When You Were Mine by Alessa Martel ~ Review

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Three reasons you should read this Sweet Young Adult Romance:

When You Were Mine by Alessa Martel is a second-chance romance that rings true to life.
Jenny Collins regrets so many things, and she is forced to face them when she returns home – and she faces them well.
This second-chance isn’t because someone did the unthinkable or horrible thing. And I enjoyed that it allowed both characters to grow into their relationship in a natural way.

About When You Were Mine by Alessa Martel

Title: When You Were Mine
Author: Alessa Martel
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Romance

High school sweethearts. One night of heartbreak.

Michael and I used to be inseparable, but a devastating moment during a summer party after high school graduation brought our relationship to a painful stop. I avoided spending winter break from my freshman year in college back in my small town, but summer is closing in, looming like a dark cloud on the horizon. Returning home means facing Michael and the ruins of our relationship, but my fearful heart still aches over the future I always assumed we would share.

When my younger sister reveals that Michael is rumored to be engaged, I realize that I’m not ready to give him up. He’s moved on, with a beautiful fiancée who seems to make him happy, but can I stand by and ignore the love I still hold in my heart for him?

My Review of When You Were Mine:

When You Were Mine by Alessa Martel is a sweet second-chance romance between two high school sweethearts. Jenny and Michael were always the perfect couple. The one everyone expected to marry and have kids. Neither one saw the mix-up that would tear them apart.

Jenny and Michael are forced to face each other when she returns home from college for the summer. The whole town is abuzz with the news that Michael is engaged. And everyone is watching to see how Jenny will react.

I have to admire Jenny’s determination to go about her life and ignore all the watchers. She wants to do her job and get back to school. But Michael and his life seem to be everywhere she turns.

As Jenny realizes how much she missed him, she finds out his fiance is an amazing person. And she actually enjoys being her friend. So what is she going to do?

When You Were Mine really felt like a real story to me. Real teenage emotions and decisions that aren’t always correct. Wondering if that second-chance is worth grabbing or better passing it up. Jenny and Michael are both characters I only wanted to see happy in the end.

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