I usually love Rainbow Rowell but usually her books are YA, this book I think was for adults.
Shiloh? I didn’t really get her, I liked her apart from the constant touching, poking, prodding of Cary which was mentioned so many times.
I found the emails between the two of them confusing, not sure if it was supposed to be all over the place or because it was a proof from Netgalley. I don’t like giving a bad review but even though I didn’t hate this book I didn’t love it and was expecting something more.

Slow Dance follows Shiloh and Cary who were best friends in high school but lost touch by 2006. Everyone thought they would end up together except for them. The book follows them with their friend Mikey as they experience teen rights of passage like the Prom but also Mikey’s wedding in 2006.

I am giving this book 3 stars. It felt in line with Rainbow Rowell’s other adult novels. It had the same tone and general vibe. Objectively the writing was good and I could see the author tried to elevate her writing for this story. My biggest issue with this book though was that I was just bored. There was so much back and forth and dialogue. It was so dry and the whole story essentially relies on miscommunication which I don’t tend to enjoy. That said fans of Rowell will enjoy this and if you love the trope friends to lovers I’d recommend it.

4.5 maybe 5 stars I think! No one writes romance with realism like Rowell. I devoured Slow Dance which might be my favourite of hers since Fangirl. Here she gives us her take on Best Friends to Lovers and adult romance won’t know what’s hit it. Beautiful and heavy and full of the contradictions of adulthood.

A gorgeous story of two friends, Cary and Shiloh, who could have, should have, may potentially have been something more to each other, Slow Dance is a warm, witty book that shows how Rainbow Rowell has earned her considerable reputation for insightful story telling.

I loved Fangirl, and this story - though targeted at a more mature audience - nevertheless has a similar kind of charm and is equally memorable. Well worth checking out.

I am a huge Rainbow Rowell fangirl, and I was over the moon with excitement when she announced that she had written a new adult novel. I love her YA, and I will read anything she writes, but I was thrilled to see her try her hand at adult again, and Slow Dance did not disappoint. It is dreamy, well-paced, and beautifully written - Cary and Shiloh’s love story is one I will carry with me. This features all the swooniness and romance of her books for teens, with some added spiciness and the slightly more mature considerations of adulthood. I absolutely loved it.

If you felt a bit bereft after watching One Day - then this is the book for you! A beautifully written ‘will they, won’t they’, full of loveable characters, touching moments and a few cheeky laughs. I didn’t want to put it down and was desperate to devour it in one go. Highly recommend.

I’ve been such a fan of Raibows for many years. I am so beyond excited to read, review, and share this novel about two star crossed teens who grow up but never grie out of each other. This one is set around a wedding as well which I love and it seems both came from a but if struggle as young teens and we’re each others lighthouses which I love. I know I can’t wait to seem them find their way back to each other as readers will as well. I love the UK cover as well.