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Just One Day (Just One Day, #1)

Gayle Forman

Start date: May 1, 2014

Finish date: May 31, 2014

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Sep 12, 2014 Harmony rated it liked it

Shelves: 3-stars

I will not lie.

I expected more from this book. This just wasn't my cup of tea. I give Just One Day a solid three stars. It was simply okay, at times it piqued my interest but for the most part it was bland. It felt like I was eating a stale piece of bread, tough to get through but rewarding in the end. ...more

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Mar 27, 2014 Silvia Meadows rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Man! Last night, I refused to go to bed without having finished this book. I'm glad that I stayed up and finished it completely. I think that if I hadn't, and waited til later today to finish, the ending would not have been as deep as it was. OMG!

I loved everything about part II of this book. Part I, to me, was a little slow, but it makes part II so much more intense. Allyson was great throughout her adventure. I love the fact that she faced Celine like a boss! lol. Celine was a biatch back then ...more

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Mar 27, 2013 Marijoe rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: goat-favourites, young-adult, best-series

Once again, I see the familiar element of family, friendship and romance in this another enthralling novel of Gayle Forman. But she added other formulas that will easily draw you in to the story: travel, adventure, Shakespeare and the notion of getting lost and being found. This is a story that tells about Allyson’s self-discovery and her quest of finding the guy who changed the way she sees herself and her life in just one day.

Forman’s If I Stay is rich with music as Just One Day is with litera Once again, I see the familiar element of family, friendship and romance in this another enthralling novel of Gayle Forman. But she added other formulas that will easily draw you in to the story: travel, adventure, Shakespeare and the notion of getting lost and being found. This is a story that tells about Allyson’s self-discovery and her quest of finding the guy who changed the way she sees herself and her life in just one day.

Forman’s If I Stay is rich with music as Just One Day is with literature. Apart from the notion of ‘Anything can happen/change in just one day', another factor that piques my curiosity is the introduction with Shakespeare’s As You Like It. I’m an avid fan of Shakespeare and his plays being quoted or used in contemporary novels always intrigues me; and prior to As You Like It in this story, it only heightened my excitement as to what kind of romance this story has to unravel.

Shakespeare's plays are one of the many variants that take responsibility for the romance that sparks between Allyson and Willem. His plays and characters weave their way through Allyson and Willem’s life story revealing their characteristics and different perspectives in life.

Just One Day sets in different countries but its European setting will mainly burn your desire for a eurotrip. It will give readers a buoyant mood with its every mention of its rich culture. I also found humor at the expense of revealing of some comical differences between american and european culture.

Forman, once again, used her talent at tugging the heart of her readers with a vivid and emotional depiction of how most of teenagers and young adults deal with their parents. Prior to this and her novel If I Stay, she made sure that her stories don’t only revolve around the protagonists but also focus on the significant people around them.

The story ended the way I did not expect nor suspect; I think that’s what Gayle Forman always does--she puts you on the edge of your seat and anticipates you with this kind of ending. You will surely jump right into this book’s companion novel. I love the story, kudos to Gayle Forman! ...more

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