Glad You Came by Chloe Ford – Romance Book Review

July 16, 2026July 9, 2026 Book Reviews, Romance

his was a brilliant adventure of a book where it seemed like it was going to be a straightforward boy-meets-girl on a luxury cruise – I loved it!

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Sara left her husband at the altar after discovering something she wishes she hadn’t, but is persuaded to just take the big honeymoon cruise by herself. It’s here that she bumps, quite literally, into a man who immediately irritates her; it’s only later on that she thinks he looks familiar and finds out that he’s a member of a famous band, Just4Summer. It’s all going okay, she thinks, until she accidentally misses the ship leaving port on one of the first stops…only to find that celebrity, Gus, has done the exact same thing, leaving them stranded and trying to catch up with the cruise…together.

I had such a good time with this book. These two really take an adventure when they planned for a relaxing cruise – I was practically shouting at the pages for them to get their acts together and get moving to get back on the ship, but also for them to just to get it together with each other too! What a wild ride!

The chemistry between the two was on point. They had excellent banter which came together so well in a fiery relationship, but Gus was also caring and affectionate. In the lead up to them getting together, there was so much yearning and tension – like I said, screaming at the book for them to figure each other out!

I loved the journey of self-discovery that Sara took through the book. She goes from being so unsure at leaving behind the life she thought she was going to have, and being a “mum” to her younger sisters, to being a strong, capable woman who takes what she wants. Her sisters were excellent characters – a little bit intimidating (I wouldn’t want to be up against them!) but so full of life and energy. It felt like a real family dynamic.

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Highly recommend this as a summer read, and I’ll be watching for more from the author!

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publishers for an ARC of this book.