Beth Hoffman's writing has a way of inviting the reader in and making her feel right at home, right there with the protagonist. Reading Looking for Me, I felt I was Teddi's best friend, nudging her along to follow her dreams, laughing with her at the comedy of human behavior, cringing with her at the pain and familial divides, and wondering with her at the bittersweet beauty and mysteries of life.

This novel, much like Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, is told with heart and charm. But Looking for Me has its own feel. It's a character-driven tale but more, it's scenic in a way most books only touch on. Looking for Me comes alive. The details of the furniture and the strong turning-point images, such as a young Teddi on the side of a road with her masterpiece, are so alive visually that I dreamed them at night.

I listen to books I really love on Audible after I read the text, which I'm doing now with this book. The narrator in the audio version is amazing, too, and she enhances the tale. Do read, do listen, do experience this remarkable book.