Reviews

Where We End & Begin, by Jane Igharo

amichelle515's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

beisbier's review

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

ruthlezz_'s review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

brett311's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

carla_is_reading's review against another edition

5.0

Jane Igharo has done it again, she has captured my heart with the most angsty and deliciously tormenting second chance romance book.
There is an alternating timeline in this book of how Dunni and Obinna meet in high school and the now. Now is 12 years later, Dunni is a doctor that has returned to Nigeria for a wedding.
She was not prepared to see her first love again, nor prepared to see who the man he has become.
Dunni is also engaged, so there is the bit of a forbidden flair as the twin flames reunite and it is MARVELOUS.
This book is perfection, yet another Igharo book for my heart to hold onto forever more.

carolined314's review against another edition

Too much fate

_shankindlebooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jasdeasia97's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

nanaammareads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

maurareads13's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Really enjoyed this romance novel. Set in Nigeria and Seattle, we follow the 12 year love story of Obinna and Dunni. Meeting in secondary school with an intense and irreplaceable love, Dunni’s family sends her to university in America, separating she and Obinna. Despite promises to stay in touch and make it work, Dunni doesn’t hear from Obinna for 12 years until they run into each other at a friend’s wedding. Faced with each other and their past & present decisions, Dunni and Obinna decide to see if they can make it work, despite the obstacles & secrets thrown at each other along the way. 

My only thing that made me cringe slightly is the sex scenes between them as teenagers. As a mom of teens and an adult woman, it’s just not my favorite thing to read.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual content