Passion Project
A Novel
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
“Passion Project will charm your pants off and carve itself a permanent place in your heart. Full of deep emotion and top-tier banter, this authentic, affectionate slow burn is absolutely worth the wait.” —Laura Hankin, author of One-Star Romance
“Not only a sparkling romantic comedy, but a thoughtful look at navigating grief and the hopefulness of opening yourself to new possibilities. Bennet is messy and relatable, and her chemistry with Henry is delicious, crackling, and immediate.” —Trish Doller, internationally bestselling author of Float Plan
If your twenties are supposed to be the best years of your life, Bennet Taylor is failing miserably . . . with a big emphasis on the miserable. Where’s that zest she keeps hearing about? She’s a temp worker in New York City with no direction, no future, and no social life. And at the painful center of this listlessness is grief over the death of her first love.
When Bennet runs into Henry Adams just hours after standing him up for a first date, she makes an alcohol-fueled confession: She’s not ready to date. In fact, it’s been years since she felt passion for something. Not even pottery, or organized sports—not anything. Rather than leaving her to ruminate, Henry jumps at the opportunity for adventure: Bennet needs to find a passion for life, and Henry will help her find it. Every Saturday, they’ll try something new in New York City. As friends, of course.
As their “passion project” continues, the pair tackle everything from carpentry to tattooing to rappelling off skyscrapers, and Bennet feels her guarded exterior ebbing away. But as secrets surface, Bennet has to decide what she wants, and if she’s truly ready to move on. With emotional resonance and sparkling banter, Passion Project is a fun, flirty, thoughtful story of finding a spark—and igniting happiness.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sperry's big-hearted debut finds Bennet Taylor grieving the death of her first love two years earlier. She feels like a shell of her former self, with no interest in her career or hobbies and no desire to date. "It's like my grief has tethered me to myself," she muses, "the walls of sadness like shrink-wrap surrounding all sides of me until I can barely breathe." Her friends insist she get back out there, however, and arrange for her to go on a blind date. On the way there, she has a panic attack and bails on the guy to drink her feelings away, only to later end up vomiting on the very stranger she was being set up with. Henry Adams sees a woman in distress, not in need of pity, but of compassion and friendship. He offers to help her rediscover her lust for life by taking her on a series of excursions throughout New York City until something sparks a passion. Sperry crafts a poignant and deeply empathetic tale that doesn't shy away from the messiness of grief but balances the pain with humor and joy. Henry's patience and steadfastness make him a swoonworthy hero, while Bennet's rich interiority invites readers into her heavy emotions. Abby Jimenez fans should snap this up.
