REVIEW: Situationship by Marina Adair

Situationship by Marina Adair: When Teagan Bianchi’s divorce was finalized, she fled back to her hometown and her grandma’s house that was left to her. What she doesn’t expect is to come face to face immediately with her childhood love. She ran from him once when her feelings were too much, but now she’s back and has no idea what to do. As the mother to two young girls, she has to keep them front of mind, but she also has to figure out what to do with her life. Add in the surprise of her sister living at the house when she got there, and Teagan has many things to decide.

Colin West struggled to recover from his broken heart when Teagan fled the first time. Now she’s back, and he finds the feelings still there. He’s already trying to parent his teenager, so he isn’t sure how to act on Teagan being back. When she needs his help, he steps up and offers his kitchen for her business. He isn’t sure how far to let her into his life at the risk of being burned again but he feels cracks in his plan forming.

As the two spend time together, they have to deal with a whole mess of problems like an ex-husband, changing teenage plans, and work issues. The biggest problem they have to work on though is moving past their previous pain to find space to love each other again.

Teagan has a lot of baggage coming out of her divorce, but she knows that going home will be the best option. She has to deal with a lot of inner turmoil when it comes to her decisions and she also wants to keep everyone happy. When her ex-husband shows up, she has to figure out how to manage her new budding relationship with Colin while also making sure that her girls are happy. Through her journey, she learns how to find her own voice and how to stand up for herself which she had lost in her marriage.

Colin wants the best for his daughter and wants to ensure she stays safe, but she is coming to an age where he feels like he is losing all control. After his divorce, he became the only real parent his daughter has as her mother comes and goes as she pleases. When he finds he still has feelings for Teagan, he isn’t sure what to make of it or how to approach it with his daughter. With Teagan’s help, he is able to understand how he wants to be a dad and how to interact with his daughter, and he also learns who he wants to be in the future.

The book was very sweet and I loved the characters. I liked the story being told from her sister’s POV at times, but I honestly wish that would’ve been a separate book so that we could give her the time that she deserves for her relationship. Overall, it was a very cute book and I especially loved the way the author laid out the scenes between Teagan and Colin the most.

Book Info:

Publication: October 25, 2022 | Kensington Publishing |

In a witty modern twist on How Stella Got Her Groove Back, New York Times bestselling author Marina Adair blends the fun of falling in love with a thoughtful and heartfelt exploration of modern family dynamics when two former teenage crushes reunite unexpectedly for a second chance at love. Complicated and steamy, Situationship shines a light on romantic and family relationships that don’t easily fit into any box.

The sand and surf of California’s coastal Pacific Cove is the charming backdrop for New York Times bestselling author Marina Adair’s fun and sexy novel about getting back on track after life makes a sharp left turn—and finding you’ve arrived in just the right place to get back your mojo . . .

Teagan Bianchi has survived a road trip with rambunctious toddler twins and a large mutt named Garbage Disposal. She clings to a tattered scrap of hope that moving into her late grandmother’s house is the best way to repair her failing business—and the sad shreds of her life—after the man who promised her forever lost everything they had. But she’s barely arrived when she finds herself face to face with her teenage crush, now an irresistible man—who still happens to live next door . . .

Veterinarian Colin West is closer to being an empty nester than a soccer dad. His marriage lasted only long enough to give him his beloved daughter, and he has no regrets. But as she readies for college, Colin contemplates his own future—which is, of course, exactly when his past shows up, as gorgeous as ever, and twice as fascinating. But Teagan torpedoed his plans once before. Is he crazy to consider letting her into his life again? Is Teagan ready to admit what she’s really afraid of? Could this unexpected “situationship” be forever?