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A review by katemc7
Drive Me Wild by Carly Robyn
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was a fun read and my first by this author! It might be that I read Collided earlier this year BUT it did give me similar vibes. I am REALLY liking best friends to more, and this one is done well. We have Theo who is a ladies man and has no time for commitment. Work is his focus right now. And then we have Josie, his best friend, who ONLY does relationships. They have been through a lot together. They support each other. And throughout most of their friendship Josie has been with someone, but now she is single for the first time in a long time. I liked the buildup in this one. I loved when Theo realized that he has not wanted to be with anyone else since Josie. Seeing how their relationship shifted ever so slightly to what it ended up with was fun to watch. Josie was hilarious with her relating every situation to a song and her mom being a sex therapist just added a little more to the story.
Josie is officially single and ready to figure out her life. She has determined that there will be no relationships in her immediate future. Of course she has her best friend Theo who is gorgeous but she has to remind herself how important their friendship is to her. She won't mess that up. But then they get drunk and a LOT of things happen. She questions whether they did but when she wakes up to Theo in her bed, it's damage control time. She immediately wants to go back to friends. They can't talk about what happened between them. But Theo is determined to become a regular with Josie. He is like a dog with a bone. He does all of these really sweet gestures for Josie which before she wouldn't think anything about but now she does. So she decides they can do- they can be in a situationship. Which then changes to a true relationship. She decides that if she is willing to do this with anyone, it's Theo. But then when she gets the chance of a lifetime, he reacts poorly. And she finds out that he had all kinds of things going on that he wasn't talking to her about. Will they be able to figure out their stuff and be together for real? If she doesn't work for his team anymore, will they still be able to be together?
Theo is happy with life. He likes no strings and makes that clear up front. But now the new CEO for his company comes with said strings. Theo has bad blood with his daughter and now his contract coming up at the end of the year causes stress rather than happiness. So he does what he does best which is focus on other things. And that continues to be Josie- his best friend who he has ALWAYS wanted to do more with. And then they do! And it's beyond what he could have imagined. But when they wake up Josie wants to go back to friends. He agrees begrudgingly but as time moves on he realizes he has had no urge to seek out other woman. So when she comes to him about a situationship he is all in. But then as time moves on again, he starts to realize how much he likes being her person. He wants to make it official- so he does. And they are good. Great in fact. Until she pulls one on him and wants to stretch out her wings so to speak for work. Theo doesn't handle it well but he has so much going on in his head, he can't think straight. Will he be able to get it together in time to get the woman he loves back as his?
Again super easy read. Liked the characters- including the side ones. I am definitely going to go back and read the first one. I want to read about grumpy pants Blake falling for our girl Ella. I also found myself trying to figure out who else will be matched in this series. I am calling Lucas for the next one- anyone else agree??
Thank you to Valentine PR and Carly for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
Josie is officially single and ready to figure out her life. She has determined that there will be no relationships in her immediate future. Of course she has her best friend Theo who is gorgeous but she has to remind herself how important their friendship is to her. She won't mess that up. But then they get drunk and a LOT of things happen. She questions whether they did but when she wakes up to Theo in her bed, it's damage control time. She immediately wants to go back to friends. They can't talk about what happened between them. But Theo is determined to become a regular with Josie. He is like a dog with a bone. He does all of these really sweet gestures for Josie which before she wouldn't think anything about but now she does. So she decides they can do- they can be in a situationship. Which then changes to a true relationship. She decides that if she is willing to do this with anyone, it's Theo. But then when she gets the chance of a lifetime, he reacts poorly. And she finds out that he had all kinds of things going on that he wasn't talking to her about. Will they be able to figure out their stuff and be together for real? If she doesn't work for his team anymore, will they still be able to be together?
Theo is happy with life. He likes no strings and makes that clear up front. But now the new CEO for his company comes with said strings. Theo has bad blood with his daughter and now his contract coming up at the end of the year causes stress rather than happiness. So he does what he does best which is focus on other things. And that continues to be Josie- his best friend who he has ALWAYS wanted to do more with. And then they do! And it's beyond what he could have imagined. But when they wake up Josie wants to go back to friends. He agrees begrudgingly but as time moves on he realizes he has had no urge to seek out other woman. So when she comes to him about a situationship he is all in. But then as time moves on again, he starts to realize how much he likes being her person. He wants to make it official- so he does. And they are good. Great in fact. Until she pulls one on him and wants to stretch out her wings so to speak for work. Theo doesn't handle it well but he has so much going on in his head, he can't think straight. Will he be able to get it together in time to get the woman he loves back as his?
Again super easy read. Liked the characters- including the side ones. I am definitely going to go back and read the first one. I want to read about grumpy pants Blake falling for our girl Ella. I also found myself trying to figure out who else will be matched in this series. I am calling Lucas for the next one- anyone else agree??
Thank you to Valentine PR and Carly for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!