The Sight of You

The deliciously enjoyable and heartbreakingly frustrating story of Callie & Joel. The characterisation leaps off the page bringing Callie & Joel to life so much that I feel bereft now the story has finished, alongside the brilliantly descriptive writing. There are friends and family surrounding the two main characters, all of whom were scripted realistically and as for Murphy, the dog ❤️. There are some paragraphs so beautifully written that I have highlighted them to keep!
If ever two people were meant to be together it was Callie & Joel, whose complicated lives raise issues to keep them apart. The story is told from alternate narrators and jumps in time counting down to the main event. No plot spoilers so my review will be short, I was totally emotionally involved and loved reading how their lives evolved - I am now drained! Wondering if only.......

This book is beautifully written. I loved the many thoughtful descriptions that Miller used. It felt fresh. As for the characters, they were all wonderfully written too. I particularly connected with Joel. And as for the story, well, it's an excellent idea. If you're wanting a love story with a difference, this is the book for you. I thought the ending was done well, although it's not the ending you want. It is a tear jerker, but what made me the most sad was the decision Joel made regarding his and Callie's future. I wanted him to choose differently. I felt that after that point I wanted to rush through to see what happened, and sometimes it felt like the story was coasting. Did Joel make the right decision? I don't know. I keep thinking about this, which means even though I've finished the book the story has stayed with me. Definitely thought-provoking, and yes, highly recommended.

With thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

‪Utterly heartbreaking!
I’ve just finished reading this book and I’m in absolute bits! I couldn’t put it down as I was so desperate to find out what happened to Callie and Joel.
What a wonderful story/concept and so well executed. I felt every moment of it . This is a story that will stay with me for a long time.

So great to read a different take on the usual romance novel love story. It took me a few chapters to really get into the swing of things and sink my teeth into the story line, but then I couldn't wait to read more.

The characters are easy to relate to and I found myself really feeling for Joel and Callie. Not all love stories have a happy ending for both parties.

How much are you willing to sacrifice for the greatest love of your life?

Would you enter into love if you already knew how it was going to end?

Compelling and utterly heartbreaking. It’s so hard to read when your eyes are full of tears. Absolutely beautiful storytelling, Callie and Joel will stay with me for a long time. This book is going to be HUGE.

Brilliant. A beautiful love story that I will remember for a long time. Joe and Callie’s story had me near to tears. This was a lovely way to spend a rainy afternoon. I just want to sit down and read it again.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

Loved this book, a real proper love story.

Joel is in love with Callie, Callie is in love with Joel - so all should be straightforward... but Joel suffers from dreams in which he sees the future of those he loves, and struggles to reconcile this future with current happiness.

It's sad, so sad - but beautiful, so beautiful, and just that bit different from all the other love stories out there. Read it.

Another great read from Net Galley . I started reading this and found that I couldn't really get into the story so I read something else and picked it up again. It was definitely worth it to perservere with this book .
Joel has an unusual condition where he sees future events , as a hard headed realist, I could not get my head around that at first, but as the book moved on I loved the way that the story unfolded about the impact this had on his life and loves . The story didn't go how I would have wanted but that is what makes this book, life doesnt always pan out in the way we expect .
So if you are looking for a good book which will get you thinking (and possibly shedding a tear or two) this is it . I will look out for more books from this author
Thankyou Net Galley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review and the writer and publisher for a great story

A poignant but captivating story, well told and beautifully written. The story moves between the two main characters, Joel and Callie and I was totally hooked by the intriguing sensitive story line. It is both incredibly sad but at the same time uplifting with a roller coaster of emotions. A lasting romance with a difference and I could see this would make a fantastic film. Recommended highly

Honestly, this is one of the best books I've ever read. It's so captivating. I love how you see the story from both Joel & Callie's perspectives. I'm not sure what I can safely say without giving potential spoilers; but honestly, what a wonderful book. It really made me feel the importance of family, friends and trusted relationships and also reiterated the fact that you really should live your life to the fullest. Heartbreaking, yet still somehow joyful; definitely a book I'd recommend and read again in a heartbeat.

This is a captivating tale that as soon as I started it I realised that it would be a sad one! Joel is a loner - he has dreams that are ruining his life - he has had to give up his job and resigned himself to a life of being alone and just getting through the days.  Callie works in the local cafe that he frequents they are drawn to each other and here starts  their story. The story is told from both of them alternating each chapter.Its a highly emotional story and had me sobbing big tears when I had finished it . Its a lovely easy read and will be perfect for the summer when it comes out !

Joel has dreams - don't we all - but his foretell the future. He has hidden this ability from everyone since he was a child and it has affected his whole life especially his ability to make relationships. So when he meet Callie he is desperate not to get involved but he does and finds happiness until one night he dreams of their fate.

I've read quite a few books recently where characters either foresee the future or get a chance to relive their past and this is definitely one of the better ones. Joel and Callie are two very sympathetic characters. You feel like you really get to know them over the course of the novel and you root for them throughout. Other characters are very well drawn too and based in real life. What I especially liked is that their lives were believable. Having just read a book about a high flying New York lawyer who is gifted a loft apartment by a friend I had had enough of reading about the super-rich. Callie and Joel are typical millennials in many ways, not yet settled in their careers and still living in rented accommodation well into their thirties. That's what life has been like for many since the financial crash of 2008. It's not all partnerships in law firms, dining out in fine restaurants and getting a multi million dollar flat given to you. It's eating pizza and wondering if you'll manage to pay the rent this month. So thank you, author, publisher and NetGalley for providing me with the ARC of this down to earth (in spite of the psychic aspect), funny and touching novel. I loved it.

A beautiful, brilliant, heart-breaking story that will stay in my mind for a long time. It deserves to be made into a film. Highly recommended

Joe& Callies love story will stay with me had me hysterical crying reading trough the tearsAn absolutely beautifully written novel so engaging wi be recommending this highly #netgaley#hofdderstughten

This book! It's impossible not to get completely invested in the lives of Joel and Callie. Impossible not to be rooting for them to find a way to make it work. Impossible not to get to the end without a lump in your throat and a tear in your eye. A book you won't forget for a very long time.

This book is just wonderful. Dare I say it, but better than One Day in December, which was the perfect ‘will they, won’t they,’ romance. This book haunts you long after it’s finished with an ending I cried buckets over. This book is going to be huge!

Such a great premise for a book- nothing perhaps new but told so well that it feels real from the outset.
Joels dreams are ruining his life, because they show him premonitions of the lives of those he loves and although many are happy several are also tragic. He has told no-one and as a result watches things unfold that he cannot control, including the death of his mum.
Understandably he is not keen on letting himself love anyone else and works hard at isolating himself from relationships, all the while trying to alter the future by subtely warning his friends and family to avoid certain activities, places or actions or by taking matters into his own hands to change their paths and avoid that foreseen destiny.
Enter Callie, who makes him fall in love, who encourages him to open up and who ultimately he sees the future for in one of his dreams.
Cleverly spilt between the two main voices and acroos a period of 6 years we walk with Joel and Callie through the fledgling romance, the blossoming relationship and the aftermath of Joels decisions.
At the begiining the scene is well set with plenty of time and space given to the characters to meet and fall in love but as you move through the book the chapters get shorter and the pages devoted to each passing year grow fewer leaving you racing to the conclusion of the book almost breathlessly!
Un-put-down-able and wonderful with a little bit of thought provocation (would you tell someone their future if you could? would you want to hear your own?).. If I could give it 10 stars I would!

Wow. Wow. Wow. That’s all I can say.

Absolutely incredible.

I’ve just finished this book and I’m kind of lost for words.

It made me feel every emotion. I would recommend this book over and over and over again. The concept is new and original although I thought I may personally find it a bit cheesy - but I did not. It was just incredible.

The story is of Callie and Joel and how they meet and he knows when she is going to die. It’s a story where I kept hoping it would go the way that I personally wanted it to. I never at any point stopped rooting for Joel and Callie.

I loved their lives, not just them, their families and their friends.

The writing style was one of my favourites. Quite often chic lit is told mainly from the girls perspective but I loved getting Joel’s input as well. It makes it a much more interesting read. Although at the end I must admit I did find myself skimming pages although this could possibly be due to my eagerness as to find out how it ended.

I’ve never read this author before but I definitely will be in the future. The BEST chic lit I’ve read in 2019 for sure, perhaps even longer.

Wow.

Keep them coming!!

A wonderfully original and emotive book bursting with fabulous characters. This is one of those books where you'll be torn between wanting to race ahead to find out what happens, and wanting to savour every moment and delay the end of such a wonderful book. I can see this being snapped up and made into a movie!

I'm not sure were to start with this one. I absolutely adored it.
To start off with its not entirely my favourite genre of book - maybe with whats going on in the world I wanted to escape, and escape I did. I am not much for soppy and romance but I was somehow drawn to this book and lets say it did not disappoint.
This is truly a page turning debut - so much so I had to stop and check that this in fact was Holly Millers first book.
This is going to be a summer sell out - we are not talking sex or lust but a tale of love and sacrifice that will at some point have you crying. If you could see into the future what would you do with it?
Such a well written book this is a romance story with a difference and I bet will be turned into a movie.
Joel our main character is a dreamer, but he only dreams about people he knows and loves. Because Joel is special, he can see into the future with his dreams, he becomes a little bit of a recluse because of this. Knowing he cannot change his dreams in real life he doesn't want to risk love anymore. Joel doesn't want to see the future of someone he loves so he avoids people at all costs.

But when Callie enters his Realm things could be different. Joel slowly allows himself to fall in love against his better judgment and the story unravels.
I cant say to much because I would ruin it for you... but set across six years we hear narration from Joel and Callie. Poor Joel in agony because he knows whats going to happen in the future. Does he tell Callie and does Callie want to know what he sees in his dreams? How would you react? Would you want to know what Joel dreamt about you?
You'll have to read it to find out.
With such a depth to Joel and his love for Callie he lives his life with realism and sacrifices that Im not sure I could make.
The exchange at the train station and the last scene had me gasping so much that my dogs came over to check I was ok. The characters lift you up, and are perfect examples of how you can be happy in life, whatever it throws at you.
A gloriously beautiful novel that comes recommended, you'll sit and devour it. Holly Miller I am waiting for you next story. I hope it comes soon.
Five starts is not enough. Thank you for the advanced copy.

Heartbreaking, genuine and so full of emotions.
I loved reading this book, it was gripping. I felt that the plot is very original and equally well written. You can see the dilemmas the characters face as they fall hard but the future hangs over their heads.
How wonderful it was to be a part of their love story

The Sight of You

A truly beautiful love story that will make you weep. All the stars for this book that will hit you right in the feels and force you to become emotionally invested.

Thanks to @netgalley & @hodderbooks for the chance to read this contemporary fiction which will now be one of my go to recommendations. Publishing June 2020 💕

Oh Joel and Callie 💕 meet them, love them and want to be besties with them. This book oozes love. Self-sacrificing love, making the hardest decisions to protect the ones you love.

Joel an ex Vet has made a pact with himself to not fall in love. In the interest of others because Joel has the ability to see disastrous incidents before they occur in his dreams. Then we meet Callie while working in a cafe alongsideher dog Murphy, she stumbles into his life. A character he can't help but fall in love with. Callie changes it all for Joel. Their paths are crossed and there is no going back.

A book that's both uplifting and heartbreaking rolled into one. A love story with a difference.