A review by moiraholdman
The Ride of Her Life by Jennifer Dugan

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5 (Romance)

Release Date: May 27, 2024

Synopsis: Molly’s life is fully in shambles. She works a day job as a barista, a night job at a call center and has horrific student loan debt. All she can think about is opening her event planning business. Out of the blue, she gets a call that her aunt has passed away, and as it turns out, left Molly her horse farm. Molly has absolutely no idea what to do. Shani, the resident farrier and person who took care of Molly’s aunt has other plans, and is not happy that Molly is raining on her parade. As Molly tries to fix up the farm to sell, will her and Shani get to know each other? Will they stop hating each other and work together to get the farm together? 

My Thoughts: I really liked this book! I have this issue where if I don’t like side characters, I can have a very hard time reading the book. In this book, Molly’s mom and Nat just did not seem to care what Molly actually wanted, but only what they wanted for her and that made me really annoyed. However, I really loved the romance between Molly and Shani. And I loved the setting of the horse farm. I liked that Molly finally got a backbone and did what she wanted in the end. I also really loved the found family at the farm, all of the characters seemed real and like actual people. I will definitely be reading more from Jennifer Dugan! 

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for providing me an advanced copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. Special thanks to Tess at Avon for sending me a physical copy of the ARC!

If you love enemies to lovers or queer romances, you’ll love this book.