When Minnie meets Quinn at a NYE party, it’s clear that they’ve got nothing in common – except for the strange fact of their being born in the same place at the same time on New Year’s Eve. A crazy coincidence, but not a reason to pursue a friendship, and definitely not an excuse for Quinn to hope for something more.
He is a privileged party boy who believes the world is his for the taking. She is a hard-working realist, whose lack of confidence tends to hold her back.
Opposites don’t really attract…it’s not like this is a rom-com, right?
The clock strikes midnight, their moment passes, and another year begins. But if Quinn and Minnie are from different worlds, why do they keep bumping into each other? And why is it that each frustrating interaction somehow seems to push their lives in the right direction? Could it be that instead of clashing, their different outlooks might complement each other?
Perhaps now is the time for them to finally come together...
My Review:
Rating: 4.5/5 stars.
Firstly, I'd like to thank NetGalley for gifting me an eARC for an honest review. Then the publisher contacted me and asked if I wanted a physical copy and join the book tour! Of course I said yes!
I want to just say that this book is set in 2020 and there is no virus, so it's kind of like a fairytale! So, this is such an interesting rom-com where we follow a year in the life of Minnie Cooper and also it flashes back to different New Year's in her past and also Quinn Hamilton's. They were both born on New Years Day and thirty years later they find themselves back together again. I loved how real Minnie was and how her life really wasn't perfect and kind of fell apart in the first half of the book and I really felt for her. Quinn also had real problems that meant his personal life was a bit of a mess.
I don't know if I believe in fate but these two were meant to be and I loved the little reveals in each flashback story and how it all connected by the end of the book. Although they were clearly meant to be the book wasn't this cheesy kind of romance. They both had insecurities which meant they wouldn't take the leap. Even when it seemed like the only option they were still stuck in their heads. By the end I was speed reading because I needed to know what happened and it really didn't disappoint. That last page made me squeal (I think I gave my partner a heart attack). Thanks again to the publishers and Sophie for giving me a chance to read this for an honest review!
