First Love, Take Two

Score: 4/5 Bookmarks

Thank you to Forever Publishing and Hachette Audio for gifting me review copies of First Love, Take Two by Sajni Patel. This is the second in The Trouble with Hating You series. I really enjoyed the first book too.

Preeti Patel is doing her residency, and all those years of hard work is about to finally pay off and she’ll be a doctor. But why isn’t she happier about it? Between finding a job, finishing her residency, finding a new place to live, and dealing with family drama she’s suffering from some serious anxiety. Romance doesn’t even rank on her list of worries. Until she is offered a place to crash, only to realize that her ex has also been made the same offer and they have to stay under one roof.

Daniel Thompson still has a place in Preeti’s heart, how is she supposed to deal with everything else life is throwing at her while seeing him every day?!

I quite enjoyed this second-chance romance, and the discussions Preeti had with her friends and family were always so good. With Daniel being Black and Preeti coming from a traditional South Asian family there are issues of racism that came up throughout the book along with a lot of mental health struggles. I loved seeing them both grow throughout the book, but particularly Preeti.

The audiobook was performed by Soneela Nankani who did such a brilliant job. The audio is just over 10 and a half hours long, but I binged it all pretty quickly. You can download the audio right now by clicking here, or get a physical copy via the button below.

Synopsis:

On the verge of realizing her dream of being a doctor, Preeti Patel should be ecstatic. But between the stress of her residency, trying to find a job, and managing her traditional, no-boundaries family, Preeti's anxiety is through the roof. Relationships and love aren't even an option. Fortunately, Preeti's finally found a new place to stay . . . only to discover that her new roommate is her ex.

Preeti never quite got over Daniel Thompson. Super-hot, plenty of swagger, amazing cook—the guy is practically perfect. And if it weren't for their families, there might have been a happily ever after. But it's hard to keep her sanity and libido in check when the man of her dreams is sleeping mere feet away. Can Preeti and Daniel find a way to stand up and fight for each other one last time . . . before they lose their second chance?