Do you believe in first loves reuniting after 1,000 years and then making it forever? Well apparently author Freya North does. In her book “Pillow Talk,” Petra and Arlo are reunited after 17 years from never thinking of one another to a full on love affair, complete with the appropriate drama. Both have issues when it comes to sleeping, and as the book progresses the reader finds out exactly why. These reasons are super hardcore and I’m sad to say aren’t very far-fetched. While I was reading this book, I couldn’t put it down, but as soon as I was done, I thought to myself “What the hell did I just finish reading?”
The leading lady, Petra Flint, is pretty vapid. She begins the story in a relationship, one in which all signs say that obviously this guy sucks and she shouldn’t be with him. When she finds this out, its already 200 pages in. Completely unnecessary. Then she finally reunites with her first love, Arlo, and she keeps running between London and the English countryside because of her feelings. First of all, that is a waste of money, and in reality she would probably have landed herself in the hospital with an anxiety attack from so many emotions she goes through. Arlo is adorable and broody at the same time. He’s perfect because he’s into music, he’s kind, considerate and sweet, but holds onto his past like nobody’s business. Let it go dude. The struggle both of them go through with their past issues irritates me because they let it dominate their lives and they should have gotten help a lot sooner.
The plot was good and cute once the characters finally re-met. I felt cheated that I had to read 200 pages of “woe is me” before I got to the good stuff. The pace was well set after the reunion as well. The plot twists were realistic, which I like, compared to other books that just fling out scenarios that probably would never happen. The romance in the book was adorable because the author made sure they were perfect for each other, which in turn made me want to throw up because when does this ever happen? Well I guess it does happen, just not to me.
All in all, it was an okay book to read if you have nothing better to do with your time or you happen to be on vacation. I give it a three out of five.
