Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin's Griffin for the ARC. I loved the premise of this book, childhood stars turned HGTV stars; right up my alley. However, I was a bit confused in the beginning, I felt like the characters weren't introduced well enough and I had a hard time catching up. Almost like it was a sequel and I missed the first book. But overall it was cute.

This was such a cute book! Second chance romances are one of my favorites. 2 Former hollywood tv stars went separate ways and eventually came back together only to end up doing a home renovation show. I absolutely loved the home renovation aspect cause i grew up watching HGTV! Shelby and Cameron seriously have the cutest friendship, and as obvious it was they were gonna get together, i still got super giddy about it. This was a cute cheesy romance, so if you enjoy that please read!

Thank you St, Martins Press & netgalley for this arc.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of 'Built to Last'!

'Built to Last' had everything I ever could have wanted in a romance novel. I grew up watching HGTV with my family and to read a book that has a romance forming while filming a house flipping show? My heart was swooning. The characters had so much emotional growth from the beginning of the book that I squealed by the time they got together because I truly wanted them to be happy. They handled all of the twists with grace and maturity. This is the perfect friends to lovers, second chance romance and I can confidently say I will be making all my friends read this once it's released in October.

4.5 stars = I really liked this. Built to Last was a really well done second chance romance for two former teen TV stars who have gone there separate way and established lives outside of Hollywood only to be roped into doing a home renovation reality show together. This was probably my favorite contemporary romance of the year so far. They reconnect as friends first, overcome sabotage by a not so friendly former friend, and there is some really sweet parts near the end. I will definitely be rereading this in the future.

ARC courtesy of the publisher via NetGalley, release date October 18, 2022

This was a cute, quick read. It was very predictable but still a delight! I enjoyed all the characters, but would have loved more character development.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Love love love this book. Fresh, fun, engaging characters. There’s not a big split up that gets wrapped up in the last chapter. True love builds in beautiful ways between Shelby and Cameron. I hope there is a Lorelai story to come!

I want to start off and say thank you to NetGalley for an eARC of this in exchanged for my honest review.

This is a second chance romance and a good one at that. This book follows two people who have a past; the past being childhood stars. They are now working on a home renovation show with one another. I got to say you can feel the chemistry between the two characters who are Shelby and Cameron, which is so great to read and feel.

Overall this is a great read and you will enjoy it.

Loved this. It was just what I needed to read and I read it in one day. Highly recommend if you are looking for a sweet romance.

Built to Last is a sweet, second chance, slow burn, friends to lovers romance with a little "oops one room" trope! If you love any of those tropes ~ I think you will definitely enjoy this book!

Shelby was kind of a mess, but I'm glad she had found her true passion, doing renovations with her dad, before getting back into a relationship. Cameron, the traveling photographer for National Geographic was a nice enough guy. Though they had that "insta love" from how they felt when they were younger, this book was a wholeeee slow burn with lots of pining while they figured things out.

I want to start by saying thank you NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book! Although I was really drawn in to the plot sadly this book wasn't a five star for me. I am an avid romance reader and this book is a second chance romance with a fixer upper spin. This book has three main characters, an all American boy, the not so good guy, and the shared love interest. This book is really about the rekindling of Cameron Riggs, all American good guy who walked away from acting and someone who was clearly his first love, and Shelby a young actress who self destructed in the public eye trying to reclaim her newfound self and image. Their rekindling takes place in the form of a reality TV show about fixing up houses that happens to be produced by their old costar (and Shelby’s ex) Lyle.

Don't get me wrong the steamy scenes were fun and the friends to lovers storyline was definitely appealing but it was a little too slow for me. It is sweet and at times spicy romance with a slow burn. I found myself being able to put it down and not excited to pick it back up. I understood the reason these two could not be together and I was rooting for them but I felt like we were missing fun banter and sexual tension throughout the book. The characters are so good together that it's painfully obvious but the journey getting there felt lack luster. That being said there were definitely scenes and chapters that I loved and the characters are great but I wanted a little more.

Overall, if you are looking for a lighthearted read and are a fan of friends to lovers or second chance romance pick it up!

Being reunited with your first love can be a heady enough experience, but when you are both former child stars who are going to be working on a home renovation show together things get a little more complicated. Luckily when you have chemistry like Shelby and Cameron, the kind anyone within in a five mile radius can feel, complications don't seem to matter as much.

The chemistry between Cameron and Shelby was my favorite part of this book. It was the type that can set the pages a flame with the longing. It made the basic lack of communication between them even more difficult to take when it is already one of my romance pet peeves. Luckily; the two of them have solid best friends to support them and liven things up. The villains could have used some more development, When a figure from one character's past shows up I expected something monumental to happen and it didn't turn out to more than a mild annoyance for a couple of pages. The roadblocks towards their HEA never seemed worthy of the fuss when they had such deep feelings for each other and I just wanted to read more about them spending time together being adorable.

This was a fun book that definitely met the mood I was in. I am ready to read more by Erin Hahn.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

nothing better to read than a second chance romance. seriously it owns my heart. i absolutely loved this book, the author, the plot, the characters! chefs kiss!

When I read the first chapter of this book, I didn't think it was going to be for me, but I'm so glad I stuck it out. I really liked both of the main characters and thought there were some really funny moments.

There were two reasons I knocked it down a star. First, sometimes the author would lead you into these really emotional internal moments and then squeeze in a joke or pun or something that totally took me out of the moment. Second, I couldn't connect Shelby to the party girl persona. Obviously, in the present day (when the story takes place), Shelby has done a lot of growing. But even in the flashbacks, we never really see that part of her. It's hard to fully appreciate her journey from Point A to Point B when you never really saw Point A.

That said, I still had a lot of fun reading this and would absolutely recommend it to anyone who likes contemporary romance or is in need of a comfort read (because this book is just one big hug).

I couldn’t put this book down! This is the first book of Erin Hahn’s that I’ve read, and now I definitely need to add the others to my TBR. Shelby and Cameron were child stars that both left Hollywood and went their separate ways. Ten years later, they both end up being pitched a pilot idea for a home renovation show and have to navigate their unresolved feelings for each other as well as how to work with their third costar again. Loved how it was told through dual POV.

Thank you @netgalley and @stmartinspress for this ARC! 📚

I really enjoyed this book! It had me hooked from the first chapter, and kept me on my toes the entire time! I fell in love with the characters and the romance!

I have pretty much accepted that if Erin Hahn writes it, I am going to love it. This story was no different. Add in to that the fact that this was a second chance romance, and I was in heaven. I absolutely LOVED this one! Add it to your TBR IMMEDIATELY!

Built to Last is a cute second-chance romance that is perfect for HGTV lovers!

Shelby and Cameron were each other’s first loves and co-stars. After leaving Hollywood altogether, Shelby is brought back into the reality tv scene for “Homemade” a house flipping show. Cameron is brought on as the contractor. The two have to navigate their shared history with each other, as well as with Lyle, their previous co-star and Shelby’s cheating ex-boyfriend who is the showrunner of their show.

I absolutely love dual POV romance novels and this one did not disappoint. Each POV had a strong voice and I loved watching them fall for each other again.

I did struggle with the amount of miscommunication in this book. For adults, it seems like they struggle to communicate on even a basic level. However, I loved that each chapter heading was a song title! I need to go back and make a playlist with all the songs. This is a super quick and fun read!

I look forward to reading more of her book’s in the future…fingers crossed that she writes Lorelei’s story next!

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Built to Last: A Novel comes out on October, 18th, 2022.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5!
Built to Last by Erin Hahn made my heart so happy. Starting off with a long line of missed connections and leading to a journey of two characters as they find their place in the world - this book was heartfelt, romantic and all around a great read. Once I started it I couldn’t put it down and I hope we see a sequel in the future!

*Thank you so much to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press and Erin Hahn for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I loved this book!

Adorable story with characters you can’t help but fall in love with. Second chance friends to lovers story that I could not put down.

Don’t skip this one!

Children TV costars Cameron and Shelby were in love with each other from the start. They went their separate ways after their Tv show together as teens and grew into their selves but never stopped loving one another. They come back together to create a home-renovation reality show who is directed by their other child co-star, Lyle, who also happens to be Shelby’s ex. Through all the drama, Cam and Shelby remember why they fell in love in the first place and do it all over again.

Such an amazing story that is a heart throb for sure. I absolutely love the writing of the characters are quirky and fun and I just absolutely adored Cameron and Shelby’s relationship.

Check this book out when it releases this October. Definitely one of my favorite romcoms I have read lately.

Thanks NetGalley and Erin Hahn for this advanced readers copy!