I’m going to keep this short as not to be overly critical. First I am thankful to have gotten an audio ALC for free from Netgalley and Recorded Books Media to listen to which gave me the opportunity to voluntarily leave a review.

I’m a bit perplexed as this reads like it is an unedited draft of a book. It it so choppy and meandered aimlessly. It was really
Poorly written unfortunately. It was also so repetitive with multiple POVs with one coming from left field.

All I say was the incredibly toxic relationships and selfishness where the main characters should get a good dose of therapy before getting into future relationships. There are countless plot holes as well and let’s not get started on the epilogue.

I’m sorry that I can’t recommend reading this at all.

Also, I listened to the auto book and since it already has come out I grabbed a copy from Kindle unlimited to see if I was missing something by listening to it. I was not.

I didn’t enjoy the narrators over all with the exception of the females natural voice narrating for the FMC Zamora. However, the voices she put on for some other characters were caricatures and bordered on offensive.

Lastly, the conversations between characters was so unrealistic and frustrating.

My rating system since GoodReads doesn’t have partial stars and I rarely round up.

⭐️ Hated it
⭐️⭐️ Had a lot of trouble, prose issues, really not my cup of tea (potentially DNF’d or thought about it)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Meh, it was an ok read but nothing special
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really enjoyed it! Would recommend to others
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding! Will circle back and read again

Very good book, i'm not into audiobooks but this one caught me. I was reading it on KU in the same time i've listening to it. it was amazing.

Thank you NetGalley for this audiobook!!

Rating:2.5 stars

I was prepared for the second chance romance, but i was not ready for all the drama 10 years later would look like for both the FMC & MMC.

This novel was fast paced which normally i am a fan, but it moved entirely too fast at some points that it wasn’t realistic and left me feeling that the characters were all over the place.

Overall, i was prepared for a soft fluffy second chance romance; but the mentions of trafficking, cheating, etc made it a little heavier than expected.

⭐️⭐️

This book was all over the place! I thought I was going to read a cute second chance romance that started with a chance encounter at the airport…I was wrong.

First I disliked how Marcus treated Zamora in beginning of the book! I was thinking good riddance then I find out he is the actual love interest.

The time jumps were all over the place. Lots of cheating! I hate the cheating trope. So many side stories. There was too much drama.

That epilogue was very crazy. Secret kids and pregnancies!

I did listen to the audio for this book. The female narrator did a better job than the male narrator, but I just wasn’t a fan of this book in general.

Love Delayed by Anna Black is not your typical love story, and it was definitely a rollercoaster of emotions. The story dives into the messy, complicated lives of Zamora and Marcus as they reconnect after ten years apart, and let me tell you, there’s no shortage of drama.

I would rate it 3.5/5. While I can’t say it was a favorite, the narrators absolutely nailed it. Their voices and delivery kept me engaged and curious enough to see how things would play out.

The characters face some major challenges, with secrets, unexpected family dynamics, and unresolved feelings all coming to the surface. While it wasn’t the kind of romance I usually go for, I found myself intrigued by their journey. The timeline can be a bit tricky to follow at times, but it adds to the layered, multifaceted nature of the story. If you enjoy stories full of twists, emotional baggage, and second chances, you should check this one out!

Well, this was not what I was expecting, and not in a good way. I thought I was going to be reading a romance story about lovers being separated and finding their way back to each other. Instead, it was a story about people with major red flags, cheating, secret families and children... definingly not what I was wanting or looking for. Timeline was all over the place and hard to follow. Only giving 2 stars since the narrators did a good job. Definitely just not the book for me...

Thank you to NetGalley and RBmedia for the audiobook for review.