I’m all for a guilty pleasure watch, and Prime Video certainly knows what romance fans want. I’m especially a sucker for stories packed with yearning because they bring an extra layer of passion to the screen and make the inevitable slow-burn romance even more agonizing (in the best way possible). Now we have another film to feast on in the form of “Your Fault: London,” the sequel to 2025's “My Fault: London.” Together, the two movies form part of Prime Video's English-language adaptation of Mercedes Ron's bestselling Culpables trilogy.
Tom's Guide Verdict: 'Your Fault: London'
- Rating: 3.5/5 stars
- Verdict: “Your Fault: London” is a glossy, familiar YA romance that doesn’t reinvent the formula but works thanks to stronger production, bigger scale and even better chemistry between Nick and Noah. It’s predictable, but addictive, dramatic, and full of yearning.
- Where to watch: Stream "Your Fault: London" on Prime Video now
These films aren’t just about the yearning, though. Ron’s stories lean heavily into the forbidden romance trope and, more controversially, a relationship between step-siblings. While that premise sounds questionable when reduced to a plot synopsis on paper, the movies embrace the addictive YA romance formula so wholeheartedly that it quickly feels like any other love story. And that's not a bad thing, because “Your Fault: London” knows exactly what its audience wants, perhaps even better than its predecessor.
In this sequel, Noah (Matthew Broome) is starting university while Nick (Asha Banks) is focused on his career, creating distance between them for the first time. “Your Fault” trades the thrill of forbidden attraction for a relationship drama centered on trust, jealousy and the realities of growing up, as the two quickly discover that staying together may be harder than getting together in the first place. But should this romantic drama be on your watchlist?
‘Your Fault: London’ leans into the drama and is better for it
Most trilogies centred on one couple tend to follow a familiar structure: they finally get together, their relationship is tested by turbulence, and then they ultimately find their way back to a happy ending. Mercedes Ron’s books lean fully into this formula, and both the Spanish and British adaptations remain largely faithful to that source material. Maybe that’s why they’re so enjoyable to watch, and it might sound bold to say that “Your Fault: London” is the strongest of Ron’s adaptations. As Noah says at the beginning, the hardest part about finding true love is holding onto it, and the film very much sticks to that idea.
“Your Fault: London” really does bring the drama this time around. While the first film leaned heavily into past trauma and an unexpectedly long, jarring action-thriller detour, this sequel instead shifts into a more grounded character drama. Nick and Noah are forced to confront the cracks forming beneath the charm of their relationship, while new faces help stir the pot along the way. That includes Noah’s college friends Briar (Scarlett Rayner) and Michael (Joel Nankervis), as well as Sophia (Louisa Binder), a colleague of Nick’s at his father’s firm. Of course, that leaves room for plenty of jealousy.
What makes this sequel better than the first, though, is that it feels more cinematic in its production, with a noticeably bigger scale, more characters, and fancier cars. But none of that takes away from the core story of Nick and Noah struggling with time apart and being pulled in different directions. Maybe it’s because I’m British myself, but I also enjoyed the shift to Oxford as the film’s main setting, which makes for a refreshing change of scenery. Most of all, though, the chemistry between Nick and Noah is even stronger this time around, which only makes it more frustrating when they fail to communicate.
Naturally, though, because “Your Fault” thrives on making its central leads jealous, both Michael and Sophia end up being new additions that mostly exist to serve the plot. For that reason, the stakes never feel truly high, because you know they’re there primarily to create tension, and for most (if not all) of the runtime, you can guess where things are going (although the ending is a little surprising). Even though “Your Fault: London” is glossy and dramatic, it remains very watchable, even when it leans heavily into some familiar clichés. But hey, the yearning is there, so I’m happy.
Verdict: ‘Your Fault: London’ is another guilty pleasure
Surprisingly, there’s no cringe acting from anyone in “Your Fault: London,” which helps to keep the emotional scenes feeling more grounded despite the heightened drama. While Ron’s “Culpable” stories are known for the illegal car races, this film wisely keeps them to a minimum to prevent the story from tipping into unnecessary melodrama or action-thriller territory.
This leaves the romance firmly front and center. Even as a couple, Nick and Noah still have that intense yearning between them, and I can assure you there are plenty of steamy moments fans will enjoy. As always, films like “Your Fault: London” don't attempt to do anything new in such a saturated genre, but it’s still slick, dramatic and compelling enough that the chemistry carries it. But I am left with one question: with all this drama, how is Noah even finding time to study?
"Your Fault: London" is streaming on Prime Video
