By Danica Nava
Star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Audiobook rating: 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧
Pub date: 8/6/2024
Blurb
A Chickasaw woman who can’t catch a break serves up a little white lie that snowballs into much more in this witty and irresistible rom-com by debut author Danica Nava.
Ember Lee Cardinal has not always been a liar—well, not for anything that counted at least. But her job search is not going well and when her resumé is rejected for the thirty-seventh time, she takes matters into her own hands. She gets “creative” listing her qualifications and answers the ethnicity question on applications with a lie—a half-lie, technically. No one wanted Native American Ember, but white Ember has just landed her dream accounting job on Park Avenue (Oklahoma City, that is).
Accountant Ember thrives in corporate life—and her love life seems to be looking up too: Danuwoa Colson, the IT guy and fellow Native who caught her eye on her first day, seems to actually be interested in her too. Despite her unease over the no-dating policy at work, they start to see each other secretly, which somehow makes it even hotter? But when they’re caught in a compromising position on a work trip, a scheming colleague blackmails Ember, threatening to expose their relationship. As the manipulation continues to grow, so do Ember’s lies. She must make the hard decision to either stay silent or finally tell the truth, which could cost her everything.
Category: Romantic Comedy
Read if you Like:
🦎 Workplace romance
🦎 Chickasaw rep
🦎 Forbidden romance
🦎 Family drama
🦎 Corporate culture
My Thoughts:
The Truth According to Ember is funny, steamy, and highly relatable. It is hard to figure out what you want to do with your life and how to get there. I think a lot of people in their early twenties can relate to applying to jobs and never hearing back and not knowing what to do. I liked that she wasn't a perfect character but she learns from her mistakes.
Danuwoa on the other hand is a pretty perfect romance hero. He's my favorite kind of cinnamon roll hero, which is one that cares a lot about the heroine but still stands up for what he needs. I would have loved to see his POV but I also think it made sense for it to be from Ember's POV as it was very much her story.
I really enjoyed getting to learn a bit about being Chickasaw and seeing how that affected Ember's experiences. One of my favorite things about reading romance is getting to learn about different lived experiences and I love seeing the genre becoming more diverse!
If you like a romcom or a workplace romance this is a must-read! I can't wait to see what Danica Nava has up her sleeve next!
I listened to the audio of this title and thought Siena East did a great job! She is a new to me narrator but I really enjoyed it.
Thanks to Berkely Romance and PRH audio for providing me with an ARC. All opinions are my own.
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