You know what? I just really loved this book. I’d been in a reading slump, nothing was sticking and then this book happened. It was full of tender moments, big sweeping gestures and everything in between. I loved them all. I wanted these characters to find their way to each other more than anything but so many factors stood in their way. Every time the next situation keeping them apart happened I thought maybe this is good enough. But no. These characters needed a big moment and so did I as a reader. I’ve watched too many romance films to settle for good enough. I needed epic. Epic is what I got. Laurie and Jack got their epic but they had to work for it! I loved the journey of the highest highs and lowest lows that this book took me on. I remember the books that make me laugh, cry and fall in love the longest. I won’t be forgetting One Day in December any time soon!

Lovely idea but I didn't think there was enough depth to the characters to sustain the book.. It read more like a treatment for a film - and in the right hands it would make a fabulous film

I received this from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Having just finished this book, one word that springs to mind is Wow! I couldn’t put this book down! It was amazing! It has all the feels of those feel good rom com movies that we all love such as Notting hill or love actually. I loved everything about this book from all the characters to the pace of the story. It spans a long time but it made the story seem more realistic. It deals with some gritty subjects but this book had me gasping, near tears with sadness and then laughing the next and everything in between. I felt it all. I will be urging everyone to buy this Christmas time for a real feel good, Christmassy read.

I absolutely loved this book. From the minute Laurie’s eyes met the man she knew she was destined to be with I was desperate for a happy apever after. After a lot of searching with best friend and partner in crime Sarah, I felt her heart break when Sarah introduces Laurie to the new love in her life .......the man she locked eyes with. For the duration of the story, I was torn as to whether Lauries should tell, whether Jack realised, and who wouls live happily after forever. I don’t want to give the ending away, but it made me cry!!!! Highly recommend this book.

Laurie claps eyes on a boy she can't forget.



A year later at her friend Sarah's Christmas party, she meets the boy from the bus and finds out his name is Jack and he's Sarah's boyfriend.



As the next year goes on, the pair waver with their feelings and not wanting to split up her best friend and her boyfriend, the following year she chooses to go on a trip to Thailand to escape from it all. While she's there, she can forget about the moments she shared with Jack and meets Oscar.



As the decade goes on, the girls each land their dream jobs, however one relationship falls apart and one progresses to heading for the aisle! A breakdown of a friendship, new job abroad and a new love around the world, each character winds up in the own ever after but are they all happy, read it to find out!



Told from Laurie's and Jack's perspectives, their stories collide in a unique and frankly harmless way until the drama ensues and forbidden love becomes an issue. They both go through the motions but drag Sarah through it with them all the while and later Oscar too. It was a great read and shows how life can present the most unique of meetings that can change your life for ever, this book is life changing for them and us as we share their story, a fantastic read for those who've been through tough love situations.



Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

I was privileged to be given an early copy of this book to review and it was an absolute delight to read!
This story has it all - likeable characters, enviable friendships, heartache, trials and tribulations that have you questioning how/if a happy ending for anyone is possible and the sort of heartfelt emotions that give you goosebumps!
The writing was so captivating i could see the storyline unfolding in my head like a film!
It's been a long time since a book made me cry happy tears, but this one turned me into a heap of emotional mush!
A very well deserved 5+ stars!

Oh my! This book is amazing. A love story but not as we know it. A story of missed opportunities, friendships, relationships and the dynamic between different people. I will not spoil the story but you need to know that Jack, Sarah and Laurie go through a lot, and it’s not easy, it hurts, it causes pain and anguish and it’s captivating. How I’ll it all work out? Read it and find out. And get your friends to read it too?

This is a book written for those of a certain age based on modern times. Probably most suited to the under 30's. I enjoyed it for what it was but I still find it hard to cope with reading so much blasphemy and swearing throughout.

Lovely romantic read.

Something about this book and it’s telling reminds me of another One Day tale of unrequited romance (and incidentally one of the most infuriating books I ever was sorry to read), but this one is so much more uplifting with nicer characters and ultimately a more rewarding ending (not telling if it was unrequited or fairytale - and you won’t be sure either until the final pages).

Emotional, beautiful and painful had me hooked from the start