A Great book that will surely make you cry. It was very easy to connect with these characters. A easy read.

Thank you to Sourcebooks and NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I’ll start off by saying this book wasn’t really what I was expecting. I tend to read romance books when I need an uplifting and lighthearted read. This book is not so much that. This book is much more about Huntington’s disease and being a caregiver for a parent which is well told and an important story but I would have also liked a bit of more of Jess and Alec. I also thought that while albeit somewhat noble to Jess to initially try to push Alex away after awhile it should have eased up. She really continued to ruin their love story with her stubbornness in a way that was unappealing and hurtful. Overall, the book is well written and well told, just wanted more in the romance department.

I tried, but I just could not connect with any of these characters. This one does not pack the emotional punch of Me Before You.

One Month of You
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Genre: Romance
Format: Kindle eBook
Date Published: 2/7/23
Author: Suzanne Ewart
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Pages:330
GR: 3.96

I requested a digital advanced readers copy from NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased.

My Thoughts: This was a beautiful, thought-provoking story. The story just warmed my heart. The story was heartbreaking yet inspirational and hopeful. This story follows Jess as she cares for her mother with Huntington’s disease, while having concerns for her own fate with the disease. The author did amazing research on Huntington’s disease and I felt very much educated with the disease. Then enters Alec and Jess really struggles with establishing a relationship with the disease looming.

The story is narrated solely by Jess, in her POV. You could feel the internal struggles. The mother-daughter relationship was portrayed beautifully. The characters just warmed your heart. The author does such an amazing job at character building and development. The author is so very descriptive and sets the tone so expertly, it draws you into the story and keeps you invested. The characters were well fleshed out with depth, chemistry, emotion, and creative. The author’s writing style is complex, thought-provoking, heartwarming, and keeps you invested in the story.

This story brought me on a rollercoaster of emotions, from sadness, crying, happiness, and everything in between. This story has a lot going on, grief, friendship, truth, gripping, and how you have to enjoy every moment in life. It was hard to put down and I really enjoyed this book, even with all of the emotions. While this is heartbreaking, it lifts your heart. I HIGHLY recommend this book.

I really, really enjoyed this mother-daughter story about a young British woman serving as caretaker for her mother who has Huntington's Disease. She also finds out she herself has the gene and swears off any romantic relationships only to keep getting drawn back into a cute bartender's orbit. Unable to resist his charms she finally agrees to a no-strings attached month of dates. I thought the caretaker and HD rep was so well done! The struggles of learning you have a fatal disease and how that can mess with your head. Great on audio too. Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

i bawled my eyes out with this one, i love the way the author made me question about love and health in a way that touched my heart. It is a very profound while simple.

Jess is struggling. She’s coming to terms with her mother having Huntington’s Disease and her deterioration, but the fact she has also been diagnosed with it as well. Jess has decided to live but not fall in love.. or so she thinks until she meets Alec. She decides to give him a shot and maybe the one month of not living in the shadows will be the best she has yet to live.

This is really emotional and you’ll want to grab those tissues. Could you imagine being diagnosed and then finding love. There are times of laughter, between the tears, that have you hooked and unable to set the book down.

If you’re a hopeless romantic or someone who like second chance life stories, then snag this. It’s just poignantly written.

One Month of You
by Suzanne Ewart
5 stars

Jess is struggling with her mom's illness and life. Jess has a set of rules she lives by which are don't let anyone in and no falling in love. When Alec a hunky barman asks Jess out she is torn between having a little fun or closing the walls around her tighter. Alec is determined to get her to try even if only for a month.
One month is all he asks.

Jess is such a strong character, what she has to deal with and how she handles it is amazing.
I love Alec and the way he is with Jess, but I'm pretty sure no person would stick around and be that determined. After getting shut down so many times and talked to very harshly most people give up. Alec doesn't he gives her space then comes back once she needs him. so very sweet but I don't see many people doing that.
I enjoyed how it showed the hard times of the illness her mom was dealing with and what a toll it took on Jess and how she handed caregivers and well everyone. It isn't easy at all what she did and it was so beautifully written.
Suzanne has such a way with words, she does an incredible job with character development and painting scenes. This book is sure to make you laugh and cry
If you read this have tissues nearby.

Thank you, Net Galley and sourcebooks for this eARC for an honest review.

Thank you @bookedmark for a copy of this book. After reading the synopsis, I was expecting a rom com with some heavy subject. Unfortunately, this story felt it was more Jess's journey with balancing caring for her mum and living her life.

I also didn't buy Jess and Alec's romance. Jess was so mean to Alec, I didn't get why he didn't give up on her.

The story is heartbreaking with what Jess is grappling with. I felt bad for Jess and she decided to isolate herself and didn't form too many friendships which makes for lack of character developments into the side characters.

This is a beautifully written, heartbreaking but full of hope book.
I didn't know what to expect coming into this one. It could either be really good or ... not.
Let me tell you, this is perfect. This is one of those books that give you every feeling long after you've finished reading and will live rent free in your head forever.
Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the ARC eBook in exchange for my honest review.

This book follows Jess, who is caring for her mother with Huntington’s Disease and setting strict rules about dating and relationships - mainly don’t fall in love and no long-term relationships. Because Jess inherited Huntington’s gene from her mother. But when Alec asks Jess on a date, she has to reevaluate the rules she’s set for her life.

Overall, I thought One Month of You was a good romance read. Not very “rom com” ish, so don’t expect to laugh much while you read this. And expect tears - I cried quite a bit.

Honestly though, I did struggle with this book at times. I cannot imagine what Jess is going through - knowing that you have the gene for a fatal illness. So I get her rules, I do. But I think she was just SO cruel to Alec for most of the book, and he just kept coming back for more. I’m not sure it was the best portrayal of Jess. I think her fear could’ve been described in many different ways besides constant cruelness and half-assed apologies that Alec just accepted immediately. ?!?!? Idk. I wasn’t a fan.

But the emotions between Jess and her mom - phew. That was hard to read. And gave Jess some redemption, in my opinion.

Thank you @netgalley, @bookmarked for the #gifted copy!

If you could see how your future plays out and know that it isn’t a happy ending would you live differently?

After Jess finds out she will inherit the same disease disease that took the life away from her mom she decides to not let anyone close. Watching her mom suffer from Huntington’s about break Jess, so how could she purposely put someone through that pain after watched her life play out in front of her. To succeed Jess laid out some grown rules, and #1 don’t fall in love. But what will she do when charming Alec comes into her life…. He’s witty, caring, kind, and compassionate how will she keep this one away?

With work being so crazy it’s been hard for me to pick up a book and finish it, but this one was different. A good romance always gets me book in a reading moood!!

Releasing today!! It’s the perfect Valentine’s Day read!!💕 4⭐️

Thank you Sourcebooks and Netgalley for the gifted eARC!

NetGalley and publisher for this ARC publication for an honest review.

One Month of You
by Suzanne Ewart
Pub Date: 07 Feb 2023

This book was absolutely heartbreakingly real and lovely at the same time...which is a complete oxymoron! The story surrounds a subject, Huntington's disease, which I was not overly familiar with. Jess's mother is diagnosed, and she decides to take the test to see if she has also inherited it. When the test comes back positive, Jess makes a list of rules to protect others from what is to come for her. Basically, Jess is not living fully. She is determined to limit herself from not only life experiences, but from becoming attached to others. The whole concept of this book is unbelievably sad. First, you have Jess watching her mother deteriorate from this ugly, horrible disease and at the same time knowing she is a ticking time bomb with the same illness. I know this sounds truly depressing, but Alec...dear, Alec. He is a brilliant, book boyfriend...offering a one-month deal to Jess, but willing to have more.

This book was thought provoking. The writing was just so raw. You become absolutely invested in all of the characters. You hold your breath. and then you hold on to hope. Prepare for tears, but also prepare to smile...this book runs the full extreme of emotions.

5 stars

One Month of You by Suzanne Ewart is the type of story to open up your heart and mind while reading. It will bring out all the feels and leave you thinking. Jess learns of her mother's diagnosis of Huntington Disease. Seeing what her mom is going through, she is tested and is in fact positive. To protect herself, she is never going to fall in love. But life has other plans.....This story is heartbreaking and heartwarming, redeeming, tender, and raw. It has everything you want in a romance, but with the twist of a devastating medical diagnosis making finding happiness difficult. I loved this book and highly recommend it to all!

When readers pick up this book or see a picture of its cover, they will be given hints of important aspects of A Month of You. There are two people who seem to care for one another but also an hourglass. What will that signify about the relationship between Jess and Alec? It is complicated based on all that Jess brings to the table.

Jess and Alec’s relationship is not the only one that impacts Jess. There is also Jess’s relationship with her mother who has a very serious illness. Jess is aware of how this does and will impact both of them. How will she manage to cope? And, what about Jess’s nine rules. Should they always be followed?

Readers who enjoy stories that may bring tears, like Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, may well want to spend time with this title. It is the author’s first published books so maybe all is not perfect but it offers quite an emotional read. I look forward to seeing what this author writes next.

Many thanks to Sourcebooks Landmark for this title. All opinions are my own.

Not your typical fluffy romance– it's messy, raw and reveals the grief and strain of Huntington's disease. This debut novel/author deserves high praise for this beautifully written book of sadness.

This was such a sad story, yet it was so beautiful. It had a love story wrapped inside of a love story between a mother and daughter. As a mother to a daughter myself, it made me only wish that I could have such a relationship with my daughter when she is an adult. The love that Jess had for her mother was touching and endearing.

This was a hard topic to cover, especially for a debut novel, but I think Suzanne did a fabulous job. It showed the hardships, the numbness, while showing all the highs and lows for this disease. This book broke my heart into small fragments, but it showed me how life surprises you at the same time.
I loved Alec – his character was refreshing. He wasn’t the alpha brooding a**hole that I’ve read a lot about. He was kind, generous, thoughtful, and from his description, quite yummy. It was nice to mix it up a bit.

This was a closed-door romance which I normally don’t care for. I usually want all the good stuff – shhh, don’t tell my parents that. However, even with this being a closed-door romance, I still fell for Alec and Jess’s relationship. It didn’t need all the open-door stuff, and it stood on its own.

Jess wasn’t always the nicest character, but I think that shows how flawed we all are. We are human and we are not perfect. Someone is always going through something, and I think this is a perfect example. I think Alec could tell she was hurting, and he couldn’t help himself even when she wasn’t being great towards him.

This was a great debut novel for this author!
“No one can say for sure what’s coming. All we can do is keep loving each other one day at a time”.

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This book was so good, I really really loved it. Jess was such a relatable character, I could understand her choices, and I could literally feel her pain through the pages, it was so sad!
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It was heartbreaking to see Jess going through the toughest stage of her life with no one to rely on. I loved how she was with her mom every single step of the way. I was so happy when she found the love she rightly deserves.
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I loved that this book focused more on her growth than the romance between her and Alec.
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Alec was also a cinnamon roll hero, he was exactly what Jess needed
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I also loved learning about Huntington Disease

I feel this book and storyline had so much potential, I just found it lacking in a lot of areas.

Things loved:
⏳The concept of the story. I love the hardship stories…..what can I say, l'm a glutton for punishment.
⏳ Alec (MMC) - while he was annoyingly overbearing, almost to the point of being stalker-
y - was a sweetheart. He meant well and I loved him for that.
⏳ The heartbreak and romance weren't overdone.
⏳ The MCs didn't outdo each other and they
intertwined so well.
⏳ Debs. She was fabulous. And I loved the support she gave Jess.

Things I struggled with:
⏳ I felt like Jess didn't really grow as a character. She went through things, yes. But even at the end she didn't really grasp fully why she was going to Alec. Just that she needed to be with him.
⏳ Some of the scenes seemed redundant. I don't know if I didn't like the way they were written or if I feel like it just didn't fit. ...or maybe it's both.
⏳ I still feel like something is missing even though the author neatly tied it up at the end.

3.5/5

Unfortunately, this novel just was not for me. the lack of chemistry between the characters was something I cannot overlook. The majority of their interactions were bland and without a lot of contexts.

I held really high hope going into this one but I think that with the inconsistent writing style and weird quirks, this was something that just wasn't written for me and that's more than completely okay.

The characters were likable! Our female protag was super warm and bubbly and I loved how she solved her own issues before worrying about others and the drama. Though, I sadly did not find myself relating to her at all. I think that she cared more about what other people thought than what she wanted to do, regardless of how she handled new and rising issues.

Our male protag, I will not speak on. I did not find him enjoyable at all and I envisioned another fictional character in his place because I just could not with his one-liners that made absolutely no sense to the topic at hand.