Queen B’s Decree: I really got sucked into this one. Nadia’s voice/POV just worked for me.
Nadia is a few months out from receiving a devastating diagnosis of lupus, and she’s kind of just treading water in life for a while. When she gets talked into a date with actor Marco, it’s like a break from her own life. She can be whomever she wants to be with him…including being a woman who is not sick.
32 Days in May was kind of a mix of heartbreaking realism, fun humor, found family, and unexpected but refreshing romance. I loved watching Nadia play around with Marco; them both embracing their short term dating experience while developing true feelings. It was both emotional and angsty and light and funny, somehow at the same time.
I’ll warn you, the narrator uses a strong Jersey Shore accent—which admittedly works for the character—but I couldn’t stop picturing a Snooki poof or GTL when I listened, so this was better read with my eye balls.
This was my first by Betty Corrello and I’ll have to keep an eye out for more.
Book: 32 Days in May by Betty Corrello
Series: standalone
Genre: Contemporary
Plot Devices/Tropes: found family