I really enjoyed this story. Lily is a bestselling author and is hoping to start her dream job. She is shocked to learn that she failed the background screening because she didn’t actually complete the degree she thought she had earned a decade earlier. So she is back to school to finish those final credits and get her diploma. When she realizes the TA is none other than her college boyfriend, Jake Cho, she is more than a little surprised.

I went into this book expecting a fun romance and romance does play a role in the story but I felt this book was women’s fiction more than anything since the focus is on Lily’s journey and growth. I couldn’t imagine finding out I needed to go back to school after a decade and I respected that Lily immediately took the steps necessary to correct the error. Her roommate and best friend were fantastic and I loved the way they always seemed to be ready to do whatever they could to be supportive. It does take some time for Jake and Lily to work out all of their issues but I was thrilled to see them get a second chance and loved the chemistry that they shared.

I would recommend this book to others. I really enjoyed being able to tag along with Lily as she took this journey and loved watching her work through some pretty big issues. I look forward to reading more of Suzanne Park’s writing in the future.

I received a review copy of this book from Avon Books. ( )

Even though Lily is only in her early 30s, she's a bestselling author of a book about how to find the perfect job. She's working on a new book but even though the deadline for submitting the book is getting close, she can't seem to make herself work on it. When she's offered a job at a top firm, the back-ground check causes her to not be considered. Why? It turns out that Lily was several credits short of getting her degree - something that she never realized because she did get a diploma and walk across the stage at the graduation ceremony. To move ahead in her work life, she decides to go back to college and get enough credits so that she has her degree. it's pretty tough going back to college in your 30s and spending so much time around people who are 10 years or more younger. She decides to make the best of it - goes to frat parties, drinks too much and then to her totally dismay finds that the man who broke her heart in college is now the teaching assistant in one of her classes. When they begin to spend some time together, she realizes that it isn't easy the second time around. This book is a warm story about second chances in life and love and how the future may end up totally differently than had been planned.

Lily was a great main character as she tried to find her way around her new college life. She is saddled with anxiety and parental issues as she works to get her degree. Along with Lily, the two other characters, her best friend Mia and Beth her roommate provided a lot of laughs. I liked all of the female main characters but the one person that I didn't like was Jake -- the old boyfriend and current TA in Lily's class. He had a major ego issue and didn't really make any excuses for the break up that he and Lily had years before. I didn't like him at all but could tolerate him by the end of the story.

This book is an easy-read about second chances in life and love and how things never turn out the way you planned. ( )