Published by Avon Books, Harper Genres: Contempory, Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction
Format: ARC, eBook
Starting over….
Lily Lee thought she had things in the bag. She is offered the top position at a firm to be turned down because her background check shows she did not graduate from college. She knows that she did. Except, walking the stage and taking part in the graduation ceremony does not mean that you graduated. So back to school she goes.
She is shocked when she sees that her old college boyfriend, Jake Cho is one of her TA’s. He seems to have everything going for him while she is on the verge of losing it all.
This book touches on many things such as family expectations, tough choices, friendship, second chances, mental health, taking care of yourself, and school life. I thought I would love it, unfortunately it was good not great.
If you are reading this book thinking it will be heavy on the romance, it is not. It is more like a journey that Lily is on. It is about her taking care of herself, about empowerment, and going back so you can go forward. Yes, there is romance, but it is not the focus. I enjoyed the parts about female friendship and starting over, being empowered. These parts shined for me.
Overall, an okay book but should be labeled a tad differently. I believe readers will enjoy this book more if they go in thinking less about romance and more about it being a women’s fiction book.
Thank you to Avon and Harper Voyager, Avon and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.