Cora Belle arrives at college almost like a new hatchling. Having attended an excellent high school, where she was the only black girl, and growing up the cherished daughter of her charming professor dad, Cora is ready for life to begin. With very few glitches, she meets her roommates/sisters for life, as well as the man of her dreams right away.
But all fairy tales have problems, and Cora and the dream man hit a major snag, her beloved father is rushed to the hospital, and while trying to recover from all that, she meets HIM. The rest of the book focuses on these major relationships: the roommates, the first and second loves, and the father/daughter evolution. Spanning her 20s and 30s lets Cora learn and grow and finally decide what is important to her. More a coming into herself than coming of age, Cora has a lot of hard work to do.
The only problem I had with the book was the imbalance of material with the two love interests. Lincoln started out as the rags to riches perfect man, then fell into cliché. Aaron was more interesting, artistic as opposed to Lincolns need to succeed, and each was perfect for Cora in their own time. But the time spent on the two in the novel was about 80% Lincoln, 20% Aaron. It worked though.
Christine Pride captures the dilemma of a young woman struggling to please herself instead of just a man, to follow a career she loves instead of what is expected and to care for the family she’s pieced together with love.
Thanks to NetGalley and Atria for the advanced copy. All The Men I’ve Loved Again releases on July 8, 2025.

While this book wasn’t quite the perfect fit for me personally, I truly enjoyed the intriguing plot and the strong, well-developed female main character. The author’s writing is compelling and skillfully done, and I can absolutely see why it would resonate with many readers. I'm grateful for the opportunity to read and review it!

3.5/ 5 stars

This was a cute read! There were a lot of emotions flying at an all time high throughout this book and I found myself laughing a good bit as well. I truly appreciate Cora’s relationship with her father and found it to be so so special and felt the author navigated the story and Cora’s choosing between her two loves very well. I did struggle to connect with Cora at some times and wished we could’ve gotten a little more insight into Aaron but overall it was a good read and I can’t wait to read more by Christine.

📖 Book Review 📖 Turning forty is wild. It really does seem like just a few years ago I was off to college and Christine Pride’s latest book is a total mind trip for a girl who grew up in the DMV (DC/Maryland/Virginia) area in the late 1990’s/early 2000’s just like the character Cora in this novel. Like so many, Cora experiences love and loss in this unexpected journey called life. All The Men I’ve Loved Again is a heartfelt read that beautifully reminds us that we never know what our plan is and where we will end up, but if we’re lucky the path will lead us to a beautiful place.

Sadly this book wasn’t for me but I did enjoy the plot and FMC. The author written this very well and it’s compelling but it just didn’t hit for me liked I hoped!
Thank you for the opportunity to review!

Thank you @atriabooks and NetGalley for this ARC. This book was everything ❤️ Cora is turning 40 and finds herself in a love triangle again with the 2 men she dated during her college years and the story revisits those times. I loved everything about this and can both relate having grown up in VA and going to a small liberal arts school and lived in Nova for 8 years - I loved all the references to places around my state and where I’ve lived and I can appreciate the perspective of a female POC attending predominantly white schools and how that also impacts and shapes a person. This book gave me so many emotions: nostalgia, sadness/grief, frustration, content and a feeling of right. I cannot recommend it enough. I went thru so many emotions and hoping to god she didn’t settle for Lincoln and they didn’t kill Aaron before they really had a chance to be together. I also liked how it dives into the complexities of friendship and how they both evolve and some aspects can stay the same from when you first meet.

Christine Pride’s All the Men I’ve Loved Again pulled me in from the first page with its honest, nostalgic look at love, heartbreak, and the messy process of growing up. Following Cora Belle from her college days in the late ’90s through adulthood, I found myself completely invested in her journey as she navigates first love with Lincoln, a complicated connection with Aaron, and the lingering “what-ifs” that haunt her decades later.

What I loved most was how real Cora felt—her indecision, her longing, her struggle to find herself outside of the men she’s loved. The letters between her and Aaron added a deeply personal touch, even if the structure sometimes felt a bit disjointed. The book doesn’t offer easy answers or a tidy happily ever after; instead, it’s about coming to terms with your past and learning to embrace second chances, even when they’re complicated.

Some parts dragged and I wished for deeper development of certain characters, but Cora’s relationships—with her friends, her father, and herself—were so authentic that I couldn’t help but root for her. The novel’s exploration of identity, love, and self-discovery resonated with me, and I closed the book feeling both hopeful and reflective. If you’ve ever wondered about the road not taken or wanted a story that captures the bittersweet reality of love and growing up, this one’s for you.

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Cora’s off to college, ready for a fresh start, and things are finally looking up. She finds her people—those friends you just know will be in your life forever. She starts figuring herself out, stepping out of her comfort zone, and falling head over heels for a guy who sweeps her off her feet (of course!!!). Insert a a family emergency that throws her entire world upside down...and, of course, Aaron - ever-stable, constant, Aaron. Before she knows it, Cora’s torn between two loves and facing an impossible choice.

Fast forward twenty years, and guess what? Cora’s still single—and Lincoln and Aaron are back in her orbit. It’s like she’s right back where she started, except now she’s older, wiser (kind of), and maybe finally ready to figure out what she really wants.

I really enjoyed following Cora’s story of love, identity, and those tough decisions that can honestly shape the course of your entire life. The pace was a little slow at first, but once I got into it, I couldn’t stop. I did wish we got a little more of Aaron’s side of things—it felt a bit like Lincoln was front and center for most of the story, but overall I enjoyed it.

If you’re in the mood for a nostalgic, emotional read about love, fate, and second chances, this one’s worth picking up!

This book is right up my ally because I'm a true sucker for a second chance romance, and in this case we got that x2!

While I would have loved to explore Aaron and Cora's relationship just as much as we got to explore Lincoln and Cora's relationship, this was a really enjoyable read. While some of the characters (namely Lincoln lol) made me incredibly angry at times, this was incredibly well written and I found myself writing down a ton of quotes to return to again and again. Looking forward to reading more from Christine Pride!

I received a copy from Netgalley for review. I believed this is a debut novel for Christine Pride and I would say it has the potential. The story centers on Cora Belle who found herself in a love triangle with two other men in her 20's and once again, twenty years after.
Most tags for this book is saying its a coming of age story but really to me, Cora just never come to age at all. The character development can be improve, a little more effort to convince me Cora is going to make it. While the beginning of the book dragged, the end part was rushed. The love triangle was a big part of the plot and yet, I do not have the connection with it since the other characters in this relationship is more like a fly in the wall than in the relationship. I would have prefer it to be the core, the grit, the breaking point. A conflict so huge it makes and breaks the main character. So, why highlight a love triangle at all when this can do without.. I finished this book and overall its okay. Not a fast read for be but can be for others.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this book. I didn't love this book. It felt like I pushing through. It was just okay, but others might like it more!

this was a good one. i am glad i read it because I had never seen her write anything solo.
I highly suggest this one.

I had a really difficult time getting into this one. The plot was slow for me and I didn’t find the characters compelling. The cover is a bit misleading and I think readers will assume a far more lighthearted story is contained inside.

First of all, the way the Y2K references were woven into the past section were fantastic. It was done so perfectly to blend nostalgia into the storytelling. I also dug that this was really Cora's story and centered her throughout. Yes, there was exploring relationships, but it really was her figuring "stuff" out. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the look at this July 2025 release.

I made it to 28% of this story, but just couldn't really relate to the main character, Cora. The Kindle version of the book featured tiny, tiny font on the handwritten portions of the book, and I struggled to be able to see those words, even with reading glasses and bright light. I was not compelled to finish.

Thanks to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review All the Men I've Loved Again.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this book. I did not like the book and DNF’d it around 15%. I didn’t like the main character - she was just too awkward and even at 15% I felt like the book just dragged on and on. This book is not for me.

Cora was a bit of a frustrating MC, I wanted to root for her and I understood her reasoning for choices but also didn’t. She was too old to be acting the way she did by the end. I also struggled with wanting to root for either of these relationships. It was clear Lincoln wasn’t the right guy, but we barely knew Aaron (and the letters starting so early was a bit disorienting and took me out of the story). I like the independence in this and finding yourself later in life, but it felt a bit half baked.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book took a while to get into. The switch between time periods was a bit confusing. But I did enjoy it in the end. The author did a good job writing complicated feelings and relationships

to be honest, this just wasn’t for me. i wanted to love it but unfortunately did not. some parts felt very dragged on.

For the most part, I enjoyed this coming-0f-age story about the ups and downs of first love and figuring out who you are in your 20s and who you are in your 40s. Most of the book takes place while Cora is in college, with less time spent when she is in her 40s, when the two loves of her life re-enter her life. The concept is good. The coming-of-age aspects are good. The drama of juggling boyfriends and friendships in college is good. I just found it a little lacking when Cora is in her 40s and she has to decide what to do about the return of both the men she has loved. I think Cora and her Dad are well-developed characters. I think her friends were a bit all over the map and I could have done without them, really. While Cora needed to experience true friendship and "found family", I think these two characters were just not developed well - or were over-developed, actually. I kind of didn't care about them and their drama in their 40s. Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for the ARC.