Thank you to Kate Stewart, Kensington Publishing and Between the Chapters Facebook Book Club for an ARC of Drive by Kate Stewart. I don't give away spoilers in my reviews.
It had been a while since I read a "torn between two men" book and I always like to read those in the summer. Drive is a great example of a female main character torn between two very different men - who loves both of them.
I love the beginning - where the man isn't named as the story starts. Stella, is the main female character who is a young women newly arrived in Austin, crashing at her sister's apartment waiting to get her own apartment to attend UT. Stella wants nothing more than to be a music journalist, travel the world and write about bands/concerts. She has always been passionate and loud - the exact opposite of her calm, nuturing sister, Paige.
Reid, Paige's best friend, is a freaking mess. His girlfriend just left him, he has a broken wrist and is barely scraping by as a waiter. He's also extremely hot. Reid and Stella take an instant hate/love take on each other.
Nate is the owner of Austin Speaks - a music magazine struggling to start. He is also hot but in a clean cut way. Stella begs for a job but Nate can't afford her - or anyone, really.
I loved the constant back and forth Stella struggled with. It really kept me guessing who the man in the beginning of the book was. And, I was wrong. Gladly so.
The kind of passion that ignites so rarely - is always fun to read about. I truthfully skipped over some of the spicy parts but that's just me as a reader and not a reflection on Ms. Stewart. I loved the ending as well as the bonus chapters and glimpse into the next book - Reverse.
Now on to reading Reverse. (from my Goodreads review)