Title: Heart Strings
Author: Ivy Fairbanks
Publication: August 12, 2025
Publisher: G.P Putnam’s Sons
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Pages: 336
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SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads)
Cielo “Lo” Valdez doesn’t believe in second chances. Surviving cancer taught her life is too short to spend time on someone who wronged you. But Aidan O’Toole is determined to show her life is best spent together.
When the tough-as-nails Texan moved to Galway for medical school, she wasn’t looking for love. Aidan, a gorgeous, tattooed, mandolin-playing lawyer, slipped past her defenses. They each fell hard and fast. But when Aidan was given the opportunity of a lifetime—to move to London and record an album—he took it, breaking Lo’s heart. Yet more than two years and a successful album later, every song he writes is still about her, the one he let get away. And every time Lo hears his voice on the radio singing about love, it’s an arrow straight to her soul.
Now they’re on a collision course as maid of honor and best man at a weekend-long Irish castle wedding. Are some mistakes worth forgiving? Can Aidan convince Lo their song wasn’t meant to end?
REVIEW:
**A copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**
I was very excited to read this book because I adored Morbidly Yours but sadly, it was a little disappointing. The first 50% of the book felt like it moved very slowly which made it hard for me to stay connected with the story.
The premise and the idea behind the book is intriguing and I love how this author writes diverse, flawed characters. Unfortunately, Lo wasn’t a character I connected with but I did enjoy Aidan. There’s a second chance romance in this book though I don’t think I ever really felt the connection between these two. It didn’t feel believable for that reason.
Although this book didn’t work for me, it might work for others so definitely give it a read.
