I really enjoyed this second chance romance. Usually I’m not one for a second chance but this one was so well executed.

We follow Meena and Nikhil who were married for a year, and separated for seven. Meena is a successful lawyer working on the Hill in DC, whilst Nikhil, her first love, still lives in the once shared home in Houston. On the cusp of a life changing career move, as well as being held back romantically by still being married, Meena is forced to fly to Houston to confront Nikhil as he won’t sign the divorce papers shes sent him.

Unknowingly she flies in the morning before a hurricane is scheduled to hit Houston, and her plan of a quick in and then out is derailed by the weather. Nikhil and Meena are forced to hunker down together for safety, and during their confinement they relearn how to work together, what they fell in love with each other for, and why sometimes, going back is the right step forward. 

Honestly really enjoyed the relationship between the main pairing, with the backstory being drip fed to help build a picture of their previous relationship and how itall broke down. Seeing them older and wiser, taking accountability for their actions and mistakes was so refreshing as was the way they were able to finally communicate with each other their thoughts and fears.

Absolute must read for fans of Ali Hazelwood and Emily Henry!

"Maybe we owe it to ourselves to at least try."

Gorgeous second chance romance with the forced proximity trope. I loved the characters in the story. It was really easy to become sucked into the characters, the intimacy between them and the flow of their scenes together brought me into the story really fast and I ended up finishing the book in one day.

I really enjoyed that the characters had strong personalities, I especially enjoyed that the main female lead was a strong character and had clear goals about what she wanted in relation to her career and her goals. I liked that the characters' personalities, whilst being strong, still allowed for development and growth in their story. Their development, and flow between tender, soft moments and high emotions had such great pacing.

The only thing I would have loved to have had was more of the backstory between the two main leads. I think if there was more background given to what happened between the two main leads in the beginning of their relationship, it would have added to the readers connection to the characters through the story.

Thank you to Penguin General UK for sending me an eARC, I am voluntarily leaving a review.

I loved this book so much I literally couldn’t put it down (witting this at 2am lol)

I had a great time reading Say You’ll Be Mine so have been eagerly awaiting Naina’s second book and it blew me away. This was so good!!!! I’ve got a new auto-buy author!

We were off to an amazing start with the second chance trope, which is one of my favorites. I just love the intimacy between the characters, the way they know truly each other and that all the feelings that exist between them. Add in some forced proximity and strong characters and you’ve got a winner.

Meena and Nikhil were such great characters. Meena’s drive and the way she worked so hard to achieve her goals were so powerful and Nikhil’s gentleness and resilience were heartwarming to see. I’m also obsessed with how in love he is with Meena - it was in every tiny thing he said and did and I simply have to stan this man.

Also omg the tension, the angst and the yearning?! HELP! I was actually going insane, all but begging them to just get back together because it was so clear that’s where they belonged. They were still so in love with each other and though yes, they had a lot of work to do and things to talk through, you just knew there was no way they wouldn’t end up together, not just because this is a romance but also because of the connection they shared. So it comes as no surprised that I was ecstatic once they finally did get their happy ending.

If you’re a fan of second chance romances and the forced proximity trope, this is a MUST for you!

A massive thank you to Penguin General UK and Netgalley for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review 🫶