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A review by tammys_timeout
Give Love a Chai by Nanxi Wen
4.0
I really liked this book! Nanxi Wen , a debut author, set the tone for a second-chance romance that at times seems light and fun, but does delve deep while still being a romance novel first and foremost.
Tia and Andrew were childhood best friends, high school lovers and married during their college years, until miscommunication tore them apart.
Andrew is now a successful lawyer, despite his unhappy childhood memories of his father, and Tia is celebrating her engagement to Clayton, a man who is a dream come true. Except, Tia and Andrew never actually got divorced, so fate brings them together once more.
We follow Tia and Andrew’s journey, with a highly charged attraction for one another, the getting to know you again, even though they are a couple who it seems like they have never parted. There are emotional aspects to this book, see the author’s trigger warnings. This is written beautifully, with sensitivity and care and I love that the grief and despair Tia felt was not brushed aside and she can share these emotions with Andrew when they reconnect years later.
At times I wanted to growl at these two characters with their communication issues, it does become a topsy-turvy ride, and I wanted to shout at both Tia and Andrew to just talk to each other and communicate. There is also the added drama of family members from the past and again in the present, which keeps readers guessing as to what is happening! I recommend Give Love A Chai to fans of second-chance romance, it’s a wonderful debut romance and it will introduce you to Boozy Tea Parties!
Tia and Andrew were childhood best friends, high school lovers and married during their college years, until miscommunication tore them apart.
Andrew is now a successful lawyer, despite his unhappy childhood memories of his father, and Tia is celebrating her engagement to Clayton, a man who is a dream come true. Except, Tia and Andrew never actually got divorced, so fate brings them together once more.
We follow Tia and Andrew’s journey, with a highly charged attraction for one another, the getting to know you again, even though they are a couple who it seems like they have never parted. There are emotional aspects to this book, see the author’s trigger warnings. This is written beautifully, with sensitivity and care and I love that the grief and despair Tia felt was not brushed aside and she can share these emotions with Andrew when they reconnect years later.
At times I wanted to growl at these two characters with their communication issues, it does become a topsy-turvy ride, and I wanted to shout at both Tia and Andrew to just talk to each other and communicate. There is also the added drama of family members from the past and again in the present, which keeps readers guessing as to what is happening! I recommend Give Love A Chai to fans of second-chance romance, it’s a wonderful debut romance and it will introduce you to Boozy Tea Parties!