I've seen a lot of comments about how this book would make a great winter read, well for me it was an all year round read!! I love a good romance story and whilst the ending was predictable, I don't think that's a bad thing! I loved reading the story year by year and the characters come to life on the pages you're reading. Josie Silver does a fantastic job and I would highly recommend this book!

Loved this book, light and romantic, which made me cry at the end. A lovely story. Highly recommended.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Josie Silver for the copy of this book. I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.

I loved this book. It was full of romance, heartache and what ifs. It starts in 2008 just before Christmas. Laurie is on a bus in London and headed home for Christmas when she sees a guy waiting at a bus shelter – their eyes meet – and the bus moves on, leaving Laurie hopelessly in love with a stranger.
Laurie and her best friend Sarah spend almost a year searching for the stranger Laurie nicknamed Bus Boy.
This is a romance about friendship, relationships and families. You will love this romance. It will make you wonder what if? Over and over. It reminded me of two of my favourite romance movies, Sleepless in Seattle and Serendipity.

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. What a great read, I have not read anything by this author before and shall quickly remedy that. It is a real uplifting read.

I really enjoyed this book, would be a good book for someone’s Christmas stocking (great reading over the Christmas holidays).
It does touch 9n the impact social media/ mobile phones can have on our relationships. I loved some of the descriptive parts, it bought the story even more to life. A great read

This is an enjoyable story of people deceiving themselves and each other, leading to some wrong decisions which impact on a number of lives. The action takes place in a number of different places and geography has it's own impact on the tale. Good holiday reading.

Loved it! I didn’t actually pick up on the ten chances thing on the front cover until after I read the novel and don’t really feel that’s relevant. What I did love was that the plot wasn’t predictable. There was no ‘other lover’ hanging around that was clearly unsuitable in an “it’s only a matter of time before she wakes up and ditches him” kind of way, there were a couple of truly sad moments. And our leading lady did not do incomprehensible and excruciating things (except perhaps in the early chapters). Very much Bridget Jones meets Me Before You.

'One Day In December' by Josie Silver is devastatingly good.

Synopsis: Laurie and Jack spot each other at a bus stop one day in December and it changes the rest of their lives. Laurie is determined to find 'bus boy' and sets out on a year long search only to have her best friend find him first... and fall in love with him. The next 8-9 years follow Laurie and Jack as they navigate their vulnerable friendship. Bad decisions are made and secrets are kept but can they finally get their happy ever after?

It starts off a few days before Christmas of course but it also gives you highlights of events/scenes that happen throughout the year. They're mini flashes of time and its either from Laurie's POV or Jack's. We see more of the story from Laurie's perspective than Jack's but I think it works better.. This is a book about life getting in the way. Both Jack and Laurie make choices that affects the other for the worse without even realising it. I read this book both insanely happy when they had beautiful moments together and deeply depressed when things didn't go the way they should've. I desperately wanted them to end up together but they were both making it so hard for themselves!

Laurie is your average girl in London. She's got dreams to be a journalist, she shares a flat with her best mate, Sarah, and they both drink a lot of wine. They love the city life and it's obvious why they're both such good friends. Jack is a bit of lad, likes a beer and a good shag but he's a good one. He's a keeper. Sure he had some tough times and the way he behaved was disappointing but he made up for it and he learnt from his mistakes. There are some men that don't.

I was immersed in this book. I was reading it any chance I got. Waiting in the Sainsbury's line? Whack out the Kindle app. Waiting for the kettle to boil? Whack out the Kindle app. Going for a wee that will probably only last 20-30 seconds? Whack out the Kindle app. You get the picture. This book could easily be transferred to film and I really hope it does because it could give The Notebook a good run for it's money. Please read this when it comes out!

"I'm lost. Lost in his words, and his arms, and in what might have been."

Really enjoyed this. It starts with Laurie seeing a stranger at a bus stop and falling in love at first sight. The book follows her story and is written from both her view and his which adds a further dimension to the story. Beautifully written.
I received this book for free in return for a fair review.

Romance with a capital R. I don't usually read romance novels, however this one pipped my interests and I really could not have been more correct. I loved this, it will be the perfect book to read this winter.

It really is the feel good romance of 2018 :).

Thank you Netgalley for letting me read an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Haven’t encountered any of Josie Silver’s other books but was intrigued to read this, thank you to netgalley for a copy in exchange for a review.

An emotional start, when Laurie and Jack first meet, it is so beautifully written, the intricate details make you visualise this scene as if you are watching it in a movie.

At one point in the book, DON’T worry I won’t reveal when, I jumped up out of my seat, I was fully drawn into this book. I felt like I was actually beside these characters living this story for real! I’m not usually a fan of romantic novels but I devoured this book avidly like a child would sweets!!!

Would you forsake happiness for your best friend? I liked both Sarah and Laurie so I couldn’t decide who I wanted to get the guy.

Would definitely watch this if it was a movie, with tissues handy.

Now I can breathe. Couldn’t put this book down.

Ps, does the secret cinema exist? I want a Grease night too!

Laurie doesn't believe in love at first sight until one day she falls in love with a boy at the bus stop. She then spends months trying to find him only for fate to send him her way in a cruel twist.
The book then follows Laurie, Jck and Sarah over the next 10 years as their lives entwine and develop. Can Laurie find true love with the boy she glimpsed from the bus? Is she destined to find her happy ever after?
At times I loved this book, at other times it frustrated me and in the end I felt it was all too predictable. Laurie wasn't a character I warmed to, so I wasn't really invested in her future and her love life.
Overall a good read but could have been so much more

Absolutely loved this book! Full of highs and lows, happiness and heartbreak! This is such a great story as things can change so much.

Boy and girl meet briefly on a cold winter's day never to see each other again until at the girl's party, a year later, as her best friend's boyfriend. What do you do? It was truly love at first sight all those days last Christmas but do you jeopardise several happy relationships just to be happy or do you carrying harboring this secret?

Will they find happiness with other people or keep wondering the inevitable..what if? One day in December written by Josie Silver is a perfect depiction of a complicated love story based in London. A perfectly written story of secrecy, love and heartache. Josie was able to capture the rawness of emotions felt by the main characters. This book had all the feels and you felt compassion for each of the characters.

I really enjoyed this book. I really liked that we got a piece of the story each year and I loved the ending. It is a feel good book. I laughed and I cried. The writing style fits the story perfectly. This is a story to get caught up in. The descriptions of the scenery and the characters really bring the whole story alive. I will be looking out for more books by this author.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

This is a book about Romance, with a capital R. A delicious tale of missed chances and wrong timings.
I loved the way we got the story from both sides - so often it’s a girl mooning over a boy, but this was quite different!
Just lovely.

This tells the story of Laurie, who doesn't believe in love at first sight. Then one day in December she spots a man as she is on the bus and knows for sure that he is the one. Laurie searches for the boy from the bus but doesn't have luck in finding him. Until one day her best friend brings her new boyfriend over and it is the boy from the bus. Laurie tried her best to move on with her life but fate has other plans.
I did not want this book to end. I truly came to love all the characters. I was so invested in the story of Laurie and Jack. I couldn't put this book down.
I adored this book. It was touching, lovely and would highly recommend it.

This book is well written. I absolutely loved Laurie's internal monologue on the bus at the beginning. For the most part, the book really highlights that love, life and relationships are twisted, complicated and non-linear. There are moments of great fun and fairytale romance. But it more so focuses on the harsh reality that things rarely work out perfectly. The ending is however satisfying.

I totally loved the book soooooooo much...
In "One Day in December," Josie Silver gave us a book that was refreshingly different, captivating and addictive. I read it in one day because I just had to know how it all ended. Laurie and Jack's story touched me, it moved me, it affected me and it overwhelmed me, leaving me speechless by the time I'd turned the last page. It really was a masterpiece of the best kind.
I'm lost. Lost in his words, and his arms, and in what might have been.
Now although this was a love story, it wasn't a love story of the conventional kind (thank god!!!). But then who wants a simple, straight forward romance? Where's the fun in that? You want a book that will challenge your mind and emotions. You want to feel your heart beat so fast, it feels like it might jump right out of your chest. You want to feel those butterflies in your belly. You want to feel your cheeks wet from the tears you've cried. And yes, Laurie and Jack's story gave me all of those things so make sure you have a box of tissues at hand!!!!

This is a real feel good romance.
My only negative is it felt drawn out leaving me slightly bored at times.