Ava is an engineer for STÄDA (think IKEA if everything had English names). She's a hard-worker and a big fan of STÄDA products. After a tragic accident, she finds herself living a simple life with no friends while keeping a considerable distance from her coworkers until her new boss, Mat, walks into her life. Ava is totally focused on The Very Nice Box, her passion project and not even remotely interested in a relationship. However, vandals have been causing chaos in the wake of the construction of STÄDA's new building which has displaced a community garden. Ava is one of the vandals' most recent victims which leaves her without a car. Soon Ava is carpooling with Mat to work, and against Ava's better judgement, they fall in love. However, something isn't quite right with Mat.
I liked this book. Ava was a great character, and Mat was the epitome of a bro-man (yuck). The paranoid friend, Jaime, was also likable. My only complaint was that it was a slow burn, like a really slow burn. I kept waiting for something to happen, but nothing happened. Then, I waited some more for something to happen, but nothing did. The ending was good, but it just took forever to get there.
I liked this book. Ava was a great character, and Mat was the epitome of a bro-man (yuck). The paranoid friend, Jaime, was also likable. My only complaint was that it was a slow burn, like a really slow burn. I kept waiting for something to happen, but nothing happened. Then, I waited some more for something to happen, but nothing did. The ending was good, but it just took forever to get there.