The Book:
Finders Keepers by Sarah Adler
Published: June 24, 2025 by Berkley
Date read: June 24, 2025
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The Characters:
Nina and Quentin
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The Plot (from Goodreads):
Two estranged best friends find that a long-abandoned treasure hunt might be the key to a fresh start—for both their futures and their feelings, from USA Today bestselling author Sarah Adler.
Last week, Nina Hunnicutt was a professor about to move into a gorgeous new apartment with her long-term boyfriend. Now, she’s single, unemployed, and living with her parents. Even more surprising is the fact that Quentin Bell, her childhood neighbor (and okay, fine, crush), is also back in town—and wants to resume the treasure hunt that ended their friendship almost two decades ago.
Hoping the reward promised to whoever finds the rumored riches left behind by the town’s eccentric turn-of-the-century seltzer magnate will help her get her life back on track, Nina agrees. Granted, last time the search resulted in a broken heart and seventeen years of silence. But Nina’s older and wiser now—surely things will be different.
Except, Quentin is also older and wiser…not to mention distractingly handsome. As they resume their hunt, Nina and Quentin begin to rediscover all the things they once loved best about each other. But unlike the treasure, the secrets that left them empty-handed the first time refuse to stay buried. If there’s any hope of finding what they’re looking for—and for a future together—Nina and Quentin will have to be brave enough to excavate their past as well.
My Review:
Thank you to Berkley for a gifted copy of Finders Keepers! This is a second-chance romance between two childhood best friends, centered around an unfinished treasure hunt. Nina and Quentin both find themselves unwillingly back in their parents’ houses at the same time, and begin to rekindle a romance that went unfinised years ago.
I adored the sweet nostalgia of this book. I’m a sucker for a treasure hunt (I actually wanted a few more treasure hunting scenes!), and Nina and Quentin had so much backstory and chemistry that gave this book just the right touch. Nina’s mom was the absolute perfect side character, dishing up quippily snide asides that made me chuckle every time.
There’s a lot of angst left over from Nina and Quentin’s teen years, which is both good and bad. I thought the inciting incident for the brief third-act conflict was a little silly and unrealistic, but at least it was resolved quickly. This is a VERY slow burn, but I was along for the ride!
I always enjoy Sarah Adler’s books and am already looking forward to the next one.
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