Attachments: A Novel

Rainbow Rowell

Apr 2011 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

From the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wayward Son, Fangirl, Carry On, and Landline comes a hilarious and heartfelt novel about an office romance that blossoms one email at a time....

Beth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder know that somebody is monitoring their work e-mail. (Everybody in the newsroom knows. It's company policy.) But they can't quite bring themselves to take it seriously. They go on sending each other endless and endlessly hilarious e-mails, discussing every aspect of their personal lives.

Meanwhile, Lincoln O'Neill can't believe this is his job now—reading other people's e-mail. When he applied to be “internet security officer,” he pictured himself building firewalls and crushing hackers—not writing up a report every time a sports reporter forwards a dirty joke.

When Lincoln comes across Beth's and Jennifer's messages, he knows he should turn them in. He can't help being entertained, and captivated, by their stories. But by the time Lincoln realizes he's falling for Beth, it's way too late to introduce himself. What would he even say...?

Ratings and reviews

This is a 3.5 🌟 and it was just what I was looking for when I picked it up. Easy to read, does not pretend to be more profound than a rom-com, but it hints at the possibility of something deeper. I enjoyed the maturity of the characters, without them being middle aged, because 20 somethings can be mature, and I enjoyed even more the fact that they are not hormone driven teenagers. The "what if a really nice guy does a really creepy thing" premise is taken to a believable, if predictable conclusion.

I love the dynamic and friendship between Beth and Jen. I know that the way Lincoln fell in love might sound a little creepy, but I trusted that he is a good guy through and through. I loved this. I read this countless times. :)

I love this book. Really the development of Lincoln character, getting out of grieving lost betrayal relationship, and how the friendship of Jennifer and Beth was beautiful put together, the ending was perfect just perfect.

About the author

Rainbow Rowell is the award-winning and bestselling author of Eleanor & Park, Fangirl, Attachments, and Landline. She lives in Nebraska with her husband and two sons.