Cecily Foster loves making podcasts, but after a disastrous relationship with a colleague who broke her heart and stole her ideas she’s stayed out of the limelight, producing work instead of being the host. When her boss offers her the chance of a lifetime hosting a podcast with an influencer Cecily hesitates. She would have to put her personal life out in the ether, going on dates that Eliza deems appropriate. Cecily is not looking for love but if doing this podcast will save some of her co-workers jobs she’s willing to put her pride on the line.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this story. It seems like writing about podcasts is all the rage right now and I’ve read a couple of good romance novels similar to this story but once I started I realized how different this authors writing was from the other stories I’ve read about podcasters. Cecily’s life was kind of at a crossroads, but she’s stuck in a rut working behind the scenes instead of going after what she really wants. Despite not wanting to put her love life on-air and being a little skeptical about whether Eliza has a background to give advice on love, she gives in. Her conflicting feelings only grow when she meets someone on her own and likes him better than any of the men she’s set up with she gains insight into her own feelings.

Back After This isn’t a romance novel as much as it’s a novel about self exploration and I think it works. At first Cecily seemed kind of altruistic- if she does the podcast she saves her friends jobs. I get it, you love your team, but if her character didn’t have some growth through the novel I probably wouldn’t have stuck with continuing to the end. Although I really did love the hot waiter. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley for an honest review and it was honest!

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