My Ride or Die: A Novel

Written by Leslie Cohen

Narrated by Rachel Jacobs and Katie Koster

A timely and hilarious millennial women’s fiction novel about two friends who decide to give up their search for a perfect man and devote their lives to each other—but their careful plan soon begins to unravel with unexpected consequences. 

Fall in love.

Get married.

Turn to your female friends to be truly understood.

Friends for over a decade, Amanda and Sophie decide it’s time to flip the script. Why not spend their lives with each other and keep men on the side for fun, sex, and occasionally fixing things around the house?

Amanda is a lawyer who excels in her professional life but crumbles at the slightest sign of a common cold. Sophie is an aspiring artist who has lived all over the world and doesn’t crumble, period. Together, they’ve been through it all. But when their romantic lives implode at the same time, they decide enough is enough. Enough pretending that traditional relationships work for everyone. Enough fantasizing about an old-fashioned ideal. 

They decide to form an alliance: They will rely on each other and give men the secondary role that they deserve. And much to their surprise, it actually works. They fix up a run-down brownstone and create the home they’ve always wanted. Soon, they have love and emotional support as well as a wide variety of male “crushes” on the side. But when one of their crushes becomes something more, Amanda and Sophie must reconsider the life they’ve begun to build and how far they’re willing to go to keep it.

In this brilliantly funny novel, Leslie Cohen asks: must friendship always be second to love? This is female friendship at its finest. Smart. Witty. And no holds barred. 

“A delightful story of female friendship that will have you reaching for your phone to call your best friend.”--Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperAudio
• Release date: Apr 20, 2021
• ISBN: 9780063016873

Leslie Cohen

Leslie Cohen was born and raised in New York. She studied fiction at Columbia University. She is the author of This Love Story Will Self-Destruct. 

Reviews for My Ride or Die

[Emily Allison · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Good concept that just wasn’t executed well. I didn’t really like any of the characters.

[fastforward-46127 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

An intriguing premise but I can't say I loved the story. It didn't quite find its footing and so much was left on the table in terms of development. Wasted potential is perhaps a good way to put it.Amanda and Sophie have been best buds for years. They both have had romantic relationship drama and they are sick of it. So they come up with an idea. From now on their priority is their friendship, and men will take more of a secondary role. Basically, they commit themselves to one another but not in a romantic way. (This a tricky one to explain, but the whole thing makes sense if you read the book.)The story alternates between the two friends and unfortunately I never warmed up to Sophie. She came across as self-involved. Eventually, Amanda started to wear on my nerves as well. One issue for me was their humorous banter sometimes came across as catty, like they thought they were better than everyone else. The story itself isn't particularly strong but it would have helped a great deal if they were characters I wanted to root for. On the plus side, it's a quick and light read. It's also refreshing the author chose to focus more on friendship rather than heavily on romance.I won a free advance digital copy from Book Club Girl and Harper Collins Publishers. All thoughts expressed are my honest opinion.