We’ve Hit Turbulence was just the read I needed to end 2025. This swoony and cute romance about finding yourself on a trip gone wrong was delightful. I had high hopes and 100% smashed! Keep reading this book review of We’ve Hit Turbulence for my full thoughts.
Summary
Olive Austin just wants to get on her flight to visit her long-distance boyfriend in peace—a spring break filled with white-sand beaches, cute date nights, and soaking up the sun in Hawaii. It’s exactly what the doctor ordered…especially since lately she can’t shake the feeling that her relationship is on the rocks.
Unfortunately, when she boards her cross-continental flight she discovers that her seatmate for her 13-hour journey is none other than Tyler Ferris, her ex…a.k.a the boy that her heart never really got over.
Even though Olive’s prepared to ignore him and survive the flight with her heart unscathed, Tyler has other plans, and before long, with nowhere else to go, the past begins to resurface. Now, Olive’s feeling more confused than ever about her heart, what went down that tore her and Tyler apart, and—most importantly—what she’s going to do once the turbulence passes and the flight finally lands.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
In We’ve Hit Turbulence, feelings come back to the surface and secrets come out. Only in situations of peril do these things we wish we had said, these emotions which we wish were gone, come back. And nothing brings this out more than an airplane in turbulence. I get nervous flying so I could definitely sympathize with Olive here. We’ve Hit Turbulence explores the allure of what could have been paired with feelings that never went away. It tells the story of a relationship that never lost the love, but faced an obstacle that they didn’t think they could weather – the future. Olive thinks that Tyler isn’t driven enough and that they are incompatible even though they love each other.
And so they break up. As someone who has faced similar moments like this, my heart ached for Olive. We can be so sure that something won’t work out. It tells this universal tale of “are we too different to be together”. With memories of the past, We’ve Hit Turbulence goes back to see how it all crumbled and dissolved. How the love didn’t give out, the faith in their future and their ability to weather the storm did. Olive values security over this freedom to choose and freedom to go where the wind blows. She loves a good plan. Does that sound like me? But she soon figures out that having a plan for everything doesn’t allow for the surprises of life.
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That together we can weather these differences. This is a sweet and emotional romance that explores when we pick what looks good on paper versus what feels right. Our differences can bring out the best in people and even in ourselves. Sometimes we just have to trust the jump. I had such a fun time reading this one and it was the perfect way to end 2025! Find We’ve Hit Turbulence on Goodreads, Storygraph, Amazon, Bookshop. org, Blackwells, & Libro. fm.