In her novel, “One More Day of Us,” Shari Low seamlessly weaves together a story that unfolds across different decades, locations, and the pursuit of long-lost dreams. This novel makes you wonder: would you ditch your dreams for love? And, most importantly, what happens if you do?

The story starts in 1990, during a hot summer in Hong Kong. Moira Chiles, a 23-year-old singer from Scotland, is living the dream. With friends and fellow performers Carina Lloyd and Lisa Dixon, she’s playing to packed hotel bars, enjoying her youth, music, and all the possibilities. It was a great time—fun, loyal friends—but one decision at the end shaped the next 30 years.

Moira’s back in Glasgow in 2025, all retired after years of singing in pubs and on cruise ships. Her fancy career’s simpler now. When she gets the chance to go back to Hong Kong, she does—to revisit the past, and maybe find a part of herself she lost.

The story recounts a heartwarming but bittersweet reunion of old friends in the city of their memories. This isn’t just a sentimental journey. Low masterfully traces the emotional resonance of past choices, demonstrating how decisions made in our twenties have far-reaching consequences.

Despite the challenges of life portrayed, Low’s writing is infused with warmth, hope, and a hard-earned wisdom that feels authentic and soothing.

The 90s Hong Kong and modern Glasgow feel totally different. Yet, the central theme persists: the intricate nature of friendship, the pain of missed opportunities, and the potential for redemption.

“One More Day of Us” explores the “what ifs” of the past and the potential of the future for anyone who has ever questioned them. We’re reminded that it’s never too late to rebuild relationships, offer forgiveness, and pursue forgotten aspirations.

A new Shari Low book is always a reason to celebrate! It’s like getting together with friends you haven’t seen for a long time, and picking up where you left off, like you saw other just yesterday!
Once again, Shari Lowe delivers a gorgeous read that will immediately have readers immersed from page one.

The story alternates between 1990, when Moira, Carina (Posh Pal) and Lisa first met and became firm friends during their chaotic, heady younger years in Hong Kong, and present day when a long-delayed reunion doesn’t quite go according to plan.

Its a surprise when Stevie, Lisa’s daughter arrives, having absolutely no knowledge of her mother’s former wild life before settling down to become a mum. All she’s ever known is the quiet, protective, introverted, practically friendless woman she grew up with. It’s a complete shock to discover that her mother was an entirely different person in the past.

As we navigate the new journey that these women find themselves on – back in the same place where they met, but under such different circumstances – we can’t help but take ourselves on our own little reminiscent paths back into the past. Would we do things differently? Do we wish that our lives had intersected with other people than the ones who we find ourselves with today? Would we rather be someplace else?

Shari Lowe is a master at weaving together all the elements that create deep, lasting connections: warmth, understanding, empathy and connection. And she does it here, once again with (seemingly effortless) style.

I can’t wait to meet up with some of these characters again. I have no doubt we will!

Another winner from Shari Lowe. A perfect blend of emotions from this interwoven group of friends and family, as they discover truths from the past, and hopes for the future. A fabulous read, I couldn't put it down.

A trip down memory lane aka a trip to Hong Kong to relive your wild twenties. That was Moira’s plan and she invited her best friends from that time to join her on this little adventure. Little did Moira think this wouldn’t be the trip she was expecting.

I loved getting to know the main characters. Seeing Moira and Carina reminisce about times gone by. Watching Stevie as she learns more about her mum. Their rapport was glorious to watch unfold on my kindle – at times it was like they’d never been apart. As the story jumped between past and present I got to experience the two sides of the women’s lives.

One More Day Of Us is a gorgeous tale of friendship, love and rediscovery. This trip was life changing for all the characters involved. One More Day Of Us is my first taster of Shari Low’s writing and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I’ll definitely be reading more from Low. I defy anyone to read this book and not feel all warm and fuzzy after the emotional trip Low has directed.

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC of One More Day of Us by Shari Low, published by Boldwood Books

Another five star by Shari Low, I just love her books and this one did not disappoint. I loved the story and I found the characters very relatable,  and i enjoyed how the relationships evolved. It's told in the past 1990 and present 2025. The plot is excellent, the story unfolds nicely and kept me reading. I didn't want to put the book down. Shari Low has touched on love, family, heartache, and friendship to name a few.
I have read many of Shari Low's books, and certainly jump at the opportunity when she has new releases.  Definitely recommend this novel.

In this dual timeline, you follow the story of different women at two different times of their lives. The characters are multi- layered and connected through friendship/ In 1990, they are taken back to an exciting rime in their lives when they were thrown together in Hong Kong and forged a strong unit. However, as you come to see, they kept some things in their lives private from each other and did not always reveal their true selves.

Fast forward to the present day, when they are much older and at having lost touch, come together again back in Hong Kong. Not everyone is able to be there but you nevertheless, find out a great deal about them all and how life has been for them in the intervening period. As always in a book by Shari Low, you are given a complex story, with many threads and a lot of character development. The men in their lives add to your knowledge of the characters and by the end of the story, you are fully invested in their lives.

In short: secrets from the past

I'm afraid I really didn't enjoy this latest from Shari. I just couldn't settle into it at all. My thanks to Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

One More Day of Us is the fabulous Shari Low’s latest offering in the One More series.

In 1990, three women met in Hong Kong, performing together in the evenings and forming strong bonds of friendship. Fast forward to 2025, and they realize that 34 years have flown by without a reunion. Moira sends an invitation to Carina and Lisa to meet her at their old hangout in Hong Kong for a long-overdue catch-up. Will they all make it?

I loved the narrative switch between 2025 and 1990, with each woman sharing past insights. This highlighted their enduring friendship despite the years apart. I felt like I was part of their journey, almost like one of their roadies! The vivid descriptions of Hong Kong made me long to be there—absolutely glorious.

Don't miss out—grab your copy soon!

4.5⭐️
Shari Low’s books are always uplifting, inspiring and entertaining. They are like catching up with old friends, reliving their experiences and learning from them.

One More Day is a beautiful story of friendship, freedom, family and love. It follows the story of Moira, Carina, Lisa and their friendship of over 35 years.

I love how every Shari Low’s book starts- an introduction of the characters. It takes away the guess work for me and allows me delve straight into the plot.

This book was told from the points of view of the three main characters and some others, it alternated between the past and the present.

It celebrates strong female friendships and courage to start over when the plug has been pulled.

Hong Kong was one of the main setting of this book and the author did justice to the sight and sounds of this beautiful territory.

If you love women’s fiction and a heartwarming story about friendship then you should read this.

I recently read the previous book in this long running but slightly disjointed series. I do not use the term in a derogatory manner. It is actually kind of fun to keep jumping times and over people who were at the fringes of a previous plot just to see the world a little differently from their eyes. The only thing I will continue to crib about is the need for everyone to end up with someone when the book ends. In this case, one of those happy endings interfered with the way things were left the last time around ( a pairing that made sense).

This book is a dual timeline narrative with women who are very different on either side of that divide. Age and experience has changed them but we see who and why they were when they were young and in Hong Kong. In the short window they have the women recollect their past and try to make sense of their own decisions.

Although it had its moments, my reaction to the book as a whole is influenced by my other reads by the author. The writing is still on point and I read the book at a stretch and would definitely recommend it to fans of the genre. I liked the story, but it is not my favourite. Others who jump in at this point ( it is something that one can do), will probably better appreciate it than I did.

I received an ARC thanks to Netgalley and the publishers but the review is entirely based on my own reading of this and other books in the series.

If she writes it I'm going to read it! I absolutely adore books by Low and One More Day of Us was no exception.

The story spans thirty-five years and takes us from the sumptuous scenes of Hong Kong at night, to the streets of Glasgow on a dismal sunny day.

Told from multiple POV over a period of seven days, it's a wonderful story of friendships forged and memories made....whether those memories are worth remembering or best buried in the past remains to be seen...

Low writes with warmth and emotion. Her characters are charming, their personalities shine through making them come alive from between the pages so they're no longer just names on a piece of paper.

It's a wonderful uplifting story and was a sheer delight to devour...over one sitting may I add.

I adore this author's books.
When I first saw the title, I though this was part of her 'One Day With You' books, and whilst there a recurring characters from those novels, readers can read them on their own if they wish.
Low's books are a perfect example to new authors in this genre- perfect fast plotting, and wonderful characters you feel every emotion with.
I have yet to read a sub par book, and long may this continue.

One of my favourite authors. Characters that seem like old friends. Experiences you feel you're part of. Back in 1990, Moira, Carina and Lisa were singers in a Hong Kong hotel. Thirty five years later Moira comes up for breath after many years singing on cruise ships, and writes to the other two inviting them to meet her in Hong Kong for the first time since they left. Who will turn up? How have their lives panned out? Fun and a whirlwind of emotions. Shari Low does friendship and compelling characters so well. #netgalley #onemoredayofus

Shari Low always delivers stories that feel personal, warm, and emotionally resonant—and One More Day of Us is no exception. Told in dual timelines, this novel follows three young women in 1990 living their dream as singers in a Hong Kong hotel, and then revisits them in 2025 as they reunite for the first time in thirty years. The then-and-now perspective was beautifully executed, showing how much life, love, and loss can shape people in very different ways.

While I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and their emotional arcs, there were a few moments that felt slightly predictable, which kept this from being a five-star read for me. Still, the themes of friendship, aging, regrets, and resilience were handled with Shari Low’s trademark warmth and depth. Her ability to write relationships that feel genuine is one of the reasons I keep coming back to her books.

This is a story about remembering who you were, accepting who you’ve become, and embracing the people who’ve loved you through it all. Uplifting, bittersweet, and full of heart, this was a lovely read that I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.

The "One More" collection has become one of my favorites to read! This one is set in a dual timeline going back and forth from 1990 to present day. Three young singers, strangers until they meet in Hong kong, become best friends for life. But it's been 34 years since they've seen one another and Moira decides it's time to issue an invitation before I get together. Can you go back in time? Can you make up for lost time? Can you unravel secrets, solve the mystery, fill in the blanks? And when life throws you a curveball, can you decide what's around the next curve? So good, absolutely loved this one!

I love Shari Low, and was looking forward to reading this book "One more day of us".
I enjoyed the timeline switches throughout the book, and the different view points of the various main characters. It was about friendships and the test of time, and how friends can re connect many years later. I enjoyed reading about the Hong Kong setting.
I recommend this book, it was very enjoyable.

Moira and her two friends, Carina and Lisa, were an absolute team. They slept in the day and performed on the stage each night, and their Hong Kong residency and life seemed perfect, until Moira made a choice that would end everything. Although performing covers from a different band, I was reminded of the trio from Mamma Mia, but that is the only connection.
The book follows the familiar pattern of chapters following each character in turn. It also mingles chapters from the past that fill in some of the blanks generated as the girls reflect on their adventures from a lifetime ago. There is a different dynamic to the trio, but I would hate to reveal a spoiler, so you’ll have to discover that for yourself.
Back in the nineties, I loved all three girls and could see myself being friends with them. Of course, my role would be to buy the drinks and hold the handbags, as I am certainly not a performer. The three were all quite different, but they complemented each other perfectly. I saw Moira as the show's star, with Carina and Lisa as fabulous supports. Part of the glamour of their stage presence was the ability to attract the attention of the opposite sex, but that didn’t necessarily lead to a happy ever after.
Fast-forward to the present day, and we catch up with a now-retired Moira, who has a new focus as the title character in her son's new stage school. If you read One Day and Forever, the story will have added depth. With some free time on her hands, she is determined to recapture some of her memories from Hong Kong and maybe even discover what happened to her first love.
I cannot rave about this book enough. As the story took me back and forth, I laughed and cried, reminding me of the remarkable friendship I share with a trio of former school friends. That friendship was the source of both joy and sadness as I followed their adventures in Hong Kong.
Shari’s descriptions of the various locations added depth that could only have been provided by someone who had visited and loved Hong Kong. The insider knowledge, both then and now, added an authenticity to an already fantastic story.
I loved it, and hope you will too!

Another absolutely fantastic read by Shari Low. I was fully immersed in the story right from the beginning.

The story is told in multiple POV and the timeline switches between the 90’s and to the present day. I really liked the flashback chapters and reading about the lives of the friends back then.

This book was so emotional at times but as with all Shari’s books there is plenty of humorous moments too. I loved Moira, she’s such a great character, so down to earth. I really enjoyed the relationship between the friends too and how they took Stevie under their wing.

I’m already looking forward to Shari’s next book.

Thank you to Rachel’s Random Resources for having me on the tour and to the publisher for my gifted ebook.

One More Day of Us by Shari Low was a beautifully written book from start to finish, it is about Love, the power of friendship and life in general. The author wrote this from her heart and described Hong Kong beautifully - I thought
I was back there for a holiday revisiting places she described. So beautiful, it was just a lovely read and sad in places - it had e thinking of some of my old friends and what they are doing now.

It starts with three young singers who travel to Hong kong in 1990, they are all performing to packed crowds every night in a swanky hotel bar. Twenty-three-year-old Scottish songbird, Moira Chiles is living the dream alongside Carina Lloyd and Lisa Dixon. They work hard, play hard, and always stick together… until one day Moira has to make a choice that changes everything.

Years go by, and in 2025 on a wet Glasgow summer, Moira finally puts her microphone down and has just retired after singing in Glasgow pubs and Caribbean cruise ships for three decades. Now she’s ready for a new adventure and decides to revisit Hong Long for one more time. Moira hasn’t seen Carina or Lisa for over thirty years, but sends a letter/invitation via snail post asking them to join her on a holiday of a lifetime to rekindle the friendships that changed her life so many years ago?

Will this be a stepback in time that will expose secrets that could break all their hearts?

I highly recommend this book.

Big Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for my ARC.

So happy to be doing a Book Blog Tour for Author Shari Low, with Rachel’s Random Resources. Also thanks to Netgalley & Boldwood Books, for allowing me this ARC! As soon as I see that Shari (check me - first name terms 🤣!) has a new book coming out, i genuinely get excited … pressure isn’t off until I either get lucky and get an ARC or pre-order and look forward to it arriving! I’m sure lots of us readers/bloggers are like that.

This gorgeous book was about friendship and it lasting through the years. I how we get to a certain age in life, look back at our younger selves. I’ve been doing that lot lately … reminiscing. I’ve always said …. “ Oh I’m so glad there was no social media back in the day lol !! 😂 “

If you haven’t read anything by this author, I hugely recommend you give her books a browse.

1990: In a hot, humid Hong Kong summer, three young singers are loving life, performing to packed crowds every night in a swanky hotel bar. Twenty-three-year-old Scottish songbird, Moira Chiles is living the dream alongside Carina Lloyd and Lisa Dixon. They work hard, play hard, and always stick together… until one day Moira has to make a choice that changes everything.

Fast forward to…
2025: In a wet, chilly, Glasgow summer, Moira has just retired after singing in Glasgow pubs and Caribbean cruise ships for three decades. Now she’s ready for a new adventure – one that takes her to Hong Kong to revisit a world she left behind. Moira hasn’t seen Carina or Lisa for over thirty years, but will an invitation to join her on a holiday of a lifetime rekindle the friendships that changed her life? Or will stepping back in time expose secrets that could break their hearts?

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