This is book was really good. I really liked the characters and story was fun to read. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

3.5 stars
This was such a cute rom-com story, and I liked the multiple character POVs. Quirky small-town romances are absolutely my jam, and this hit all of the marks. I am an HGTV junkie and would absolutely watch a show like theirs! Very predictable throughout, but I really enjoyed this and flew threw it in a day.
I would recommend this to others.

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for the ARC!

Sweet story. I enjoyed home makeover storyline.
Shelby and Cameron has been working together on kids show, then Cameron left to finish college. Shelby was dating her other costar till they break up.
Great read

Young love and bad timing make for the best plot in the super cute romance, Built to Last, by Erin Hahn.

Most of us can relate to a relationship never truly getting off the ground floor because they were too young or the timing just wasn’t right. Shelby and Cameron met as preteens while filming their hit tv show. As they grew up their relationship blossomed from co-stars, to friends, to first loves.

Sadly, growing up in the spotlight stripped them of their privacy. In an effort to keep their relationship out of the public eye, they unknowingly set themselves up for failure. Years later the two briefly reconnect under less than ideal circumstances. It ends just as quickly as it started and all communication is lost. Until, a second opportunity to work in television brings about a third chance for them romantically. Will these two ever be able to figure out their timing or are they destined to never be?

Erin Hahn managed to combine two of my favorite things, home renovations and romance. This book is for everyone who is a fan of HGTV and romantic comedies.

I couldn’t put this book down!!! It gave me hope that relationships that haven’t worked in the past could in the future. Sometimes a great love story is possible if the two people are given the time they need to grow.

The characters were well developed and super relatable. Hahn managed to show that no matter how famous or rich you are, we ALL are dealing with our own insecurities and issues. No one is immune!

The secondary characters were some of my favorites! They were well developed for getting far less story time. In fact, the friendship captured in Built to Last is some of the healthiest examples I have read in a book. I love the idea of having friends that truly want the the best for you and are always there to pick you up or be an advocate.

Special thanks to NetGalley.com and St. Martin’s Press for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest feedback.

Oh my goodnessss, a secondchance trope is something that I always can get behind. It just warms my heart and makes me root for the couple. The way this is written make me want to keep reading until I finished the book in one sitting. Also, I am a sucker for home improvement kinds of projects as well. Thank you to NetGalley for the free copy in exchange for an honest review!

Built to Last is a really cute adult romcom centered around the kind of home-renovation shows we know and love. I had a bit of a hard time connecting with the characters at first, but once I did, I wanted nothing but an HEA for them. I really appreciated the Michigan setting, too. The Midwest needs more love in literature!

This was my first Erin Hahn book but I love a good home improvement romance book! This one had a different twist that I had never seen before and I loved it!

Built to Last is a friends-to-lovers, second-chance romance story between Shelby, an ex-star who escaped the starlight, and Cameron, her old co-star turned Nat Geo documentarian. The characters were both so likable. I loved how Cameron would do anything for Shelby but didn't want to hurt her so he kept his distance. I loved that even though Shelby used to be this major star that had a big "breakdown" but she was still so down-to-earth and had her remodeling and refurbishing business.

This was definitely a SLOW burn. I felt like the teasing and hinting took forever to get to the real stuff. The book was moderately spicy but left me wanting a little more in the spice department. But this could be because this was Hahn's first adult romance after writing YA - which she did an amazing job at the transition.

This was such a cute and funny story. This is a great book for those who are big fans of the rom-com genre but also love watching HGTV. This was a 4-star read for me - I enjoyed it a lot and would recommend it to others!

Thanks to Erin Hahn, St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for this eBook!

I am going to open this review with some honesty... I was terrified that Erin Hahn was doing adult novels ONLY because I adore her YA writing so much. I had high hopes but also reservations... so if you are like me and have similar feelings let me just tell you that you have NOTHING to worry about. Erin's sweet, spunky, quirky character development is all still here and the writing carries you through on a bed of warmth the whole way.

Upon meeting Shelby, I loved her. From a childhood star to hiding in a small town to reinvent herself. A complicated twisty love story that isn't a perfect clear cut romance is exactly what I wanted and didn't even know it. I love second chance romances. I love second chance lives.

Cameron and Shelby grew up as child stars together and were each other's first love - but the time was never right for them. After Shelby leaves LA and starts a new life flipping houses they are thrust together again in a reality show produced by their other costar. Their chemistry is off the chain and the tension is perfect. What I loved most in the story is that it breaks away from a typical contemporary romance plot and the reader does not suffer for it! This change was quite refreshing and I wish I got to experience it more often.

If you tell me a book contains a theme of child stars that grow up and reunite and create a home renovating show… navigating drama from the past, know I’m there and I absolutely loved it. This is my second Hahn and she knows how to make you fall in love with her characters. This one was a sweet read revolving around second chances. I enjoyed it so much I want to move to Michigan have a work shop like Shelby’s and renovate houses.

OH MY GOOOOSHHH I loved this book so much! First of all it is second Chance romance and I am a suuucker for that! However that isn't the only reason I adored this book! The angst, sexual tention, slow burn, so lovey dovey in the last bits, the humor, and omg the chemistry between Shelby and Cam I just couldn't get enough. I throughly enjoyed every second of this book.
Shelby and Cam were childhood stars and also childhood lovers, they grew apart and Shelby dated their other costar Lyle (total dick tbh). Turns out Lyle cheats on Shelby and Cam literally FLYS FROM ALASKA TO BE THERE FOR SHELBY!! (all this happened in the first chapters and it only gets better from there!!) Like are you kidding me? They end up doing a fixer upper type reality show together and all I can say is.... Yall. Go read this book when it comes out!

Thank you to netgalley for the readnow e-arc of this. This was super cute! I love a good friends to lovers / second chances trope and that really shined through here. The tension between Shelby and Cameron was palpable from the start and also so sweet. Shelby was so endearing and sweet, my heart ached for her and she was easy to relate to for me. I just really enjoyed this book! I couldn’t stop reading once I started it.

I thought this book and storyline was really cute. I could actually see it being made into a limited series or movie, it has a lot of depth in addition to the romance!

This was ok but something was just off about it. Shelby and Cameron were cute, as were their friends. The evil family members were hard to swallow and I think the Lyle and Marcella stuff could have been toned down a bit focusing more on the romance than the spite. I’m not a fan of home reno or flip shows, how do all those houses end up looking the same so boring and gray! Terrible pinterest vibes. At least Shelby was adding some original detail back in. The sex scenes were kind of cringey too. Not a bad read just not amazing. Tired quickly of the tree trunk thigh and whiffle bat forearms. This guy must look weird.

Shelby was a childhood star growing up on a popular sitcom. She had a toxic relationship with her mother and didn't see her dad as much as she would have liked. While on her time acting on the show she grew close to her co-stars Cameron and Lyle. Shelby ends up dating Lyle for many years after the show ends and has breakdown when their relationship ends. Cameron has always been there for Shelby and when she calls him after the breakup with Lyle, Cameron jumps on a plane to be there for her. Unfortunately, Shelby is in a rough place and the visit does not go according to plan.
Fast-forward years later, Shelby is over Lyle, hasn't heard from Cameron, is sober, and living in her hometown working with her dad. Shelby is happy with her life in Michigan working refurbishing antique furniture. Shelby submits a tape for a new home renovation show that could bring in more money for her and her dad. The tape isn't as well received as she would like but they ask Shelby to film a pilot for show with a costar that they have lined up. When Shelby flies out to LA to meet this person she finds out that Lyle is going to be producing the pilot and that the person they have picked for her to film the show with is Cameron. A happy reunion between the three former costars? Definitely not. Shelby and Cameron agree to film the pilot together but things don't go as planned. Lyle decides that things need to be shaken up and throws in curveballs left and right to trip up the two costars.
I really enjoyed this book, following the romance between Shelby and Cameron. The two learn that a lot has happened since they last saw each other but they still have feelings for each other as they did when they were kids. Shelby and Cameron's love for each other seemed so genuine and I really enjoyed that. There was a solid about of steam but not too much that it took away from the plot. Overall, I think if you like a funny love story about the one that got away, this book is for you!
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for allowing me to read a review this book before publishing.

This was adorable. I absolutely LOVED it.

Shelby, Cameron and Lyle all spent their formative childhood & adolescent years on a TV show with national fame. Growing up in the spotlight isn't easy and when you're a child start, your mistakes stick around forever.

It's been ten years since the show ended. Cameron and Shelby were each other's first love, but the timing never seems right for them. He left at 17 for college. He came back at 22 when she and Lyle broke up, but he left again. Now, they're 27 and the 3 of them are working together to create a reality TV show that focuses on flipping houses. Shelby has carved out a nice life in Michigan, out of the spotlight, where she refinishes and builds furniture alongside her dad who flips houses for a living. Lyle has signed on as the showrunner and convinced Cameron to come back and star alongside Shelby.

Will the timing finally work out for Shelby & Cameron, or while Lyle sabotage Shelby again, derailing the life of calm success that she has built over the last five years.

Lots of chemistry and steam in this one.

A very sweet friends to lovers romance between two former child stars. I hated Shelby’s mother and Lyle with a passion, but liked nearly every other character. The bartender and his wife were great. Plus this book was set in Michigan which automatically gives it extra points from me. Some spice but nothing crazy.I enjoyed the love story overall. It was a quick, easy read! I finished in a couple of hours.

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this!

This was my first ARC and I was really excited for it! I thought the premise of the book sounded fun and and has a lot of potential. While this book did get slightly better for me towards the end, there were just some things I really struggled with from the beginning.

What drew me to this book initially was that the characters were friends and it was a second-chance romance. The chapters were short and easy to get through, I loved that we got a point of view for both main characters, and the steam/spice was excellent!
+short chapters & dual POVs
+I thought the steam in this book was pretty good!

What I struggled with the most was that while these characters were supposed to be 27/28, they read really juvenile to me for a good portion of the book. I found Lyle to be incredibly annoying, and this book did feel a little too YA at certain points

Overall, I enjoyed this book but it wasn’t my favorite!

This book was really cute, as someone who lives for home improvement shows, specifically ones that restore old homes to their former glory, I felt like this book was written for me. I thought the relationship was cute, family and friends were cute and it just made me feel all warm inside!

A friends to lovers story that chronicled the good, bad and ugly of growing up as child stars together. I personally did not buy into the chemistry between Shelby and Cameron outside of a pure physical connection. That made it difficult to remain invested.

This book didn’t blow me away and didn’t quite stand up to a lot of the romances I have recently enjoyed. However, it is worth a read if you’re a sucker for second chance romance.