Title: When Last Night Didn't End

Author: Exequinne

Genre / Style / Sub-Genre: Romance, Contemporary Literature, Murder Mystery

Tags: #contemporarylit, #life  #lovestory, #murder, #mystery, #newadult, #romance, #secret

Reviewer: EvelynHail

Summary: Nagara Rin's life is a simple line---get a job, save up, find a wife, start a family, retire, and be happy. Until he gets stuck in a dead-end job with responsibilities, and living from one paycheck to the next, he finds out life isn't as simple as he thought.

Joon Hye-Jin's life is a complex wave. As an aspiring game developer, she is prepared to ride the currents and achieve her dreams. But when she gets trapped in a chaotic house with real problems to mind, she finds out she is drifting from what she wants out of life.

As resentments build and the love they thought they shared crashes and burns, Rin and Hye-Jin are left with a choice: to salvage their ties or save themselves. Either way, something vital is meant to break.

From the author of 𝘐𝘯 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘢𝘳, this companion book to 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘋𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘌𝘯𝘥 tackles the war between love and life. The only thing standing between saving or losing them is a choice; and there is a path where one loses everything

Review: "When Last Night Didn't End" is a book showered with accolades, and after having completed it, I absolutely understand why!

This contemporary romance winner of the Nanowatt Awards 2024 and a second place winner in the Asian fiction category of the Romance Reads 2024 is a deeply emotional, poignant exploration of a marriage on the brink of collapse.

The author, Sofiya Caeran, takes us on a profound journey into the complexities of human relationships, capturing the raw emotions and devastating consequences of infidelity and betrayal.

It will resonate with all of you who experienced the complexities of love and loss.

The story centers around Rin and Hye-jin, a couple whose love seems to be on the brink of collapse, absolutely unraveling at the seams. Once loving partners, these flawed, incredibly relatable protagonists find themselves caught in a downward spiral of resentment and mutual misunderstanding.

As the narrative unfolds further and further, we witness the breakdown of their communication firsthand and the erosion of trust.

Sofiya's vivid descriptions and insightful character development draw us readers into the vortex of this couple's tumultuous world while simultaneously making it absolutely impossible to look away.

It was incredibly interesting to explore all the complexities of modern relationships as such — the challenges of balancing work, family, and personal aspirations.

If I had to underline the most compelling aspect of the book, I'd point out the superb exploration of the emotional toll of — infidelity.

The author skillfully portrays all the pain, anger, and confusion that is experienced by both parties involved.

The raw honesty with which the characters confront their mistakes is so human. Incredibly heartbreaking and cathartic.

The ending of the book is bittersweet, leaving readers with a sense of both sadness and hope.

On the one hand, this is a cautionary tale about the importance of communication and compromise in relationships and about how even the strongest bonds can be broken if left unattended.

On the other hand, even if by the end of the book, our characters may be irrevocably changed, there is a glimmer of possibility for healing and growth, and I ABSOLUTELY loved that.

To the Author: This was such a gripping, intense, realistic read. I am in awe of your writing talent!

Being such a sucker for a reminder that even if the strongest relationships can be broken, I adored the hint that there is always hope for redemption, forgiveness, and renewal when it comes to emotional connections.

Just as plants need watering to grow, relationships need constant attention, time/energy/emotional investment to thrive.

We all have elastic hearts; after all, it is what makes us human.

Your book couldn't have underlined that more, so I thank you for this heartwarming, optimistic message.

About the Author: Sofiya Caeran (Exequinne) is an agender and aromantic Wattpad Senior Ambassador, Wattpad Creator, and NBD Registered Author. Their writing accomplishments include the Open Novella Contest Finalist (2024, 2022) and The Ambys 2023 Top Pick. They like to think of themselves as a mathematician and consider themselves a builder of worlds with unstable thought processes.

They have proudly published 69 stories on Wattpad! (THIS IS A HUGE NUMBER, AND I DO NOT THINK I WILL NEVER EVER PUBLISH THIS MANY STORIES IN MY LIFETIME! o.o)