My biggest issue with Virtually Yours is that I found the HEAVR match results to be unrealistic.

For that reason, I’d consider Virtually Yours equal parts rom-com, coming of age story. It was fun to watch her “wake up” so to speak. I especially loved her journey because at the beginning of the story, she’s clinging to her past so tightly that she can’t even see what’s right in front of her face. Haven’t we all made bad decisions at times even when our hearts are in the right place? Anyway, I just loved Mariam, flaws and all. She’s a sweet girl, one I could easily see myself making friends with if I was at NYU, She’s also that friend that you love so much, but at the same time, find yourself wanting to scream at because she doesn’t think and ends up doing cringy things. She’s incredibly relatable because she’s so perfectly imperfect. Mariam was my absolute favorite part of Virtually Yours. Mariam is torn because as much as she knows she should move on, surely this must be a sign that she and Caleb were meant to be together, right? HEAVR throws a monkey wrench into Mariam’s plan, however, when one of her top three matches ends up being Caleb of all people. Maybe it will give her the kickstart she needs to get over Caleb. When she receives a coupon from a new virtual reality dating service called HEAVR, she decides to give it a go. Right before leaving for college, Mariam and her long-time boyfriend Caleb broke up and now Mariam finds herself struggling to move on and date new people. It follows Mariam Vakilian, who is a freshman at NYU. Sarvenaz Tash’s Virtually Yours is a delightful and lighthearted read that is sure to please romance fans. So, which should she trust? Is all fair in modern love? Mariam’s heart is telling her one thing, but the app is telling her another. That has to be a sign, right?Įxcept that her other match, Jeremy, just happens to be her new best friend IRL. It’s an even bigger deal when it chooses as one of her three matches none other than Caleb himself.

So, when she decides to take advantage of an expiring coupon and try out a new virtual reality dating service, it’s sort of a big deal. NYU freshman Mariam Vakilian hasn’t dated anyone in five months, not since her high school sweetheart Caleb broke up with her. Modern love plus online anonymity is a recipe for romantic disaster in this lighthearted new romance from the author of The Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, RomanceįTC Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley.

Wild and crooked by leah thomas