I had been eagerly awaiting this book for months since reading One Day in December. Then I got an email to say I was one of the lucky people who got to read it early (I was so happy!)
Weirdly the synopsis didn’t really match the book but I enjoyed it all the same. Lovely story, very sad in parts.
I don’t want to give too much away about the story but I will say it was completely different to Josie’s first novel. The only slight criticism was the ending wasn’t totally believable. There was no kind of build-up, it just happened which spoilt it a bit more for me.
Excellent read though and thank you to the publishers for letting me read it early 😊

This book was ok , I ploughed on through it as I don't like to leave a book unfinished but I didn't really enjoy it

Set in 2018 and 2019. This was a romance novel. It was also about friendships, family relationships, bereavement and grief.
Lydia Bird is engaged to Freddie Hunter. They were best of friends since they were fourteen years old. Freddie is killed in an accident as he was rushing to Lydia’s Birthday party. Freddie’s last words to Lydia were “Over and Out” They were his usual phrase when ending a conversation with Lydia.
Lydia falls to pieces and spends her nights sleeping on her couch unable to sleep in her bed. Lydia’s mother and sister try to help her in the grieving process.
I loved the way Lydia gradually started getting her life together. There is a lot of humour sprinkled throughout. There is a scene at Freddie’s favourite bar when Lydia is finally coaxed to go out with her sister. Freddie’s mates acknowledge Lydia by giving her shots of vodka, gin and brandy.
At night Lydia escapes into a fantasy world where she dreams about Freddie and what could have been and during the day she lives her life remembering Freddie and what he meant to her.
As I was reading this novel, I was reminded by P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern and the way Holy grieved for Gerry.
I loved this novel and I loved the ending.

Oh where to start, this book was utterly beautiful. I read One Day in December by Josie Silver and I loved it, so when I started this book I was worried it wouldn't match up but I had no need to worry. The characters are wonderful and also very real, the story line was great and I read it in two sittings as I just couldn't put it down. I will be recommending this book to everyone I know.

I read this book start to finish without stopping. I loved it, as I knew I would. This is every bit as good as One Day in December, also by Josie Silver, and it’s heartbreaking and heartwarming in turns. The story pans out exactly how you hope it will and it’s so lovely. The characters and relationships in it are wonderful and it’s just the loveliest tale.

Two Lives. Two Loves. One Impossible Choice.

Lydia and Freddie. Freddie and Lydia. They've been together for almost a decade, and Lydia thinks their love is indestructible.

But she's wrong. Because on her 27th birthday, Freddie dies in a car accident.

So now it's just Lydia, and all she wants to do is hide indoors and sob 'til her eyes fall out. But Lydia knows that Freddie would want her to live her life well. So, enlisting the help of his best friend and her sister Elle, she takes her first tentative steps into the world and starts to live - perhaps even to love - again.

But then something inexplicable happens, which gives her another chance at her old life with Freddie. A life where none of the tragic events of the past few months have happened. But what if there's someone in in her new life who wants her to stay?


Due to thing happening in my personal life over the last 9 months or so, this book has been so difficult to read - but my God, I couldn't put it down.

I have cried and laughed but mainly cried throughout the reading of this book.

I was more than a little nervous to begin reading it as I was such a fan of One Day in December but I needn't have worried.
Josie Silver certainly writes about grief with such understanding and the connection that I felt with Lydia was unprecedented.