{"id":68475,"date":"2023-02-05T04:50:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T09:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=68475"},"modified":"2023-02-05T04:50:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T09:50:32","slug":"review-if-we-ever-meet-again-if-love-1-by-ana-huang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=68475","title":{"rendered":"Review: If We Ever Meet Again (If Love, #1) by Ana Huang"},"content":{"rendered":"

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3.5 stars!<\/b><\/h4>\n

I am a big fan of Ana Huang\u2019s work, and am trying to make my way through her back-catalogue, so I was so excited to dive into this series, bringing us emotional romance in exotic locations, and this is a strong series opener \u2013 a dramatic, swoony and emotional NA friends-to-lovers romance that sucked me right in.<\/p>\n

Blake and Farrah are part of a group of college students spending a year studying abroad in Shanghai. For Farrah, it\u2019s the chance to explore her family\u2019s culture more, and for Blake, it\u2019s an escape from his life which he\u2019s just thrown into disarray by quitting the football team when he was expected to go pro.<\/p>\n

On the surface, these two could not be more different. She\u2019s a virgin, he\u2019s a player. She\u2019s a romantic, while he doesn\u2019t believe in love. Her career is planned out, he has no idea what he\u2019s doing. But they end up in the same friend group, and though Farrah initially wants nothing to do with Blake, they soon develop a close connection. There\u2019s something more<\/i> between them, and after a long, slow-burning lead-up, they finally act on that attraction and fall into deep, life-changing love.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s natural, and so easy between them, and they find something truly special together. It\u2019s sweet, playful, sexy and romantic, and I loved Blake and Farrah together so much. They dive in to what they\u2019re feeling, opening up to each other and sharing about their lives, and embracing all of the blissful highs of first love.<\/p>\n

But their time in Shanghai is limited, and it\u2019s a world away from their real lives. We know from the gutwrenching prologue that there is drama coming for these two, so while I was enjoying the romance, I was also waiting for the bomb to drop. And drop it did. Damn. It\u2019s frustrating and painful to read, and God, I wanted to give them a shake!<\/p>\n

The book ends on a cliffhanger, but this is the first in a duet, and Blake and Farrah\u2019s story continues in the next book of the series, which I am diving in to right away.<\/p>\n

I really enjoyed this one \u2013 3.5 stars.<\/p>\n

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If We Ever Meet Again (#1)<\/strong> (Blake & Farrah)
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If The Sun Never Sets (#2)<\/strong> (Blake & Farrah)
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If Love Had A Price (#3)<\/strong> (Kris)
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If We Were Perfect (#4)<\/strong> (Sammy & Olivia)
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