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A review by maralyons
Search History by Amy Taylor
3.0
Search History is about a 30 year old woman who is trying to find herself in romantic relationships. She has just ended a long-term relationship with a boyfriend who is failing to launch and makes a dramatic move from Perth to Melbourne, Australia. Early on, she meets Evan, a promising love interest with a mysterious past. We learn that Evan has an ex-girlfriend who passed away a year before. Ana goes down the rabbit hole to discover who his ex was and why they broke up since she receives radio silence about it from Evan.
Throughout the novel, we are mired in Ana's perspective and obsession with Evan's ex and Evan. Search History reminded me of Sally Rooney's writing, but wasn't as literary. Ana and Evan were frustrating characters with a complete inability to be honest and thoughtfully engage with each other. It's very Millennial. I found it fascinating to consider how dating has changed with so much personal information being easily available to us on the internet. Despite having access to more information, we can be more distant than ever, unwilling to truly connect and engage with others.
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC. All thoughts are my own.
Throughout the novel, we are mired in Ana's perspective and obsession with Evan's ex and Evan. Search History reminded me of Sally Rooney's writing, but wasn't as literary. Ana and Evan were frustrating characters with a complete inability to be honest and thoughtfully engage with each other. It's very Millennial. I found it fascinating to consider how dating has changed with so much personal information being easily available to us on the internet. Despite having access to more information, we can be more distant than ever, unwilling to truly connect and engage with others.
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC. All thoughts are my own.