Love and Other Puzzles is fun, funny, contemporary Sydney-set novel with a fabulous premise: newspaper crossword puzzles dictate heroine Rory's life for a week to unstick her from the rut in which she finds herself. Unfortunately, I wasn't quite the reader for this - but readers looking for contemporary women's fiction should find something to love. While there were some delightful moments of romantic cuteness, I was expecting a more generic romance novel as reading material for a summer roadtrip (as in the romance genre... not an uninteresting romance!) However, this was a me-problem, not a book problem! 

Easy to read and super fun, Love and Other Puzzles was a diverting beach read by a debut novelist who clearly adores romcoms.  Rory's monotonous routine was super related, and I always love a book with a distinctive Australian voice. Congratulations to Kimberley Allsopp!