Emergency Contact

By: Mary H. K. Choi

Narrated by: Joy Osmanski, Jacques Roy

“Smart and funny, with characters so real and vulnerable, you want to send them care packages. I loved this book.” —Rainbow Rowell

From debut author Mary H.K. Choi comes a compulsively readable novel that shows young love in all its awkward glory—perfect for fans of Eleanor & Park and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.

For Penny Lee, high school was a total nonevent. Her friends were okay, her grades were fine, and while she’d somehow landed a boyfriend, they never managed to know much about each other. Now Penny is heading to college in Austin, Texas, to learn how to become a writer. It’s seventy-nine miles and a zillion light years away from everything she can’t wait to leave behind.

Sam’s stuck. Literally, figuratively, emotionally, financially. He works at a café and sleeps there too, on a mattress on the floor of an empty storage room upstairs. He knows that this is the god-awful chapter of his life that will serve as inspiration for when he’s a famous movie director but right this second the seventeen bucks in his checking account and his dying laptop are really testing him.

When Sam and Penny cross paths it’s less meet-cute and more a collision of unbearable awkwardness. Still, they swap numbers and stay in touch—via text—and soon become digitally inseparable, sharing their deepest anxieties and secret dreams without the humiliating weirdness of having to, you know, see each other.

It was okay

I really enjoyed the way the author wrote so many strong mediators about feelings that I really related to. The story was cute and light, not to heavy.
I liked it alot.


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The only thing was I didn’t enjoy how she treated her mother, I didn’t understand why she was so mad even at the end. Her mom seemed like a fun easy going person and I understand the main was a intense person so I guess that’s where it was a clash.

Funny, Cute, Smart

I enjoyed listening to it through car rides. Sam's narration was just a pain because of the very low tone and volume they set it to play. I always have to up the volume when it's Sam's turn. I hope that can be fixed for the next readers. Other than that, all was well.

Very good but made me anxious

This book was very very well written and new for me. The narrative is easy to follow after a minute and both of the narrators are really good. I like how they portrayed the characters and it made them feel more real. I have to say though, there were some moments that I needed a trigger warning. I don’t remember if any of the other reviews said anything about it so it’s partly on my part I admit. Just putting this out there for anyone else.

Ugh!! Missed a golden opportunity

The dialog was amazing !! The male narrator had the opportunity to really shine with what the author wrote. I liked the female narration, she did good with the dry humor and sarcasm. I still really enjoyed the story, can not wait to hear the next one.

Boring

I have DNFed this book at least 4 times. I just finished it finally and that’s all I wanted, to finish it. Not good. Not bad. Very average.