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A review by stephreads_
One Ordinary Day at a Time by Sarah J. Harris
5.0
I genuinely don’t even know where to start with this book. From the start I was just so into the story and the characters. Jodie and Simon are just wonderful and Harris had written this in such a brilliant way that I felt I knew everything there was to know about both of them. It’s definitely a book that will stay with me for a very long time and is up there with my all time favourites.
The story does cover some triggering topics such as child abuse, suicide, domestic abuse, mental health. This does lead to some difficult chapters however, I feel that they’ve been done so brilliantly and it’s so clear that a lot of thought and passion has gone into this.
Reading this book I learnt how both Simon and Jodie tackled their life throughout their difficult and heartbreaking past, having different coping mechanisms and ways to deal with their struggles. Albeit this wasn’t always easy for them.
I loved how going through each chapters really just showed how they both took each day at a time. Both working at Prince Burger. The whole brick gate which did make me laugh! Simon is definitely an awkward character and is quite a private person, whereas Jodie is sarcastic and despite her past I really felt she was full of determination. They both formed such a great support network and a strong friendship bond between themselves. Aside from the difficult topics and chapters, there is definitely some uplifting and happy moments. I wasn’t expecting the twist that came at the end, but everyone has various ways of dealing with life struggles.
An all round incredibly written book. I couldn’t recommend this enough, I hope my review encourages you to pick up this story and get to know Simon & Jodie.
The kindle version is currently 99p, hardback is out now, paperback out 20th January 2022.
The story does cover some triggering topics such as child abuse, suicide, domestic abuse, mental health. This does lead to some difficult chapters however, I feel that they’ve been done so brilliantly and it’s so clear that a lot of thought and passion has gone into this.
Reading this book I learnt how both Simon and Jodie tackled their life throughout their difficult and heartbreaking past, having different coping mechanisms and ways to deal with their struggles. Albeit this wasn’t always easy for them.
I loved how going through each chapters really just showed how they both took each day at a time. Both working at Prince Burger. The whole brick gate which did make me laugh! Simon is definitely an awkward character and is quite a private person, whereas Jodie is sarcastic and despite her past I really felt she was full of determination. They both formed such a great support network and a strong friendship bond between themselves. Aside from the difficult topics and chapters, there is definitely some uplifting and happy moments. I wasn’t expecting the twist that came at the end, but everyone has various ways of dealing with life struggles.
An all round incredibly written book. I couldn’t recommend this enough, I hope my review encourages you to pick up this story and get to know Simon & Jodie.
The kindle version is currently 99p, hardback is out now, paperback out 20th January 2022.