Thursday, August 27, 2026

8.27.2026 - Counting the Days

Counting the Days by Laura Chinn 

Many thanks to NetGalley and Ballantine | Dell for gifting me a digital ARC of the debut novel by Laura Chinn.  All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4 stars!

Rhea is 38, single, and desperate for a baby.  She's been told that her fertility will plummet at age 39, so she resolves to find the perfect man before her date.  Cue the countdown.  Then she meets Danny and he is perfect - expect he doesn't want children.  

This was a funny, sweet novel that will make you think about life choices.  Do you make the choices because that's what everyone else is doing?  Because it's what is expected of you?  Because of what others think?  Rhea started creating vision boards in high school and continued on, creating what she felt would be a perfect life.  But we all know that there is no perfect life and no vision board perfection will bring happiness.  I liked that both Rhea and Danny were open to communicating their issues and not playing games, and the ending was sweet.  A nice summer romance to make you think about life!

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