Six Days by Dani Atkins

Two people. One love story. Six days.
He loves me… He loves me not… He loves me…

Gemma knows that she and Finn are destined to be together. They are soulmates. But then, on their wedding day, he never arrives at the church.

Gemma is convinced Finn wouldn’t abandon her like this, even though he has disappeared once before. But back then he had a reason. She feels sure something terrible has happened, but no one else is convinced. Even the police aren’t concerned, telling Gemma most people who disappear usually turn up in a week… assuming they want to be found, that is.

For the next six days Gemma frantically searches for Finn, even though every shocking revelation is telling her to give up on him. Before long, even she begins to doubt her own memories of their love.

How long can she hold on to her faith in Finn if everyone is telling her to let him go?

My Review

I don’t normally read romance, so this was an exception for me. The story sounded intriguing and from that point of view I was not disappointed. However – and it’s a biggie – it was far too long. Every time we went back in time to the day Gemma and Finn met (it didn’t go well), the time they went on a date and he immediately left her to move to Australia, and all sorts of other disastrous meetings, I glazed over and started to skim read.

I wanted the story to move forwards. A bit of background is OK, but it went on and on. I lost the will to live at this point. Then suddenly the pace changed and we began to find out the truth.

Gemma always believed that Finn loves her and would never have walked out, leaving her at the altar – literally – like a spare part at a wedding. As far as her best friend Hannah and her dad and even the police are concerned, that’s exactly what happened. And all the evidence points to it. But Gemma is not about to give up.

I would have really enjoyed this book if had been about one third shorter. And the twists that come flying in at the end would have had more impact. But it’s undeniably a well written novel, with some well-rounded characters and enjoyable banter between Finn and Gemma.

Many thanks to The Pigeonhole and my fellow Pigeons for making this such an enjoyable read.

About the Author

Dani Atkins is an award-winning novelist. Her 2013 debut Fractured (published as Then and Always in North America) has been translated into sixteen languages and has sold more than half a million copies since first publication in the UK. Dani is the author of four other bestselling novels, two of which, This Love and A Sky Full of Stars, won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award, in 2018 and 2022 respectively. Dani lives in a small village in Hertfordshire with her husband, one Siamese cat and a very soppy Border Collie. Follow Dani on Twitter @AtkinsDani