This book felt incredibly special and profound. I loved the way Cooper weaved these then/now stories together and I honestly cannot wait for more from her!

I received a complimentary copy of this book "The One Before The One" and all opinions expressed are my own. I love magical realism books. I definitely looked forward to reading this each day. Romance, grief, choices to make. Overall good book.

Wow. I don’t know what I was expecting when I picked up this book, but it certainly wasn’t this. This story was such a unique mix of romance, mystery, and (sort of) fantasy. It was written in a way that felt like reading a love story built through mystery and fantasy, rather than a romance with mystery/fantasy subplots. The alternating POVs were absolutely brilliant and I truly was so shocked by the twist at the end of chapter 30. (my highlight there consists of “UM HELLO??? WHAT IS HAPPENING ???”) I absolutely loved this book and look forward to reading more from Emma Cooper!

I LOVED this book! The story had me hooked from the start and I just had to keep reading to find out more. The FMC Liv is very relatable and I really felt for her and all that she had been going through. I really liked the dual POV and I never suspected the surprise at the end of chapter 30. This was one of m favorite books in the past few months (and I read A LOT!). So let me tell you: if the blurb does appeal to you at all this book should be on your TBR - you will not e disappointed. It really is a great story!

I received a free copy of, The One Before the One, by Emma Cooper, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Liv has moved on since her boyfriend Kit disappeared seven years ago, she is getting married to James. This book was a little complicated. I did not for Kit at all.

WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW

What an absolutely terrific read. It got me hook, line and sinker. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!!!!!!

I'm on an absolute high after reading it.

SIMPLY SUBLIME!!

Wow, wow, wow. I've dabbled in magical realism a few times before (hello Seven Year Slip and the Unmaking of June Farrow!), so I was pleasantly surprised to find another tale that bends the rules to tell its story. The beginning starts off a touch slow (for my taste), but before I knew it, I was eagerly flipping the pages to figure out how it was all going to end. And Chapter 30!!! OMGGGG.

This book starts with Liv as she is getting ready on her wedding day - only to slip back in time to seven years earlier and exactly a week prior to her previous boyfriend going missing. For seven years she has wondered what happened to him on that fateful day. And now with the chance to potentially change her future, she has a choice to make - does she want to stick with the first love of her life or would she rather go back to her current future?

Without getting into clear spoiler territory, I thought this novel did a great job at blending in the past and current state of Liv's life and untangling all of the hints that led to her boyfriend's disappearance - as well as how she met her current fiancé'.

Many thanks to Boldwook Books, NetGalley, and Emma Cooper for providing me with a digital review copy in exchange for my honest thoughts.

i actually loved everything about this 🩷 i was so excited when i got the ARC of this book and it did not disappoint. will be thinking about this one for a long time!

The synopsis of this book really intrigued me, and I’m thankful to Netgalley for the ARC of this book. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time wondering how it would play out, and what really happened to Kit. I love that it’s a love story and mystery combined and feel this book would appeal to a wide audience of readers.

Oh this book was great!

I was fortunate enough to get an advance copy and was explaining the plot to some mums that were asking what I was reading. I explained the intro and premise of this storyline and they had all whipped out their phones to add it to their 'To Be Read' list. This book would be a fabulous book club choice.

Imagine if you fell in love with two brothers for very different reasons. At two very different times.

This time slip works. Emma Cooper has written a great time travel novel and when I first realised what was happening I was nervous as the movie 'Groundhog Day' is one of my least favourite movies to ever watch...

Read it and recommend it to others!

I went into this book expecting one thing and getting something totally different which skews my rating a bit. I believed this book was to be similar like One True Loves or The Good Part and boy, was I incredibly wrong. Instead, a huge part of the plot is a mystery, with a bit of sci-fi.

I liked the characters and the enemies to lovers trope but would’ve enjoyed more of James and Liv’s story. I was also let down with Kit’s reasoning for his disappearance. It made sense but again, wasn’t the story I was expecting to read.

Definitely worth the read but didn’t quite strike gold for me.

Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange of my honest review!

I absolutely loved this book! I was instantly draw in to the story of Liv, Kit, and James. I was hooked by the plot and needed to know more. I was also really taken by surprise how much this book kept me guessing. The plot twist was fantastic, and I actually had no idea it was coming! I got about halfway through and had my whole perspective of each character and what I was reading flipped around! I don’t want to give too many details because I don’t want to spoil the twist- just pick this one up!

Livs boyfriend Kit disappears after the grief of losing him she ends up falling in love his brother James. The books starts on Livs wedding day before something happens. The book is filled with twist and turns and really hooks you in. Highly recommend. Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for allowing me to read this.

When someone is gone from your life and suddenly they are back, what would you do?

Olivia is about to marry James and everything seems to be going well at first. However, James is a brother of Kit, the person she used to date, whom disappeared seven years ago. Yet, all of a sudden, there is this evidence that shows Kit might still be alive. When one door opens and leads into the past, Liv finds herself facing Kit once more, days before his disappearance. I tried to like this book but failed, the problem may be just me because I am not really fond with the writing. It may work for someone else. I would say the premise is really intriguing though.

Was confusing until I got used to the premise, if you enjoyed sliding doors then this is the book for you. Was a good ready, nothing was predict and each page a new revelation.
Good book
Thank you NetGalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Such a beautiful, heartfelt story from Emma Cooper.
Highly deserving of a 5 star rating.
Thanks for the opportunity to read & review it.

I was not ready for that epilogue.
Everything about this book is BEAUTFUL! The title, the cover, the characters, the plot!!
I don't think I'll swim out of this world any time soon. Absolutely beautiful!

Wow. I’m not sure what I expected exactly going into this book, but I definitely didn’t expect such a heartbreaking and beautiful story. I devoured this! It was full of mystery, romance, twists and turns that I was not expecting, magical realism, and time travel.
The main characters are real, flawed, relatable and lovable. Emma Cooper is a new author to me and I’m absolutely going to be exploring her other books.
Thank you to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC and opportunity to read & review!

I received an ARC of this book via NetGalley but opinions are my own. This book was a combination of romance and mystery. There is a surprise twist midway through that I admittedly didn’t see coming. I didn’t much care for Kit and really found myself favoring James. I wish there had been more about their love story/build up to their relationship in the book. This book wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t exceptional. At times I felt like it dragged on with nothing really happening within the plot and it took me longer to read it than it usually takes me to finish books. Thanks to the author; publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review.

Sweet, romantic, heartfelt. At the same time, this book was also heartbreaking, sad, sometimes even frustrating.

I liked the mystery, the different point of views, but the self doubt and thought patterns the main character went through were sometimes annoying.
Moreover, I just couldn’t emphasise with the other character’s motive and course of actions until it was explained more than halfway through the book.

This book was a rollercoaster of emotions. I enjoyed reading this story even though for a lot of pages nothing really happened so I had to skim through. I found myself rooting for the main character, hoping with her, weeping for her, getting mad for her. Overall, it was an interesting story, but it only starts to take off more than halfway through.