Summer England’s videos found me via the uber-powerful TikTok algorithm. I didn’t find Summer England on the clock app, nor did I seek out this kind of serialized content. Instead, the popularity of something is the best measure of success. Packaged for Gen Z with short bursts of plot and character development, England’s form of storytelling-which is composed of tiny morsels of a bigger story told in two-to-three minute sections-increases suspense and buy-in in a world where there’s so much content, it’s hard to stand out. What seems like a simple storytelling experiment on TikTok, an app known for its honest confessionals, might signal a trend of how best to keep an audience engaged in romance. And recently, she started dating her neighbor and telling us all the deets, which has left thousands of viewers like me rapt, craving her parceled-out updates. A woman named Summer England, who has amassed more than 285,000 followers on TikTok, has the cottagecore aesthetic of a young librarian, the verbal acuity of a Gilmore Girl, and the wide-eyed, innocent face of a romantic comedy heroine. A fast-talking single mom has won me over again. or the end of their careers? _ An NPR’s Best Book of 2021 A Buzzfeed Best Romances of 2021 A Cosmopolitan Best Romance of 2021 A LibraryReads Pick! One of CNN and PopSugar’s Best Books of January ‘Buckle in for a hot ride. But when Shay and Dominic start to fall for each other, is this the start of something amazing. Their spiky dynamic is an instant hit, and soon ‘The Ex Talk’ is climbing the charts. Each armed with their own disastrous relationship stories, Shay and Dominic are the perfect co-hosts – even if it does come with a little tension. When the station needs a new concept, Shay proposes ‘The Ex Talk’, where two exes give relationship advice live on air. But lately she’s been clashing with her new colleague, Dominic Yun – who’s fresh off a journalism course and convinced he knows everything about radio. just such a fun romantic story of enemies to lovers’ 5* Reader Review ‘A very funny book’ New York Times Book Review ‘This was steamy! And funny and feminist’ 5* Reader Review _ Shay Goldstein has worked at her Seattle radio station for nearly a decade. The Ex Talk just crashed its way onto my forever-rec pile’ CHRISTINA LAUREN, author of The Unhoneymooners ‘I couldn’t put this down. a MUST READ for fans of The Hating Game’ 5* Reader Review ‘A touching, funny, sexy, entertaining read’ 5* Reader Reviewīook Summary ‘A glimmering, sharp, and delightfully feminist rom com. Book Summary ‘A glimmering, sharp, and delightfully feminist rom com.
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