Rosie meets Will in sixth-form. He's tutoring her twin brother and a late night conversation around a bonfire begins a complex and deep friendship between the two opposites. Will is your stereotypical bad boy and Rosie is wholly focussed on her studies.
But in their final summer before they go their separate ways, a horrific incident leaves them emotionally bound to each other. Over the years, they drift in and out of each others lives and both deal with what happened in their own ways.
The premise of this book is almost cliche... but the execution is going to make this book a classic in its own right.
At first, I struggled with how it was written - the dialogue was basic and written in an untraditional way but I feel like this only added to the simplicity of the story in it's early pages. By the mid-point of the story, it was no longer a problem.
The characters are beautifully flawed, selfish and stubborn. The peaks and troughs are well thought out at there is sensitivity throughout.
I'd love to see this recognised with immediate success, but I equally feel this could be a book that grows steady in popularity. I would love to see Rosie and Will bought to the big screen to share their story. A definite must-read for fans of One Day!
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