Magical! Worth the read - Toon is an expert storyteller and this story will mesmerize you. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

I devoured this book. It is the first I’ve read by Paige Toon, but it will not be the last.

The chemistry between Ash and Ellie was so good. I really, really loved the first 2 parts of the book. There was insta-love, which I usually hate, but it was explained and described so well, that I totally understood it. Both characters frustrated me SO MUCH during the second part. They made such bad decisions. Despite this, I still really enjoyed this part, as Toon wrote them to be human, “real” characters. Not liking a character or their decisions doesn’t make me necessarily dislike a book…it’s all in how’s it’s done, and Toon did a great job.

Part 3 is when the book went a bit “off the rails” for me. I just couldn’t reconcile either character’s changes in Part 3 with who they were previously, and what was on track to be a 5-star book for me dropped in rating. I appreciate the need for a HEA in romance novels, but the way the characters got there just didn’t make a lot of sense for me.

Overall, though, a really fun, quick read and I will definitely be reading more of Toon’s books. This novel releases 15 April 2025. I want to extend a thank you to NetGalley and Putnam Books for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley and Putnam Group for this advance readers copy, in exchange for an honest review. I was so excited to read this book because I’ve enjoyed all the Paige Toon books I’ve read so far; I’m happy to say this is the one I’ve probably loved the most! I absolutely devoured this book and read it nearly straight through. There is a good length of time early on in the book dedicated to showing how the connection between Ellie and Ash begins and quickly blossoms, which helped lay a solid, believable foundation for the rest of the story. Tough topics were discussed early on in the story and both characters struggled with their own personal issues, in addition to ultimately navigating through issues in their relationship that posed an obstacle.

Moving forward in the story, the connection between the two main characters just caught fire and raged on— it was strong and just so enjoyable to read. One quality of this romance that I particularly enjoyed (and that often trips me up in other romance books) was how the author swiftly moved through some points in time— she didn’t harp on or drag out certain situations but, rather I felt like she spent time/focus on some of the key character/relationship building moments that I enjoyed reading about. I also loved the setting in this book, as it took place largely in the Wales countryside and included vivid nature descriptions, which almost felt like a balm next to the intense relationship of Ellie and Ash. All of the elements of this story just worked so well for me and I definitely want to revisit this story at some point in time! I was sad to leave the characters and would’ve loved to know how their story continued on.

After reading this book, I think this solidified Paige Toon as an auto-buy author for me. I know other readers will enjoy this when it’s available next year and can’t wait for this to be available!!

“Life is too short not to do what you love”.

Ellie is trying to be spontaneous and is traveling through Europe in memory of her best friend. She was going to give up her solo-travels… then she meets Ash. The fun-loving travel lover that renews her love for living in the moment. After three days together, they get separated and don’t see each other for six years. Will they be able to pick up where they left off before life got in the way?

This was a cute story of going through hardships life throws at you and coming back together. Choosing each other even with the flaws & when life changes you. This story spans a total of 8 years and pulls the heartstrings 🥹💕

Pre-order this if you like:
💫 Love at first sight
💫 Second chance romance
💫 Working through grief & trauma
💫 Complex relationships
💫 The “invisible string” connection bringing people back together

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for the ARC in exchange for an honest review! This one comes out April 15, 2025 🫶

Triggers: grief + death (moderate topics)

3.5⭐️ (i just always round up)

4.25⭐️ I could not put this book down!!!
Ash is a new favorite book boyfriend of mine. trust me, you’ll get it when you read this. he’s so lovable.

I found it so beautiful how Ash and Ellie met and just instantly connected. Their chemistry is everything, and the beach scene in the beginning has my HEART!!! Now I definitely experienced a rollercoaster of emotions while reading this because SO much happens.

Their story is a complicated one, but it really is beautiful and I had to know what was going to happen next. I loved the setting and seeing some of ellie’s work life. The ending just felt a little rushed for me. I wouldn’t have been upset if I got to read even more about these two because I loved them so much! But i’m still very happy with this read🥹💘

stargazing by myles smith is LITERALLY their song🔭
I also desperately want to go to wales now. 😭

Thank you Paige Toon and G.P. Putnam Son’s for giving me the chance to read this ARC. This was my first book by Paige Toon after hearing Annabel Monaghan share it on Instagram and am so glad I read this! As an American, I am enamored with the English, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish, so this book felt like a true escape to Wales. The imagery was beautiful and felt like I was walking through the gardens at Berkeley Hall myself. The author did such a good job of capturing what it is like to have insecurities around an ex that my stomach was in knots while reading. Well done! I can’t wait to read more books by Paige Toon!

My grievances with the book are pretty slim. I initially did not love the “insta-love” that Ellie and Ash have but it evolved and was far more complicated than what I expected it to be after the first few chapters. It’s just not my favorite trope.

3.5 stars rounded up to 4. While I enjoyed this novel and love Paige Toon, there were parts of this book I was not enthused about. I loved when Ellie and Ash met and then lost touch and then met up again. However, I didn’t care for how he reacted to her and how she reacted to him and his family situation in parts three and four. It made me roll my eyes (and be exasperated) at times at how they treated each other. It just didn’t make sense and the timeline was just too long between contact. Sorry if I’m being vague but you will just have to read it yourself. I don’t want to post any spoilers. There was so much promise that just fell short with me.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC.

Loved it!

The story of Ash and Ellie was both flirty and fun, and tragic and redemptive. Were there moments that Ellie got on my nerves - yes. Especially with her hard pressed need to reiterate that she couldn’t possibly end up with a man who has a title, even though she’s madly in love with him. You do learn more of her history later on in the book which explains her feelings and how they came about.

Ultimately I was immediately captivated and fell in love with their story. Even if at times it was heartbreaking.

Thanks to NetGalley for the E-ARC!

9/30/24 What If I Never Get Over You by Paige Toon is a lovely book about lost loves and connections that last over time. After 3 beautiful days together while on an interrailing trip, Ellie and Ash find that they have more than just chemistry with each other, but when a missed date happens, it takes six years to find each other again. When they finally reunite, things are not as they seem. Ellie is taken by surprise as to who Ash really is and she has a hard time accepting their current situations. After a giant miscommunication, lack of trust, and a deep rooted trigger hits Ellie, the two break apart again. Will they ever be able to be together without life’s many problems getting in their way?

I enjoyed this read so very much until the end. The first two of the four parts was beautifully written and the character development was beautiful, but the last two parts were lackluster and not as well thought out. I loved the connection between Ellie and Ash, and the characters at Berkeley were fun and refreshing. The ending felt rushed and more like half thought out ideas that didn’t do the characters justice. Overall, I couldn’t put the book down!

I give this book a 3.75/5 due to the ending. I was so entrenched in this book and the ending left me frustrated and wanting more.


I am so thankful to Paige Toon, Penguin Random House, and NetGalley for this ARC.

I haven't read a Paige Toon book before, so I wasn't certain what to expect. I'd say the writing and story are like a British Rebecca Yarros contemporary romance book. The lingering drama is similar to a plot you'd fine in popular Kindle Unlimited romance books. It makes for a nice bead read, but it's not something that will stay with you long after reading. I think many other readers will really enjoy it.

This is my third Paige Toon book and sad to say my least favorite. I made it to 100 pages before throwing in the towel. Let me start off with insta love isn’t my favorite trope. I actually HATE IT!!! So that was a downer from the start. I also felt as though most of the story was rushed, especially in the beginning from how they met to them exploring Europe together… how does that even happen?! Idk, I didn’t connect to the story mainly because of that.

I was so excited to be able to read this advanced copy. I love Paige Toon's ability to completely engage you with her characters and feel what they are going through. And this book was no different. I devoured it in a day. Easy to read with good pacing. I enjoyed Ash and Ellie, how real their first interactions are to how messy everything else is. There were certainly times that were frustrating but I think that was part of the charm of the book. I wanted to figure out how the resolution would come about and how Ash / Ellie would connect again. Overall a good both with angst, chemistry, lost and found love. Totally enjoyed!

I never use the term interrailing so it took me a minute to figure that out.

This was my first Paige Toon Book. I have another on my book shelf in my TBR. I loved how in this book, both Ash and Ellie kept finding their way back to each other. I always love a book with a happy ending.

this was a good read! I think the dramatic parts along with the romantic parts were all balancing each other out. I liked the storyline, I liked the characters and the pacing overall. I think it was good and cute
Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for this complimentary ARC in exchange for an honest review!!

An emotional book that breaks you and puts you back together again all in one. Ash and Ellie have a kind of love that endures time and obstacles, but they are each dealing with struggles that keep them apart for years. But I liked how they loved each other for who they really were underneath all the superficial things like money and status.

I definitely had some frustrations with both of them. At times, Ash didn't seem to prioritize Ellie and their relationship, and I felt bad for Ellie, who was also struggling with her own issues. I empathized with Ellie and her traumatic past but also found myself getting annoyed with her. Since the beginning, she has had one foot in one foot out of their relationship and made some questionable decisions. For example, she was adamant that there was no future with Ash, yet agreed to have unprotected intercourse with him and continued her relationship with Ash, resulting in them both getting hurt. I felt like there was a lot of push and pull in their relationship, with Ellie doing a lot of the pushing away. Ellie definitely carries a lot of insecurities, self-esteem issues, and fear of rejection that affected their relationship. So I was glad to see them both evolve and finally work through these issues, and I was happy to read the ending.

I would recommend this book! Their characters seemed very real and the ending was heartwarming and brings a sense of peace to their story.

Thank you to PENGUIN GROUP Putnam and NetGalley for the ARC!

What a beautiful love story! Although there were some frustrating moments, it made sense for the story. It would’ve been too sappy without the drama. I typically don’t like self sabotaging and unnecessary drama but for this book it made sense.

This was a quick and easy read. I liked the setting of this book, and enjoyed the different parts throughout the book. There are a number of characters that we are introduced to. Ash and Ellie drove me a little crazy throughout the book with their lack of communication, but it comes together in the end, and I was happy with how it ended. This is my first read by Paige Toon and I will definitely be looking for another one to read soon!

Ellie is on a lone interrailing adventure when she meets Ash in Lisbon. After starting to feel so lonely, she welcomes this unexpected connection and they become fast friends. But as their 3 days together come to an end, major sparks form and Ellie starts to wonder if it’s possible to fall in love so quickly. Ellie & Ash decide to meet up in a few days to continue their adventure together. But Ellie’s heart is broken when she finally arrives and he’s not there. With no surname, will she ever find him again? Will she want to?

When Paige Toon announced her new book was available for early readers, I couldn’t request it fast enough. She has quite a gift of sucking you into her stories and making you feel as though you’re part of them. I’ve loved every single one of her novels that I’ve read, and I’ve read most of them. I finished What if I Never Get Over You in less than 48 hours, if that tells you anything!

I truly adored the settings of this book. Lisbon sounded so beautiful and I loved when Ellie moved to Wales. I’m not much of a traveler, so I truly enjoy a good atmospheric read that lets me feel as though I’m in another place. Paige is so descriptive in her writing, it’s always such a treat for me to read her books.

Ellie & Ash’s story broke my heart and made me desperate to finish the story. I can’t really get into too much of their relationship without giving too much away, so I’ll just say I literally couldn’t put this one down.

I highly recommend this book, as well as every single other book that Paige Toon has written! Thank you so so much NetGalley, as well as Putnam/Penguin Books. I felt truly honored to receive an ARC from one of my very favorite Authors new books in exchange for my honest review!

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for the ARC. If Bridgerton and Before Sunset had a love child this would be it. I loved the first 2/3 of this book, and the second 1/3 was slow and meandering and kind of dumb, but I still very much enjoyed this book. The characters were fun and funny, and I liked that the main characters kind and there was no enemies to lovers storyline. I would read another one by this author. 3.5 stars rounded up.

nothing drives me more bonkers as when characters do not communicate. the back-and-forth nature of their relationship (or lack thereof) was meaninglessly dramatic. Such a shame. because the synopsis of this book sounded very exciting, and I love a second chance romance. I found both characters deeply unlikable.

thank you PENGUIN GROUP Putnam for the arc in exchange for an honest review