I really enjoyed this book! As someone that lives in the US, I was worried I wouldn’t understand some thing but that did not happen, there was plenty of context when needed. I really enjoyed the storyline and the complicated emotions and topics covered. Great writing and dialogue.

oh holly and alex where do i begin? i did enjoy this book so much. a second chance romance done really well.
the teacher element was an original one and added layers to the book and allowed the past to be brought into the mix too.
there is so much relatable to this plot too. its all about how things can be messy, or how things that happen with love can form and change us forever. and sometimes how mixed communication can wrongly change our feelings!
our couple were really sweet in their own rights. they both had baggage which i could totally sympathize with. noone was a good guy or bad guy it just got a little complicated and needed both of them working together, or each other to figure it out.
i love the side characters in this one too. the friendships were fabulous.
really great read and anyone who loves a swoony yet not cliche or icky romance will love this book just as much i did. top recommendation for sure.

When Holly begins her new job as a primary school teacher, she is shocked to find that her ex-boyfriend from high school, the love of her life, is the assistant principal. What follows is a journey of Holly and Alex bumpily finding their way back to each other. The book is single POV, with many flashbacks to high school.

I read this book as an Advanced Readers copy via NetGalley. It publishes on Feb 28, 2025.

3.5 stars but rounding up to a 4 just on that Pushing Daisies reference alone.

I love a second chance romance and this one did it well. It was really smart to weave in flashbacks the way that Nina Wynter did, every one came exactly where it needed to in the story. Holly was so much fun, and I LOVED the relationship she had with her best friends. Alex was a little tougher for me, there are very understandable reasons for why he is the way he is with Holly (or rather how they are with each other) but especially towards the end I was thinking “Just talk to each other!!” It makes total sense for the story though, and how important communication really is in relationships.

I haven’t read books by Nina Wynter before but I will definitely add her to my fav authors, because this whole story was incredibly well written! It is just so layered and realistic, with life just happening and everything that goes with that. Of course it is about Holly and her first love Alex, but like in real life it is about so much more. Life is complicated and often messy and there are all these messy emotions like doubts, guilty feelings, feeling vulnerable, the judging people around us do and the way we keep judging ourselves; hurt feelings but also a longing to be accepted, loved, cherished. And it’s about beautiful friends that love you the way you are and where you can be yourself and in whom you can confide. It’s about complicated family dynamics, and how your childhood shapes you into the adult you are. And how all of that affects your relationships. Definitely about the struggles in communicating, because that also gets affected by our experiences. This story is about so much, it has the precise pace it needs; not too fast by skipping over all the layers of life but at the same time not too slow to loose interest. I think the author did an incredible job.
There were a few scenes where I expected something else to happen; like when Holly and Alex came out of the hospital for her to kiss him. A bit unrealistic. There’s a lot of pushing and pulling but it is expected and I could see how all of this would turn out, but it is a satisfying ending nevertheless.
I loved Lydia and Claudia! They are the best! I liked that one was single and the other was happily married and a mum. Like in real life you have friends in different stages of life. I also liked holly’s family dynamic, how that experience shaped her but made her realize she treated Alex the same way and how she finally took charge and spoke up. You go, girl! I loved how the situation with her parents evolved.
This really is a good book, you will enjoy reading it! I can honestly recommend it and will check out other books by Nina Wynter.
And by the way: Nickolas made me laugh, he has great sense of humor!
Thank you Netgalley, The Book Guild and Nina Wynter for providing an advanced copy of this book. I voluntarily read and reviewed it; all thoughts and opinions are my own.

P.S.: Chapter 9: Holly is talking about Aaron’s Mercedes but I think the author meant Alex’ car since Alex works at the same school as Holly…

Still Falling for You is the first book I have read by Nina Wynter. It has two main characters who knew each other in their past, and have to face each other in their present. I love a good second chance romance, and this definitely gives you that.

Thank you netgalley for an arc of Still Falling for You by Nina Wynter

(Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for a review. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own)

Publication date: 28 February 2025
Publisher: The Book Guild

"Still Falling for You" serves up a classic second-chance romance with a side of teacher tension, but it didn't quite ace the test for me. Holly's life is a relatable mess of bad boyfriends and career woes, and her decision to swear off men is something many of us can probably get behind (at least on a particularly bad day). The reappearance of Alex, her first love and heartbreaker adds a good dose of awkwardness and intrigue. Their dynamic is definitely the highlight – the push and pull, the snarky banter, the undeniable chemistry – it's all there. However, I felt like Alex was more mean than mysterious and I occasionally wanted to shake Holly and tell her to stop being so forgiving. While the "knight in shining armor" routine is cute, it's also a bit predictable. Overall, a solid contemporary romance with some genuinely hot moments but it could have benefited from a bit more originality and less reliance on well-worn tropes.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for this ARC!

If you like
* relatable, believable characters
* genuine, strong, supportive female friendship
* sweet MMC with a heart of gold
* lovers to enemies to lovers
* rebuilding relationships
* shaming the cheating assholes
This book will probably land on your tbr

I will start with praise. I really liked this book. It was funny, moving and captivating. I was bought after the first page, I immediately started rooting for the FMC. She was relatable, clumsy, sassy and I loved the character development at the end. Her relationship with her mother was really good-written, I loved their bond and cried at one of their conversations. I also loved girls’ genuine friendship and how they cared for each other. They would go through hell for their pack.
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I have a real question. Why is every good-hearted bookish boyfriend named Alex? Is it a sign that I should look for Alex in real life? Anyway, the MMC is a sweet, broken boy that I want to protect at all cost. He can be an arse sometimes but you’ll understand him.
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When it comes to the structure, I really liked the flashbacks from the characters’ teenage years. They added a lot to the pacing of the story and hinted at the biggest mystery in this book- what really happened between the characters?
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What I think could have been developed more is the portrayal of infidelity and its impact on the whole family. Another downside was the never-ending push-pull dynamic between the main characters. At first it was entertaining but at some point it started to be tiresome. The characters could have behaved like adults and talked it through a little sooner.

And the last thing- I need an epilogue. I want to know how the characters are doing after a few years 🥹

This was a cute book. As a former teacher, I always like to read books like this. The romance twist was sweet, but it was very similar to a lot of what is out there. It was a quick and easy read before bed last night!

Holly lleva una vida sencilla, sin muchas emociones, pero después de que su exnovio le fuera infiel, todo parece estar en su contra. En su nuevo trabajo se encuentra con Alex, su primer amor, quien le rompió el corazón. Ahora, no solo tendrá que trabajar con él, sino que él también calificará su desempeño por lo que deberán pasar mucho tiempo juntos.


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El libro es entretenido; ojalá Alex tuviera capítulos desde su punto de vista, porque, tal como está, parece que Holly tiene un crecimiento, pero él no y no se sabe nada de si vida fuera de la escuela.
Los últimos capítulos son apresurados.


Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is my first book by Nina Wynter, and I really enjoyed her style of writing. Her characters felt rich and developed and I enjoyed watching their motivations unfold as the novel progressed. I was curious about Alex and Holly's past and loved reading the flashbacks to their teenage years.
I really wish the ending had been longer as I felt it ended on a rushed note. I also found that the constant "I can't do this" moments felt too angsty for two characters in their late twenties, and this was quite frustrating.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this book!!

Wow!! What a great book!! This one was a page turner! Had me hooked from the first page! This was a first for me by this author but will not be my last. I enjoyed the plot, characters and the writing style!!