A superpowered romcom that’s super sweet and relatable. Birdie Bowden is the strongest woman in the world. Literally. As Chicago’s municipal super she uses her speed and strength to help her city. But despite her good deeds it tends to be her bluntness and foul language that gets the press coverage. Forced into a sabbatical and therapy, she retreats to the seaside where the bubbly housekeeper Evie drags Birdie into her world, offering her a new focus and putting her in proximity of the moody holiday rental owner Aiden. Cue the romcom antics In the guise of Birdie having the space to get to know herself and finally figure out what she wants to do, Flipping the Birdie delivers quite a sweet story about being yourself, worries about feeling powerless and letting people into your life after disappointment and heartbreak. I loved Birdie and felt for her situation- told to stay out of the limelight then derided for taking up space while the other (male) superheroes are adored. The double standard left me feeling frustrated for Birdie, hoping that she’d get the respect she deserved. I enjoyed how the romance storyline played out, the focus remaining on Birdie finding herself, and accepting love without having to hide her identity. Aiden is the perfect swoon worthy Romance MMC and the chemistry between the two had me kicking my heels in glee. Flipping the Birdie really is a super rom-com that gets my recommendation.
When there are rumors that your lady parts will crush a man’s package, finding love can be difficult. Superspeed, incredible strength, a foul mouth—these are thirty-one-year-old superhero Birdie Bowden’s powers. Although Birdie boasts a perfect save record as Chicago’s municipal super, her bad attitude and latest, now viral, run-in with a local menace lead the mayor to place her on suspension. Forced into therapy in a small beachside suburb, the solitary Birdie meets eccentric, bubbly housekeeper Evie. Adrift without her job, Birdie leaves her superhero identity behind and accepts Evie’s invitation to stay with her for the summer cleaning beach cabins while working the therapy program as a means to get her job back. The only snag in her plan is Aiden, Evie’s ill-tempered, unfairly handsome brother and cabin owner. Focused on helping his sister wage her own battle of healing, Aiden finds Birdie to be an irksome, unwelcome influence and doesn’t hesitate to tell her so. But that’s fine with Birdie—her natural ability to constantly get a rise out of grumpy Aiden may be her greatest superpower yet. As Birdie fumbles through her therapist’s ridiculous get-to-know-the-real-Birdie assignments, she feels a growing connection to her new life, including the increasingly alluring Aiden, and a yearning for more than being a super. But she can’t have both lives, and she’ll never reveal her true identity—because the only thing faster than her own speed is how quickly people, particularly men, leave when they realize Birdie is not your typical heroine.
