Review: One Day in December by Josie Silver

One Day in December by Josie Silver

Publication Date: October 16, 2018

My rating: ★★★★★

Oh my goodness, THIS BOOK! Pretty much from the first page I knew this was going to be a good story. There's something so whimsical about the concept of love at first sight, isn't there!?

I loved this story being told from the alternating perspectives of Laurie and Jack. Part of me thinks I would have liked to hear from Sarah's perspective as well, but then there would be no mystery. ;) 

This story is told over the course of 10 years and boy, a LOT can happen in 10 years! We get to walk through life with Jack and Laurie as they have successes and failures and tip toe around each other. This book is full ups and downs and missed opportunities, but I love that it's over the course of 10 years as we really get to KNOW the 3 main characters. There are some frustrating moments where you just want to yell at one of the characters and say "tell them what you're feeling!!!", but that just makes this book so much more realistic.

I was genuinely sad when this book ended and I already miss the characters. Highly recommend!

Review: Believe In You by The Cimorelli Sisters

Believe in You by The Cimorelli Sisters

Publication Date: October 15, 2019

My rating: ★★★

I should start off by saying that I am absolutely not the target audience for this book. This book is 100% for teenagers, but I've listened to Cimorelli in the past and am closest in age to the oldest sister, so I thought why not pick this one up!?

This book had a lot of great advice for young girls- if I ever have a daughter this would be a good book for them to read as they approach the teen years (woof). This book talks about everything from dating and friends to faith and family. I do wish this book would have been more about the Cimorelli girls' lives with individual stories, but a lot of the advice felt a little generic and repetitive. I really love how Cimorelli loves to build one another up and their positive outlooks on life, but I think I just wanted MORE from their book. Again, I am not their target audience and I think that plays a big role in how I viewed this book.

I highly recommend this book for young female readers!