Review: One More Round by Lauren Helms

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Simon has doubts, and Gia has secrets—will they be able to let go of the past that hurt them both or will history repeat itself?

Gia is living the dream with an amazing career and wonderful friends. Her life is on the right track, until a tall, broody blast-from-the-past breezes back into her life, sending her into a tailspin. She never forgot about Simon—her first love—or the way she cut him from her life all those years ago. Now, she doesn’t know what to do.

Simon never forgot the girl next door, or how she broke his heart when she left without even a goodbye. Thankfully, life as a professional gamer keeps his mind off his broken heart. That is, until he suddenly finds himself back in her path. Now he’s pushing her boundaries and testing her limits.

Simon and Gia have to find a way to coexist. They started as friends, and maybe it’s time to go back to the beginning. Only, this time around, being ‘just friends’ doesn’t seem to be enough. Simon has doubts, and Gia has secrets. Will they be able to let go of the past that hurt them both or will history repeat itself?

*This book can be read and understood as a standalone, but does contain minor spoilers for Level Me Up, book one in the series.

My Review:

After listening  “Level Me Up” on audio book I couldn’t wait to read about Simon and Gia. I am a sucker for second chance romances especially when they are childhood friends as well. I’m happy to report this story didn’t disappoint at all. Simon and Gia run in the same circle but don’t even speak to each other at all after a falling out several years ago. You could cut the tension with a knife and I LOVED it so much!  As the story progresses they reach an understanding and that’s when things get interesting. I really loved how Simon was so caring when it came to Gia. Gia suffers from panic attacks and he knew what to do when he saw her in distress. We also find out some secrets when it comes to Gia and I felt so badly for her as well. I couldn’t imagine being in her shoes and only having Simon as her anchor just to have him taken away. Talk about heartbreaking! This is my first time reading this author and i enjoyed this book very much. The story held my attention and the writing was solid. I feel in time Lauren Helms will only get better and better! I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book with Link and Ruby.

About Lauren Helms: 

Lauren Helms has forever been an avid reader from the beginning. After starting a book review website, that catapulted her fully into the book world, she knew that something was missing. Lauren decided to take the plunge and write her first novel. While working for a video game strategy guide publisher, she decided to mix what she knew best–video games and romance. She decided to take the plunge and joined NaNoWrimo and a month later, she had her first draft. 

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