JOY RIDE by Ellen Meister

I have a friend who drives for Uber, and he does have stories. (I’ve not been tempted, as I have an absolute gift for getting lost). Joybird adds life coaching to the work of driving. I can’t even imagine attempting that level of multitasking, but she does so with all the optimism her name implies, and I love her for it!
Life throws curves that test even her strong resolve to find the good. Her out-of-work depressed father, staying with her “temporarily,” is draining her financial and emotional reserves. Some people take advantage of her sunny nature, underestimate her intelligence, and blame her for their failings, but she centers herself with deep breaths and regroups. I can’t tell much more without spoilers, but I will say I found her a lovely role model for persisting and never, ever giving up.
Descriptions are vivid and sharp, writing is witty, and the book was a pleasure to read, and nearly impossible to put down. Who needs sleep anyway?

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this book!

What a great book! This was a first for me by this author and I really enjoyed her writing style! I will definitely be reading more books by her. I enjoyed the plot and the characters in this book. They worked so well together! I had a hard time putting this book down.

This is a book about a grown woman living in New York City, who has had a very trauma filled life, she acts like she’s 18, is utterly naïve and delusional. So of course, she decides to be a life coach mobile and from her car. Because who gives the best advice? Somebody whose life is in shambles!

She lives with her father, the other point of view in this book, who is a serial borderline sexual assaulter who used to work in Hollywood and likes to make jokes about Harvey Weinstein.

Honestly, these characters are both pretty awful. The book is well written. But I have no idea why somebody would write a book about to completely horrible people..
Joy bird doesn’t even realize how much she messes up peoples lives all in the delusion of helping them and fulfilling her want to be a life coach. The only real and good things she did was stable woman from being catfish. The rest is a mess.
She grew up in New York, is a big liberal (at odds with her dad and trying to make him more woke) and hangs out with all the artsy folk. Yet somehow gets scammed into having sex with a guy who very clearly cares nothing for her at all, and yet again deludes herself that they’re in a relationship. While cheating on the guy that she’s actually in a relationship with??? Definitely the person you want giving you life advice.

Great book. Relatable characters and plot. The book was the correct lengthy to adequately tell the story

A funny, cheerful and an easy read. A unique storyline with Joybird being an Uber driver, I did find her name a bit strange! Very plain and simple writing with lots of dialogue.

Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy, all opinions expressed are my own.