All You Have to Do is Call by Kerri Maher – 416 pages ARC from Berkley and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: The best-known secret in the city, Jane is a women’s health organization composed entirely of women helping women, freeing them from the...
The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar – 304 pages ARC from Algonquin Publishing and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: When Remy Wadia left India for the United States, he carried his resentment of his cold and inscrutable mother with him and has kept his...
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donughue  – Audio  ARC from PRH Audio and Knopf for an honest review Book Blurb: Rachel is a student working at a bookstore when she meets James, and it’s love at first sight. Effervescent and insistently heterosexual, James soon...
The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel – 384 pages ARC from Gallery Books and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Paris, 1939: Young mothers Elise and Juliette become fast friends the day they meet in the beautiful Bois de Boulogne. Though there is a shadow of...
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano –400 pages ARC from Dial Press and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him. So it’s a relief when...
Daughters of Nantucket by Julie Gerstenblatt – 432 pages  ARC from Mira Books and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Nantucket in 1846 is an island set apart not just by its geography but by its unique circumstances. With their menfolk away at sea, often for...
Review:Drive Me Crazy by Carly Robyn blew me away with its humor, heart, and heat. I’m newer to rom-com (Romantic Comedy) and after reading quite a few of them, I totally think that this one shines above.Full disclosure, I know the author quite well. She’s my daughter; but it’s the honest truth when I say I loved the heck out of this book. I was literally laughing out loud at some points and fell hard in love with Blake, the broody Brit, and Ella, the relatable journalist who could be my BFF.The pacing of the story was spot on as I fell into the fast-paced life of an F1 driver, and the toll racing takes on both their minds and bodies. I appreciated the slow burn to the ultimately spicy and steamy romance. It made the wait and tension totally worth the wait! For me, smart conversation and good banter can make or break a book. This one had so much wit and humor that I’d be happy with that alone.The settings in this book take the reader all around Europe which makes for great escapes. Ella, who hails from Chicago before moving to New York, offers many local references which I loved.On top of the heart, humor and heat, there are also some serious issues woven through the book such a loss of a parent, mental illness, and sexual abuse. These issues are presented with sensitivity and care.Bottom line, if you’re looking for a book to make you laugh with a good dollop of spice, pick this one up. Readers are all saying they can’t wait for the second in the series.@carlyrobynauthor 📘Have you ever watched an Formula One race? OR Favorite trope in rom-coms? ... See MoreSee Less