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A review by avidreader87
The Five-Day Reunion by Mona Shroff
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
4.5
This slow burn, second chance for Anita and Nikhil is absolutely lovely. The main characters are SO loveable and the whole time I was just cheering for their second chance.
The story was it's own very unique spin on the second chance trope and the author nailed the right amount of outside twists to keep their story interesting. When thinking back on the book, the characters and their storylines are so deep and detailed, you learn so much about the main characters' separate and united pasts, and yet never felt overdone or convoluted.
I loved the author's display of how loving and being loved aren't straight forward or easy things to give and get - sometimes we try and miss, and sometimes we don't try. The main and side characters struggle to love others in the way they need to be loved, struggle to see the love they are given, especially struggle to see the love they aren't giving, and yearn for the love the love they lack.
Just an absolute love for me.
The story was it's own very unique spin on the second chance trope and the author nailed the right amount of outside twists to keep their story interesting. When thinking back on the book, the characters and their storylines are so deep and detailed, you learn so much about the main characters' separate and united pasts, and yet never felt overdone or convoluted.
I loved the author's display of how loving and being loved aren't straight forward or easy things to give and get - sometimes we try and miss, and sometimes we don't try. The main and side characters struggle to love others in the way they need to be loved, struggle to see the love they are given, especially struggle to see the love they aren't giving, and yearn for the love the love they lack.
Just an absolute love for me.