook of this copy from the author to review a long time ago and I woefully neglected it....and now that I read it (in one day!) I don't know what took me so long to get to it! Double Click is the sequel to Click: A Love Story, which I loved. These books are told totally in emails...between friends Renee (and her boyfriend Ethan), Shelly, Ashley (and husband Greg), Mark and in this book, Mark's new girlfriend Cassidy. The emails are funny, telling and real. The characters are developed through this format in a way that makes one appreciate Becker's great writing. I recommend these books. I am hoping that there will be a book 3...and if I score a review copy of that one, I promise not to take forever to read it!
http://melissasbookpicks.blogspot.com
hugbandit7's review
4.0
good follow up to Click. We see the lives of Renee, Ashley, Shelley, Ethan and Mark continue. I thought this book was better written than the first one, didn't seem to be any "oops" that I could see...other than the beginning of the book and I thought a different character was getting married than what I had in my head...I was confused! :)
melissapalmer404's review
5.0
Book #16 Read in 2014
Double Click by Lisa Becker
I received an ebook of this copy from the author to review a long time ago and I woefully neglected it....and now that I read it (in one day!) I don't know what took me so long to get to it! Double Click is the sequel to Click: A Love Story, which I loved. These books are told totally in emails...between friends Renee (and her boyfriend Ethan), Shelly, Ashley (and husband Greg), Mark and in this book, Mark's new girlfriend Cassidy. The emails are funny, telling and real. The characters are developed through this format in a way that makes one appreciate Becker's great writing. I recommend these books. I am hoping that there will be a book 3...and if I score a review copy of that one, I promise not to take forever to read it!
http://melissasbookpicks.blogspot.com
Double Click by Lisa Becker
I received an ebook of this copy from the author to review a long time ago and I woefully neglected it....and now that I read it (in one day!) I don't know what took me so long to get to it! Double Click is the sequel to Click: A Love Story, which I loved. These books are told totally in emails...between friends Renee (and her boyfriend Ethan), Shelly, Ashley (and husband Greg), Mark and in this book, Mark's new girlfriend Cassidy. The emails are funny, telling and real. The characters are developed through this format in a way that makes one appreciate Becker's great writing. I recommend these books. I am hoping that there will be a book 3...and if I score a review copy of that one, I promise not to take forever to read it!
http://melissasbookpicks.blogspot.com
mrsjkamp's review
4.0
Loved it! Shelley is just as dirty and snarky, Renee is the voice of reason while still being a woman, and Marc is so level-headed. Ethan is still around, thank goodness, and Ashley is a sad basket case in this one, but it's all so entertaining. I laughed out loud a bunch of times and read this in just a few hours because I couldn't put it down. Lisa Becker doesn't disappoint!!
paddlefoot55's review
4.0
The lives of Renee, Shelley, Ashley, Mark and Ethan continue on from Click.
now I have gotten used to the email writing style and used to everyone's "voice" I got straight into this one.
I love the interactions between this group of friends, and while it is still mostly centred around Renee and Ethan we get a lot more of the rest of the characters this time round.
We have love,just, marriage and babies, the ups and downs of family and relationships.
There is laughter, there is sadness. a bit of everything.
You know how we all have that one person who we all are friends with just because they are the partner of another friend..... and how they really annoy the crap out of you? I am sooooo with Shelley when it comes to Cassidy! I would try and avoid her like the plague!
Now, on to read Right Click!
now I have gotten used to the email writing style and used to everyone's "voice" I got straight into this one.
I love the interactions between this group of friends, and while it is still mostly centred around Renee and Ethan we get a lot more of the rest of the characters this time round.
We have love,just, marriage and babies, the ups and downs of family and relationships.
There is laughter, there is sadness. a bit of everything.
You know how we all have that one person who we all are friends with just because they are the partner of another friend..... and how they really annoy the crap out of you? I am sooooo with Shelley when it comes to Cassidy! I would try and avoid her like the plague!
Now, on to read Right Click!
emilyhei's review
4.0
Six months later we pick up where Renee and Ethan left off continuing their relationship. Mark finally has a date, a there is a baby on the way, and a slight change to one of our favorites make for another entertaining story by Lisa Becker.
I enjoyed the follow up story to Click. Written in email form, it was just as delightful as the first book. I think Ethan becomes even more swoon worthy, he is a romantic and very thoughtful where Renee is concerned. Yes they endure hiccups, but the relationship has a very natural feel to it. Look forward to reading more from this author.
I enjoyed the follow up story to Click. Written in email form, it was just as delightful as the first book. I think Ethan becomes even more swoon worthy, he is a romantic and very thoughtful where Renee is concerned. Yes they endure hiccups, but the relationship has a very natural feel to it. Look forward to reading more from this author.
kaleys23's review
4.0
Originally reviewed at Books Etc.
A couple of years ago I decided to read Click: An Online Love Story by Lisa Becker because of all the good reviews I had read through a CLP Blog Tour. I didn't love it as much as I had hoped but when Lisa asked if I would read the sequel, Double Click, I was excited because I wanted to find out what happened to the characters. I kept putting it off but I finally read it in one sitting the other day. It was so much fun and I enjoyed it much more than the first book.
I think because I had already spent some time with all the characters in the first book, I had a better idea of what they were like and felt more invested in their lives. I admit that I couldn't really remember what had happened at the end of Click, since I had read it in August 2011. I went back and read the last chapter of the book so I could be reminded of who was with who and where they were at in their lives. Once I got back into the story I remembered that the characters had a lot of fun together and were all really great friends.
Speaking of the friends, I'm glad there wasn't a lot of drama between them (even if Ashley and Shelley don't really get along...think Samantha and Charlotte from SATC). In fact...now that I think about, not a whole lot happened in the novel...maybe that's why it was such a fast read. There were some typical relationship issues, some pregnancy emotional issues, and some secrets but nothing major. The friends were all there for each other, which I loved. Other than the whole no one really liked Mark's new girlfriend thing. Cassidy, said girlfriend, really just seemed to be involved to give Mark someone to be with and provide some humour.
One of the things that had annoyed me about the first book was Shelley's crazy promiscuity. She was always talking about her conquests and it got sort of tiring after awhile. In the sequel, Shelley seemed to calm down a bit. I started to wonder if something was up with her and my hunch ended up being correct! I loved where her story went in the sequel, even if it was a little sad for the girls. (Nothing serious, I promise!)
I really hope Lisa Becker decides to write a third book in the series because I really want to know what happens with the characters after Double Click ended! Every character seems to have their life in order but I'd like to see how things play out for them. I can't say much because I don't want to give things away so I'll just simply say I want another book :) This novel was a fast read but a really enjoyable one. I loved spending time with Renee and her friends and I think other readers would, too.
Happy reading :)
*A copy of this novel was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.*
A couple of years ago I decided to read Click: An Online Love Story by Lisa Becker because of all the good reviews I had read through a CLP Blog Tour. I didn't love it as much as I had hoped but when Lisa asked if I would read the sequel, Double Click, I was excited because I wanted to find out what happened to the characters. I kept putting it off but I finally read it in one sitting the other day. It was so much fun and I enjoyed it much more than the first book.
I think because I had already spent some time with all the characters in the first book, I had a better idea of what they were like and felt more invested in their lives. I admit that I couldn't really remember what had happened at the end of Click, since I had read it in August 2011. I went back and read the last chapter of the book so I could be reminded of who was with who and where they were at in their lives. Once I got back into the story I remembered that the characters had a lot of fun together and were all really great friends.
Speaking of the friends, I'm glad there wasn't a lot of drama between them (even if Ashley and Shelley don't really get along...think Samantha and Charlotte from SATC). In fact...now that I think about, not a whole lot happened in the novel...maybe that's why it was such a fast read. There were some typical relationship issues, some pregnancy emotional issues, and some secrets but nothing major. The friends were all there for each other, which I loved. Other than the whole no one really liked Mark's new girlfriend thing. Cassidy, said girlfriend, really just seemed to be involved to give Mark someone to be with and provide some humour.
One of the things that had annoyed me about the first book was Shelley's crazy promiscuity. She was always talking about her conquests and it got sort of tiring after awhile. In the sequel, Shelley seemed to calm down a bit. I started to wonder if something was up with her and my hunch ended up being correct! I loved where her story went in the sequel, even if it was a little sad for the girls. (Nothing serious, I promise!)
I really hope Lisa Becker decides to write a third book in the series because I really want to know what happens with the characters after Double Click ended! Every character seems to have their life in order but I'd like to see how things play out for them. I can't say much because I don't want to give things away so I'll just simply say I want another book :) This novel was a fast read but a really enjoyable one. I loved spending time with Renee and her friends and I think other readers would, too.
Happy reading :)
*A copy of this novel was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.*