ROMANCE

The Lonely Hearts Club

Polis. May 2014. 287p. ebk. ISBN 9781940610023. $4.99. NEW ADULT ROMANCE
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One of the morals of this story is "Don't drink and blog—unless you want to turn your life around." First, Jo Waldman is fired—by her father. Then "dear old dad" takes away both her car and her downtown Manhattan apartment—until she can afford them with her own money. Last, but definitely not least, Jo's boyfriend dumps her. In a drunken rage, she posts on her old band's website, letting her hatred of all things related to "love" spill out all over the Internet; Facebook, Twitter, and Tumbler all get a piece of Jo's mind. Overnight, she becomes the antilove poster girl. The overwhelming response to her tirade breaks her old website, and she needs a geek to maximize her online presence and keep the words flowing to her lonely hearted fans. It seems everyone wants to share the "no love" message. The only problem is that the "love is bad" queen is discovering that love is actually good—with her web designer. Jo has to figure out what she wants more, to be head of the antilove movement or to stop being one of the lonely hearts.
VERDICT This sweet story from Janowitz (Scot on the Rocks; Jack with a Twist) is about growing up, letting go, and figuring out what your future should be. The series of hard knocks Jo suffers shake her out of her all-too-comfortable rut in a way that makes her a heroine worth following. Recommended for new adult romance fans.
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