So I bought this book because I wanted something to read in December... and I actually ended up reading most of this after December... but it was still a fun read and it did show all of the seasons so really you could read this any time of year and it would be a lot of fun.
So I feel like I'm going to get confused while writing this and call it One Day in December... these are similar books. One Day in December by Josie Silver is a better book in my opinion so if you're just looking for one recommendation definitely pick that one up and don't be too confused by the covers because... they're different enough but they're both blue, they both take place in London... I could see getting the 2 confused. I don't think the authors copied one another... at least I hope they didn't but... they're not un-alike.
This is about a girl named Jess who gets a job in London and moves into a house with a friend and she has some other roommates as well. There's Rob who is a chef and he's never at the house, There's Emma who's very beautiful, Becky who is her friend and then there is Alex. Alex is a very good looking recently single male nurse. He quit law school to become a nurse after seeing nurses taking care of his sick father... and his fiance ended up dumping him because she was accustomed to the lifestyle of a wealthy lawyer as opposed to a nurse. Jess immediately falls for Alex, but refuses to make a move on him because of Becky's "No Couples" rule in the house.
In spite of the no couples rule, Alex ends up hooking up with Emma on New Year's Eve while Jess is away and not officially moved into the house yet. And the rest of the book focuses on the rest of the year. Jess and Alex become very close friends as Alex shows Jess around London, he ends things with Emma because she wants a relationship and he doesn't, Jess gets a boyfriend, Jess has a friend that gets engaged and struggles to try to get pregnant, Jess' Nana gets sick... a lot happens to bring Jess and Alex together and to break them apart in the course of a year.
I feel like this book was a little bit long. At some points it seemed very obvious that Jess and Alex should just get together already and then there were just more and more obstacles... and it was cute when they finally did get together- but I don't think the book really needed to be as long as it was. It was nice that it started and ended in December... but I still think a lot of things they had in the book weren't that important and a lot of the things they didn't really show in the book seemed like they could have maybe described a bit more. Maybe it was just because I was reading the book mostly on my lunch break and maybe I missed a few details... but it did seem like maybe they glossed over some good parts.
I think that my favorite character in the book was Alex. I just thought he was really well written and his character was very interesting on his own. I liked that he was a lawyer but then wanted to become a male nurse... it was an interesting way to show him I guess. I feel like Jess was the main character... but I think she was more interesting because of her relationships with everyone else and had there not been as many characters in the book- I feel like she wouldn't be as interesting of a character.
I also really loved the scenes where Alex showed Jess around London. I thought it was a good look at London and it was especially fun because it showed London through all of the seasons... and you did kind of feel like you were there with Alex and Jess... it was really nice. I feel like this would be a good book to read now because you do kind of feel like you're there. It doesn't make you feel as trapped in the house, or the lunch room or wherever you are.
I think I gave this 3 and a quarter out of five stars right after I read it... but I think maybe now that I've read some other books I'd maybe only give it 3. It's definitely not a bad book and I don't regret reading it... but I did kind of touch on some of the problems I had with it and it definitely isn't the best book of the year or anything I see reading again. It is very fun and cute and I probably would read more from Rosie Curtis.
Hope you guys like this review! I have a Funko Pop Haul tomorrow- so that might be exciting!
Bye!
-Shannon
So I feel like I'm going to get confused while writing this and call it One Day in December... these are similar books. One Day in December by Josie Silver is a better book in my opinion so if you're just looking for one recommendation definitely pick that one up and don't be too confused by the covers because... they're different enough but they're both blue, they both take place in London... I could see getting the 2 confused. I don't think the authors copied one another... at least I hope they didn't but... they're not un-alike.
This is about a girl named Jess who gets a job in London and moves into a house with a friend and she has some other roommates as well. There's Rob who is a chef and he's never at the house, There's Emma who's very beautiful, Becky who is her friend and then there is Alex. Alex is a very good looking recently single male nurse. He quit law school to become a nurse after seeing nurses taking care of his sick father... and his fiance ended up dumping him because she was accustomed to the lifestyle of a wealthy lawyer as opposed to a nurse. Jess immediately falls for Alex, but refuses to make a move on him because of Becky's "No Couples" rule in the house.
In spite of the no couples rule, Alex ends up hooking up with Emma on New Year's Eve while Jess is away and not officially moved into the house yet. And the rest of the book focuses on the rest of the year. Jess and Alex become very close friends as Alex shows Jess around London, he ends things with Emma because she wants a relationship and he doesn't, Jess gets a boyfriend, Jess has a friend that gets engaged and struggles to try to get pregnant, Jess' Nana gets sick... a lot happens to bring Jess and Alex together and to break them apart in the course of a year.
I feel like this book was a little bit long. At some points it seemed very obvious that Jess and Alex should just get together already and then there were just more and more obstacles... and it was cute when they finally did get together- but I don't think the book really needed to be as long as it was. It was nice that it started and ended in December... but I still think a lot of things they had in the book weren't that important and a lot of the things they didn't really show in the book seemed like they could have maybe described a bit more. Maybe it was just because I was reading the book mostly on my lunch break and maybe I missed a few details... but it did seem like maybe they glossed over some good parts.
I think that my favorite character in the book was Alex. I just thought he was really well written and his character was very interesting on his own. I liked that he was a lawyer but then wanted to become a male nurse... it was an interesting way to show him I guess. I feel like Jess was the main character... but I think she was more interesting because of her relationships with everyone else and had there not been as many characters in the book- I feel like she wouldn't be as interesting of a character.
I also really loved the scenes where Alex showed Jess around London. I thought it was a good look at London and it was especially fun because it showed London through all of the seasons... and you did kind of feel like you were there with Alex and Jess... it was really nice. I feel like this would be a good book to read now because you do kind of feel like you're there. It doesn't make you feel as trapped in the house, or the lunch room or wherever you are.
I think I gave this 3 and a quarter out of five stars right after I read it... but I think maybe now that I've read some other books I'd maybe only give it 3. It's definitely not a bad book and I don't regret reading it... but I did kind of touch on some of the problems I had with it and it definitely isn't the best book of the year or anything I see reading again. It is very fun and cute and I probably would read more from Rosie Curtis.
Hope you guys like this review! I have a Funko Pop Haul tomorrow- so that might be exciting!
Bye!
-Shannon
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