REVIEW: Picture this: A buzzy New York restaurant, two couples on the verge of milestone moments — and then, in the most public, humiliating way possible, both relationships implode in the same evening. Liem had moved across the country and shown up ready to propose. Bri thought she was walking into a romantic dinner. Neither of them saw what was coming. Left sitting among the wreckage of their respective love lives, the two strangers find each other — and what grows from that perfectly chaotic, completely relatable beginning is an absolute delight. Reading BREAKUP FOR TWO felt exactly like watching a great romantic comedy movie. I was smiling from the very first chapter and grinning for most of the rest.
Bri is immediately loveable — sharp, funny, and furious in the most entertaining way. Her reaction to being publicly dumped by a cheater is the kind of righteous, messy, very human response that makes you root for her instantly. Liem is her ideal counterpart — genuine, a little lost, and utterly charming without trying to be. Together they have the kind of easy, electric chemistry that makes you want to climb inside the pages and pull up a chair.
What E.M. Wilson does so well here is keep the energy light and the laughs coming while still giving her characters real heart. There is genuine feeling underneath all the fun, and the balance between the two is exactly right. The New York setting crackles with energy and gives the story a cinematic quality that made the romcom comparison feel completely natural.
BREAKUP FOR TWO is cute, clever, and the kind of book that puts you in a genuinely good mood.
7th August 2026 | romcol@caribsurf.com | romcol1962@gmail.com
Bri is immediately loveable — sharp, funny, and furious in the most entertaining way. Her reaction to being publicly dumped by a cheater is the kind of righteous, messy, very human response that makes you root for her instantly. Liem is her ideal counterpart — genuine, a little lost, and utterly charming without trying to be. Together they have the kind of easy, electric chemistry that makes you want to climb inside the pages and pull up a chair.
What E.M. Wilson does so well here is keep the energy light and the laughs coming while still giving her characters real heart. There is genuine feeling underneath all the fun, and the balance between the two is exactly right. The New York setting crackles with energy and gives the story a cinematic quality that made the romcom comparison feel completely natural.
BREAKUP FOR TWO is cute, clever, and the kind of book that puts you in a genuinely good mood.
7th August 2026 | romcol@caribsurf.com | romcol1962@gmail.com
