Loved this book so much. I think that Jana is a very complicated person as we’ve learned just from little bits of the authors past 2 books. Learning about Jana & her family was so wonderful. I thought the setting was so interesting as well I would have never thought to set a book in Africa but wow did I enjoy it.

First things first: how amazing does a wedding in Serengeti National Park sound? Outside of the obvious scary animals and bugs, the scenery has got to be to die for! Thankfully, no one dies in this book! However, there is plenty of heat! Jana's attraction to Anil is like a wild animal... I'll let your mind wander with that one. I love how down to earth Jana felt. She might have never fit in to the crowd, or felt she never did, but she would fit in with my friends any day!

I loved the crazy go-wild list that this group embarks on. Adding to that a hot guy who also happens to be the father of your child? Yeah, sign me up.

This might be my favourite title by Farah Heron yet! I enjoyed revisiting Kamila and Rohan and getting to see another side of Jana. I also loved the setting of Tanzania that provided the opportunity for different circumstances.

A slow burn second chance romance that revisits characters that we met in previous Farah Heron books. The setting of a destination wedding in Tanzania was a wonderful backdrop for the story of the rekindling of Jana and Anil's short love affair. The safari adventures and the animals that they saw were exciting and transported me right into the wilds of Africa.
The fallout from Jana and Anil's affair years earlier was hard for Jana to overcome. She lost her job and now had a child that she was sharing with a man she didn't feel she could trust or even talk to about parenting issues. But they were thrown together for this destination wedding and they had to get along for the friends and family's sake. This gives them the opportunity to actually talk about all that went wrong after their 2 week love affair all those few years ago. This leads to more discoveries and opening up a path for them to reconcile.
Overall, this was a good book. I did feel like it was a bit drawn out and repetitious at times but it was still an enjoyable second chance love story.
I am grateful to Forever Publishing and Netgalley for the opportunity to read a digital copy of this adventurous book in exchange for a honest review.

I have been reading this book off and on for a couple weeks. I think that says enough about my thoughts. I really wanted to like this book and was so excited to read it and it let me down.

There were some great parts: the food descriptions, the amazing hotels and Safari excursions. The fun wedding parties.

My biggest issue is our main character Jana. She is just not likable! She held onto resentment for so many years that she just can’t let it go. Plus she thinks every time someone says something about her it’s negative whether it was or wasn’t. She was bitter, sad and angry for 90% of the book and it got old real fast. I also didn’t appreciate that we spend three quarters of the book on her and Anil’s conflict. It was way too much. They should have finished that conversation by the half way point so we could get more of them having their second chance because to be honest I have no clue why they even like each other!

The pacing was slow and dragged in places and overall it was just too repetitive to the point that even Anil started to seem like an a hole as we read through the bitterness she exudes in her internal monologues we have to continuously read. I’m also still uncertain where the title comes from beyond the fact that there is a couple day safaris.

This book was so boring. So much sitting in cars and driving! Jana is highly unlikeable and seems to pooh-pooh everything nice anyone does for her. I love a second chance romance, but Jana wasn't willing to give it a try at all!

This novel was a cute and engaging ride that I enjoyed more than I thought I would. If you’re a sucker for safari settings and second chance romances, this might be the book for you.

I found the romance sweet, though I occasionally took issue with Jana, our main girl. She has a tendency to make things difficult for herself, which I found grating, though relatable.

Personally, I’m not a fan of second chance romances, but if that’s your jam, I recommend giving this book a shot!

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

This is such an exquisite, complicated, and well balanced romance, perfectly walking the tightrope between angst and romantic comedy. Jana and Anil have a complicated past together, to the extent that I had a pretty big grudge against Anil before I even started this, thanks to what we know from the prior book in this series, Kamila Knows Best, and what Jana has gone through since then. That being said, the writing is so stellar that I — a certified grudge-holder — not only forgave Anil by the end, but I was actively rooting for his chance at a HEA with Jana. If you want to read a second chance romance that puts both you and the characters through an emotional wringer, but with a very gentle, deft hand and delightful prose, this is the book for you!

As someone who has enjoyed some of Farah's prior books, like Kamila Knows Best, I was eager to try this out. Unfortunately, I could not make it through this story to completion.

Jana suffers from being too well liked and feeling like she doesn't take many chances. When she does take a chance to step out of her comfort zone, she has an accidental pregnancy with someone she assumed to be previously divorced. Everything changes from that point - and that is where we pick up 5 years later.

Hopefully on another try I will have success with Jana Goes Wild.

Thanks to NetGalley for this opportunity. All thoughts are my own.

I’ve been a fan of Farah Heron since reading Accidentally Engaged a few years ago. I absolutely adored the cover of Jana Goes Wild and really enjoyed the book!

I really liked and relayed to Jana. She was in Kamila Knows Best and I enjoyed getting to know her better! She has a brief relationship with Anil before discovering he wasn’t formally divorced. A few weeks later she discovers she’s pregnant. They co-parent well, but don’t spend a lot of time together. Jana is shocked when she’s on a family trip to the Serengeti for Kamila’s wedding when she sees Amil in the airport. Jana is also using this trip to try and get out of her comfort zone with a fun bucket list her friends help her create.

I think this replaced Accidentally Engaged as my favorite Farah Heron book! I loved seeing the scenery of the Serengeti. Jana took some time to warm up to them, but Kamila and her bridesmaids are a wonderful group of supportive friends. I loved the female friendship representation! The forced proximity with Jana and Anil was great too! I also loved her daughter Imani.

I can’t wait for Farah Heron’s next book!

Rated: 3.5 rounded up to 4 STARS
Jana Goes Wild features Jana and Anil, characters from a previous book Kamila Knows Best (which I haven't yet read, and although I believe this can be a stand alone story, it might have helped understanding some of the back story and history). I absolutely loved their story, chemistry and families/friends! The descriptions of the gorgeous scenery and delicious foods made me feel as though I was one of the wedding guests with them on their safari! What could have easily made this closer to a solid 4-5 STAR book, was less repetition. There was too much recap of the supposed reasons they weren't together, which after 5 years seemed honestly pretty flimsy considering all of the positives that they had going for them. There should have been a bit more substance to their falling out, not just the communication skills of immature high schoolers, when these people were entering their thirties and should have a better handle at resolving conflicts and having honest discussions. I'm looking forward to reading this author's next book and will also seek out to read the previous book to this one.

I truly enjoyed this story. I felt bad for Jana, because the circumstances she ended up finding herself in was truly not her fault. I loved how she persevered and was determined to do whatever she had to do to get things done. Even deal with her daughter's father. And it shows how mothers will be mothers across the bipoc community, especially how Jana's mother acts with her. It was such a fun story that made me believe I was right there with all of them. It definitely makes me want to do some more traveling and Tanzania is now one of the new locations I want to visit. Jana's character and her daughter was my absolutely favorites. Truthfully, Anil had to grow on me. This was such a good read just in time for summer traveling.

I should've known going in that this one wasn't going to be for me. Sometimes an unexpected pregnancy trope works for me, but others it really doesn't. This one just didn't work right off the bat. The fact that not only was it a TWO WEEK FLING, but also she was on antibiotics??? Come on.

The woman has a PhD, but sure let's make both people in the relationship forget you need double the protection when on antibiotics.

I DNFd quickly. I would be willing to read more from the author if it did not start off with an unexpected pregnancy and a lie.

What a delightful adventure! While I am typically not a fan of second chance, Farah Heron handles this one well. There is some miscommunication to work through but it was still a delightful story. The romance was swoony and the bridesmaids antics were hilarious. A fun summer romance read!

Oh man.... I didn't care for this much. It just felt like there was not plot and all of this came out of nowhere. Everything kept repeating but it wasn't a time loop novel. So many white lies and miscommunications. I am a fan of Farah, but this missed the mark for me.

I love when books are set outside America -- particularly rom coms. I am a SUCKER for it. Jana Goes Wild by Farah Heron is mostly set in Tanzania. It follows Jana, a single mom who absolutely does not ever let loose. She is in Tanzania with her daughter Imani for her friend Kamila's wedding to Rohan. Kamila is from previous book Kamila Knows Best, which I am telling you right now you don't need to have read to be able to follow along. Oh and you know who else is on the safari wedding trip, Jana's ex, Imani's father Anil. Although the two week affair between Jana and Anil blew up in spectacular fashion years ago, it turns out there's still chemistry lingering between the two. Oh and Jana is about to let loose by following different tasks on her list such as singing karaoke, talking to a stranger and closing the bar down.

As said, I am a sucker for a good setting. I loved that Jana was connected to Tanzania in that she had previously been there for a safari when she was younger -- also that her family has roots there. Heron's Jana Goes Wild made me want to book a safari and stay at some of those amazing resorts instead of booking Disney again -- which is something. Also, I really liked the chemistry between Anil and Jana and how much they fight it -- but also how if they give in, the potential for something incredible and amazing is right there. This is such a lovely story. Absolutely give this book a shot if you are a fellow rom com fan.

Jana needs to learn how to relax, let loose and forgive. Not just for the sake of her daughter and her potential new job, but also for herself. What better place to find that sweet spot that on safari in Tanzania surrounded with the people you love the most?

This book was really cute and had a great premise. Unfortunately, I just could not stand Jana. "How do I stop being so grumpy?" Girl, that is a CHOICE you make. Jana makes life so unnecessarily hard for herself and her daughter. Just let go! I liked the book but the paced really dragged and I had a hard time staying interested.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

After being slut-shamed for five years by some in her South Asian community, friends and coworkers, Jana Suleiman must rebuild her life. She’s part of the marriage party in Kamila's destination wedding (that’s Kamila from the author’s "Kamila Knows Best"), and, shocking to her, Anil Malek, her deceitful ex and father of her daughter Imani, is also attending on the groom's side.

Jana was badly hurt by Anil when he claimed to be divorced, but not really; Jana received tons of vitriol and humiliation from Anil's in-laws, lost her job and most of her friends when their relationship and her pregnancy came to light.

The destination wedding is a safari in Tanzania, and it’s a wonderful setting for Jana and Anil to work through their feelings for each other, and for Jana to decide whether or not she wants to forgive him, even though irrespective of what he and his ex-wife's family did to her, he has worked to be a fantastic father to their daughter.

I liked this a lot. It's light and fun, with gorgeous settings, beautiful people, and some silliness amongst the wedding party. It's also got some great character development as Jana must decide if carrying her anger and hurt forever is really helping her at all emotionally, whether she'll let others' opionions of her determine her life's direction, and whether her daughter deserves to have her two parents interact solely through texts. Jana has to decide to move on, and it's a hard process for her, as expected with five years of unhappiness.

Farah Heron does a fantastic job of carefully tackling Jana's hurt and resentment, and eventual growth past them to choose life and happiness. By the time we get the expected happy ending for Jana and Anil, I felt satisfied and happy, too.

Thank you to Netgalley and to Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for this ARC in exchange for my review.

This book was so much fun and the Tanzanian setting really made this book. Estranged co-parents, Jana and Anil, along with their friends, uncles, and aunties are all on a safari to celebrate Kamila and Rohan’s wedding. While on this safari, it becomes increasingly harder to behave around one another. Not to mention Jana’s mom has been telling people that Jana and Anil used to be married but are now great friends. Jana is a brilliant, driven, and complex character. I loved seeing her relationship with her mother, daughter, and the bridal brigade—as well as seeing her relationship with Anil grow and rebuild. While I enjoyed this book quite a bit, I did have one issue and that was the miscommunication with Jana and Anil. This paired with Jana’s constant trust and abandonment issues made me feel that Jana had more to work on with herself than jumping into a relationship with Anil. Overall, this was a really fun and enjoyable book. I would recommend this to anyone who loves a second chance romance with an only one bed scene.

I had pretty high expectations for this one because I've really enjoyed Heron's two other romances. She's become an auto-read author for me over the past few years! I think she's one of the more underrated romance authors out there these days but I am really hoping the gorgeous cover draws some readers in! 

This story centers around Jana (from KAMILA KNOWS BEST) and her journey co-parenting with the man she had a whirlwind two-week relationship with 5 years prior. He lied about his marital status at the time and the two have been distant but successful co-parents since she gave birth to their (unexpected) daughter. Now, they're off on a two-week safari trip for Kamila and Rohan's wedding in Tanzania. 

I really loved the idea of a second chance romance between these two who never really got a fair shake at their first chance at love. Obviously there's a lot more to the story (with his marital status) but Jana has been unable to forgive him or truly move on. She's been distant ever since.

She was a really interesting character to follow because I already had some expectations on how she would be based on Kamila's book. She's portrayed as this perfect girl who everyone else was measured against and often cold (borderline rude). You get a ton of insight into her mindset and personality being in her head - it was hard at times because she was a major overthinker and very stubborn. I could see where she was coming from most of the time but I still wanted to be like GIRL WAKE UPPPP.

The romance was very slow-burn, which was appropriate given their history. I think some parts were a little repetitive but not a huge issue - almost like 20 pages could have been cut out throughout the story? The safari and moving between hotels was the main plot and the bits and pieces of Anil and Jana interacting where tossed in throughout.

All in all, a very cute and charming romance with lovely characters! I would recommend Heron's romances to those who like a little less spice (but still some open door!).