This book was adorable! It was a story I simply couldn't put down. I love Shakespeare myself, so I loved that part of the story, but I also loved Kate and Gabe as characters. So cute!

Kate is a grad student at Columbia, working on her dissertation on Shakespeare. When she catches her boyfriend cheating on her she has to find another place to stay and she is fortunate to find a new apartment (and roommate) at the East Side of Manhattan. Low rent and she only has to cater to her new roommate by making breakfast en cleaning the apartment.

When the brother of her roommate calls one night she is immediately taken in by his voice. And when he asks her to help him prepare for an audition on her fave subject (Shakespeare) Kate is happy to oblige. She and Gabe have long telephone conversations and Kate develops a crush on someone she has never even met! Until the day they do meet...

This is my first book by this author and I was attracted by the cute cover and the blurb. Love me some smart heroines and Kate is also an introvert. I actually did not really deduct that from the story, she was more shy to me. However, she was very able to stand up for herself.

I read this in a couple of hours and even delayed going to bed as I wanted to read on. There is no drama-for-the-sake-of-drama in this book. It is mostly about Kate and the changes in her life after meeting new people. The relationship between Kate and Gabe was really sweet.

I give it 5 stars as it grabbed my attention and even spurred me on to read it in one sitting.