By: Kristyn J. Miller
Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the ARC of this book!
OMG this is soo cute. I read this in less than 24 hours because I just fell in love with Clara and Teddy. Clara is a professor at a university and Teddy was her best friend from camp when she was homeschooled. She’s surprised to learn that he was joining her at the school as a visiting professor because they hadn’t talked in ten years. Their thoughts always went back to each other, but the last time she saw him, he was dating her roommate from freshman year of college. She’s been told to apply for tenure, but she needs to bring in more money for the school. He helps her out, and as they work to put on this event, they share memories from the past.
I’m such a sucker for a second chance romance, and this one was amazing. The past and present chapters were perfect in this book. We get to see young Clara and Teddy meet, become friends, and secretly fall for each other. Then we get to see them as adults trying to navigate their history together and potentially their future together. The whole book just made me smile, and this was a HEA for which I was excited.
While everything is written from Clara’s point of view, Teddy is a little more vocal about his feelings so we get to see how he’s feeling that way instead of having chapters from his perspective. I really enjoyed the way that was handled.
The writing is light, and easy to read. There is not one unnecessary word in this book (unlike a LOT of other books that I’ve read). It jumps right in to set up the novel, and it just continues.
I’m excited for you all to read this book!
It’ll be out on August 27, 2024. You can pre-order/check it out here.
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