Thank you to NetGalley, Random House UK, Penguin, Cornerstone, and Paige Toon for the ARC of this book!

I wasn’t sure at first how I felt about the Ash and Ellie and their insta-love, but I actually ended up really loving them!

I don’t want to give any spoilers but this book is very sweet, with lots of drama! I loved getting to watch them through the time jumps. I do feel like the book dragged on a little bit towards the end, but overall the pacing was great!

Basic plot:
Ash and Ellie have a quick whirlwind romance when they meet while traveling. After being separated for 6 years, they meet each other under very different circumstances. Can they make it work??

Jeez, I don’t know where to start. I loved and loved Only love can hurt like this, didn’t think i could love an other book from Paige that much. I mean from all her books that I read OLCHLT is top tier. But this new baby 😍😍 is top tier as well. What the best way to write soulmates and the right person wrong time (twice) without making us readers annoy or impatient. Freaking hell I know from the start I was going to fall in love not only with Ash but with Ellie. I can’t explain exactly why but I connect to her to a level that I didn’t think was possible for a contemporary female character. She is going through so much and still wants the approval of her parents. ASH sweet and honourable Ash, he is a master piece (near enough as sweet and kind as Anders) and gods my heart broke a few time for him. I absolutely adore that book, I cried a few times not going to lie being on my period didn’t help but, I felt all of it from part 1. What can I say I’m a sucker when it comes to right person wrong time. And let me conclude on the growth of the character and the journey they live as a couple but also personally and mentally.

Thank you NetGalley for that eArc, and Paige Toon to create MMC sweeter than honey. 😍

📖 Book Review 📖 There is something magically unique about the experiences and the people you meet traveling no, a bond that forms that connects you in an instant and lasts a lifetime. Three days in Lisbon was all it took for Ellie and Ash to fall for each other; but was it meant to last or just meant to be a fleeting spark? When their plans to meet up fall through, they must go on with their lives apart and time moves on with that idea of, “what if?” lurking in the shadows.

Sometimes you have your plans and then life has its own plans that throws a wrench into everything and we live with a plethora of “what if” scenarios. Paige Toon beautifully examines what happens when the one that got away, the quintessential “what if” scenario that has haunted your thoughts for six years, shows up back in your life and stares you in the face. What If I Never Get Over You is another emotionally gripping read by an instant favorite author; Paige Toon has an inexplicable way of writing her characters into the reader’s hearts, creating an enchantingly cathartic novel that will sweep you away.

This book was a wonderful escape to Wales (and Lisbon!). It reminds me of An Affair to Remember + Downton Abbey + The Notebook. It has all the feels. I would recommend this book to any romance reader who enjoys a travel escape and a bit of drama and tension. It's closed door, so I think it's appropriate for YA and adults alike.

What If I Never Get Over You by Paige Toon beautifully captures the intensity of first love and the heartache of missed chances. The novel follows Ellie, who falls in love with Ash during a whirlwind three day romance in Lisbon, only to lose him when fate intervenes. Six years later, she’s built a life in Wales, but Ash’s sudden reappearance shatters her calm, reigniting old feelings and unveiling painful truths. The longing, passion, and emotional turmoil in this story will break your heart as Ellie and Ash try to navigate past heartbreak and present life. It’s a poignant tale of love and the enduring power of a magical connection.