Thank you to Forever Publishing, the author, and Netgalley for the gifted copy of When We Were Young.  All opinions in this review are my own.

When We Were Young follows the love stories of Joey and her grandmother, Sarah.  Only a few days before her wedding, Joey’s first love, Leo, reappears with a devastating secret.  Fifteen years before, Leo broke up with Joey unexpectedly on their vacation in Corfu.  Joey never got an explanation why.  

Joey’s grandmother, Sarah, is facing her own choices she made back in Corfu in 1942.  As the Nazis come closer to her home, Sarah falls in love with a Greek boy.  Her family forbids it because he is not Jewish, and Sarah must make a choice that will affect the rest of her life.

While I liked both Joey’s and Sarah’s storylines, I feel like they could have tied together more.  When We Were Young follows Joey’s storyline much more than Sarah’s.  I would have loved to read more about Sarah and her relationships, especially with her husband.  However, I always enjoy the second chance trope so I liked reading about how Leo came back into Joey’s life, even if it was slightly disastrous!

I recommend When We Were Young if you like second chance love stories and multiple romance storylines in one book!