Book Review: Once, Again, Always

 Title -  Once, Again, Always 

Author - Amanda Gayle 

Publication - October 6th 2026 

Genre -  Rivals to Lovers,Slow Burn 

Format - eArc 

From - Avon

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Synopsis 

A second-chance romance following a young woman who wakes up in the hospital with no memory of the past six years, only to find that she apparently married the one man she can’t stand—her arrogant and infuriating former boarding school rival.

Molly Graham’s day can’t possibly get any worse after she wakes up with a head injury and amnesia. But then Aster Bishop—the Aster Bishop who made her life hell at boarding school—storms into her hospital room calling her his wife.

To Molly’s shock, in the six years she no longer recalls, she somehow fell in love with a man she once despised. Persuaded by her lifelong friends to give her new reality a chance, she reluctantly returns to the home she and Aster share to try and piece together her life.

So much has changed, not least the considerate and devastatingly handsome man who spends every night sleeping on the sofa to avoid making her uncomfortable. This Aster is nothing like the entitled boy she once knew. Their chemistry is undeniable-but he’s distant with her, infuriatingly so. It’s clear he has secrets, and Molly can’t stand it. Especially knowing that she might never regain her memories.

That she fell in love with Aster Bishop once is hard enough to believe. But to fall in love again? To promise a future, always, when she can’t remember her past? It feels impossible when faced with a man she hardly knows and isn’t sure she can trust.

And yet…

Review 

I received Once, Again, Always in return for an honest review from Avon. 

I did a little happy dance the moment this one arrived on my kindle. It's one of my anticipated reads so it had some high expectations and it it nailed them all. I loved Molly she's a sweetheart and Aster complements her so well. I enjoyed the sweet romance as Molly falls in love with Aster all over again.I loved the banter between the characters as well as getting to know the side characters. 

The author did a beautiful job creating a captivating story that stole a little place in my heart. I'm a tad bit obsessed with the authors storytelling and enjoyed every. This is her debut novel and I can't wait to see what she comes up with next. I ended up devouring this one in just an afternoon it was impossible to put down as I had to know how it would play out. Highly recommend if you love a romance with characters to fall in love with.