This story is so charming! The writing is so unique and it took me a bit to adjust to, but I ended up really liking her style.
I thought the description was a cute romantic comedy and I really enjoyed the story!

This book is hard to review without spoilers so... **spoilers**

This was very cute from the start, but not what I was expecting. I think I was expecting a two-sided tale from the perspective of the other individual that Olivia meets and their separate stories across a decade and how they eventually made it back to one another. This book is mainly about Olivia and her decade and her journey to love and work ambitions across the ten years. Olivia as a character was very frustrating, she doubts herself and essentially gets in her own way at every turn. I wish she were less annoying at times, because ten years is a long time for her to be so stagnant, I would've liked to see her get up to more zanier things in her career or bring up her family more. It seemed just that she was stuck, which I guess was the point but it started to wear on the book for sure. She was also selfish and a coward and I guess she went through her transition at the end... but it was just too long in coming.

Fiona was pretty flat as a character. Used as a device to prolong the inevitable of Olivia getting together with her love interest. I liked that they stayed friends even with their whole drama, but I didn't like that Fiona, even though she eventually got a "decided" career, was still not really fleshed out. Liam also deserved better. Overall it was a fun cute read that if try not to hate Olivia is pretty satisfying. I liked the ending, it was fun and I'm glad it wasn't Hamish.

This book was written in such a new and unique way! The story centers on February 4th from 2003 to 2013.

The story begins on 2-4-13 with Olivia at the coffee shop Mugs and Shots. She is employed as a greeting card writer but is working on her own screenplay. She meets an unnamed man and vows to meet back on this date in 10 years

Each chapter starts on the following year of February 4th and the reader hears about what has been happening in Olivias life and those around her.

I really enjoyed the characters of Fiona and Liam. Fiona is her best friend and is always encouraging Olivia throughout this 10 year period. Liam was a friend/boyfriend who was also memorable. My favorite is his part in the coffee shop with, "isn't it ironic" I also loved all of the mentions of pop culture in the book.

You will also look forward to finding out what will happen on February 4, 2013.

Thanks so much to netgalley and the publisher for the arc. The opinions are my own.

Plot Twist was absolutely delightful. Olivia Ross, a want-to-be screenplay writer, runs into a handsome man, who is a struggling actor, in a coffee shop. They make a pact that in ten years, they will return to the coffee shop and make a film together. With plenty of twists and turns, charming characters, and a well-paced plot, this book will leave you on the edge of your seat! It was a fun and quick read and I highly recommend it! Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the advanced copy.

Such a good book by Bethany Turner.

Things I loved:
How the friendships were woven throughout the entire book. They felt real, they had misunderstandings but you could feel the love they had for the other no matter what they went through.
The humour as only Bethany can write. And the sadness you felt as they characters struggled.
That the book took place in California but it took you to other locations as well - Boston and Italy and France.
The uniqueness of writing the story on the same day every year.

What I didn't like:
There was no mention of God, church, praying, etc which I know would bother some of the patrons at our church library. I still thoroughly enjoyed the book but would not have been able to tell that it was written by a Christian author for a Christian audience if I didn't "know" Bethany through FB and that Thomas Nelson is a Christian publisher.

All that to say, I'd highly recommend the book as a clean story and will reread it as I really loved Liam and Olivia.

I admit I definitely picked this book up because of it's cover. I really liked that each chapter was the same date but a year later, and I enjoyed the time period (2003-2013). The main characters drove me completely crazy at times, but I was drawn to them and devoured the book to see how their story would resolve.

PLOT TWIST by BETHANY TURNER is a delightful read and one I highly recommend for the great story, unforgettable characters and the humour throughout.
The protagonist, Olivia Ross, is a thirty year old wannabee playwright who meets a stranger, who seems to be a small time actor with ambition, in a coffee bar on the 4th February. They sense something between them and arrange to meet at the same place in ten years time with her having written a play for him. Every year, as Olivia's life unravels and becomes more and more complicated, she dreads the 4th February which has become an "ironic" day for her, full of unexpected happenings. Her life slips by, with her making hard choices that lead to her keeping secrets from her two best friends, Fiona and Liam.
I will not tell you any more for fear of spoiling the read for you. I loved the novel and recommend it highly.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Thomas Nelson. The opinions in this review are completely my own.