I first read a Rainbow Rowell book in the spring of 2013, and here we are -- not even a year and a half later -- and I've read all four of her novels. What's more, she's now firmly ensconced on my auto-buy, must-read-everything-she-writes list. 
 All this to say, I loved Landline. 
 In this adult contemporary novel, the author mixes very funny writing with an honest, often unflinching look at a marriage on the edge of collapse... plus, a magic phone! Believe me, it works. There's plenty of humor, but also romance and sorrow as the main character faces her own role in letting her marriage fall by the wayside, and has to figure out if a last-minute grand gesture will be enough to save it. 
 The writing is terrific, the characters are engaging, and the plot is just off-beat enough to make Landline a real stand-out for 2014. 
 For more, see my review at Bookshelf Fantasies.