Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

Title: Attachments
Author: Rainbow Rowell
Pages: 336


"Hi, I'm the guy who reads your e-mail, and also, I love you . . . "

Beth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder know that somebody is monitoring their work e-mail. (Everybody in the newsroom knows. It's company policy.) But they can't quite bring themselves to take it seriously. They go on sending each other endless and endlessly hilarious e-mails, discussing every aspect of their personal lives.

Meanwhile, Lincoln O'Neill can't believe this is his job now- reading other people's e-mail. When he applied to be "internet security officer," he pictured himself building firewalls and crushing hackers- not writing up a report every time a sports reporter forwards a dirty joke.

When Lincoln comes across Beth's and Jennifer's messages, he knows he should turn them in. But he can't help being entertained-and captivated-by their stories.

By the time Lincoln realizes he's falling for Beth, it's way too late to introduce himself.

What would he say . . . ?

This being my first adult book, I was a little weary on how I would feel about this book. But I absolutely loved it.


My Rating:
✰✰✰✰✰

This book was brilliant. I can't think of one flaw it has. This is my 2nd Rainbow Rowell book, Fangirl being my current favorite book of the year, and I was blown away again. Rainbow was able to create such real, breathing, living normal characters. This was also my first adult book which, specifically this book, didn't seem too different.

The idea of this story was very unique and different; it sounded like it was going to be good and it was. At no parts did I find it boring or slow. The plot was great and moved along nicely. The book takes place in 1999 which I actually liked. 

In the book, some chapters are about Lincoln, the main character with the job of monitoring emails, and others are the email messages between the two good friends Beth and Jennifer.

In the beginning of this book, I worried that I wasn't going to be able to tell the difference between the two friends, which wasn't the case at all. Right from the beginning of the story, you get to know the characters. It was crazy how much I knew them and understood them. Beth was very different from Jennifer, and in their emails you can see how.
I loved reading the long emails and stories they shared. It really allowed you see the inside of their lives and all of the drama that was going on. 

Lincoln's life was surprisingly fun to read. I partially thought that I was going to find this part boring, but it wasn't. He was such a great character and seeing his troubled life just made me want to hug him and talk to him. He seemed so real to me and his life just seemed so typical; I loved it. 
His relationship with his co-workers (Doris), D&D friends, Eve, his mom, were all great. He was just an overall sweet person.

As the story continued, we start to see Lincoln's feelings for Beth. I found myself smiling and grinning many times as I read this. It was just so adorable. I loved how Lincoln fell in love with Beth's words and her soul. 

I felt like I was there with Lincoln the whole time as he experienced this. It was like I was right besides him, patting his shoulder and saying, "It's alright buddy."

My overall thought: A heartwarming story that helps you discover what love really is.