The Man Who Didn't Call: The OMG Love Story of the Year – with a Fantastic Twist

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Coulee: a term applied rather loosely to different landforms, all of which refer to a kind of valley. But the premise of the book that had a woman falling apart after a one week affair with a man who disappears from her life just didn’t work for me, mainly because there just wasn’t enough of their time together shown to reflect a realistic connection between them for me. Earlier today I was trapped in some pointless dark thought or other, my body clenched like a metal fist. Later on we do find out why the BOY ghosted the GIRL and we get a better idea of the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the situation. It was the promise of a love story and the loaded title, wrapped in a pretty package, that started the incessant pitter-patter in my chest—I was so sure, this would be one to remember.

I was literally on the edge of my seat as we headed into the final chapters of this captivating story of star-crossed lovers. In the version I read, I had to keep going back to see if I missed certain events (I did not) or if the author just skipped over some important events (it appears she did). Granted, being "ghosted" would hurt, but after seven days, by a man you barely know, to be this obsessed? The Hallmark channel won’t be producing this story as their next movie of the week, because not everything in Sarah’s journey is all a bed of roses.Sarah is devastated and begins to realize there is way more to this love story than she could have ever imagined. This was another extremely compulsive read for me as I was emotionally invested and gripped right from the beginning which followed through to that extremely touching and stunning conclusion. I wanted mystery and amateur detective work by Sarah and plot twists and yes, fine, I wanted ghosts! It’s not that I enjoy writing one star reviews or labeling something as “not for me”, but the reality is, there are books that walk into my life and don’t work for one reason or another. This is a book about Sarah and Eddie, two debilitatingly sad (classic) and lonely (of course) people who meet and fall in love immediately and spend a small number of Magical Days together and then when one of them leaves town to do something or other, Eddie never contacts Sarah again.

She’s kind of unraveling, and it’s kind of ridiculous, but I also kind of loved it because who hasn't been on the receiving end of being *ghosted* at least once in their lives, convinced that death-by-rejection might in fact be a thing? Failing to see, understand or feel the spark of the couple’s connection in my bones, I couldn’t view Sarah’s actions, after she’s "ghosted" by Eddie, as anything more than the insipid whining of a very desperate woman. As Sarah tries to move on with her life, she cannot shake Eddie’s silence and the real reason for his distance. All this has put her in good standing to release a new novel under her own name and it is a beauty at that. After spending a week together Eddie leaves on vacation with promises to come back so they can figure out what’s going on between the two of them.Although I did finish this book, and the ending had some touching moments, I do not feel comfortable assigning a rating. I’ve loved all of my book jackets so far but these upgrades are so beautiful I hardly dare believe they’re mine. The author set the stage and wrote the "script" but Katherine Press breathed life into these characters. Ghosted is the latest absorbing love story from Rosie Walsh, who has previously written under the name of Lucy Robinson.

This is Traveling Sisters GR Reading Group Review and it can be found posted on our themed book blog Two Sisters Lost In A Coulee Reading.I'm not surprised she is doing well: she turned this otherwise decent romance into something well above the ordinary.

This was my first read with Traveling Sisters and I enjoyed getting the perspectives of others who read this, even though we all didn’t agree. Walsh kept me guessing the entire time, and I thought the book was truly perfect from beginning to end. However, I have a read a few romances recently that kept me reading all night to see if the characters would get together (or back together) and sadly Ghosted just doesn't compare. Of late, I have struggled to connect to British chick lit, the genre this book seems to be compared against. Really all you need to know is Sarah and Eddie spend an incredible week together even though they have just met, make plans to see one another after Eddie comes back from vacation, and then Eddie ceases all communication with Sarah and she is left wondering what happened.My one small complaint is that the book cover is not great; it bears no relation to the story and is not very appealing. Bottom line is that I’m not the audience for this, but I wouldn’t be surprised if this does well with fans of romance. Then we learn of the real significance of the title of the story, Ghosted refers to someone who blocks contact with another, so all tempts by phone and social media are refused.