The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz – 448 pages ARC from Celadon and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz follows the story of the wealthy, New York City-based Oppenheimer family, from the first meeting of parents Salo and...
The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis – 368 pages ARC from Dutton Publishing and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: The Magnolia Palace: Eight months since losing her mother in the Spanish flu outbreak of 1919, twenty-one-year-old Lillian Carter’s life has...
Count the Ways by Joyce Maynard – 464 pages Book Blurb: After falling in love in the last years of the 1970s, Eleanor and Cam follow their dream of raising three children on a New Hampshire farm. Theirs is a seemingly idyllic life of summer softball games and Labor...
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult – 336 pages ARC from Random House Publishing Group and Netgalley for an honest review. Book Blurb: Diana O’Toole is perfectly on track. She will be married by thirty, done having kids by thirty-five, and move out to the New...
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder ARC from Netgalley and Doubleday Book for an honest review Book Blurb: One day, the mother was a mother but then, one night, she was quite suddenly something else… At home full-time with her two-year-old son, an artist finds she is...
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray – 352 pages ARC from Berkley Publishing and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts,...
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