You Are Here

I'll never forgive David Nicholls for [b:One Day 6280118 One Day David Nicholls https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327873020l/6280118.SY75.jpg 6463667] (IYKYK), but You Are Here was surprisingly enjoyable. Believable chemistry between the MCs, witty repartee, wry British humor, and a much more romantic ending than That Book. Plus a realistic portrayal of depression and isolation: It was as if she'd returned from a foreign country and not let anyone know. The threshold of her flat seemed like a high diving board, too big a leap, too many people watching, and even when she made it out, what did she have to say? Conversation required a warm-up now, time set aside to workshop smiles and responses, and she no longer trusted her face to do the right thing, operating it manually, pulling levers, turning dials, for fear that she might laugh at someone's tragedy or grimace at their joke. In Japan and California, they were developing robots with a more natural and spontaneous set of responses than she currently possessed. The MMC needed to do more groveling to make up for keeping a Big Secret from the FMC, and I would have liked an epilogue to put an exclamation point on the HEA, but those are just some nits to pick because I'm still peeved about that bestselling, award-winning, “we'll take a love story seriously if it's written by a man” abomination.