A review by tinysierra
She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“Before you can worry about who's in your passenger seat, you have to learn to drive yourself.”

I held off on reading She Drives me Crazy because I wasn’t sure I was into sports romance, but I didn’t mind it. I guess I should’ve known it would be fine since I was really into Teen Wolf LOL

I loved the close family vibes. I loved the fact that they have important conversations to work out their feelings and support each other. There was a bit of homophobia in the book, but there was no coming out discourse with either one of the protagonists families.

I loved the small town setting. It was really cute and silly. It’s a good book to read around Christmas time. Religious faith is not really a big part of the story, but Irene and Scottie are both Catholic.

There was a big emphasis on the grief after a breakup, healing from that grief, learning to be yourself again and making up for your toxic behavior. I thought that was very important. No one in the book is perfect but they try to talk things out and learn from their mistakes.

She Drives Me Crazy has the perfect amount of sweet and cheesy moments. 

This book does have references to Harry Potter characters in it. 
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