Review of 19 Days
Posted: 25 Feb 2024, 03:45
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "19 Days" by Anne M St Clair.]
Dating is tough in the world today. Gone are the days of old-school romance, and everyone just seems to have their own agendas and selfish needs when you enter the dating world! Well, not everyone, but surely a good majority of them. Add to it the concept of online dating, and the level of anticipation, fear, and danger just goes a notch higher. If you ask me, I am not much in favor of online dating, even though I am at a very ripe age to do just that. To me, it seems like a slippery path, and a constant fear always lurks behind my mind of whether the person is exactly as they appear to be or show themselves to be! Also, what if your potential date is a big-time lover but an even bigger scammer?
Well, I wouldn’t have asked these questions if I hadn’t read 19 Days by Anne M. St. Clair. In this book, the author shares her own online dating story, which was indeed alarming and a bit scary as well. It all began when Anne, who got divorced from her husband at roughly 50 years of age, felt a bit of a void and was looking for a potential partner. In such a scenario, she turned to online dating for the first time in her life, rather with hesitation. However, her hesitation was soon replaced by happiness when the very first connection she made on the dating app turned out to be the ultimate connection, and it almost felt like she hit the jackpot. Who was this man?
To begin with, his name was Tom Miller, a very generous-seeming man who had trust issues because he seemingly had his trust broken multiple times in the past. Anne came into his life and brought him the comfort he needed and was in search of for a long time, while Tom brought into Anne’s life the love and care she had been craving. Then began their chats and calls, and they fell in love in just 19 Days. However, during these chats and calls, there were multiple instances that raised concern in Anne’s mind. Did she actually fall for a man whom she hadn’t even met in person? Was her decision to trust this man a good idea? Especially after he kept asking her for financial favors? Was he who he really portrayed himself as? Were these all just silly concerns that troubled Anne and caused her difficulty in trusting this man at all, or were they concrete? Read 19 Days to find out!
Honestly, I was hooked on the story from start to finish. The book, in many places, reminded me of the ‘Netflix’ documentary ‘The Tinder Swindler.’ I actually connected with Anne and her thought process while she was chatting with Tom. I believe the emotion the book manages to capture is commendable, especially because the entire book is written in the format of text messages, emails, and phone call conversations. There’s no description, and rightly so, because that is the very purpose of the book. You read their text exchanges and find out what exactly is going on in their minds. I found this storytelling style unique and intriguing. I absolutely empathized with Anne, and I was always on the edge of my seat as to what would happen now! Thus, with nothing to dislike about the book, I wholeheartedly rate it 5 out of 5 stars. Moreover, the book is exceptionally edited, and I found no errors in it apart from the intentional grammar errors, the purpose of which was to make the conversations seem real and which the author has also mentioned at the very beginning of the book.
To me, this read was surely interesting, but it was also equally educational. I liked the strong and courageous spirit of Anne to be bold enough to share her story with the world so that other women do not make the same mistakes as she did. She has come all out and shared her entire journey just so we could be aware of the potential signs of danger and the potential threat that is inherent in the online dating world. This book is not meant to scare you; it is just meant to protect you from falling into an invisible trap. I recommend this book to everyone, especially women, who are into online dating or are thinking of exploring that land.
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19 Days
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Dating is tough in the world today. Gone are the days of old-school romance, and everyone just seems to have their own agendas and selfish needs when you enter the dating world! Well, not everyone, but surely a good majority of them. Add to it the concept of online dating, and the level of anticipation, fear, and danger just goes a notch higher. If you ask me, I am not much in favor of online dating, even though I am at a very ripe age to do just that. To me, it seems like a slippery path, and a constant fear always lurks behind my mind of whether the person is exactly as they appear to be or show themselves to be! Also, what if your potential date is a big-time lover but an even bigger scammer?
Well, I wouldn’t have asked these questions if I hadn’t read 19 Days by Anne M. St. Clair. In this book, the author shares her own online dating story, which was indeed alarming and a bit scary as well. It all began when Anne, who got divorced from her husband at roughly 50 years of age, felt a bit of a void and was looking for a potential partner. In such a scenario, she turned to online dating for the first time in her life, rather with hesitation. However, her hesitation was soon replaced by happiness when the very first connection she made on the dating app turned out to be the ultimate connection, and it almost felt like she hit the jackpot. Who was this man?
To begin with, his name was Tom Miller, a very generous-seeming man who had trust issues because he seemingly had his trust broken multiple times in the past. Anne came into his life and brought him the comfort he needed and was in search of for a long time, while Tom brought into Anne’s life the love and care she had been craving. Then began their chats and calls, and they fell in love in just 19 Days. However, during these chats and calls, there were multiple instances that raised concern in Anne’s mind. Did she actually fall for a man whom she hadn’t even met in person? Was her decision to trust this man a good idea? Especially after he kept asking her for financial favors? Was he who he really portrayed himself as? Were these all just silly concerns that troubled Anne and caused her difficulty in trusting this man at all, or were they concrete? Read 19 Days to find out!
Honestly, I was hooked on the story from start to finish. The book, in many places, reminded me of the ‘Netflix’ documentary ‘The Tinder Swindler.’ I actually connected with Anne and her thought process while she was chatting with Tom. I believe the emotion the book manages to capture is commendable, especially because the entire book is written in the format of text messages, emails, and phone call conversations. There’s no description, and rightly so, because that is the very purpose of the book. You read their text exchanges and find out what exactly is going on in their minds. I found this storytelling style unique and intriguing. I absolutely empathized with Anne, and I was always on the edge of my seat as to what would happen now! Thus, with nothing to dislike about the book, I wholeheartedly rate it 5 out of 5 stars. Moreover, the book is exceptionally edited, and I found no errors in it apart from the intentional grammar errors, the purpose of which was to make the conversations seem real and which the author has also mentioned at the very beginning of the book.
To me, this read was surely interesting, but it was also equally educational. I liked the strong and courageous spirit of Anne to be bold enough to share her story with the world so that other women do not make the same mistakes as she did. She has come all out and shared her entire journey just so we could be aware of the potential signs of danger and the potential threat that is inherent in the online dating world. This book is not meant to scare you; it is just meant to protect you from falling into an invisible trap. I recommend this book to everyone, especially women, who are into online dating or are thinking of exploring that land.
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19 Days
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
