Title: Second First Dates
Author: Gabriella Gamez
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: 3.5 ⭐
Book Links: Goodreads | Amazon
My initial thoughts:
Cute, chaotic, and painfully relatable. This book had such a fun setup, and Leti’s dating life truly had me stressed on her behalf.
Read this if your vibe is:
Read this if you like messy dating app disasters, forced proximity, second-chance energy, meddling family dynamics, and romances that are funny but still relatable.
Review:
Dating is already hard, but Leti really got hit with the deluxe package.
This woman finally decides to come out of her four-year dating retirement, swipes right, goes on what should have been a regular-degular date, and then realizes she has already been on this terrible date before. With the same man. Years ago.
I would have deleted the app, changed my name, and joined a monastery because absolutely not.
But Leti does not get that luxury because Julian is suddenly everywhere. In her building. Near her mailroom. Around her brother. Accidentally involved in her life, like the universe had a checklist. lol
While this was a cute, funny, and relatable story, the last few chapters dragged for me. It got to the point where I almost didn’t finish, which was disappointing because I was having such a good time before that.
Overall, I do recommend this if you’re looking for something fun, messy, and relatable.
⭐ 3.5 stars
I received this arc from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review
Synopsis:
A librarian swipes right on a charming high school teacher, only to realize that she’d already dated him once—and it ended in disaster.
Leti Maldonado has heard all the dating horror stories, but she never expected to be part of one after coming out of a four-year dating hiatus. When she matches with Julian Gutierrez, she doesn’t think much of how familiar his profile picture looks. But when the date goes awry, it unlocks the terrible first date memory that made her quit dating in the first place—because she’s been on this date before. And it’s just as bad the second time around.
To make matters worse, at the end of the night she discovers Julian lives in the same apartment building as her and his roommate is her younger brother. From then on, he’s inescapable. In the mailroom. In the stairwell. Outside her door with a takeout mix-up. He’s even a witness to yet another of Leti’s terrible first dates.
When Julian suggests taking over her dating accounts, he makes a surprisingly convincing case. If Leti’s proved anything, it’s that she sure doesn’t know how to pick ‘em. How much worse can Julian be at picking dates for her? It’s a terrible idea, but at this point he might be her only hope of finding real, lasting love. If they don’t fall for each other in the process, that is…
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