Antonia Bernardin

The 36th book I read this year was The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Soloman.

A summary attempt

Shay’s dream has always been to work in radio, she’s the youngest senior producer at her radio station but she’s always harboured the dream of hosting her own show. When there are going to be lay-offs and some schedule changes, she takes the swing and pitches a show where two exes talk about where they went wrong and offer relationship advice. Shay’s convinced her pitch was her downfall when she’s called to her bosses office alongside her nemesis Dominic. He has decided their famous rivalry will make for an excellent show where they pretend to be exes… oh and if they don’t do it, they’ll also lose their jobs in the lay-offs. Shay convinces Dominic to do the show, despite the fact he prefers research journalism and they don’t really like each other. The show is immediately a massive hit and Shay is finally living her dream… except it’s based on a lie and she’s developing feelings for her supposed ex.

What did I think?

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book, it was so funny, the main characters personality was really enjoyable, the way their relationship changes feels really natural and it was just a fun story. There’s no pointless miscommunication, when they start to feel things for each other they admit it and then start to figure out how they can make it work on the show. The under current of Shay’s grief for her dad, whose the reason she wanted to work in radio, added a real depth to the story and it was just all round a good story.