La sinopsis dice que esto es un romance, pues no lo hay, es más no tengo la menor idea de cual fue el objetivo de la historia. Fue una perdida de mi tiempo.


Tw: Trastornos alimenticios, racismo y xenofobia.


Sinopsis:
Aria Ramdeen is learning to love herself—and her favourite foods—again. No guilt, no toxic boyfriend. Full of newfound confidence, she subscribes to LoveInTO, a Toronto-based dating website, where she’s matched with a crush she’s had for years: the attractive light-haired man who lives in her building. Aria messages him on the app, but there’s no response, leaving her crushed and embarrassed.

Rob Anderson, who's recently divorced, secretly admires Aria. He just lacks the confidence to approach her. And since he’s let his LoveInTO subscription lapse, he doesn’t see Aria’s message. Suddenly, Aria seems guarded when they run into one another, and the pair endure months of long, awkward silence together in the elevator. Until one day, Rob decides to give the dating app another chance and subscribes again.

A fresh and entertaining modern romance seen through the eyes of two people who still believe in happily ever after, despite the pitfalls of modern dating technology, well-meaning advice from friends and family, and eating disorders. The Elevator will leave readers feeling hopeful and wanting to fall in love again.




Es desde el punto de vista de Aria, Rob y Mila, se supone que los dos primeros son los protagonistas y no tiene sentido que Mila tenga povs que no tienen que ver con lo que pasa entre Aria y Rob




Aria tiene trastornos alimenticios desde joven, pero se agravaron por culpa de su ex que se la pasaba contándole las calorías, la obligaba a realizar ejercicios y le pellizcaba el estómago para ver que tan gorda estaba.
Pasa un año soltera y decide que es tiempo para regresar a las citas, se inscribe a una aplicación, ve que el vecino que le gusta esta en ella y decide mandarle mensaje, pero él no le contesta. Días despues se lo encuentra en el elevador y se está besando y manoseado a una mujer por lo que se da cuenta que no está disponible, entonces decide salir con otros. Tiene 3 citas con diferentes tipos que resultan ser unos idiotas y que son iguales a su ex ya que hacen comentarios sobre la cantidad de comida, calorías, el peso, etc.
Eso es todo lo que pasa en sus povs.


Rob trabaja en un banco en la parte digital, está divorciado y al principio parece que es timido porque le gusta Aria, pero le da pena hablarle y al final resulta que es más fácil que la tabla del 1. Todo el libro está en diferentes relaciones, bueno 2 y no al mismo tiempo y al final no se sabe si terminó con Miranda o sigue con ella mientras invita a comer a Aria.
Se la pasa quejándose de sus novias porque son de cierta manera, pero él es quien busca mujeres con carácter fuerte y con trabajos importantes y al final resulta que son demasiado para él.
Él y Aria tienen como 4 interacciones, en la primera únicamente se saludan, en la segunda se presentan, en la siguiente se saludan y en la última él la invita a comer. Esa es toda su historia, el final es abierto.


Mila es una mujer trans, tiene pocos povs y narran como fue su infancia, en que momento se dio cuenta que le gustaban los hombres y como fue su proceso de volverse mujer.


Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a short book which dealt with a lot of aspects therefore making it too heavy for a book which is well-within only 200 pages. I liked how various topics were shown but I just felt it overpowering at certain points.

2.5/5

This book was not what I was expecting. From the synopsis I thought it was going to be a cute rom com however this book discussed racism, eating disorders, the FMC’s best friend’s experience with being trans, and mentioned multiple different cultures within the first few chapters sometimes with a little history/geography lesson. There was basically no romance between the two main characters and unfortunately I was expecting a romance book. However, I really liked the mentions of Ontario that were sprinkled in the book as someone who's lived here my whole life. Most books I read are set in the US or Europe so I love books with Canadian representation. If you like books that discuss important topics and want to dive into a story about two people looking for love in the wrong places than I would give this book a try but if you're looking for a cute romance with a happily ever after I would say this isn't that kind of story.

TW: Also if you're sensitive about eating disorders or toxic relationships with food I wouldn't recommend this book just because this topic is brought up a lot

Cute and warm tale of two shy ones, different cultures, different baggage, who just keep playing message tag and filling in the blanks with shy insecurities. Everyone will find something to relate to and the author includes really well done experiences of body image, eating disorders and how insidious they can be as well as hard to escape, bullying, racism, and gender identity. All blended in a warm and tasteful way. Fast and delightful read.