#Blocked: A Social Media Love Story

Blocked: A Social Media Love Story
A New Adult title that will appeal to fans of Gossip Girls…with steamy scenes. A very modern love story.
Blocked: A Social Media Love story opens with the female MC, Winter, a fashion & lifestyle blogger whose days are punctuated by the shots she takes and the work she puts into getting the perfect social media posts.
You won’t be surprised that this book does explore the realms of the self image and what we project to the world: what is real and what is imagined by others.
In terms of Bo, the male protagonist, we can see how people judge on appearance and heresay.
Winter seeks to protect herself from being hurt, reluctant to trust, hesitant to show her true self. We slowly learn how past experiences in life lead her to act they way she does.
The book does not go into too much detail about the issues from the past that lead both Winter and Bo to behave how they do (Bo having anger issues that are obvious from his opening sections). It is positive that the author goes some way to demonstrate both characters grappling with these issues. (Some people may be triggered by the descriptions of the MC anxiety).
Description is all around this novel: whether that be the characters, clothing, places. Good pacing retained my interest throughout.
A modern love story with a few steamy descriptions – the only disappointment being the abrupt ending, although to be fair it is obvious in its description that it is one of two books in a series.

Being well known for both Winter and Bo is helpful for their businesses but a challenge in their personal life. Misjudged for his past and broken by hers, these two spark but don't realize how much they need each other. No longer fighting their feelings, when suddenly there are two obstacles that are recklessly standing in their way.
Good solid characters with their group of trusted and questionable friends creates a background for the story to take them on this bumpy ride and ends with more to tell.
I received an advanced copy of this book from Netgalley for my honest review.

I think this was a pretty accurate depiction of how people fall in love in the age of social media. And how hard it is to trust someone else after having been through a previous traumatic relationship. The relationship shown in this book is not perfect(very few relationships really are). We are only seeing a very short window into this relationship- which is I think where other readers were having problems.

Overall, this book is really cute. I would love to see a followup story or novella about our main characters. This is an easy read, with likeable characters who are flawed and have to contend with their pasts. Although it is a light, quick read, it has depth.

I loved this story of two people that have been hurt before trying to forge a relationship despite the many obstacles thrown their way. and some self-imposed ones. Beautifully written!