ARC Review: Ride With Me by Lucy Keating
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Author: Lucy Keating
Published June 28th 2022 by Clarion Books
Goodreads Synopsis
In this charming, contemporary YA novel, neighborhood rideshare driver Charlie Owens embarks on a collision course with love when she crashes into the school’s cute but annoying party boy and wrecks his car and her no-strings-attached attitude toward life.
As a driver for her local ride share app, Charlie Owens loves what the open road gives her: freedom, extra cash for an epic road trip, and a path to getting out of her sleepy town of Chester Falls, Massachusetts. She’s seen her fair share of mysterious passengers and explosive break-ups in the backseat of her car, but Charlie lives a no-strings-attached lifestyle and never gets involved.
But when a routine post-party pick-up ends with Charlie crashing into Andre, her school’s notorious party boy, she’s forced to make a deal to drive him anywhere he needs to go, anytime, until his car can be repaired. Suddenly Charlie and Andre are stuck together, and they couldn’t be more different. But Andre’s charm wins over Charlie’s passengers, and she soon finds herself at risk of breaking her most sacred rule: don’t fall in love.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via Edelweiss. This in no way impacted on my view.
Charlie Owens has found the perfect job as a driver for her school's ride share app. She loves driving the quiet streets, and the extra money is perfect to help her save for college. When she crashes into Andre car, and realises she won't be able to pay for the damages, she agrees to drive him around, free of charge, as long as he doesn't report her to the app. As she spends more time with Andre, and realises he isn't just the party boy that everyone thought he was, Charlie soon realises that these are the favourite moments of her day, and when a misunderstanding leads to them not spending time together, she misses him more than she ever expected she would.
I was really looking forward to this book, and was overjoyed to be approved for the eARC. I liked the premise of the story, and the idea of a school having a ride sharing app was a novelty to me, especially considering I'm English, and this would never happen here. I liked Charlie, but she sometimes got on my nerves a little, and was too stubborn in her ways. She obsessed too much on money, and her want to get out of town, that she neglected her friends, and she acted her parents were the worst for staying in the town, and not exploring more. Andre was definitely a better character, and he was approachable and able to talk to anyone and everyone. I felt that while they were an okay couple, I didn't get any major chemistry between them, and felt like, honestly, Andre was too good for Charlie. The whole interlude with her art work was okay, but went on a little too much, and took away from the enjoyment of the book as a whole.
Dates Read:
July 26-27, 2022
Rating
3 Stars
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