Superspeed, incredible strength, a foul mouth—these are thirty-one-year-old superhero Birdie Bowden’s powers. Although Birdie boasts a perfect save record as Chicago’s municipal super, her bad attitude and latest, now viral, run-in with a local menace lead the mayor to place her on suspension.

Forced into therapy in a small beachside suburb, the solitary Birdie meets eccentric, bubbly housekeeper Evie. Adrift without her job, Birdie leaves her superhero identity behind and accepts Evie’s invitation to stay with her for the summer cleaning beach cabins while working the therapy program as a means to get her job back. The only snag in her plan is Aiden, Evie’s ill-tempered, unfairly handsome brother and cabin owner. Focused on helping his sister wage her own battle of healing, Aiden finds Birdie to be an irksome, unwelcome influence and doesn’t hesitate to tell her so. But that’s fine with Birdie—her natural ability to constantly get a rise out of grumpy Aiden may be her greatest superpower yet.

As Birdie fumbles through her therapist’s ridiculous get-to-know-the-real-Birdie assignments, she feels a growing connection to her new life, including the increasingly alluring Aiden, and a yearning for more than being a super. But she can’t have both lives, and she’ll never reveal her true identity—because the only thing faster than her own speed is how quickly people, particularly men, leave when they realize Birdie is not your typical heroine.

Loved it. Will recommend to others.

I didn't know what to expect going into this story, but it was such a fun read! I loved Birdie and felt like she was relatable, even though she is superhero, women feel like we are trying to be superhero. We are always taking care of everyone else, but we forget who we are in the middle of all this. I felt I could relate to Birdie, saving everyone but herself. So, when she goes to a beach town for therapy, she leaves her superpowers behind and really focus on herself. What she finds is that she is just a person wanting to be seen for other than her superpowers, she wants real love and happiness. But can she live in a world where she can have both? Please read this book, it is for every woman her wants to escape her life just for a bit and be someone else.

Thank you to NetGalley and River Grove Books for copy of this story for my honest review.

Hilarious and sexy AF. I thought the premise of this book sounded entertaining and was honestly prepared for it to fall short, as so many quirky novels do. Not this one! Every character was written to near perfection and the story was unexpectedly touching, funny, and super spicy. Will definitely be one of my most memorable reads of the year. Way to debut!

Flipping the Birdie

Set in Lake Michigan and Chicago in the Summer Birdie, Aka the "Chicago Bird" is a city employed superhero in an alt-version of Chicago where super powers are a thing. Birdie experiences some negative publicity and is subject to the gossip mill regarding female superheros. Frustrated by a job she once adored and plagued by bad PR, Birdie is forced to go on a vacation by the Mayor to a sleepy boring town on Lake Michigan where she must endure work-mandated therapy to improve her attitude and hopefully save her job. This story was so fun, sexy and very unique! I think every woman could relate to Birdie in some sort of way. Especially anyone who struggles with feeling like they are different or just don't fit in and how that's okay because you can still find your people. People who will accept you for who you really are. I loved this story so much. I didn't want it to end. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did! Thank you Netgalley, S. L. Woeppel and River Grove for allowing me to read/review this ARC. All opinions are my own. Happy Reading!

3.5 stars rounded up. This was a cute, funny superhero story. I liked the characters and relationships, both romantic and not, in this one. It was definitely an amusing, quirky read.

I read an ARC of this book from NetGalley. All comments are my own.

Super cute and just the right amount of sexy! Loved the premise of the book and how the main character's struggle surfaced all the way through. The side characters were adorable and I really enjoyed their development throughout. Definitely recommend a read.

Love love LOVED this book. Using Birdie's superhero status to highlight the double standards policing women's behavior is pure genius. I identified so much with that aspect of the plot.

Also, Aiden is swoonworthy. Wow to him and their chemistry.

loved this romance with a super. reminded me of my super ex girlfriend. Loved that she found love and found friends. I liked that she figured out her life and relationships. I would have liked to have see more with mom. Overall great romance.

Flipping the Birdie stands out for its originality and headstrong female lead. I enjoyed how sassy and unpolitically correct Birdie is (without being overwhelming or too much). It's refreshing, and precisely what I was hoping to find in this endless sea of conventional female characters in fiction. Overall, I liked the writing style, easy to read and very visual like a movie. The only thing was that the action was not always paced evenly. There were several parts of the book where I felt it lacked momentum.
But overall, a fun surprise!!
Hoping to find more colourful characters like her in other books!

After being forced to take a vacation from superhero work, Birdie finds herself in a small beach community with a new friend, Evie, who has a grumpy yet hot brother, Aiden. After a complicated past with her family and an ex, Birdie doesn't usually let people in, but these siblings aren't taking no for an answer. She has always worried about being too much, too strong, but she gets a chance to be loved for who she is. So much humor, heart, and spice! We love a down bad mmc.

Thanks to River Grove Books and NetGalley for an eARC of this book for an honest review!

What a fun story! Birdie is a superhero who is misunderstood and honestly doesn’t even know her own strength. She is haunted by how her loved ones initially reacted to her powers and her jaded approach has landed her in an unplanned sabbatical from her job. When she meets Evie outside of her therapist’s office her whole life is changed. This story is a romance, but even more it examines true friendship and self acceptance. I absolutely adored the characters and the conclusion was perfect 🧡

This is not a book I’d normally pick up but I was surprised how easily I slipped into the story.

Birdie has super powers but she has irked many of her bosses, with unruly and uncontrolled rants. Now she is suspended from duty, asked to see a therapist and mend her ways.

A chance encounter sets her on a fresh path, trying to live a normal life, with work and developing friends which for Birdie has always been hard.
The story continues with Birdie trying to balance her strengths with her feminine side, give in to the increasing attraction she has for Aiden and be as normal as a super could.

Interesting take on alternative lifestyles.

Try as I might, I just could not get into this book. Birdie was a unique character but I found her unrelatable and just the slightest bit annoying. Although it may be a fun read, it just wasn’t the one for me. Thank you, though, NetGalley for the advanced copy.

This light romance takes a look at the negative side of being a superhero. The alliterative names are a cute nod at those stories. It follows Birdie, the Chicago Bird, after her suspension from her role as the city superhero. She meets Evie and her brother Aiden and we see how she finds herself without the role and its public perception influencing her. Aiden is grumpy and is avoiding his company as well. Evie is learning how to move on from a health condition.

This story has lots of witty dialogue, found family, and friendships. Overall, I enjoyed it.

I was given a copy by the publisher via NetGalley (thank you!) and all opinions are my own.

Birdie, aka the "Chicago Bird" is a city-employed superhero in an alt-version of Chicago where super powers are a thing. She experiences some negative publicity and is subject to the gossip mill regarding female superheroes. Frustrated by a job she once loved and plagued by bad PR, Birdie is sent on a forced vacation to a sleepy town on Lake Michigan by the mayor and must go to work-mandated therapy to improve her attitude and save her job. While there she undergoes life coaching in the suburbs to try to ease her workaholic tendencies which, admittedly, have been encouraged by the nature of her job. (She also struggles with opening up to others, especially after she gained her superpowers at age 18 years and was sent by her mother to a government facility to be studied and taught to use her powers. This resulted in an estranged relationship with her mother.) While on vacation she meets handsome Aiden, the brother of her new friend Evie and her temporary landlord. There's definitely a grumpy/grumpy trope going on here, which I always find entertaining. While this is an open-door romance, there is a pervasive commentary on gender equality with a nice thread of female empowerment, which I thoroughly enjoyed. This is also the kind of romance I enjoy, when it's about self-growth and acceptance as much as it is about the loving relationship. There's a strong message her of learning to be proud of who you are, and of surrounding yourself with the people who value you for you. This was a fun read with an interesting premise, I thought it was a nice change of pace from the usual but enough of the usual to keep things relatable. Superheroes, they're just like us! I gave it 4 stars but it's probably closer to 4.25 stars; I would have liked to learn more about how and why people are suddenly gaining super powers, but I get that this book was intended to focus more on Birdie's relationships and her struggle with her public identity. This is a new-to-me author but I really enjoyed this book and I look forward to reading more from them in the future! Thank you to NetGalley for providing an eARC of this story, this has been my objective review.

Enjoyed this except for the creepily uncomfortable spicy bits. The talk just didn’t work for me. Sometimes less said is more, especially from Aiden. But the rest was fun. Cute take on a superhero story. Loved the friendship between Evie and Birdie. Nice reading about therapy in a positive light.

I really enjoyed this book, it was such a cute story with great characters. The superhero aspect really added something unique to the story, especially with how it shapes who she is and how she views herself.

Calling all Emily Henry Fans!

Birdie Bowden is not your typical Chicagolander. She’s THE Chicago Bird, the foul mouthed, bitchy super who can supposedly crush a man’s penis with her vagina. At the start of Flipping the Birdie, we see Birdie suspended from her job after yet another foul mouthed, ill-tempered rescue goes awry because of a pig-headed jerk. She finds her way to a small town called Grove just outside of Chicago where she must participate in therapy before she can return to her job. Her time in Grove changes her life in so many ways, by the end she’s she doesn’t recognize the old Birdie.

I really enjoyed this book! The idea of bringing in super heroes to a romance was something I haven’t read before. I think the balance of powers to Birdie’s everyday life was well balanced, if anything I would have liked more super powers. Birdie spent more time lamenting over her powers and their consequences than using them in this book. It did get a little repetitive by the end of how no one would love her because of them but the power of friendship and therapy prevails!!

Reading this definitely felt similar to reading an Emily Henry book in the best of ways! I love that Evie, the new best friend, was just as big of a figurehead as Aiden, her brother and our love interest. We got to watch as Evie and Birdie grew together as the summer progressed. By the end, I was just as in love with Evie as I was Aiden.

Oh Aiden, Aiden, Aiden…. Aiden is Evie’s older brother and a pain in Birdie’s butt. He’s cranky, broody, self assured, and makes Birdie’s heart race. At the beginning of the book he doesn’t trust Birdie with his sister but slowly learns to trust her the more he sees that Birdie is just as smitten with Evie as Evie is with Birdie. Their romance grows fast and hard and you can’t help but be swept up in with it. There are a few spicy scenes but you can easily skip them.

In the end I loved the ending. It was sweet and romantic. Again I would definitely suggest this for those Emily Henry fans who like building friendships alongside their romance

Thank you to NetGalley for providing an early access for this review.

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What a refreshing story! This book was exactly what I was looking for: a cute romance with a good plot. Birdie is an interesting and lovable character with flaws and conflicts that keep you entertained from beginning to end. I think that the "super" addition is a creative way to represent the challenges women face in real life.
The writing is good, you navigate through the pages without even noticing, and it makes for a great read. Oh, I'm absolutely in love with Aiden!

The only thing I have to mention is that by the end, I found the FMC's insecurities a bit the repetitive, but it was ok and made sense.

An easily 4-4.5 stars! Can't wait to read more books from this author.

Thank you to NetGalley and River Grove Books for the ARC in exchange for my honest review. 😊

This was a very entertaining read. I didn’t know what to expect going in. Birdie had quite a few hang ups from her past and her present. She was treated badly for a gift she didn’t ask for or want. Being different from others made her leery of letting anyone in. Forced on sabbatical in a sleepy little beach town she found out what it was like to live a normal life. Finding acceptance from her new found friends she was able to soften her inner bada$$ self that had always put her in a bad light from the media. Love always wins in the end. Full of humor and some sexy times you will not regret reading this little gem on a lazy afternoon. Thank you to NetGalley and River Grove books for this free advanced copy. I am leaving this review voluntarily.