Lady Tanโs Circle of Women by Lisa See โ 368 pages ARC from Scribner for an honest review Book Blurb: According to Confucius, “an educated woman is a worthless woman,” but Tan Yunxianโborn into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and...
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson โ Audio ARC from PRH Audio for an honest review Book Blurb: Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson: Darley, the eldest daughter in the well-connected, carefully guarded, old-money Stockton family, followed her heart, trading her job and...
Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne โ Audio ย ARC from PRH audio and Berkley for an honest review Book Blurb: Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne: Liza B.–the only DJ who gives a jam–wants to take her neighborhood back from the soulless property developer...
When We Had Wings by Susan Meissner, Kristina McMorris, Ariel Lawhon โ 432 pages ARC from Harper Muse and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: When We Had Wings: The Philippines, 1941. When U.S. Navy nurse Eleanor Lindstrom, U.S. Army nurse Penny Franklin, and...
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng โ 400 pagesย ARC from PRH audio for an honest review Book Blurb: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng: Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a...
The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang โ 352 pages ARC from Berkley and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: When violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she finds herself incapacitated and burned out from her attempts to...
Review:Drive Me Crazy by Carly Robyn blew me away with its humor, heart, and heat. Iโm 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. Sheโs my daughter; but itโs 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 Iโd 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 youโre looking for a book to make you laugh with a good dollop of spice, pick this one up. Readers are all saying they canโt wait for the second in the series.@carlyrobynauthor ๐Have you ever watched an Formula One race? OR Favorite trope in rom-coms? ... See MoreSee Less