Still Falling for You

This was my first time reading a teacher rom-com, and it was amazing! I need more immediately! I am also not usually a huge fan of the 'ex-lovers' trope, but oh my gosh am I converted! I was rooting so hard for Holly and Alex to get back together! The characters were extremely likeable, and I found myself immediately connecting to them due to their backstories. I found this novel quite emotional and really loved the depth the backstories gave to the characters. I adored the flashback scenes and how they gave us a look into the exciting moments of first young love between our two love interests. I was absolutely swooning and just loved the description of anticipation and excitement between them. These scenes made the book all the more immersive for me. I wish this novel had been even longer I loved it so much, and I don't often say that about romances as I prefer them short and sweet most of the time, but this one was just so well written! I would have liked for there to have been more spice, though, as there was so much pent-up tension between the love interests! My only critique is that the reason Holly and Alex ended up breaking up originally was due to a miscommunication error, so it was frustrating to see that the same issue of multiple miscommunications was happening again in keeping from them getting back together ten years in the future. Thank you so much to the author, NetGalley, and the publisher for giving me the chance to read and review this! *I received this book as an Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) for free in exchange for an honest review*

I really enjoyed this book! The characters are likeable and you can’t help but hope Holly and Alex get back together! I really liked the flashbacks as it allowed us to see the young love starting! This was a great book and I’d like to read more by this author!

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…

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.

I really enjoyed this book about first love and second chances! Was an enjoyable, easy read that had me wanting to bang the 2 main characters heads together! However , I totally got it all! Loved all the characters apart from 2!