The Checklist by Addie Woolridge: Dylan is all about her lists and schedules, she likes her life to be orderly and 
methodical, so when her work sends her back home to Seattle she is less than thrilled. You see not only does her up and coming career depend on her saving a tech company on a downward spiral but she will be living with her zany, free spirited parents for the duration on her stay.
If having to manage a loopy C.E.O and contending with her parents weird antics wasn’t enough Dylan finds that her geeky childhood neighbor is not so geeky anymore! With the pressure to keep everyone one in line and her checklists mounting will Dylan finally figure out what makes her happy?
I absolutely love discovering new-to-me authors and I will say Wooldridge has the makings of becoming a regular for me, I liked her writing style and that the story followed a fast pace. However, this was more of a chick-lit novel rather than romance, the lack of romance was my only issue with the book.
I liked that Dylan was a strong female lead and that she had a strong drive to go after what she wanted in life. She sure loved her lists, if anything she needed to chill out a tiny bit, nevertheless I still liked her character. I absolutely loved all the secondary characters in this novel and all the crazy antics that they added to this book. The entire war between Dylan’s parents and their neighbors was just hilarious.
I really enjoyed reading this novel even though the romance was definitely lacking, if you are looking for a novel with a strong female looking to find her way this is the book for you!
Book Info:
Publication: June 1st 2021 | Montlake |
In an energetic debut novel about personal and professional chaos, author Addie Woolridge introduces a multicultural cast whose exploits are redefining the modern rom-com.
Killing it at work? Check. Gorgeous boyfriend? Check. Ambitions derailed by an insecure boss? Sigh—check.
Things were going a little too well for Dylan Delacroix. After upstaging her boss on a big account, she gets dispatched to the last place she wants to be: her hometown, Seattle. There, she must use her superstar corporate-consulting skills to curb the worst impulses of an impossibly eccentric tech CEO—if she doesn’t, she’s fired.
The fun doesn’t stop there: Dylan must also negotiate a ceasefire in the endless war between her bohemian parents and the straitlaced neighbors. Adding to the chaos is a wilting relationship with her boyfriend and a blossoming attraction to the neighbors’ smoking-hot son.
Suddenly Dylan has a million checklists, each a mile long. As personal and professional pressures mount, she finds it harder and harder to stay on track. Having always relied on her ability to manage the world around her, Dylan’s going to need a new plan. She may be down, but she’s definitely not out.
