Firstly, this is the first book I've ever buddy read with someone and that was quite a novelty in itself, getting to bounce back and fourth in real time with someone else reading it for the first time was fun. Secondly, this is the first book I've ever read that was entirely mixed-media. I've read books that were spliced with media to varying degrees and really enjoy it as a storytelling device. Whilst I enjoyed the journey of reading this book, I feel the overall story was a little lackluster. One other small issue I have is we are meant to believe that friends, husbands & wives, parents & children and siblings in this community all converse with each other through email. I just found it so unbelievable and didn't see why the author couldn't have just had some of the correspondence be it by text messages, WhatsApp groups etc... Overall I thought this was an ambitious debut by Janice Hallett which I mainly enjoyed but found the resolution a little convoluted. That being said, I look forward to reading 'The Christmas Appeal' this holiday season.