Eleanor meets ash who she develops feelings for quickly when travelling but ends up losing contact with him

The storytelling is light and relatable, at times you truly feel for the characters and their emotional connections.
It touches on sensitive topics such as loss. However I did find that part 2 lacked the depth I loved so much in the first part and the plot felt rushed at times.

Overall it was a very sweet touching story of two unexpected lovers finding their way back to each other but I wished the emotional l depth of part 1 and three was in the middle of the story.

Any adult who enjoys a sweet romance story can pick this up and indulge in the storyline.

What If I Never Grt Over You is easily my favourite read of the year. It had me hooked from the first line where you get an instant connection between the main characters. With Paige Toon you know you will be guaranteed the most enjoyable roller coaster ride of emotions. She writes with great attention to emotions allowing the reader to deeply connects with the feelings of the characters. Conversations feel natural and genuine. I cherished the detail about locations, enjoying the unique features of Lisbon and the love given to the Welsh locations. I got swept away with the sense of hope Paige weaves into the story and my heart sang with the excitement of Ellie and Ash’s first days together. It’s a real page turner with deep emotional highs and lows. Paige Too has a real talent for leaving you feeling distraught and heartbroken with the characters. My chest ached for Ellie and her raw heartbreak.

Another fantastic read. The way Paige writes I could picture every character, place and scene of the book. Absolutely loved it.

Thank you Paige Toon, Random House Cornerstone and Netgalley for the ARC

I love this authors work, and her latest book certainly didn’t disappoint.
Here we have Ellie and Ash who bump into each other whilst inter-railing around Europe. They spend an amazing three days together and decide to meet up a week later. When circumstances stop that meeting from happen and with no way to contact each other they each move on with their lives. That is until six years later when fate bring them crashing back into each other lives.
Overall a great fast paced fun read. Recommend

Paige Toon can do no wrong!

She comes at us again, with another perfect summer read! What If I Never Get Over You was a wonderful distraction from the November frost for me, as I was transported on a dreamy trip to Lisbon where we first met our main characters. I instantly gelled with both Ellie and Ash and I was so keen to see where their meeting would take us!

This was a fast paced, exciting read, and I found myself wanting to come back for more every time I put it down. Ellie and Ash have tales of their own to tell, and when they open up to each other, and the reader, it gets you right in the feels!!

I thoroughly enjoyed this, and will look forward to seeing it around the pool and on the beach next summer as I’m certain this will be a perfect holiday read for all!

Thank you Netgalley, and Penguin Random House for an ARC in exchange for an open and honest review.

This felt like quintessential Holly Bourne. I loved the characters, the strength of the emotions in her books never fails to get me. Though nothing groundbreaking, it was a thoroughly enjoyable, well written, one sitting book.

Another enjoyable and emotional book from one of my go to authors.

Loved the Portugal and gardening and astronomy references alongside the Ash/Ellie storyline.

This was the first book that I've read by this author and it won't be the last. A lovely love story of Ellie and Ash who meet while inter-railing in Europe. This begins their story of lost love and trying to find a way back to each other.

I will probably never get over this book. It is the second Paige Toon book I have now read and it’s the second time I have been sucked up into Paige’s characters’ lives, she instantly makes me love the main characters and as an outsider I was really rooting for Ellie and Ash and could quite easily have read another 400 pages of them! I didn’t realise how much I missed a good modern girl meets boy love story until I read this!

It is such an easy romantic read, I even asked for a day off work so I could read the last half in peace. I didn’t need it as I devoured the pages and didn’t make any tea!

Ellie meets Ash whilst she is interrailing across Europe in Lisbon. They have 3 days together before Ellie meets up with her parents, but they arrange to meet up in Madrid in a week’s time. Ellie gives Ash her number and he promises to buy a phone and call her. Ellie makes it to Lisbon, but Ash is nowhere to be seen, and it appears he has vanished off the face of the Earth!

Whilst a little predictable I still loved this book, this is a true romance book, the love they feel for each other really comes across and I just wanted to be their best friend and give their heads a good wobble! I laughed, I cried, and I hoped for a happy ending

So now I have finished this I was planning on starting some Christmas reads, but that will have to wait as I need to read One Perfect Summer before One Perfect Christmas!

Having read a fair few Paige Toon books now, I knew the main characters in this one would be instantly likeable people, which they were. She really had a knack of making you care about what happens to the people on her stories!
From Ash and Ellie meeting, while inter-railing round Europe, I was captivated, and willing for them to meet again in Madrid as planned- despite her overbearing parents. What happens from there is a twisty, turny ride- as you’d expect, nothing ever runs smoothly does it?!
Without giving too much away as to what happens, it did get me thinking after I’d read it- do things never run smoothly for a reason? Does time, experiences, ages etc all change someone’s outlook and perspective? Possibly a bit heavier than the book meant it to be, but it is a thought- what would have happened if things had gone the way they were meant to, would the outcome have been the same. Always like something to think about after reading a book!
Definitely worth a read! Thanks to netgalley for an advance copy in return for my review!

First of all, I would just like to thank NetGalley, Paige Toon and Random House UK for an ARC of “What If I Never Get Over You” in exchange for an honest review.

I went back and forth on how I felt about Ash and Ellie. Insta-love and miscommunication aside, there were still a fair few issues between them.

Despite their backgrounds and all the details we find out about them, they still felt quite two-dimensional somehow, making it hard to connect to either of them.

I did find some of the time skips to be a bit jarring, and some of the MC’s actions were annoying at times.

The sprawling Welsh scenery was lovey, as were the descriptions of the gardens, but I did find it to be a bit over-descriptive for me in some parts, so I ended up skimming those bits towards the end.

Apart from that, I was invested in the relationship, and I wanted to find out what happened next. The writing was lovely, as was the banter and I did enjoy the story as a whole.

I’m looking forward to reading some of her other books!

Ellie is travelling in Europe and meets Ash but they only have 3 days. They agree to meet in Madrid but Ellie arrives late and there's no sign of Ash. Ash didn't have a phone and Ellie doesn't know how to get in touch with him. Another brilliant book from Paige Toon

This is a very enjoyable, modern romance read. I think sometimes romance books struggle with keeping the momentum of a story, but this was a proper page turner. This book brought all the emotions, I was sad and happy for the characters, frustrated and angry at others! I really enjoyed the plot and the variety of characters you meet along the way. It was written well and the story flowed perfectly. I gasped in parts, laughed in others, but enjoyed all of it!

The way the book was sectioned worked really well - the first part you can get the death of her best friend is so strong in Ellie's mind and motivations. The second part Stella is still in her mind but Ellie has clearly grown into her own and becomes strong, independent woman and I think this growth was shown very well.

Some parts were perhaps a little bit over descriptive, which I find unnecessary sometimes. The part where she was in the bar with Ash and she described every single song that was playing was a bit repetitive for me.

This was a great romance read with a great plot, good characterisation and perfect story telling!

I’ve always loved Paige Toons books and this was no exception. The characters were likeable and the plot was engaging and enjoyable. I couldn’t stop reading. Even though the ending was predictable, it was still an enjoyable story.

Another brilliant read by this author
Absolutely devoured this in one sitting
Didn’t want this book to end can’t wait for the next book from this author
Thanks NetGalley

Another outstanding, heartwarming book from Paige Toon. The main characters Ash and Ellie are warm likeable characters who pull you along with their journey and break your heart over and over again! From the stunning descriptions of Europe, Wales and even Space Paige Toon places you right in the heart of the journey. Never disappoints.

4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!
This story follows Ellie & Ash, who meet when interrailing, they spend 3 out of this world days together realising they are both trying to cope with the grief of each loosing their best friends, until they are forced to go their seperate ways and agree to meet back up a week later - when Ellie is left and Ash doesn’t show, Ellie decides 3 days was all they’d have and sets to move on with her life until 6 years later Ash unexpectedly comes crashing back into Ellie’s life and changing all she thought she knew of him, realising they are from completely different backgrounds & wondering if she ever knew him at all.

There is so much more that happens in this story but don’t want to spoil any of it so go in blind and enjoy the ride & all the emotions it will pull from you🥹 this is the definition of right person, wrong time but destiny waits for no one! Ellie & Ash ARE soulmates. I liked both the MC’s together, they aren’t perfect but they know it! The scenery is explained perfectly as usual with Toon’s writing placing you right in the setting with them.
Subjects of grief, finding yourself, suicide, death, parental neglect and affairs(not mc’s).

If you enjoy Paige Toon you will definitely enjoy this one. 💐🌌✨ Thank you to @paigetoonauthor @netgalley for this arc opportunity 💫

Yet again,a fantastic read. I wouldn’t expect anything less from Paige Toon. Ellie and Ash’s story is such a heart warming one. You won’t be able to put it down! Such an easy, beautiful read

Firstly big thank you to Paige Toon, Penguin Random House, Cornerstone and NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

It's 4.30 am as I write this because I am all emotional and need to just sing this novels praises. Also, I have a sleeping baby on me, so now is the opportunity.

I love every single one of Paiges books but even I am still amazed at her writing and how she still comes up with the most wonderful stories and characters that hook you in and after 17 years of reading her books I am yet to read a story and think meh.

The pacing as always was great. Ash and Ellie are lovely characters. We get the story from Ellies point of view, but I feel we get to know Ash just as much through their interactions. I loved the second chance they got at their love story and how they came back into each other's lives. I had a suspicion of how they might meet again from the conversation they had before they lost each other, and the nature of the positions they find themselves when they do added to the tension of tstory. laughed and cried. Standard really when reading a Paige Toon book. I'm trying so hard not to give any spoilers, so I will just leave it there and say this is another brilliant read. I'm excited for when I will get my hard copy preorder!

Told from the perspective of Ellie who meets Ash just as she’s lost interest in inter-railing and after spending three days with him agrees to continue her trip in a weeks time after spending a week with her parents only Ash fails to show up at their arranged meeting point. This affects Ellie’s behaviour over the next few years quite significantly, I would say almost disproportionately however six years down the line she meets Ash again and is torn between being amazed at seeing him and furious with him for his perceived lies from her point of view.

I found this quite a difficult romance as it’s full of angst and impossible situations. I can see why Elilie and Ash felt like kindred spirits with difficult childhoods and significant losses in their lives but I never fully got behind the feeling that they were each others ‘one’. There’s no shortage of emotion in this but I think that’s probably what I struggled with as it just got too much at times, I personally feel this would have been much stronger if told from both perspectives too. Overall though it’s a good romance read and I think plenty will enjoy it but it just didn’t quite hit the spot for me. 7/10