I read One Day by David Nicholls because I'd heard of its quirky premise. It follows two recent university graduates, Dexter and Emma, for twenty years. They get together on the night of graduation, St Swithins's Day, July 15th. David Nicholls takes a deep dive on one day of each year for the next twenty years, July 15th, to describe their paths. Sometimes towards each other, sometimes sunk deeply into their separate journeys. It works. There is romance, but there is drug use, failure, stagnation, triumph, disappointment, and maturing. I also watched the movie with Anne Hathaway — she's so good — and it glossed over some of the grittier parts of the book.
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The Forget-Me-Not Library by Heather Webber was a fun read. I would call it a magical realism romance. I have a bent towards books about libraries and bookshops. The book is dual-narrated by two women: Juliet, who is on a road trip, and Tallulah, a recently divorced mother of two. They meet by chance in the town of Forget-Me-Not, Alabama, when Juliet's car breaks down in front of the home of Tallulah's home. The car dies, releasing a puff of blue smoke. Very. Telling. It signals to the residents that Juliet has suffered heartbreak. Her car won't work right until she's found the healing she needs. That involves magical cats, strange coincidences, and trusting her heart.
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