When Stars Collide is a standalone sequel to When Time Stands Still, a multi-award-winning second chance romance.
Mena Straszewski has always lived life on her own terms. After graduating from the prestigious Cogsworth University, she landed her dream job as an editor at a publishing company in Queens, leaving her life in Virginia behind. Years later, having established herself in New York, a … York, a turn of events reunites her with her former boyfriend and partner in off-color commentary, Peter Monroe, now a single father still living in Virginia. Everything seems to be falling into place for Mena, until one by one, the dominoes of her life begin to fall.
Heartbroken after their long-distance relationship forces Peter to break up with her, Mena’s life is thrown off course in ways no amount of planning could have prepared her for and straight into the path of Phineas Drake. Phineas Drake is handsome, charismatic, and one of the most eligible bachelors in New York City. He also happens to be the founder of Drake Publishing and Mena’s boss.
Between red carpet events and luxury penthouses, Phineas shows Mena a life she could only imagine before. But just as she’s beginning to move on, Peter finds his way back to her, and for the first time in her life, Mena is rendered indecisive; torn between the life she always wanted and the one she never knew she needed.
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** I received an ARC Copy from Hidden Gems, and I leave reviews where, when, and how I choose to***
Wow… Just… WOW.
When Stars Collide is the second offering in the Second Chance romance series by Sara Furlong Burr. I adored the first one, When Time Stands Still, but this one was even better. Absolutely LOVE Mena, the female lead in When Stars Collide. She’s confident, self-assured, snarky, genuine, and hilarious. If you want a great story, pick up this book!
OMG!!!! Get ready to be taken on one heck of an emotional roller Coaster ride because this book will have you feeling ALL of the feels! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Mena and I am so excited to get my hands on her story. She is such a great character and had me laughing out loud more than once. However, my heart broke for her when she was faced with being forced between making a decision between her handsome has hell boss and her ex. I was genuinely torn myself about who I wanted her to end up with at the end of this story.
The writing, the story line and the characters are all amazing. The chemistry between the characters is off the charts and I was hooked from the moment I started reading because I was dying to know how everything was going to work out.
This is a must read book for sure! Just make sure you read book 1 first so that really get the full story of what is happening with all of the characters. Trust me, it will make you love this story even more.
By Alisa
Oh my goodness! Where do I ever begin! Sigh….this story had me all over the place emotionally….in a good way. I think this was the most true to real life story I have read in a long time. The characters had a lot of depth and connection to them. There was a lot of interconnecting storylines that just when I thought one plotline was completed another one popped up. True to reality. I usually tell people that my life is stranger than fiction due to all the things that I have gone though. Well, that is what I felt like reading Mena’s story. We start out with her and her college boyfriend Peter watching their best friends Elle and Luke finding their way back to each other….getting their second chance at love. Then through the course of the story Mena & Peter who had just found their way back to each other lose their way. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Mena has to watch her friends be blissfully happy while her world falls apart in so many many ways. Peter isn’t any worse for wear either. Mena tries to move on. But sometimes there are forces in the universe that work beyond our control. You can’t stop a shooting star. I really don’t want to give away the story. Believe me you want to read & experience this for yourself. I honestly laughed my butt off and had my heart broken and brought to both happy and sad tears while reading this book. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
I received a free copy and am leaving an honest review.
(on a side note: I read this as an ARC reviewer and posted this review on other sites. I am now updating my BookBub.)
Mena is TOTALLY someone I would want to be best friends with! Her sarcasm and sense of humor, making jokes at inappropriate moments, she’s a girl after my own heart! I did not read the first book, but this story was easy to follow along with thanks to flashbacks and explanations. I really enjoyed this book and the characters.
Spoilers ahead:
When I signed on to read ‘When Stars Collide’ I really wasn’t sure what to expect, but I wasn’t disappointed. For the most part. To say that Mena is a colorful character would be a serious understatement, and I adore her. When the story begins Mena is a seemingly good relationship with her long distance boyfriend, Peter. Over time they begin to run into some problems and rather than voicing his doubts and insecurities to Mena, Peter breaks her heart and ends their relationship. Enter Phineas, Mena’s boss, who was on the periphery of the story but then plays a larger role. He begins to help Mena heal and in turn begins to live again. I was really rooting for them after Peter seemingly blew it, but alas, it would seem that Mena and I felt differently. She finds her happily ever after, and while it was a very sweet ending… part of me was really hoping she’d end up with Phineas. I’m hoping this author writes his happy ending next because if ever there was a character who deserves one! I hope the supporting characters make an appearance in future stories because the witty banter was great. Mena’s deliberate inability to call Violet by her actual name brought a few chuckles as well.
Mena and Peter’s Love Story is one for the ages!!!! I loved every single second of these books!!! You have to read both books for these two!!!! Their love is like no other!!!! What a phenomenal story!!!!! Sara Furlong Burr did an absolutely brilliant job!!! I will definitely be reading more from her!!!!!
This story was interesting read. What I find funny is how many times I rolled my eyes but still managed to loved this book. I can’t even tell you what bother me I just now that SOMETHING did.
Mena was a great female character. She was funny, smart, capable and taking no-shit from anyone. I lov d the way she held her head high and wouldn’t let many see her weaknesses. As for Peter; I kinda understood his reasoning for breaking up with her but I didn’t like them. It probably heped his case that he was miserable without her. And Phineas; was also a great man and if he doesn’t get a HEA I’m never reading Sara F. Burr book again (#nopressure)
***Review copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads Blog***