Where We Went Wrong by Anastasia Layne

*Mini Review*

🌊Where We Went Wrong by Anastasia Layne🌊

Tropes and things you’ll love:

🌊 Best Friend’s Older Brother 

🌊 Second Chance 

🌊 Summer Romance 

🌊 First Kiss 

🌊 Flashbacks 

🌊 Mutual Pining 

🌊 Dual POV 



When I had first seen this book as a recommendation on a website for clean books.. I immediately saw this one and wanted to read it. I don’t often read second chance romances so I decided to try it out! It definitely was a cutsie read, it just wasn’t entirely my favorite. There’s always this factor in second chance romances, of that miscommunication vibe and the hurt you see in them.. they never fail to make me feel frustrated in that sort of way when you it want the characters to ‘fess up already lol. Well, I felt a lot of that in this book. It did make you anxious for the ending though! Although, the way the author wrote their confessions and their very sweet moment after forgiving one another was SO ADORABLE. I liked the characters, the romance was sweet, and the beach vibes definitely gave it a good flavor for summer! 

—> Melody

She wasn’t my favorite but she wasn’t bad either. She was hurt, heartbroken, and trying but not succeeding to forget all about the MMC. I loved how she was loyal to her best friend and that her best friend was oblivious, OBLIVIOUS I TELL YOU, to all the tension going on between her and Axel. It was kinda funny when Melody had finally told her about her crush on her big brother lol. 

—> Axel

He was a cutie! Even though he had this sort of attitude towards Melody and stuff it made me get a little mad at him but just like Melody.. I fell for his charm, wit, and lovableness (is that a word?) He was also hurt.. and yeah I felt bad for him but I was still like “you could’ve told her about what happened ages ago and you waited all this time”. 

The flashbacks were a plus too! I liked how the author didn’t leave us in the dark about what happened, then finding out later.. this was much more efficient, but it made you crazy for them to make it up to each other lol. Their flashback to their first kiss was.. something. It definitely had that sizzling, swooning effect on you.. and had a bit more details than I was okay with but it didn’t cross that line. And the kisses after their flashback were not near so detailed as their first kiss in the past so I was thankful for that. 

—> Conclusion

I enjoyed this quick YA Summer Romance and I would definitely recommend reading on vacation, at the beach, or anywhere lately. If you’re looking for a clean summer read then this might be one to look into! This book will have you wishing to be on the beach while watching a sunset! 

⚠️ Age Suggestion: 16+ because of that first kiss (but if you’re okay with more detailed kissing scenes than 14-15+ ⚠️

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

{Content Info}

🔥Romance: up to sweet kissing. [One kiss kinda gets pretty descriptive] *No Spice – Closed Door*

🤬Language: no cussing 

💣Violence: none 

LGBTQ+ content: None 

POV’s:

Dual POV

Melody and Axel