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sarabelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism and Cursing
danajoy's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing and Medical content
lulibelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content
writtenbydnicole's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
confusedmuse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Child death and Grief
kelly_e's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Author: Josie Silver
Genre: Romance
Rating: 2.5
Pub Date: October 16 2018
T H R E E • W O R D S
Slow-paced • Underwhelming • Multi-layered
📖 S Y N O P S I S
As Laurie sits on a crowed bus on a wintery day in December, she happens to look out the window and her eyes land on Jack. They share a magical moment, and then the bus drives away. Over the next year, Laurie will look everywhere for him to no avail. That is until, a Christmas party where her best friend Sarah introduces her to her new boyfriend, who just happens to be Jack.
💭 T H O U G H T S
One Day in December felt like a missed opportunity to me and I was actually disappointed because I really thought I was going to love it. At the start, I was invested in the story, and was curious to see where it was going to go. In my opinion it just went in the wrong direction. The plot was extremely slow to develop and I quickly lost interest. It's frustrating to me as a reader when a book is drawn out so much and when you get to the end, it feels rushed, which was the case here. Part of the problem with it could be that I did not like the characters, although Laurie did grow on me.
The portrayal of death and grief is the one thing that felt real to me in this novel, and for that reason alone I couldn't write the story complete off.
It was long. It was slow. It took me two tries to get through, and I ended up having to get the audio. It probably would have been a forever DNF if not for fulfilling a book club prompt. All that to say it wasn't my cup of tea. But do keep in mind I am in the minority here.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• fans of Love Actually
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"I'm so very tired of swimming. Most of the time I feel like the tide is going to pull me under, but here in Jack's arms I feel as if he's just reached over the side of a life raft and hauled me to safety."
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Infidelity, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief
death of a siblingmikahasbadtaste's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Toxic relationship