3.5 Stars

Clementine is awkward and stuck living under her grandparent's watchful eyes, but that doesn't mean she doesn't act like every other twenty-something when she falls into the lap of a hot guy and finds herself stuck with his phone for a week. What starts as passing along messages to one another soon turns into more when Clementine and Justin start pushing the lines of just sharing messages by sharing a bit about themselves and some photos. Music and pictures soon become more and when they finally meet in person for the big phone exchange, their chemistry over the phone is still there when in person. Clementines keeping a secret though, her family money and past makes it convenient to lie, but when real feelings grow she has to face Justin with the truth.

While a bit unbelievable, Call Me, Maybe, is a fast-paced, cute story filled with fun characters. Clementine, what a name, is the kind of character that you will like or hate. She's a bit immature, obsessed with books (we all can relate to that), and has an overbearing family. She dealt with life's pressures in such a way that I wanted to shake some sense in her, but she also landed herself in the cutest flirtashionship. I really enjoyed the phone aspect of Clementine and Justin, especially in this day and age where people really do fall in love through just Facebook, texts, and skype calls. That said, for someone who is so wary of social media, she sure jumps into it with Justin. Clementine is easy to sympathize with and, minus the odd way it happened, her relationship with Justin is one I rooted for. I could understand her hiding parts of herself, yet trying to learn more about Justin as a way to justify her emotions towards him. The drama that unfolds is predictable, but is well written and works out just how you want it too. I enjoyed the personal growth, from both characters, and the lesson that is weaved into the story.

Let's be honest though, anyone who loses their phone now days has everything backed up And can get a replacement one. They certainly wouldn't let someone use their phone for a whole week, especially if they're a wealthy well-known figure in the community, but hey this is fiction. That said, I look up people when I meet them and since Clementine is a really unusual name, and Justin is a journalist, don't we think that Clementine Chicago typed into Google would turn up some results? Just maybe.

While the general story is unbelievable, it's still a cute, flirty read. I liked the general relationship, the phone conversations prior to their meeting are certainly entertaining, and while it's fairly clean, the sex scenes definitely make up a lot of their relationship. I can always use more chemistry and drama in a book, but this quick read made me smile and relax for a little while. ( )

Call Me, Maybe is not a cookie cutter romance. Ellie Cahill brings a story with a You've Got Mail, Love Affair vibe going on. She took a scenario that could have come across silly and is unbelievable but still created a romance that had a quirkiness and innocence to it. Clementine is all over the place. She knows she does not fit in her upper crust family but wants respect, love and acceptance anyway. Justin is her match. He just might be her home. The problem? Clementine has not been completely forthcoming with info about herself. I received an ARC of Call Me, Maybe in exchange for an honest review. This story was really good. The dialogue funny, the characters entertaining and the story cute. Despite a slow start Ms. Cahill delivered an original story that is a winner. ( )

I was given an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Call me, Maybe is about two strangers who meet at an airport for a few minutes & then rush on with their lives without exchanging names. Clementine is an heiress traveling with her brother when she trips over an attractive stranger. They exchange a few sentences and glances and then hurry on their way. Unbeknown to Clementine, when her brother grabbed her cell phone from where it was charging, he'd grabbed the strangers' phone in error. When the error was discovered, Clementine & Justin, the stranger, discovered they were both from Chicago but were presently on opposite sides of the US. They arrange to contact each other when they are back in Chicago & over the course of the week begin to exchange texts & calls.

I enjoyed the writing style of this book. The characters were well developed & you were given enough background to develop an understanding of them. This was the first book I have read of this author's & the only disappointment I had was in the abrupt ending. I don't know if this is due to the length or if this is normal for this author. It was not enough to keep me from reading other books of hers. Would recommend to others. ( )

Loved this story, refreshing and sweet
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