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A review by sbojo32
The Day We Met by Roxie Cooper
3.0
I am torn by this book. I wanted to keep reading, the end was a bit surprising (although still predictable to a point), and it was a slightly different twist.
I was bothered by the fact that the premise is based on cheating (similar to 28 Summers, a couple has a clandestine meeting each year) and it's hard to love characters that are delibrately deceiving their partners. Stephanie wasn't married when she met Jamie and they connected instantly. I get that kind of connection, I absolutely do, but Jamie was married and Stephanie was engaged. They proceeded to return to their partners, get married, have kids, and still spend the entire year thinking about the other person - for over a decade.
I loved the song references, but the fact that they were texting each other "kiss, kiss" all year is bothersome. If they truly wanted to be together, as Stephanie's therapist says ("do you really only want to be happy one weekend a year?"), do it. People will be hurt, but if that's what you want, do the right thing. And the right thing isn't sneaking around for a weekend and having an emotional affair the rest of the year.
I'm not sure I loved how it all worked out, because the author made it hard to feel bad for the spouses and really, they weren't at fault here. Marriage isn't easy and takes work. If you're going to commit to it and move forward and have children, that's your choice, whether or not you met someone that you connect better with. If you choose to leave your spouse for a future with someone else, that's also your choice. You can't have both. Especially because one weekend away isn't the same as real life. I have the same issues with this book as I did with 28 Summers, although I get where the author was going with it.
I was bothered by the fact that the premise is based on cheating (similar to 28 Summers, a couple has a clandestine meeting each year) and it's hard to love characters that are delibrately deceiving their partners. Stephanie wasn't married when she met Jamie and they connected instantly. I get that kind of connection, I absolutely do, but Jamie was married and Stephanie was engaged. They proceeded to return to their partners, get married, have kids, and still spend the entire year thinking about the other person - for over a decade.
I loved the song references, but the fact that they were texting each other "kiss, kiss" all year is bothersome. If they truly wanted to be together, as Stephanie's therapist says ("do you really only want to be happy one weekend a year?"), do it. People will be hurt, but if that's what you want, do the right thing. And the right thing isn't sneaking around for a weekend and having an emotional affair the rest of the year.
I'm not sure I loved how it all worked out, because the author made it hard to feel bad for the spouses and really, they weren't at fault here. Marriage isn't easy and takes work. If you're going to commit to it and move forward and have children, that's your choice, whether or not you met someone that you connect better with. If you choose to leave your spouse for a future with someone else, that's also your choice. You can't have both. Especially because one weekend away isn't the same as real life. I have the same issues with this book as I did with 28 Summers, although I get where the author was going with it.