Release Date: May 15, 2018
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A bad storm, two canceled flights, stuck in an airport with a hot stranger and the guy who broke her heart… what could go wrong?
After Sari caught her boyfriend Zev cheating on her, their romantic Florida vacation was ruined. She can’t get back to NYC soon enough. Unfortunately, mother nature may have different plans. A huge storm is brewing in the Northeast, and flights all over the country are getting canceled—including Sari’s. She winds up stuck at the airport for hours. With Zev!
When another stranded passenger (a hot NYU guy) suggests a connecting flight to Boston, Sari jumps at the chance. But when her mom freaks out about her traveling alone, she has no choice—she has to include Zev, and somehow survive being trapped with the guy who broke her heart!
Airports, Exes, and Other Things I’m Over is Shani Petroff’s third novel with Swoon Reads. While Romeo & What’s Her Name was a cute read, I absolutely adored My New Crush Gave To Me, which was why I was so excited to pick up Shani’s next book.
Sari Silver is ready for the best spring break ever with her boyfriend in Florida. That all changes, though, when she catches Zev kissing his ex-girlfriend the night before they are supposed to leave. Now all Sari wants to do is ignore him and try to channel her heartbreak into her songwriting. Everything starts to look like it’s going to turn around for Sari after she meets the cute college guy Fitz and then when she gets the surprise call that she can preform at a popular club. Now all Sari wants to do is get home before a huge storm hits the east coast so she can maker her performance.
Airports, Exes, and Other Things I’m Over is a fun, fast-paced read. The novel is on the younger side of YA, and I would say it leans closer to being like Romeo & What’s Her Name. The story is pretty straightforward in that there was a huge misunderstanding between Sari and Zev, but it kept growing due to Zev not giving Sari the space she needed and Sari not letting Zev explain his side of the story. It was hard to root for them as a couple because we don’t really see a whole lot of who Zev is or what they’re relationship really looks like—really it’s just him trying to make things right but being constantly being shut down by Sari.
While the romance didn’t really sweep me away, the side characters stole the show. Even though Sari’s best friend and parents were back home while she was going through the worst day imaginable, they were constantly in communication with her. Her mom was texting her (and Zev much to her dismay) to make sure she was safe and to find out what was going on. Honestly, even though her parents are technically “absent” in the story, this probably was one of the most “present” mothers I’ve read in awhile. Sari’s best friend Trina was fiercely loyal to her friend and I appreciated everything she did for her. Fitz and his friend Dylan were two side characters, who I wish we were able to see more of.
What made this novel fun was everything Sari had to go through to get home. Honestly, it would be a nightmare to be in her shoes (literally she’s in heels the entire novel), but it was definitely interesting watching everything go wrong and I was definitely curious about what would happen next.
Overall, Airports, Exes, and Other Things I’m Over would be a great beach read this summer as it’s quick and fun!
My Rating:
*This ARC was provided to me by the publisher through Xpresso Book Tours and NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.*
About Shani
Shani Petroff is a writer living in New York City. She’s the author of the “Bedeviled” series, which includes Daddy’s Little Angel, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Dress, Careful What You Wish For, and Love Struck, and is the co-author of the “Destined” series which includes Ash and Ultraviolet. She also writes for television news programs and several other venues. When she’s not locked in her apartment typing away, she spends a whole lot of time on books, boys, TV, daydreaming, and shopping online.
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Comments (16)
Shrutisays:
May 14, 2018 at 8:48 AMNice review! I really like the title. It’s sad the characters weren’t fleshed out well, though.
Jordansays:
May 17, 2018 at 7:21 PMThanks, Shruti! The title is really fun. The book is on the shorter side (and really only spans a couple days), so the character thing makes sense but is unfortunate.
Gisellesays:
May 14, 2018 at 9:11 AMThis sounds fun and perfect for the beach! Glad you liked it! 🙂
Jordansays:
May 17, 2018 at 7:21 PMThanks, Giselle! 🙂
Courtneysays:
May 14, 2018 at 9:43 AMThank you so much for doing this giveaway!
Jordansays:
May 17, 2018 at 8:34 PMYou’re welcome! Wishing you good luck, Courtney!
Danielle Hammelefsays:
May 14, 2018 at 9:55 AMThis book sounds fun to read this summer. I’ll get to travel from my reading chair.
Jordansays:
May 17, 2018 at 8:36 PMDefinitely a fun summer read! I hope you enjoy it, Danielle!
kim hansensays:
May 14, 2018 at 10:40 AMSounds like a good read.
Jordansays:
May 17, 2018 at 8:35 PMI hope you enjoy it, Kim!
Jenn @ Bound to Writingsays:
May 14, 2018 at 5:14 PMThis sounds like a cute story that I could devour in a few hours. Great review!
Jordansays:
May 17, 2018 at 8:37 PMThanks, Jenn! This is a really fast read, so I agree that you could get through this in a few hours! I hope you enjoy it!
Sue @ Crushingcinderssays:
May 18, 2018 at 10:20 AMThis sounds like such a fun read. I’d love to enter the giveaway. Is it open internationally?
Jordansays:
May 18, 2018 at 10:30 AMHi Sue! This giveaway is US/CAN only since it’s through the publisher. I hope you have a chance to read it soon!
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Jordansays:
July 16, 2018 at 11:12 AMDon’t forget to check out the rest of the tour!