"Overdue" is a delightful read for anyone who appreciates a heartwarming romance with a literary twist. With relatable characters and a charming setting, it offers a perfect mix of humor and introspection. Stephanie Perkins has crafted a novel that not only entertains but also resonates with readers, making it a recommended addition to anyone’s reading list.

a very cute slow build up romance story! i really enjoyed the characters and plot. i found myself smiling at the end. 5/5 stars!

Overdue by Stephanie Perkins is a beautifully layered and emotionally resonant story that blends quiet tension with heartfelt moments. With relatable characters and a slow-building intensity, it draws you in and keeps you thinking long after the final chapter. A thoughtful and memorable read.

A sweet romance for the summer or fall. Could be a movie easily. like the best of the 90s romance films.

This was such a good book. I loved the story and the writing so much. The characters were great and the story flowed smoothly. Will definitely read more books by this author in the future.

If you’ve ever secretly hoped your long-time crush would fall in love with you at the local library while the scent of overdue paperbacks and slow-burning tension filled the air—this one’s for you. Cozy, romantic, and full of swoony nostalgia, Overdue reads like a dog-eared love letter to books and the people who shelve them. A perfect curl-up-and-swoon read for fans of Christina Lauren and Emily Henry.

This is a book you fall in love with slowly. It is a solid friend as you build your life back together. I went into it, hoping for the same angst and butterflies of Anna but got a real life adult romance about two character having lives outside each other and building a foundation for themselves before falling in love with the one.
I loved it.

Overdue is a love story between two librarians in a small mountain town in North Carolina. Ingrid and Macon have worked closely together for the past year, and have seemed to hit it off from the start. The only issue is that Ingrid has been in a long term relationship with Cory and Macon had a girlfriend, but has now been single for some time. The timing just didn't seem to work out...until now.

I wanted to love this story because as a bookworm what's more heartwarming than two librarians falling in love. I love Macon! He might seem curmudgeon-y but he's caring and an acts of service kinda guy. I wanted to really like Ingrid, but I felt like she was very selfish, and I totally understand that she's only been in one relationship her entire life but she just did not take other people's feelings into consideration. I found the beginning of the story to be slow and a lot of it was because I cringed through her dating around. I think it's about halfway through when the story picked up that that I started to enjoy it.

I think that others may love this book and a high chance that it's just me.

I received an ARC of this book through NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest

I loved the story as a whole, but it might have been the slowest slow burn ever. I really just wish the characters had better communication… all of them. Overall I enjoyed Ingrid, but I felt like her communication skills just lacked a little and maybe if they were better she would have been happier sooner. I did love the grumpy and sunshine theme though.

I unfortunately will be DNFing this book at 26% This was a bit too slow paced for me and I wasn’t connecting with any of the characters. I found Ingrid and Mason to be a bit immature for their ages. Ingrid seemed kind of clueless and I couldn’t understand why Mason just didn’t use his words instead of being moody.

Thank you NetGalley and Saturday Books for this ARC. This was a lovely story but it took awhile to get there. Really liked the way the author wrote about librarians and librarianship. Sometimes the story felt more YA than adult so that is a con for me.

This book started out slow for me and the romance was ridiculously slow burning but worth the wait! Ingrid and Cory have been dating for many years and their lives seem to be at a standstill in all aspects. They decide to take a month of separation to experience other people (since they've both only ever experienced each other). The break gives Ingrid a chance to finally get out some deep repressed feelings she has for her coworker Macon. While on the break from Cory, Ingrid starts to grow in other ways as well.

Character's are well written and likable. The story is funny and sad and relatable (to any of us who've ever had a secret crush on our coworker).

Overdue by Stephanie Perkins

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for the e-ARC!

This is a sweet, easy read with relatable characters. Overall this story feels more like a book about self-discovery with the romance more as the side story. I absolutely loved the vivid descriptions of the renovations and being able to so clearly see Ingrid and her companions at the library and around town in my mind's eye. The slow burn was deliciously slow, but I do wish we got to see a bit more of the relationship after having spent the entire story building towards it. As a whole, I enjoyed the journey of Overdue.

I DNF'd this book at 32%. I really wanted to like it, I think the premise is quite interesting. However, the pace was incredibly slow, and at 32% in the FMC and MMC weren't even speaking and the FMC's experiment to try dating had extended from one month to three. Also, her sort-of-boyfriend gave me huge man child vibes and really made me question why she would want to be with him at all.

This book probably didn’t have much of a chance with me. I really hate the “let’s take a break from our relationship and date other people to prove we truly love each other” trope. It’s just the worst idea ever. It never works. Ingrid and Cory have been together forever but haven’t taken the next step towards marriage. So they decide to date/sleep around for a month and then they’ll be sure they want to get married. I just can’t buy the entire set up. If they actually wanted to get married, they would have. End of story. There’s a whole series of dates that just bored me and a fairly bland and tensionless relationship with her co-worker that we’re supposed to root for and I don’t get it.

The cover of Overdue is absolutely gorgeous, and the synopsis completely drew me in. A small-town librarian rethinking her long-term relationship while quietly crushing on her grumpy coworker? It sounded like the kind of slow-burn romance I usually love. And while the premise had a lot of potential, the story just didn’t quite land for me. Ingrid is sweet and relatable, and I appreciated the realness of her situation—being with someone for years and wondering if it’s truly right—but I struggled to feel fully invested in her journey or the romance itself. The emotional pull I was hoping for just wasn’t really there.

That said, the writing is easy and pleasant, and there are some thoughtful moments about love, change, and growing into yourself. I just wish the chemistry between Ingrid and Macon had been stronger, and that the story had dug a little deeper into those complicated feelings. It wasn’t a bad read by any means—it just didn’t stick with me the way I’d hoped. Still, if you’re in the mood for something cozy and introspective with a hint of romantic tension, Overdue might still be worth checking out.

The cutest summer, going into fall book. This is the perfect book to gift the HS grad going off to college who needs a new book in their life. Who just needs a story and that pick me up for when they want some down time. It was a greta read and very enjoyable and something I thing every girl would cuddle up and enjoy.

What a cute book. Macon was such a lovable grumpy man, meanwhile Ingrid is a bright ray of sunshine. The development of their relationship is a beautiful journey. If you love a good grumpy/sunshine with books included this is the book for you.

Thank you to the author, St. Martin’s Press, and Netgalley for the chance to read an Advanced Reader's Copy of Overdue by Stephanie Perkins.

Ingrid is a 29-year-old who has come to the realization that life has been passing her by. She’s been in a relationship going nowhere for 11 years, an apartment full of cheap, uninspiring furniture, a car on the verge of breaking down, and a job that she enjoys, but doesn’t love. She and Cory, her boyfriend, decide to go on a break with the goal that each of them goes out and experiences life independently, with the goal that they will get some clarity on their relationship and future. The rest of the story follows Ingrid as she undergoes a very relatable and sometimes awkward journey of self-discovery.

Overall, I would rate this book a solid 3.75/5. It was an enjoyable read, with lovable characters, and a few laugh-out-loud moments. It was just a little slow for my tastes, and while I would classify this as a romance, the romance felt like it sometimes took a back seat to the self-discovery journey, and I’m a firm believer that a book can and should do those two things simultaneously. This book had a great opportunity for a forced proximity troupe (ohh the tension we could have had) with Ingrid’s living situation. That part kind of fell flat for me as it was just a little bit too safe and young adult. I believe a book about adults should feel like it's written for adults. There was one brief, open-door spicy scene that wasn’t super descriptive, but it did serve its purpose. I would recommend this book to all my fellow readers out there that are looking for something cute and fun, and very relatable.

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I really wanted to like this book or even love it. But I couldn’t. The political talk it in turned me off. I don’t want political views in books. We get it thrown in our faces all damn day long we just wanna read and not have to read it! DNFed at 17% it wasn’t going anywhere anyways.