Mrs. Nash's Ashes was so heartwarming. This book definitely brings on all the feelings!

Millie and Hollis are the perfect sunshine and grump combo. I loved that Hollis dropped everything to help Millie on her quest to reunite Mrs. Nash with her lover.

I wish we got more of Mrs. Nash's past, although those scenes get a little tainted once you realize what they really are. I didn't love the third-act conflict or its (lack of) resolution!

While I loved the first three-quarters of this book, the ending fell a little bit flat. I didn't think the romance was quite believable after the enemies-to-insta-lust trajectory of their relationship. I mean, who falls in love in four days?

Regardless, I love a road trip romance, I love an intergenerational friendship, and I love an unexpected love story. Grief is obviously a theme throughout but it's well-handled. I'm definitely interested in reading more by this author!

Having heard about this book all summer, I was so excited to get my hands on a copy! Mrs. Nash and Elsie's love story was precious and so were the main characters. Overall, it was a perfect grumpy-sunshine romance that made me super happy!

The writing is "messy in a comfortable way." (Does that even make sense? I don't know...) I wasn't roped in after chapter 1 (first 7%), but some of my friends have really enjoyed it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for the ARC.

A absolutely beautiful story I fell completely in love with the characters.It was so emotional so moving I was sorry when it ended.Will be recommending.#netgalley #berkleybooks.

Mrs. Nash's Ashes is a romantic comedy road trip novel. A computer issue cancels Millie's flight to Miami where she planned to rent a car and drive to Key West to deliver Mrs. Nash's ashes to the love of her life: a 101 woman named Elsie who she fell in love with in the 1940s when they were both stations at a military base in the Keys. Millie, who was a child television star, manages to hitch a ride to the Keys with Hollis, who happens to know Millie's ex, Josh. So through car accidents and broccoli festivals, Hollis and Millie make it to the Keys. Overall, Mrs. Nash's Ashes is an escape read with an interesting historical plot about women who served in the military in the 1940s.

I had no idea what to expect when I started reading
MRS. DASH’S ASHES, but I loved it! It was such a fun adventure of a story, and so delightfully heartwarming.

🎧I paired the book with the audiobook copy and love to read this way when I can. Whether it’s to completely drown out my surroundings and immerse myself into the story, or just being able to read on the go, I love it so much. The narration was great!

WHAT YO EXPECT
-adventure and a road trip
-all the fun banter!
-grumpy x sunshine
-character growth

*many thanks to Berkley, PRH Audio and Netgalley for the gifted copy for review

Millie’s roommate Mrs. Mash passes and Millie is on a mission to reunite Mrs. Nash’s ashes with her former lover, but everything doesn’t go as planned.

When flights are grounded, Millie unexpectedly embarks on a road trip with her ex boyfriend’s frenemy, Hollis. Now these two are total opposite’s — Hollis is determined that he doesn’t like anyone but the way Millie makes him feel doesn’t make sense in a good way. As Millie narrates the Mrs. Nash’s love story, Hollis begins to see that maybe he likes someone after all.

Meanwhile, Millie is busy trying to ignore how she feels for Hollis and her growing attraction.

The story is filled with banter, witty characters, humor and emotions.

Thanks to Berkley for sending me a copy 🥰

A perfect book. Probably my favorite romance of the year, and one of my overall favorite books of the year!

So delightful and heartwarming and also bittersweet as well. Made me feel the full range of feelings. Definitely will be recommending.

I flew through this book — it was such a charming delight and not at all what I was expecting. As the title would suggest, there’s a strong grief theme (and a secondary romance of star crossed sapphic characters that’s bittersweet), but the writing, the characters, and the pitch perfect banter definitely push it more into romcom territory than most contemporary romances that are marketed with that label. Emily Henry fans will enjoy this one a lot, I think. I laughed aloud so many times, which isn’t an often occurrence for me when reading. The ending got a bit bumpy with a third act plot twist that I saw coming but was hoping would be a red herring, so that impacted my warm fuzzies at the end of the book a little, since the romance pacing was thrown off and I tend to find rushed endings to impact my overall feelings for a book a lot. Aside from that quibble, I adored this — it’s an astoundingly strong and vibrant debut. I’m eager to read what Sarah Adler writes next!

I couldn’t have loved this book more. It was perfection! I want something more from this author STAT.

I absolutely loved this book. It was a perfect book for summer, and I really enjoyed the road trip, and all the stops along the way. The banter was fantastic and the chemistry was excellent. I was so excited when the couple finally got together. I loved the bed-and-breakfast scenes as well. They were hilarious. I don’t love the cover though, and I think that might be what makes other romance relievers pass this one by. They shouldn’t though it’s fantastic and I can’t wait for another one from this author.

Millicent is shattered when all flight are cancelled leaving her no way to get to Key West. She has to find a way to get Mrs. Nash to Elsie before it’s too late. Well ok, Mrs. Nash’s ashes but still! When Hollis begrudgingly offers her a ride, she jumps at the chance. Naturally this road trip could not go smooth and the two end up taking a wild road trip down the coast, all while Millie tries to convince Hollis that true love does exist.

OMG this story was just so perfect. I originally put this one off for a bit and I am kicking myself for doing so. I loved Millicent so freaking much. She was just an absolute delight and quirky in the best ways. Of course that has to be paired with a curmudgeonly man that doesn’t believe in love! The story of Rose and Elsie though just added an extra dimension to this book that made it so much more impactful. This book was the heartfelt pick me up I needed this week!

My favorite fun read of the summer. I laughed and cried as this was such an interesting story with strong characters. The premise was great and the romance so believable along with the past and present storyline, I look forward to more from this author. This would make a great movie. 4.5 stars

In order to reunite her elderly best friend with her long lost love, Millie is taking three tablespoons of Mrs. Nashe’s ashes to Key West. When flights are grounded because of a computer glitch, Millie hitches a ride with Hollis.

This was just so cute. I loved the road trip aspect. I loved the sunshine-grump romance. I loved Millie’s child actress past. It was just so cute and quirky.

My oh my do I love this book with everything I got🥹 one of my favorites of the year for SURE. The writing in this book was top tier. It wasn’t cringey at all. It wasn’t full of fluff and I found myself wanting to read every word because I wanted as much of these characters as I could get. The characters were so perfect no words could do them justice. Our FMC Millie was so quirky but so confident in herself and the author didn’t use her quirkiness as an insecurity from which the conflict typically would stem from. And our MMC Hollis was stoic and grumpy but not in a typical caricature-type way but in a way that balanced Millie out so perfectly UGH I love them so much. The banter was top-tier and I was laughing out loud the entire book.

I think the thing that sets this book apart from other romances for me is the alternating timeline to an older love story (Mrs Nash) and how that ties into the current plot outside of the romance. The themes that ended up being covered in this book were perfect and I loved every aspect of it. DID I MENTION I LOVE THIS BOOK? Read it.

Millie, Hollis, and Mrs. Nash take a road trip like no other road trip. Millie is coming off a breakup and recently lost her best friend, the elderly Mrs. Nash. Millie had been living with Mrs. Nash after her breakup and they were close. Mrs. Nash told Millie about her great love story and how it tragically ended and Millie vowed to reunite them. This is why she's traveling to Florida with some of Mrs. Nash's ashes.

Hollis is trying to write a book and experiencing a block. He thinks a week in Florida will unblock him. A cancelled plane flight has Millie and Hollis road-tripping. Previous causal acquaintances (Hollis was in an MFA program with Millie's ex), they get to know each other quickly as their road trip is full of mishaps. Holiday is a cynic who has convinced himself life isn't real. Millie is looking for a reason to believe that love actually is real. Watching them get to know each other was fun. Watching their personal growth as they faced some of their own blocks was poignant and lovely.

Given the short timeline, it's a zero to sixty relationship, but the close quarters of road-trips can do that, plus, romance novel!

Mrs. Nash's love story is also told in alternating chapters- I liked having the two stories.

Thanks to the publisher for a gifted copy. All opinions are my own.

This was really fun and unexpected. I loved the way the storylines wove together between past and present, and thought the convention of a romance road trip novel with ashes in tow was surprising and delightful.

MRS. NASH’S ASHES caught my eye based on the premise first. As I got into the story I fell in love with the characters, the banter, and the journey of this one so much. I thought it was paced well with decent depth. There were plenty of lines that had me absolutely swooning in this one too.

A great romance and summer read!

This is a fun road trip romance but it’s not just a frivolous romance. Millicent promised her elderly best friend that she would reunite her with her love. The only catch is her best friend has passed and she is carrying her ashes in a backpack. This gave a bit of Evelyn Hugo vibes which is always a win for me. It’s interesting because this is a bit sad but it’s also fun and romantic. I love when genres bend.
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Huge thank you to @berkleypub @berittalksbooks @thephdivabooks @dg_reads and @netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.