Farrah is determined to fall in love during her year abroad in Shanghai. The problem? Her possible leading man is her new friend’s boyfriend. But she can’t stop fantasizing about someone else, a cocky blond athlete with a big ego. Ryan is a college football star who has now quit after his third national championship. Instead of dealing with the fallout of his decisions, he escapes to Shanghai. But no matter his intentions of keeping things simple, he can’t keep a certain beautiful brunette out of his mind. 

I loved the setting of IF WE EVER MEET AGAIN. Shanghai sounds like a really cool city to visit and an excellent opportunity for a study aboard option. 

I really liked both main characters, Blake and Farrah. The romance that develops between them is done over the course of a year, and I really enjoyed how it was done. Huang writes a virgin trope like no other – she expertly crafted a virgin FMC who is not innocent or naïve like so many other books I’ve read. It was truly refreshing. 

To be truthful, when I picked up this book I didn’t know it was a duet whose story finished in a second book. This is entirely my fault because I didn’t read the synopsis and was entirely drawn in by a pretty cover. That said, the ending felt very abrupt and, ultimately, was very disappointing to me as I was expecting and hoping for a HEA. 

The audiobook narration was very well done and both Blake and Farrah’s perspectives are narrated by a separate narrator which worked really well!