11/10/2023 0 Comments Virtually![]() Some other refreshing topics she deals with are the harsh reality of going to university and the usual feeling of uncertainty many young people have during their freshman year. For one, she pays special attention to the risks of the Internet and virtual dating, such as catfishing, identity theft, and the abuse many companies make of personal data. Furthermore, while thinking back about Caleb and Mariam’s relationship, the author also explores the tendency of becoming isolated from friends while being in a romantic relationship and the toll it eventually has on a person once they go back to being single.Īlthough that is the essence of the novel, Sarvenaz Tash also addresses an elating array of exquisitely relevant topics. Dependency and unyielding emotional attachment are what drive her into attempting to become an item again. She finds herself unable to move on, because she put so much of herself into her relationship with Caleb that she doesn’t know how to continue on her own. ![]() In the case of Miriam, we get a glimpse of the wreckage caused by the break-up after a long-lasting relationship. More authors should dare to offer a more realistic representation of relationships, which usually are as complex as humanity itself. Unafraid to open up about the messiest side of love, with Miriam and Caleb’s second chance, Tash explores the ugly side of romance and rightfully so. Winner of the Amazon Best Book of the Year and YALSA Top Ten Quick Pick for the Reluctant YA Readers with her sophomore novel The Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love (2016), Sarvenaz Tash offers a down-to-Earth and straightforward representation of romantic relationships. Virtually Yours is the third YA novel written by the Iranian-American author, Sarvenaz Tash. In addition, she also becomes friends with Jeremy, who is, coincidentally, one of her other two matches…What could go wrong? That’s what she chooses to believe when she decides to give her relationship with Caleb a second chance…presenting herself as a different person, so that he doesn’t shut her out at first glance. If the stars aligned to reunite them, they must be destined to be together. Seems like an easy task, right? Well, think again, because Caleb is her second-to-most compatible match, and Mariam is completely sure that it cannot be a coincidence. A rather odd, random personality test later, Mariam is faced with a decision: she has to pick her date from a careful selection of three matches. ![]() In a futile attempt to forget him and move on with her life, she signs up for the virtual reality dating site, HEAVR, where you can make the most of the magic of the Internet and date through avatars on virtually constructed locations. Mariam is single and ready to mingle…or so she thinks, because she is still very much in love with her ex, Caleb. Originally published on The Nerd Daily | Review by Ankara C ![]()
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