I had been looking forward to this one for a while! It was really cute and an amazing debut in my opinion! I love second chance romance a lot and really enjoyed the plane crash aspect and the suspense it brought to Piper and Wyatt’s story and how it brought them together! Overall, it was a fun read with a different storyline that kept me interested! I can’t wait to see where this author goes! 💖

Imagine this: you're stranded on a deserted island AND you're stuck with the person who broke your heart way back when. That's the setup for Piper and Wyatt's story, and honestly, it's pretty darn cute!

I liked it, but I didn't love it. What I did love was the unique premise. It's not your typical contemporary romance, which was a refreshing change. We get that awesome forced proximity (hello, deserted island!) mixed with a second chance at love for these childhood sweethearts. The dual timelines keep things interesting, flipping between their past and their present.

There's a little spice to keep things steamy! If you're into New Adult romance and want a story with a different twist, you might want to give Crash Landing a try!

Thank you to Avon, Harper Voyager, and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The plot was honestly very interesting and is what pulled me into reading in the first place! This book had a solid pace but it skimmed over a lot of details. I also was not a huge fan of the third person POV. It was still a very cute story between Piper and Wyatt!

A really cute romance between two former lovers after they are forced together on a remote island following a plane crash. Wyatt was the pilot and Piper the passenger, and she was totally over home—-until she wasn’t. As they become reacquainted, she realizes that he’s now a grown-up man and she has to decide if she’s ready to trust him, and herself, enough to imagine a future between the two of them.

It’s hard for me to believe that this one is a debut for the author. She’s definitely a new romance writer and I look forward to more from her.

Four extremely enjoyable stars for this one!

I received a copy of the digital ARC via NetGalley. My review is voluntary.

A second chance romance with the excitement of survivor.

On the way to her besties wedding she takes a ride on a plane piloted by the guy who broke her heart years ago. The plane crashes and they need each other more then ever, even if old and new feelings are in the way.

This book was fun. I liked Piper and Wyatt and their story. Told with alternating viewpoints of then and now we get to see their full story and how it unfolds.

Thank you Avon and Harper Voyager for the ARC.

This book is the perfect summer read! Set on a deserted tropical island (don’t mind the plane crash to get there 😂), Piper and her ex–love of her life, Wyatt, are thrown back together and forced to confront their past while awaiting rescue. It’s a second-chance romance with slow-burn tension that kept me invested from page one.

I don’t always love second-chance romances— sometimes the reason for the breakup makes it hard for me to root for the couple—but Piper and Wyatt’s backstory felt believable, even if I did find the miscommunication a bit frustrating at times.

The dual timelines—past romance and present survival—are woven together seamlessly, creating a story that’s both heartfelt and emotionally engaging (I even found myself tearing up at times! 🥹). The characters are lovable and relatable, and their chemistry felt authentic.

I’m giving it four stars simply because there were a few moments where the plot felt slightly underdeveloped. Still, this was a fun and emotional read that I’d absolutely recommend for your beach bag this summer!

3 stars.

This one had a super cute premise but I do feel like after some time I'll forget about the majority of the details for this one. I would pick something up by the author in the future.

Absolutely loved the cover! So beautiful! I was excited to try a romance book with a different angle and a little adventure. It was just ok for me. It seemed to really drag and could have been at least 75 pages shorter. Wyatt and pipers love was cute but not authentic enough. Don’t really care for the parents cliche intervention trope.

Thank you to Avon books and to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for a review. Piper reluctantly agrees to travel on a private plane piloted by her high school ex boyfriend in order to make it to her best friend’s destination wedding on time. But when their small plane crashes they are forced to rely on each other to survive and confront the reason they haven’t spoken in nearly a decade.


I really wanted to like this book. The premise was cute but I think the characters were just not quite old enough and came off as really immature. The stakes of being stranded on an island never felt all that high and then were blown a little out of proportion out of nowhere at the end seemingly for the sake of conflict. And unfortunately the dialogue felt very flat and unrealistic to me. Ultimately, this was not for me unfortunately.

Not a fan of second chance love romances. The same issues are still there, even though they are in danger. But a "safe" amount of danger. I wanted to like this and I am sure so many will. It's a beach read romance, for sure.

Pop culture references did not work for me at all. Didn't enjoy or connect with the main character's voice and didn't love the second chance concept. Just not my cup of tea, but I know plenty of other people who love this one! Cute cover and promo.

This was a great second-chance romance with some epic forced proximity.

Piper just needs something - she can hardly wait to have fun and be with her best friend, who is getting married in the Bahamas! She's been looking forward to it and only finds herself struggling in regards to if her ex-boyfriend, and the boy that broke her heart, Wyatt shows up. Which - of course he does! And of course they are trapped together in an airport full of cancelled flights and no way out - except, he has a friend with a private plane. And wouldn't you know? He just happens to be a pilot. So off they go on an adventure!

Only... it's nothing but a big disaster, from one mistep to another - it's just an utter disaster. I found myself laughing at the absurdity and also saying aww at them having a chance to reconnect and clear the air.

It was funny, it was cute, and the romance was... there. It was for sure more young adult than I think it claims, but overall I really enjoyed it!

Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you for the ARC of this book. It was a fun, cute light hearted read. I enjoyed both of the main characters and was rooting for them the entire book. While it had similarities to other books with the similar settings and second chance troupes, I felt that it was unique enough and I couldn't put it down. I would definitely recommend to friends and family for a fun easy read!

Such a charming second-chance romance!
Crash Landing is a page-turner from start to finish. Piper and Wyatt's chemistry is so swoony. I'm super impressed with the author's ability to structure the novel in a then-and-now format. And who doesn't love a stranded on a tropical island dilemma? Reading this book gave me 'Lost' vibes...minus the weird stuff. I laughed, swooned, and rooted for these two every step of the way. A fantastic debut—I can’t wait to read whatever this author writes next!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the complimentary copy. All opinions shared here are my own.

This book is a beautiful second chance, childhood friends to lovers romance that is picked full of adventure! It’s heartful, tender, and has just the right amount of excitment! The dual timeline in this really helped develop the relationship. And the survivalist elements were fun and added to the plot, without being too detailed! I loved this story, and was so impressed that this Is the author’s debut! I can’t wait to read more!

4.5 stars rounded up

I read Crash Landing by Annie McQuaid in one sitting! The book follows Piper as she is trying to reach her best friend's wedding when she gets stranded on a deserted island with her ex-boyfriend who was driving the small private plane. After eight years of not seeing each other, they have to work together to be able to survive but, she has so much animosity towards him for the way he left that it makes it quite hard. This close door, forced proximity, second chance romance is quite sweet and while it does hit some of the familiar beats manages to keep you engaged the whole way.

I hate second chance romances and dual timelines separately so I got nervous when I got this book because it was both. I was so pleasantly surprised at how great both the original breakup and the timelines worked in this book. I also really liked how well developed both of the characters were and while we can disagree with their motivations we understand where they are coming from. I do wish we would have seen more mother-daughter flushing out towards the end of the book because I feel like that part was missing (which is why I deducted a half a star). The book also did feel predictable but I think that has to do with how well we get to know the characters through the dual timeline.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes close door romances, forced proximity, second chance romances, and the show survivor. I would not recommend this book to anyone who feels like they need plot twists to enjoy a book or that everything needs to be super realistic. If you are like me and hate dual timelines you can skip them and the whole thing will be explained in the "now" portion.


Tropes: close door, forced proximity, second chance, high school sweethearts

Triggers: parental neglect, parental disapproval, plane crash

Thank you to NetGalley, Avon and Harper Voyager | Avon, and Annie McQuaid for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

My favorite trope, second chance!!! Ex's Piper and Wyatt find themselves on a stranded island after his tiny plane crashes. Red flag one, never get on the tiny plane!! Nevertheless, Piper has convinced herself that she is over Wyatt, but as they spend their days on the island, she sees a new him, a grown him. he slowly but surely wins her over with his charm and wit. I loved seeing how Wyatt was able to regain Piper's trust and show her how to live a life not planned to the second. Piper's character development was great, I love a FMC who thinks she has her life planned to a T, to realize that she needs to go with the flow. I would recommend this book and read more by this author!

Crash Landing by Annie McQuaid is a solid debut that blends second-chance romance with survival drama—think The Blue Lagoon meets The Summer I Turned Pretty, but with more adult stakes. The premise is super fun: Piper and her ex-boyfriend Wyatt are on their way to a wedding when their plane crashes, stranding them on a deserted island. Forced proximity + past heartbreak = tension and drama.

I really liked the dual timeline format. Watching Piper and Wyatt fall for each other as teens while also navigating the mess of their adult selves added emotional weight to their story. Piper's growth—from med school overachiever to someone willing to take real emotional risks—was compelling.

That said, the chemistry between the leads didn’t always click for me. I wanted to root for them more than I actually did, and some of their past miscommunications felt a bit tired. The pacing dragged a bit during the island scenes, though the survival setup was still a fun change from your usual beach read.

Overall, a promising start from a new author! If you're into second-chance romance with a bit of tropical chaos, this might be your next vacation read.

I love a dual timeline, but nothing is happening in this book. They were in love, then they weren’t, and now they are debating getting back together but only while they are stranded? But they are also trying to survive on an island? The “toughness” of surviving doesn’t seem to match the lightheartedness of this book. And the reasons for their previous break up feel flimsy. Cherry on top was that being back home felt so normal and its just not believable after something so traumatic.

I received an advance review copy for free from the publisher via Netgalley and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

𝚁𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐: 5⭐️
𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎: contemporary romance📚

𝙼𝚢 𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜:
It’s almost like Annie wrote this one just for me! As a girl who rereads Hatchet every year I ate this one up! A survival story meets second chance romance?! Yes! Please! If you haven’t read this one yet, drop everything you’re doing and read it now- you can thank me later!! Annie is such a talented writer and I couldn’t be more proud of our BTT friend! I can’t wait for her next book! (Ps. Annie if you’re reading this I need the dark version of this book where the pilot dies lol)

𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎:
Second chance romance
Emotional depth
Survival elements
Dual timeline
Forced proximity
Personal growth
Healing from past trauma
Adventurous yet heartwarming
Only one shelter
Great chemistry
Friends to lover
High school sweethearts

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝙸 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚍:
Vivid descriptions
The survival aspect

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛:
Nothing, I absolutely adored this one! I’m just said I can’t read it again for the first time!

𝙵𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚀𝚞𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚜:
★ “If it takes a plane crash to see you, I’d do it again in a heartbeat.”
★ “Piper suppressed her maniac smile. "That's very cute and a little stalkerish.”
★ “I never denied being obsessed with you. Still am.”