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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
This is a book that can be as shallow or deep as you want. It speaks a lot to grief, but it also made me laugh out loud. It's reminiscent of In Five Year except that the gut punch happens at the start instead of the end, which I prefer. It was very interesting to watch her two lives diverge as her two selves evolve over time.
The two lives of Me the reader, Awake and Asleep. I prefer to be awake when reading.
Synopsis: Lydia Bird & Freddie Hunter have been together forever. Lydia firmly believes they have the kind of love that can withstand anything. Then, on Lydia’s 28th birthday tragedy strikes: Freddie is in a fatal car accident. Lydia is now faced with a life without her other half; she’s unsure how to carry on when her heart has been shattered into a million pieces. Luckily Lydia isn’t alone on this new journey: she has her sister, her mother and the third member of the Lydia & Freddie friendship group, shared best friend Jonah.
When Lydia begins to attempt to move forward with her life, a strange turn of events occurs: when she sleeps she is thrust back into a different timeline where Freddie never died & their shared life continued after that tragic birthday. Lydia is both shocked & delighted. On one hand, her dream has come true; Freddie is alive. On the other hand, when she is awake she fears she may be going crazy (could these just be vivid dreams?). Lydia puts her heart through the wringer as she bounces between her life with her sister & Jonah and her asleep life with Freddie. As she continues to be pulled between these two lives, she is faced with a heart-breaking decision: will she continue to risk fading away in her real life, potentially losing out on new love & happiness to continue ‘living’ in this sleep life she knows isn’t real?
Review: I have to admit, this book HIT MY HEART! I lost my husband 12 years ago, so when I read this book, my heart just went through some things. I was nervous reading this book because I wasn’t sure I was ready to read about someone losing their love (and then having the chance to live in a world where they were actually alive!). I have to say I am SO thankful I went ahead and read it though.
Silver presented a unique perspective on the ‘what if’s’ a lot of widowers are left with after their love passes. She was able to highlight the importance of walking through the grieving process in a beautiful way. Silver created characters with such dimension & depth: you will feel Lydia’s grief & struggle as she figures out what she truly needs/wants in her life.
Personally I really felt connected to Lydia as she slowly worked through what was best for her life & heart. It was heart wrenching to ‘watch’ Lydia bounce back & forth between her two lives, trying to decide where she truly belongs. Lydia’s strength & perseverance shone brightly & I truly thank Josie Silver for giving this book to the world. I highly recommend this read!
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
When Lydia begins to attempt to move forward with her life, a strange turn of events occurs: when she sleeps she is thrust back into a different timeline where Freddie never died & their shared life continued after that tragic birthday. Lydia is both shocked & delighted. On one hand, her dream has come true; Freddie is alive. On the other hand, when she is awake she fears she may be going crazy (could these just be vivid dreams?). Lydia puts her heart through the wringer as she bounces between her life with her sister & Jonah and her asleep life with Freddie. As she continues to be pulled between these two lives, she is faced with a heart-breaking decision: will she continue to risk fading away in her real life, potentially losing out on new love & happiness to continue ‘living’ in this sleep life she knows isn’t real?
Review: I have to admit, this book HIT MY HEART! I lost my husband 12 years ago, so when I read this book, my heart just went through some things. I was nervous reading this book because I wasn’t sure I was ready to read about someone losing their love (and then having the chance to live in a world where they were actually alive!). I have to say I am SO thankful I went ahead and read it though.
Silver presented a unique perspective on the ‘what if’s’ a lot of widowers are left with after their love passes. She was able to highlight the importance of walking through the grieving process in a beautiful way. Silver created characters with such dimension & depth: you will feel Lydia’s grief & struggle as she figures out what she truly needs/wants in her life.
Personally I really felt connected to Lydia as she slowly worked through what was best for her life & heart. It was heart wrenching to ‘watch’ Lydia bounce back & forth between her two lives, trying to decide where she truly belongs. Lydia’s strength & perseverance shone brightly & I truly thank Josie Silver for giving this book to the world. I highly recommend this read!
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
2.5 ⭐️.. giving this score to this book really hurts because I really LOVED One Day in December so I had high expectations. I don’t know what was missing exactly but just didn’t hit the same :/
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A laugh-out-loud, tear-jerker modern science fiction novel about magical sleeping pills that help a grieving woman revisit her unexpectedly deceased fiancé and their ongoing life together in her dreams… but at some point she needs to flush those pills down the toilet and move on…. doesn’t she? Lydia's dreams of Freddie are the technicolor to her grey world.
Silver writes grief with such empathy. There is not a word out of place on the page, and a potential love interest develops slowly.
Silver writes grief with such empathy. There is not a word out of place on the page, and a potential love interest develops slowly.
This book was really slow for me. I had to force myself to pick it up. I like the base of the story, the beginning, the middle, the end. It all goes well together maybe it was just too long?? I can’t put my finger on what I found boring about it but something about it just felt missing.