This was a second-chance romance which is one of my favorite tropes. I did find the FMC a little hard to connect with, but overall enjoyed the story.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance e-arc.

A high school crush leading to heartache and years of hurt, anger and humiliation. Fast forward years later and a chance run-in at a wedding,

Jess started a catering company with her best friend and has a knack for creating delicious menus. Jamie, a sales manager of luxury cars comes in to rescue Jess like a Knight in shining armor.

Wanting to be resistant to his charms Jess opens up to Jamie about the past and how much he hurt her all those years ago.

The story moved pretty quickly and it was a fun, light, easy read!

This reminds me of my favorite Taylor, Swift song, and it did not disappoint me at all. I loved it so much.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy of Never Ever Getting Back Together by Phoebe MacLeod.

Oof this one was not my favorite. I found the main characters annoying and caused unnecessary drama. I wanted to DNF but powered through.

I had a hard time liking this book, unfortunately. The characters were behaving very immature and childish. Jessica was very dramatic - there were a LOT OF drama for no reason? I didn't get the romance between them at all? No this book was just not for me.

I received a advanced copy of 'Never Ever Getting Back Together' form Netgalley. It was second change love story. One big bombshell she finds out... can she adjust find herself in his new life and family. It was a cute story , however was not my favorite.
3.5 stars

Thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the chance to read this book.

Phoebe Macleod is great at writing HEA rom-coms, and this book, Never Ever Getting Back Together, is right on target.

The main character Jess has only ever had one true love, Jamie, and has shied away from relationships since he broke her heart when she was a teenager. They are brought together again when she caters at the wedding of a school acquaintance and has a vehicle break down on the way home. Jamie was at the wedding and stopped to help not realising he knew the driver. There are plenty of issues to overcome and trust to be earned, but as with any HEA novel, you know they'll get there in the end, so it's all about the journey. This romantic journey was enjoyable to read with just the right amount of chemistry and drama.

What if you met your highschool crush and he has no clue who you are and what you felt for him?

Slowly Jamie is coming back in Jess Life after 10 years, but will she let him in?

A very slow and cosy romance with many emotions and a very unknown guy.
Cute and easy to read.

have fun reading!

Unfortunately this book was genuinely really hard to get through. I tried so hard ti love it because I'm a huge fan of the second chance romance trope but this one was just not for me. The dialogue was very difficult to get through and felt forced and disjointed. There was literally no chemistry between the two main characters, and when all the side characters were getting introduced it felt really disorienting because they were just thrown at me. Her reason for hating him was valid but also dumb at the same time because bro was not making any promises at that time. I felt like he was way overcompensating for a problem the annoying MC just wanted to exacerbate. On the note of annoying MC, I also want to add that I wasn't a huge fan of the MMC either. His actions just felt forced out of guilt and his "connection" with her didn't feel genuine.
Thank you to netgalley for providing me with an ARC of this book!

This is a cute easy read if you are in a slump or need a palate cleanse. This story is as predictable as it can get. Two charcaters that are "enemies" based on the decision of one character. A love story that is riddled with miscommunication and insecurities. A useless brake up that leads to a grand make up. I would have loved this story even more if it cared about the small details. How is a friend you haven't talked to in 10 years your best friend immediately after you reconnect? How is the friend who was encouraging you to get into a relationship with the MMC suddenly turning around and questioning his character in surch a big way?

This is definetly a good time read and not one to be overanalyzed.

Jess had a crush a huge crush on Jamie. When they finally got together at the party one night, she was over the moon. Until he broke her heart the next day. She swore off romance, cut off friends and basically deleted that part of her life.

Now 10 years later, she and her friend run a successful catering business. When she works at a wedding she runs into Jamie at the wedding she worked.

She successfully avoids him, until her car brakes down a country lane. The sparks fly again. But Jess has a hard time trusting him.

I had trouble getting into the story, I felt it could do with a bit more depth and character development.

Thank you to my partners, Rachel’s Random Resources and Boldwood Books and the author. I appreciate the gifted eARC, and I am leaving this review voluntarily!

1. 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 - Not that I give Jamie any slack on his actions in high school, when Jessis in the maturity of adulthood and is able to revisit the event, it is obvious that she has matured enough to see that she may have took things a bit too far emotionally.

2. 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐩𝐩 - Jess’s date with the shelf-edge label man had me laughing out loud! I can’t even imagine having to stay the course for awhile with that one! I’m thankful to have found my husband before dating apps were created 😮‍💨

3. 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 - I love the support and love that Jess has from her people. They obviously want the best for her and see what that best is before she even does!

4. 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 - Add in a cute little girl to the equation, and there is bound to be extra love to give! Lizzie is everything that this story needed to add that extra twist!

5. 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐢𝐫 - We get a lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers story with this one. It is fun to watch their relationship develop over the course of the story and the end is just a perfect culmination!

can't find it anywhere on my shelf so will be giving it my standard three star rating... this has happened more once now and it's increasingly making me want to ****** ********. Sorry Phoebe, I do generally always like your books so I hope to find this one organically one day and still enjoy it.

I abaolutely love Phoebe's still of writing. her stories are always filled with fun characters, great plots and never ending humour.

This is no exception.

As much as I love Phoebe MacLeod's books normally and I really do, I big her up a lot... this book fell flat. I think the writing was clunky in this book with the past and present and trying to understand what was going on. The main character is just a mess and honestly so unlikeable. Her hatred of the main male character kind of makes sense but then also doesn't because she is mad that he gets back with his ex the day after they sleep together but its not a problem that they slept together hours after he broke up with his ex? I just didn't like this character and could not root for her. She feels like a its all about me, woe is my life character and I really dislike them in a book. So as much as I love Phoebe MacLeod's past book this one just was a one star.

Never Ever Getting Back Together is a wonderful second chance romance that follows Jamie as he tries to win back Jess's trust. What started off as one or two incidents caused by mutual misunderstanding on both sides led to Jess almost hating Jamie. I found the two of them to be quite loveable and the story was fun to read!

The story dives right into the present and slowly brings up events of the past as Jess and Jamie start to spend more time with one another. I found that the writing was easy to follow and the author spent enough time exploring the characters. This is a heart-warming story that is wonderful for a summer or beach read but truly can be read anytime.

Overall a warm and fun romance that will engage readers and is a light enough read making it all that more enjoyable.

Book is already starting off weird…and vague
Girl - the whole bit about you and Jamie in the bathroom is seriously ridiculous and unbelievable for many reasons.
Also, it’s been 10 years - you were in middle school…what he did wasn’t that bad considering. Let it go.
Lots of British lingo, so be prepared.
How is it that so many people don’t recognize her? The book feels like it reads very fast - if that makes sense.
Jessica has a serious flare for the dramatic.
Richard is asking some very valid questions…
Oh. My. Goodness. The absolute drama.
How many people have to tell Jess she’s being ridiculous and too hard on Jamie before it sinks in she’s being too hard on him?
It’s amazing what a little bit of conversation can clear up…
Why is a guest asking about the salmon that big of an issue???
Hearing about clothes drying on radiators is so funny to me, haha.
The romance feels very out of left field - I don’t get it.
And cue Jess being overly dramatic…again.
If talking about his ex - the mother of his CHILD - makes you uncomfortable, how will you be together?
Again. With. The. Drama.
Oh. My. God. Will Jess ever chill out and have an adult conversation???
We go from meeting the families…to a year later???
The proposal was seriously lacking.

I have loved everything this author written, but this particular book was just not my cup of tea. I loved the male lead, Jamie. He was great. But I just could not connect with Jess.

Thank you Boldwood Books and NetGalley.

Thank you netgalley for the opportunity to read this early!
What happens if you see your first love again, years later, but he doesn't recognize you? Jess, an event caterer, runs into her highschool flame by happenstance at an event and has to deal with a whole plethora of unresolved anger and feelings for Jamie.
I thought this was cute, even if 'miscommunication' is easily one of my least favorite romance tropes. I have a hard time believing and really buying into a story where a woman hates a man THAT much for not getting together with her after giving him her virginity. It just doesn't seem like a plausible gripe to hold on to for that long and that viscerally. That being said though, the book was very cute, and Jamie is a pretty perfect male lead. I did really like where they took his character.
So read this if you can suspend some disbelief: it is very cute. And relatively PG!