The most perfect summertime read! What’s a more quintessential summer time activity than exploring LA, lounging poolside, hiking, picnicking in a cemetery, birdwatching with the hunky next door neighbor, befriending a former Hollywood starlet, or dressing up as a mermaid for a kid’s birthday party?? Love Me Do was such a witty, sharply written story about unlikely friendships, adventure, sisters, and betting on yourself with a side of birdwatching and romance. The entire cast radiated charm, adding immense warmth and joy of the story.

This elder millennial was in heaven with all the pop culture references from Friends to Britney to beanie babies to She’s All That (one of the greatest films in cinematic history), but when you can seamlessly work in The Land Before Time and our collective love for Littlefoot, that’s a true literary feat. There’s even some millennial pink on the insanely gorgeous cover!

Going in, I knew this was a vacation style romance (the FMC is in LA for two weeks) so I was prepared for insta love, which is typically a trope I don’t enjoy, HOWEVER, much like stories with similar setups (The Holiday), I really enjoyed it for the fun, breezy, charming read that it was. I DO wish there had been an epilogue, but I liked how the ending was resolved.

I haven’t had this much fun - I laughed out loud more times than I can count - reading a book in a while and I fell in love with Phoebe, Suzanne, Bel, Ren and especially Myrna. Truly, I want to be besties with Myrna. This was the first I’ve read from Lindsey Kelk and I can’t wait to dive into her backlist titles!

This is a book of firsts for me…
First time reader of a Lindsey Kelk book.
First time receiver of an ARC. Thank you, NetGalley & Harper Collins!

Lindsey Kelk has been a sleeper author for me. How? How have I never heard of her!
A slow burn romance but the many laugh out loud (Cheez-it’s or OJ, anyone) moments made up for the mild spice. Phoebes was entirely relatable. Well done!

Oh this book was really delightful. I loved that it wasn’t mainly a romance. Phoebe got to have good realizations about herself and gained two friends of different generations. I so want to be Myrna Moore when I grow up (I say as a 33 year old, haha.) Falling in love with a cute guy was a bonus. It truly was great to read.

Thanks as usual to NetGalley for the ARC.

This was an adorable story! I loved all of the characters but Myrna was my absolute favorite. Everyone needs an older friend like her! Ren and Pheobes story was great to watch unfold!