I was so excited for this book when I read the blurb and I'm a huge fan of both enemies to lovers and contemporary rom-coms, however overall this book fell flat to me. I dnf'ed Her Turn so I didn't have super high expectations for this one, and overall I think it's better than the first book, but still didn't quite hit the mark. I didn't connect to any of the characters and the writing and dialogue kind of annoyed me and didn't pull me in. I don't know if I'd recommend this book and I don't think I'll read the rest of the series if she continues to write.

Thank you NetGalley and Allison Jones for the eARC of this book!

My what a read and the weather suits the book. It's rainy outside while i cozy up to this beautiful beautiful book that left me gushing and swooning and wondering where i can find a Harrison in my life.
This is my first read by the author and I'm excited to dive more into her work
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for their next read or something light and heartwarming to cozy up to

This had a good idea, but was sadly poorly executed. While reading this all I could think of was how I wish the author would’ve made it more “show don’t tell.”
There were 4 different timelines in the beginning and I got confused. I wished the author let us get to know more about the different characters because things seemed rush.
I think if the author would’ve let us get to know the characters more this would’ve worked better.
Overall, this book seemed juvenile.

Romcom
Tropes: grumpy/sunshine, arranged marriage, misunderstandings, etc.

this was a quick, fun read that kept me on my toes. there were lots of different tropes combined into one. it reminded me of savannah scott’s “battle(shipped)” (second chance love) and lynn painter’s “mr. wrong number” (texting/mystery relationship). i thought nina was such a lovable character! she’s confident, caring, witty, and i especially adored her relationship with her granny (the two of them together put a smile on my face!).

i wasn’t the biggest fan of the pacing of the beginning of the novel. it hopped around from present day to 3 years in the last or even 15 years. i had to flip back to the beginning of the chapters to keep track of everything. there were so many side characters that filled the novel with their big personalities! nina’s friend, addie, was the funniest and whenever she showed up in a chapter, i knew she’d bring some of her spark and attitude! but i felt that there were lots of people who played a role in the story and at times i couldn’t remember how they were connected with nina or harrison. there’s definitely going on within this novel between nina and harrison’s past, their family baggage, and their efforts to make their relationship work. i wish their romance could have developed a little more because all the minor details shadowed their budding love.

This is a good book. The two main characters are Nina and Harrison. They have known each other all their lives. Harrison asks Nina to senior prom, but on the night his parents make him take another girl to prom. This is start of their problems. They each have trust issues, together they work through these issues and find love for each other.

Thanks for the ARC, and sorry about the delay.

1.5 ⭐️
I got an ARC from NetGalley last month and finally managed to read it. If you know me, you know how much I love romcoms and their cute cartoon covers - that’s why I picked it up. This is also dual POVs, which I’m usually into.
But I’m sorry to say, this book was just not my speed. The story was quite cliché, and the unnecessary drama would come up at the most random times.. I usually like short chapters but this was way too short and things would happen too quickly for me to really invest in the story and the characters.

(First of all, thank you so much NetGalley, publisher, and author, for providing me this ARC in exchange for an honest review)

Synopsis: Nina Bryant run from his town to NYU after Harrison McCall, his crush broke his heart not going with her to prom night after he proposed to. Since then she doesn't trust in men to start any emotional relationship. But the past come back to her present. Her best friend, Addie Snyder is marrying Harrison's best friend, Jameson Ford. How bad could it be? There are a few challenges along the way. Even with the obstacles facing them, can Nina and Harrison finally get their second chance at love, or will outside entities rip them apart?

Opinion: I really loved how it started. I was creating in my mind the possibilities about how she will finally trust in Harrison again. I loved his pov, how in love he was. But then, stuff, a lot of challenges (not a few) happened. It was drama, after drama, after drama, after drama. Everytime they could possibly start knowing each other again and start a relationship? Drama. And when this in little proportion could work, some of them where unnecessary to me. Also I was infuriated that all the problems get resolved like at the very end of the book. I prefered the things to be resolved a bit earlier just to have some of their interactions together and happy. Finally, the flashbacks combined with the present were a little confusing in my head. I'm a bit sad because the idea was good but I think it was not as great as it could be developed.

Thank you to NetGallery and BooksGoSocial for an eARC.

I wish I enjoyed this book more than I did. There were some moments when I couldn’t put the book down but too many moments when I just wanted to put it down.

I preferred the side characters more than the main characters most of the time. However, I did enjoy the relationship between Nina and Harrison near the end. I wish they had got together sooner and we could have seen the relationship develop. I loved that there was positive representation of autism, which was wonderful to see.

It was very predictable at times which didn’t entertain me. I feel like there was so much going on that the best parts of the story were overshadowed.

However, I would recommend this for people who want an easy read as the chapters are very short and it’s quite simple to understand the storyline.

Thank you netgallary for this ARC. Good book for Second chance romance fans. I enjoyed the 1st book in the series and was excited for book 2. It was a cute romance and a quick read for me. I do feel like the book dragged on a bit. But I was happy I pushed through. Note this book is told for different POV

I have not had the opportunity to read anything by Ms. Jones before, so this was a first time read for me. A fun and cute, quick story that hit the spot on my rom com craving. The character were well-developed and interesting and you can't help but fall in love with them. Years ago, Nina left her small town and has made quite a successful life for herself. When she goes back home to attend her best friend's wedding, she is faced with one of the main reasons she left all those years ago, Harrison, who invited her to prom, but then stood her up and took someone else at the last minute. That hurt has stayed with her all these years and now her best friend is marrying his best friend and there is no chance of avoiding him. This could be a second chance for them, but others still want them apart. Will Harrison let her get away a second time? This was a cute story that I found to be quite enjoyable and entertaining. There were plenty of humorous moments that had me laughing or just generally left me with a smile on my face. A really adorable story and am glad I had the opportunity to read it.
I received a complimentary copy from Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

Nina Bryant has everything under control or at least that is what she wants everyone to believe. Appearances can be deceiving.…. A lovely book with a great cast of characters. Beautifully written and I got really invested in the story. I would highly recommend reading this one.

‘My Turn’ by Allison Jones
A rich boy who is controlled by his parents stood up the girl he likes, who lives with her grandmother for a rich girl who his parents chose. Now they are navigating their love story trying to get over the hurt they caused each other.

This book was full of twists and turns, like right when I thought I knew what was going on, a turn. The writing style was beautiful yet simple. At first, it felt realistic getting hurt and not being able to let go but yet work with that person and the pressure of doing what others want you to do. Then it was just like no way, this could never happen but yet I still wanted to see how it was going to end. Yet I never forgot it was a romance. This book was actually enjoyable, I couldn’t put it down.

Thank you netgalley for the early arc.

How do you get a girl with trust issues and a flight risk of love? The one who always runs away whenever there’s a problem arises and always shuts you down when you try to fix things up. How can Harrison fix his mistakes when his family continues to meddle in his life?

First of all, the woman’s character is so problematic and close-minded as a person. She shut down and pushed away people without even knowing their names. It’s so toxic that I can’t help but be frustrated with her and her impulsive decisions. You know, a man won’t always be there to wait for you, chase you up, be frustrated with him, and punish you when you see him with somebody else because it’s all your fault for pushing him away.
Harrison did his best to make up for his mistakes, and you should be honored to have someone like that because others have to accept an apology that was never made in the first place. They come with the peace of forgiving them without hearing an apology.

There are a lot of dramas that I can’t pinpoint how the author combines all of these and pushes them inside of one story. Nina's childhood girlfriends were not elaborated on and had so few scenes in the story because they were in the first chapters; I expected more scenes for them as the story progressed.

I liked the story, but there was too much drama. It’s like watching a movie with so much baggage in its life. It was a good read, and I read it so fast that I can’t help but read a new one again. I had fun on her roller coaster
ride of a life and learned something too.

Such a fun read! I love second chance romances and this one was super cute. Ive been having a hard time finding which books I want to read next and this was just the book to get me out of that little funk I was in.

A great read! :)

Thank you to NetGalley for this arc !
This was such a good book, second chance romance. Nina and Harrison are the main characters. I absolutely loved this book and recommend it !

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle, BooksGoSocial and by #NetGalley. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

I truly appreciate a well- written story, this one didn’t disappoint.

Romance, cute characters and funny to boot!

I think it was an alright story, it was a little bit quick. The transition from what happened in the past, versus what's happening in the current day happened really fast too.

Again I think the story wasn't as troupish as many might think with the poor girl and well off guy. The circumstances that put them together was comical enough. Though as I say that I think the pacing of the story might have given it more quick and comedic timing.

My turn is a definite 4 stars for me! This is a romance with twist after twist, a girl named Nina from a small town and an embarrassing mishap with a high school crush on prom night push her into moving early to NYC. Where 15 years later she finds herself around Harrison again after all these years. With a connection still lingering, a stranger, possible mob boss and angry father, I was unable to stop reading! ….

About 60% of the way through this book, I realized I read Her Turn and these were a continuation of those characters. When I requested this book I had no idea - what a delightful surprise.
I enjoyed Nina and Harrison’s story immensely. The reader gets a peek into what’s happening with Addie and Jamison while learning the backstory Nina and her family. The story is lighthearted. A solid beach read. It held my interest and left me hoping for more on Nina and Harrison and maybe centered on Lillie & Masons evolving reLationship.

Georgina, Nina, Bryant has an unresolved relationship with Harrison McCall, since their senior year of high school, more than 15 years ago. Nina is extremely attracted to Harrison but is unable to overcome how much he has hurt her. Harrison hasn't forgotten her since he fell in love with her when he was 17. Time goes by and they don't get along. When their best friends Addie and Jameson are getting married they are forced to spend more time together.

This was a light and very fun reading. The book contains some temporal and spatial errors that are easily overcome because they are not focal points of the story. The plot seems well thought out and the reading is fluid.

Short chapters work when character change is needed. When we have chapters in a row with the same person, usually Nina, it doesn't make so much sense to change the chapter. However, I understand that it would be strange for the reader to constantly switch between very short and long chapters. One suggestion I would make would be to assign numbers to chapters – with only names it’s almost impossible to jump between chapters without losing the notion of where we are.
Overall, it's an interesting and captivating story. The characters that pleased me the most are Grammy and Addie, for their joy of living and for the way they react to situations. I laughed a lot through the book and was amazed by the action and the information at the end of the book (the confusion with Antonio, the information about Lyle, and the last revelation about Melanie).

Another aspect that pleased me a lot was Nina and Harrison talking to the reader, to the point of stopping what is happening to talk directly to us.

It’s worth the reading!