The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away by Bethany Chase

Synopsis:
"Sarina Mahler thinks she has her life all nailed down: a growing architecture practice in Austin, Texas, and an any-day-now proposal from her loving boyfriend, Noah. She’s well on her way to having the family she’s hoped for since her mother’s death ten years ago. But with Noah on a temporary assignment abroad and retired Olympic swimmer—and former flame—Eamon Roy back in town asking her to renovate his new fixer-upper, Sarina’s life takes an unexpected turn. Eamon proves to be Sarina’s dream client, someone who instinctively trusts every one of her choices—and Sarina is reminded of all the reasons she was first drawn to him back in the day. Suddenly her carefully planned future with Noah seems a little less than perfect. And when tragedy strikes, Sarina is left reeling. With her world completely upended, she is forced to question what she truly wants in life—and in love." -Amazon.com

What I thought about it:
I really wanted to like this book! But unfortunately, the story wasn’t unique. We’ve read it before. Boy and girl have a fling years ago. Lose touch. Boy comes back into girls life years later. Girl now has boyfriend. Boy makes old feelings surface in girl and girl rethinks everything with current boyfriend. 

Was it still a sweet story? Totally. I loved how fearless Sarina was at taking control of her career and love life. Unfortunately, she spent so many years avoiding her grief after losing her mother, which caused pain and disconnection in current her relationships. 

I felt like for her debut novel, it was definitely above average.

Rating: 3/5