Really interesting format: thirty some pages about theories about how spaces affect how we act, followed by nine stories (each of which is preceded by a one page introduction to the space they met in), and then at the end, some conclusion and where they are now.Some of the stories I thought were really good and others were sappy. I read the introduction AFTER the stories, at which point the theory was more interesting. Nine stories about real couples who met and fell in love in NYC. There were some older stories and contemporary ones and at the end is an epilogue. The first story was the most interesting and the others never really captured the magic of that one. Some of the stories seemed less interesting than what I would overhear in a restaurant about how two people met, but the backdrop was nice and it was well written so I did finish it.
Touching, but starts to feel like Austen--too many of the stories end with a wedding.
—Lucci
Beautifully told love stories, plus insight into the psychology of public space.
—ddd
Sooo cute, heart warming and inspirational!!
—Jayati
8/10, Oh, Serendipity! Charming little read.
—yhammers
