*A huge thanks to NetGalley, Harlequin Audio, and Shaylin Gandhi for a copy of this beautiful audiobook!

Wow! Just.... wow. I can't even begin to explain my thoughts on this book. Firstly, Carly Robins did an amazing job bringing this book to life. She captured the emotion so well.

As for this book, it's like nothing I've read in a long time. I love how Gandhi takes her time, really gets deep into character, and makes you wonder exactly where this story is going. Mina, Michael, and Grayson are all so well fleshed out, and that revelation even sneaks up on you and just blows your mind once all the pieces are put together. I don't want to give ANYTHING away because... damn. I would hate to ruin this book for anyone. I just finished listening, and my heart is so, so full. I keep going back to parts that are so much clearer and even more beautiful for it. Gandhi is super talented, and I'm excited to read more of her work!

I loved this crazy, twisty, wild love story. There isn't much I can say without revealing the plot, but you're not going to want to miss this unique rollercoaster ride. The audiobook is just fabulous and I wish I could listen to it again for the first time. It's hard to believe this a debut novel.

Wow what a book this was! Thank you htp_hive and HTP books for my #gifted copy of the audiobook. All opinions are my own.

I wasn’t completely sure what to expect when I started this one but I was hooked and couldn’t wait to see how it all played out with the two timelines. While some of it I said “I knew it!” Some I was pleasantly surprised by. This story was both heartbreaking and uplifting. And I don’t want to say too much because you really just need to read this one for yourself.

I'm not sure what was happening with this book. The narrator was so difficult to listen to. No everything needs to sound seductive. The storyline was so hard to follow and it was super uncomfortable keeping the twins relationship with the main character straight. It was just all very awkward and icky. I would not recommend this book.

Thank you to @netgalley and @HTP_hive, for the #gifted advanced listening copy of this twisty yet hopeful romance!

Mina is still struggling with grief six months after her husband, Michael, died in a car accident. She’s grieving not just for the loss of him in that moment but for the slow disappearance of their marriage over the last decade. She spent so much time wanting him to return to the carefree man of their first month together or their magical trip to Hawaii a few years ago, but he never did. As she tries to come to terms with his death, she turns to someone she’s never met but feels like she knows - Michael’s brother. The brothers had been estranged as long as she’d known Michael, but Grayson had known the same kind of loss. But when she meets him, she’s unexpectedly drawn to him but the more time they spend together, the more she realizes that her husband was keeping shocking secrets from her that will rock Mina’s understanding of their years together.

I enjoyed this one - Mina’s grief, compounded by her regret about her failing marriage, was very compelling. Throughout the story, there is an undercurrent of something about their marriage being very off and a general feeling of unease. The dual timeline (framed as “before” and “after” Michael’s death) is highly effective in guiding us through the story. You get a sense of the secrets, but as the pieces fall into place, it is utterly shocking for Mina. I can’t even process it. The author has a bonus epilogue from Grayson’s POV on her website, and I cannot wait to read it. Seeing his perspective on the events in the book would be fascinating! This was my first book by the author, and I plan to read more by her.

🎧 About the Audiobook 🎧 The audiobook is a solo narration by Carly Robins, who is a prolific narrator but new to me with this performance. I really enjoyed her narration; she gave a lot of depth and complexity to this emotional story, which runs 12 hours and 51 minutes.

When We Had Forever is a totally different story than I expected. Mina is grieving her dear husband Michael's' death. As she begins to go through her husband's things, she finds something that makes her question everything she believes about Michael. The puzzle pieces eventually come together. This book kept me guessing. The narrator was great!

When We Had Forever by Shaylin Gandhi is a unique romance filled with love, loss, heartache, hope, and a twist that had me gasping! Told in alternating timelines, we live through Mina’s life before and after the death of her husband Michael. We are taken on a journey of their love and struggles. In the present day Michael’s twin brother, Grayson, reaches out to Mina to check in and she how she is holding up. Michael and Grayson had issues between them and didn’t talk so Mina had never meant Grayson. She finally decides to meet with him to close this chapter of her life. However, Grayson gives her some shocking news that I never saw coming! The story is a little slow at times and I was really wondering where it was going. But all it all, I really enjoyed this story.

This audio was fantastic. Carly Robins is a new favorite narrator.

Thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin Audio for the advance audio of this book.

I wanted to like this book, but unfortunately, it fell short of my expectations. One of the biggest issues for me was the protagonist’s immediate dislike of her husband’s brother, Grayson, despite never having met him. This felt forced and made it difficult to connect with her perspective.

The dual timeline structure—switching between past and present—did provide some insight into the characters’ relationships, but once everything was revealed, I couldn’t understand why she held such a strong grudge against Grayson. Many of the events were beyond his control, and it was ultimately her husband, Michael, who orchestrated the entire situation. Her resentment toward Grayson felt misplaced, which made the resolution unsatisfying.

Additionally, I’m not a big fan of the twins trope, and that aspect of the story didn’t do much to change my opinion. Overall, while the book had potential, the character dynamics and plot execution didn’t work for me. Thank you to NetGalley for this free advanced copy. I am leaving this honest review voluntarily

I love this book! When We Had Forever is one of those suspenseful romances that you can’t speak much on for fear of spoiling the amazing plot twists that await the reader. I had hoped the audio would be dual narrated (m/f) but enjoyed it nonetheless!

I love Shaylin’s writing and enjoy that she offers a variety of different romance tales! I look forward to seeing what she comes up with next.

Will definitely continue to recommend this book to those looking for a mysterious and gripping stand-alone romance! 5 stars!!

i cant believe my luck. to have stumbled upon another banger of a book!

mina is grieving her late husband, michael, while trying to face the fact she was planning on leaving him. while we go back in forth between before his death and after, we see why she fell for him, but what we learn about him now that he’s gone is SHOCKING. don’t worry, michael’s identical, estranged, twin brother, grayson, is there to support her through this mess.

based off of books description, i thought i had it all figured out before i even started… WRONG. Shaylin was sure to throw some details in to throw us off the scent. this book had me hooked. i felt every emotion that mina was feeling (thank you Carly Robins for killing the narration!!) and was right there with her. The ups, the downs, the chemistry…it gave everything 👏🏼

thank you so so much Harlequin Audio and NetGalley for the audiobook ARC of my dreams🩷🙌🏼 i think I need a copy for my shelf of honor

When We Had Forever was such a surprising read. It completely exceeded my expectations and kept me hooked from beginning to end. It’s one of those rare novels that’s hard to put into a single genre — while it is a romance at its core, it also unfolds like a suspenseful mystery with so many unexpected twists and turns. Honestly, trying to review it without giving away anything feels almost impossible, because the plot is filled with layers that slowly unravel in a way that’s truly gripping.

What I loved most is how the story constantly kept me on my toes. Just when I thought I had figured things out, the narrative would shift, making me rethink everything. For readers who enjoy a book that not only explores the complexities of love but also keeps them guessing with its twists and turns, this one is an absolute must-read.

This is the kind of book that gets me so pumped, and I can’t wait to share it with others.

I'm sorry but this book was just not for me. I felt like nothing happened other than wondering why Mina's was grieving someone who treated her like crap. She was a frustrating character. And the whole twist, was so unrealistic. It actually made me angry that I spent all this time reading for that to be the direction the plot went. I know this is loved by many other people so I'm surely an outlier.

This narrator did a fantastic job bringing this beautiful story to life. You could hear and feel the emotions in her voice that helped shape this book and these characters. Wonderful job.
This book hurt and I loved every minute of it. After the twist when a chapter would start with “before” it was almost like this instant heartbreak while you looked at it through a new lens. So good.

Thank you Net Galley for the ability to read this audiobook. I truly believe that the narrator Carley Robbin’s gave so much depth to the main character Mina. You could just hear and feel her emotional roller coaster from childhood through marriage. This book kept me engaged throughout- if you think too much about it or think in modern days reality you won’t enjoy it as much but the narrator and story line kept sweeping you back in that the disbelief of the events got short sided. I enjoyed this unique romance story. It is a very different *second chance romance, *insta love, dual timelines with a smidge of thriller mystery. I will be looking for more by Shaylin Ghandi as her writing style in this one is refreshingly different.

I read the book last year and loved it so much i was excited for my reread to be the audiobook. I loved it just as much if not more . The story just really touched me and has me smiling… crying… and swooning. 10/10

This story is told in first person by Mina in a “before” and “after” style narrative referring to the death of her husband Michael in a car accident. Mina is grieving her husband, while trying to break into the kind of travel writing she’s always dreamed about when she makes a discovery in her husband’s office that takes her by surprise. Michael’s estranged brother, Grayson, who is opposite to her husband in every way, has been trying to contact her in recent months, but she has ignored his calls due to issues that Michael had with him in the past. She decides to contact Grayson on her terms to resolve things once and for all, but the situation is not at all what she is expecting.

I primarily listened to the audiobook for this read. The story is narrated by Carly Robins. This was my first time listening to this narrator. I thought she captured Mina’s character perfectly, portraying her frustration with certain elements in her marriage and the subsequent effects those issues had on her dreams of travel and pursuit of career.

As the story alternates between current and events from the past, including their meet cute, long soulful discussions about their hopes and dreams and subsequently the realities of everyday life and other complications in a marriage, I started to get whiplash. Michael was at times ambiguous, other times cold and manipulative. I found myself shaking my head at Mina and wishing she would just leave him and pursue the dreams that I felt she had left behind for a relationship that just wasn’t turning out to be the great love that it purported to be. Michael would make promises then promptly drop them like they were nothing. I was frustrated with the past storyline after they married, and to be honest a little creeped out by the brother when she finally meets with him in the current storyline.

However, my frustrations, quickly turned to suspicion, then curiosity and the story took off in a direction that I found riveting. Unfortunately, the momentum just didn’t carry all the way to the end for me. Just as the story all fell into place, it continued on losing a bit of steam for me. I guess I have mixed feelings on this one. At times, I really enjoyed it and at times it frustrated. I’m not sure how to classify this one exactly, it didn’t feel suspenseful to me though it had some elements of suspense, and it’s not exactly a traditional romance either. Recommended to romance readers looking for something different. 3.5 stars

Thank you to Netgalley, The Hive, Harlequin Trade Publishing, Canary Street Press, and Harlequin Audio for a copy provided for an honest review.

When We Had Forever by Shaylin Gandhi had me glued to my headphones for two days straight.

This book is technically a romance, but it’s not your typical love story.

Mina’s grief is so deeply raw and relatable, but what truly had me hooked was the unfolding mystery. As she begins going through Michael’s belongings, she stumbles across something that completely shatters her understanding of their life together. The emotional intensity is palpable,
If you’re into emotional, twisty stories about love, loss, and rediscovering yourself, you need to pick this one up.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

Now a widow, Mina Drake is forced to find a way to live her life without her husband, Michael. As Mina tries to make sense of her life now, she begins to find more questions than answers...ones that may tear apart everything she thought she knew about the love of her life.

This was a captivating story that kept me engaged the entire time. I did anticipate a good part of what was going on pretty early, but that didn't change how well the story was written. I received an digital audio copy of this book for review, and felt Carly Robins did a fantastic job of providing narration full of emotion.

Thank you to Harlequin Audio and NetGalley for providing me with this audio ARC of "When We Had Forever". I will definitely be recommending this one to fans of Colleen Hoover and readers looking for romance with a side of mystery!

I read this book as an ebook before receiving the audio. Listening to it only made me love it more. I cannot begin to explain how raw and real this story was for me. Some of the things Mina goes through, I've also been through. So this book resonated with me in a way I didn't expect. The writing is absolutely beautiful. Shaylin tugs art those heart strings and really lets you feel what's happening on the page. I don't want to give anything away so all I'll say is this is an emotional ride where you're left wondering how to feel at certain parts. I love when an author is able to do this because it makes me feel like I'm part of the story.

If you love angst, forbidden romance, whirlwind romance, and twists in your books, please pick this one up. I cannot recommend it enough!

No marriage is perfect, but when Mina loses her husband, she gains a million questions. Nothing was quite the same after their whirlwind meeting, but is there more to the story? (Heck yes there is lol) 💍

Things I loved:
🧶 detangling the story
👯‍♀️ Mina and Kate’s friendship
🌲 PNW setting

I had a hunch of what was going on pretty early in this one, but thought there was no way! There was a way, and it was more surprising than predicted. I recommend this one to CoHo fans looking for a twisty and spicy romance! 🔥