The Plus One by Sophia Money-CouttsMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
"The Plus One" was a cute but kind of predictable read. There were a lot of "Britishisms" in the text, which is to be expected given that the author is British, but it was mildly frustrating to me to have to stop reading and Google various words/phrases to understand the references. One example is that the author kept referring to "Ocado," which is apparently an online grocery store in England. This really isn't the author's fault, but it may have been a good idea for the publisher to consider changing the reference to a store more familiar to American readers, or even just the generic "online grocery store," prior to releasing the book in the U.S. ("Ocado" was not the only example, but it is the one I noticed most often, and probably the easiest reference to fix.)
I also thought that the book's ending was kind of abrupt. I would have liked to see more of Polly's relationship with her ultimate "plus one" develop. I predicted that Polly would end up with this person from fairly early on in the story, and I was really looking forward to seeing them as a couple. Unfortunately, by the time they actually got together, the book was basically over.
Overall, this book was enjoyably fluffy but not a keeper for me.
*ARC provided by the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
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