One Day in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Jul 26, 2012 Debbie rated it really liked it

Shelves: realistic-fiction

Emma and Dexter hook up on the night they graduate from college. They spend the next day together, talking about their hopes and plans for the future. Even though they are very different, they decide to stay in touch as they go their separate ways. Each St. Swithin's Day over the course of 20 years, we get a glimpse into their lives and the way life's ups and downs have altered each of them, as well as their relationship.

Readers looking for a "happily ever after" might want to give this one a m ...more

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Dec 13, 2011 Emilie rated it really liked it

I know full well that it is not up there with timeless classics. However, I fell in love with the characters, especially Emma, and I did not want the book to end. Clever device, yes, but cleverly carried out through and through.

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Aug 03, 2011 Angie rated it really liked it

I quite loved this book. I struggled through a few of the chapters, and found enough editing/typo errors to grate on my nerves just enough to claim one star. I also felt like some of the reviews on the cover gave too much information away and consequently I had my suspicions about how the book would come to an end. Still the final few chapters were extremely moving and I really did feel like I'd gotten to know Dex and Em (Em and Dex... :) ) very well and loved them equally. The character develop ...more

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Dec 31, 2011 Jana rated it liked it

It was a very interesting way to write a book. I am glad I read it.

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Jan 06, 2016 Cindy rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016, didnt-live-up-to-the-hype, dnf

I've tried three times now to read this book but at this point, the book wins. I give up. I dislike both main characters. I don't care what happens to either of them really. It really annoys me because I feel like I should like the book! It's well written, I just can't get myself to care enough to want to read it. I've even taken years between readings just to make sure it's not just me being in a slump. Anyway, life's too short to waste on reading books you don't like. ...more

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