One Night on the Island
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Summary
One cottage。 Two strangers。
Every great love story starts somewhere 。 。 。
Cleo writes about love stories every day。 She just isn't living one of her own。
When the editor of her dating column asks her to marry herself on a remote Irish island – a sensational piece to mark Cleo's thirtieth birthday – Cleo agrees。 She's alone but not lonely， right？ She can handle a solo adventure。
Cleo arrives at her luxury cabin to find a tall， dark， stubborn American who insists it's actually his。 Mack refuses to leave， and Cleo won't budge either。 With a storm fast approaching， they reluctantly hunker down together。 It's just one night， after all 。 。 。
But what if one night on the island is just the beginning？
Every great love story starts somewhere 。 。 。
Cleo writes about love stories every day。 She just isn't living one of her own。
When the editor of her dating column asks her to marry herself on a remote Irish island – a sensational piece to mark Cleo's thirtieth birthday – Cleo agrees。 She's alone but not lonely， right？ She can handle a solo adventure。
Cleo arrives at her luxury cabin to find a tall， dark， stubborn American who insists it's actually his。 Mack refuses to leave， and Cleo won't budge either。 With a storm fast approaching， they reluctantly hunker down together。 It's just one night， after all 。 。 。
But what if one night on the island is just the beginning？
Reviews
Kinsey King
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Cleo was annoying AS FUCK in the beginning。 I seriously almost stopped reading because of it- but it's a Josie Silver novel so I pushed through。 Not as good as her other two- not even almost- but still a good bittersweet love story。 I'll continue to read anything she writes。 Cleo was annoying AS FUCK in the beginning。 I seriously almost stopped reading because of it- but it's a Josie Silver novel so I pushed through。 Not as good as her other two- not even almost- but still a good bittersweet love story。 I'll continue to read anything she writes。 。。。more
Megan S
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Sweet little love story…。I really enjoyed Cleo’s character！ And honestly…。。take me to salvation island。It sounds heavenly！
Dallas Strawn
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I feel like this book is truly slipping through cracks and flying under the radar; it got printed as a direct to paperback release instead of a hardcover， and I’ve seen minimal buzz for it。。。。but it’s written by the author of the huge #1 NYT Bestseller One Day in December， and this new novel has all of Josie Silver’s trademark humor and love and just all around emotion; it’s the kind of book that just makes your heart happy to read it。 You know exactly what’s going to happen， but you laugh and s I feel like this book is truly slipping through cracks and flying under the radar; it got printed as a direct to paperback release instead of a hardcover， and I’ve seen minimal buzz for it。。。。but it’s written by the author of the huge #1 NYT Bestseller One Day in December， and this new novel has all of Josie Silver’s trademark humor and love and just all around emotion; it’s the kind of book that just makes your heart happy to read it。 You know exactly what’s going to happen， but you laugh and smile along the way。 It’s so good。 Go read it。 Now。 （Two strangers end up on an Irish island， expecting to have a cabin to themselves。。。。only to be told that’s the only room on the island and they have both booked it。。。。And you know where it goes。。。。。。but trust me。。。。 😍🥰） 。。。more
Shelby Spear
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This book made me wish to visit Ireland。 Josie does a good job at writing complicated relationships。 I don't feel like all books， especially romance books have to have perfect characters。 The characters were flawed and had real issues to deal with。 I listened to this in audible and can appreciate that with a different male narrator， I might have loved this more， but as far as romance goes， I'd rate this a 3 leaning towards a 2。5。 I didn't quite believe their love story and felt that Josie skimme This book made me wish to visit Ireland。 Josie does a good job at writing complicated relationships。 I don't feel like all books， especially romance books have to have perfect characters。 The characters were flawed and had real issues to deal with。 I listened to this in audible and can appreciate that with a different male narrator， I might have loved this more， but as far as romance goes， I'd rate this a 3 leaning towards a 2。5。 I didn't quite believe their love story and felt that Josie skimmed over some details that might have explained it better。 The rest of the writing including the descriptive imagery of Ireland had me leaning more towards a 3。5。 。。。more
Thuanhnguyen
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If you like Josie Silver's other books--and there's plenty to like about them--you'll likely enjoy this one as well。 Cleo is a single， about to be thirty-year old， who tries to spend some time alone on a tiny island。 Of course， the wrench in her plans is a bearded， somewhat brusque Bostonian who shows up to stay in the same cottage as Cleo。 Tropes about， but there isn't quite enough comedy in what would otherwise seem like a romcom formula。 Cleo is sad about being alone still， or sad that she's If you like Josie Silver's other books--and there's plenty to like about them--you'll likely enjoy this one as well。 Cleo is a single， about to be thirty-year old， who tries to spend some time alone on a tiny island。 Of course， the wrench in her plans is a bearded， somewhat brusque Bostonian who shows up to stay in the same cottage as Cleo。 Tropes about， but there isn't quite enough comedy in what would otherwise seem like a romcom formula。 Cleo is sad about being alone still， or sad that she's not sad enough about it。 Mack has a contentious relationship with his wife （or ex， as he later reveals）， and misses his young boys。 It takes them FOREVER to like each other。 Definitely no sparks at first。 The island is pretty quiet。 There is a proverbial women's knitting group that Cleo walks in on。 It has lots of small-town， island charm。 It's just a very slow-moving book， which isn't necessarily a bad thing， but you have to really hunker down。 Let the characters slowly discover themselves and then each other。 You know where this book is heading， and it's worth it， but you have to be in it for the journey。Thanks， NetGalley， for the ARC of this book。 。。。more
Patti
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I have read 3 of Josie Silver's books and this is my favorite。 One of those hard to put down books。 I have read 3 of Josie Silver's books and this is my favorite。 One of those hard to put down books。 。。。more
Mollie Hardy
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Josie is an always-read for me and this one might even be my favorite。 For sure going to re-read it。
Sarah
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6。5/10
Simbi
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Cleo， a writer for a dating column goes to a remote Irish island to marry herself。 Sounds strange but it is based on the idea that you shouldn't need don't need to find your significant other in order to be whole （Self-coupling）。 So she goes to a luxury cabin only to find it has been doubled booked and she has to share the cabin with a tall， dark， handsome man （of course lol）。 The ferry only leaves the island once a week （unless someone dies）。 And they are both adamant on staying but with nowher Cleo， a writer for a dating column goes to a remote Irish island to marry herself。 Sounds strange but it is based on the idea that you shouldn't need don't need to find your significant other in order to be whole （Self-coupling）。 So she goes to a luxury cabin only to find it has been doubled booked and she has to share the cabin with a tall， dark， handsome man （of course lol）。 The ferry only leaves the island once a week （unless someone dies）。 And they are both adamant on staying but with nowhere else to go they are forced to share the small cabin。This was a slow burn， enemies to lovers novel。 Maybe just a little too slow burn for me。 Although I did enjoy being in touch with the characters emotions at times it felt a little overdone。I routed for the couple throughout and really enjoyed this story。 The ending felt a little dragged out， （view spoiler）[I lost a bit of interest when Mac and Cleo were apart。 （hide spoiler）] But overall a very good story I read in less than 24 hours。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Yun
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What do you get if you remove the romance and the comedy from a rom-com？Answer: One Night on the IslandDNF - I stuck it out for 120 pages， and I'm calling it quits。 I don't really understand what this book is supposed to be， but it sure isn't a rom-com。 Where is the spark， the chemistry， the steam？ Or the humor？ Or even just a halfway interesting story？ Give me something！So far， the defining theme of this story is that Cleo is an entitled brat who whines constantly and has her feelings easily hu What do you get if you remove the romance and the comedy from a rom-com？Answer: One Night on the IslandDNF - I stuck it out for 120 pages， and I'm calling it quits。 I don't really understand what this book is supposed to be， but it sure isn't a rom-com。 Where is the spark， the chemistry， the steam？ Or the humor？ Or even just a halfway interesting story？ Give me something！So far， the defining theme of this story is that Cleo is an entitled brat who whines constantly and has her feelings easily hurt。 And Mack is a dad who misses his kids so much that he has to get away from them for their own good。 Okaay。 And whenever Cleo and Mack "talk"， they just throw random facts about themselves at each other from across the room。There's nothing for me to work with here。 This story is so bland， I'm not sure who I could recommend it to。 Maybe if you're suffering from an injury and any kind of emotions/laughing would make you double over in pain。 Or， I guess I could also recommend it to a nun。My heartfelt thanks for the copy that was provided for my honest and unbiased review。 。。。more
Christine Powell
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One。 After reading the first few chapters I didn’t think I’d like the idea of the pair。 Mack was “married” and a family man。 Cleo played this uptight Brit who was on an eat-pray-love self mission。 I wasn’t sure this enemies-to-lovers/close-proximity trope would work。Two。 I’m so glad I was wrong。 I found myself yearning for this couple’s success。 Their love was uniquely special and romantically their own。 However， this isn’t your typical romance novel。 It’s also about the evolving love of self， f One。 After reading the first few chapters I didn’t think I’d like the idea of the pair。 Mack was “married” and a family man。 Cleo played this uptight Brit who was on an eat-pray-love self mission。 I wasn’t sure this enemies-to-lovers/close-proximity trope would work。Two。 I’m so glad I was wrong。 I found myself yearning for this couple’s success。 Their love was uniquely special and romantically their own。 However， this isn’t your typical romance novel。 It’s also about the evolving love of self， family， work， community and surroundings。 I laughed， cried， and had to pause at times just to get some air because it was so good I thought I might drown in the perfection of Josie Silver’s writing。Three。 She’s officially my favorite author and any book of hers will be an auto-buy。 Mind you I’ve only read this and One Day in December but both books are living rent-free in my head and have little “sliver” of my heart。Three （a）。 I don’t regret that last statement and don’t think I ever will。 IYKYK 😉 。。。more
Dikshya Pattnaik
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Dating Columnist Cleo goes on a self-coupling sabbatical to a remote Irish island in order to find a new perspective。 Taking time off from his life in Boston， Mac is looking for some alone time & to figure out what the future holds for him。 Upon arriving at the isolated cabin both of them are at odds with each other & neither of them decides to leave。（Read in a pure British accent） I'll read anything by Josie Silver。 This book was a fascinating & delightful read。 And to put it out there it might Dating Columnist Cleo goes on a self-coupling sabbatical to a remote Irish island in order to find a new perspective。 Taking time off from his life in Boston， Mac is looking for some alone time & to figure out what the future holds for him。 Upon arriving at the isolated cabin both of them are at odds with each other & neither of them decides to leave。（Read in a pure British accent） I'll read anything by Josie Silver。 This book was a fascinating & delightful read。 And to put it out there it might not be for everyone。 "You're the micro-love of my life。""I micro-love you too。"One Night on the Island is a wholesome character-driven book。I loved how Cleo & Mac's relationship developed through bickering， sharing a cabin， chalk line， playing 3-things & just being their true selves with each other。 This was slow-paced with not much action going on but there was a sense of calm to it。 The Island of Salvation was dreamy & so were the people especially the women who were supportive above and beyond。 The ending was beautiful & felt so real。 。。。more
L。A。L。
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I have mixed feelings about this book。 But ultimately went with 4 stars because I loved the themes and issues dealt with in this beautiful story about life。For the pros， Josie Silver knows how to write beautiful prose。 She deftly weaves complex characters in complicated situations。 Her character development and world-building took me to Salvation Island， knitting with the circle， drinking a Guinness at Raff's， wailing at the top of the mount。 I also love that it's not about a 20-year-old protago I have mixed feelings about this book。 But ultimately went with 4 stars because I loved the themes and issues dealt with in this beautiful story about life。For the pros， Josie Silver knows how to write beautiful prose。 She deftly weaves complex characters in complicated situations。 Her character development and world-building took me to Salvation Island， knitting with the circle， drinking a Guinness at Raff's， wailing at the top of the mount。 I also love that it's not about a 20-year-old protagonist。 I've picked up too many romance books lately only to find the protagonists are 20 or younger。 As I am well out of that demographic， I was excited to read about characters who have some life behind them。 And in my opinion， this isn't a rom-com nor even a romance。 This is a story about two people dealing with life。 And two people learning that even when life knocks you down， there are still beautiful moments in between the pain and tears。But 。 。 。 it bothered me that at the beginning， （view spoiler）[ and really until he finds out from his son that his wife is with someone else （hide spoiler）]， Mack was very much focused on saving his marriage。 Except he wasn't。 He was hiding， running away from his problems， and using the "I'm giving her space" excuse。 He was really focused on his kids， and his backstory makes that make sense。 But Mack never really dealt with how he and Susie got to that point。 （view spoiler）[He went from can't let go of his marriage to accepting that it was over a bit too quickly but then kind of flip-flopped once he returned to Boston。 （hide spoiler）] I think Cloe's story has more， well closure isn't the right word because a life doesn't really have closure until death。 But her story is more filled out， so to speak。 Whereas Mack's story is still quite crinkly around the edges。 He doesn't have the same kind of revelations or growth。 He stays stuck longer。 We don't see his growth as clearly and I think that's what throws me off。 The two stories feel a bit unbalanced。 And I get it。 I like that the author does not shy away from complicated lives or complex situations and she doesn't try to tie everything up neat because life is messy。 Life happens。 And we can't always prepare or plan for it and sometimes we can't even move forward。Overall， I enjoyed this story。 I really connected to Cleo's story。 I like what Cleo says about the novel she wrote:It's an expression of womanhood and an exploration of sisterhood。 And despite the weakness around Mack's story， this is exactly what makes this story wonderful。 So 4 stars。 。。。more
Ellie （bookmadbarlow）
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A dual narrative story about finding yourself， your place and your home。Cleo has spent years writing a dating column， trying to find the one， she is burnt out and her boss suggests to spend time on a remote island。Mack is reeling from the breakdown of his marriage， he travels to his ancestors home to discover his roots。Welcome to Salvation， the tiny island， with people with big hearts and bigger welcomes。I really enjoyed this one， the one bed trope was creatively done and the description of the A dual narrative story about finding yourself， your place and your home。Cleo has spent years writing a dating column， trying to find the one， she is burnt out and her boss suggests to spend time on a remote island。Mack is reeling from the breakdown of his marriage， he travels to his ancestors home to discover his roots。Welcome to Salvation， the tiny island， with people with big hearts and bigger welcomes。I really enjoyed this one， the one bed trope was creatively done and the description of the landscape just made me want to visit。The characters having their own chapters really helped to convey their thoughts and it was clever how parts were unfinished。 As if life would continue after the story ended。There is a little steam to the romance， but as this is more about finding yourself， the romance was a secondary story。Would definitely recommend this one。 。。。more
Kate
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I was expecting a rom-com， but I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this one as much as I did。 The description didn’t do the book justice！ The end of the book has to be the best epilogue-esque ending I have ever read。 It gave you everything you wanted and so so much more。 I am a huge fan of dual povs， I enjoy the opportunity to dive into both characters and learn more about them。 I feel like it is what tends to make me fall in love with a book and the characters。 📌 Pub Date: February 15， 2022I was given I was expecting a rom-com， but I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this one as much as I did。 The description didn’t do the book justice！ The end of the book has to be the best epilogue-esque ending I have ever read。 It gave you everything you wanted and so so much more。 I am a huge fan of dual povs， I enjoy the opportunity to dive into both characters and learn more about them。 I feel like it is what tends to make me fall in love with a book and the characters。 📌 Pub Date: February 15， 2022I was given an ARC of this story to read; but thoughts and opinions are all my own。 Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing - Ballantine for the chance to read this book！ 。。。more
Tracy
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There is just something about this authors books that make them not my favorite。 It was all just alright
Jessica （bibliobliss。au）
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2。5 rounded up。 Review to come。
Cindy
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A surprising and heartfelt adventure of self-discovery！Cleo Wilder writes for the online column “Finding my Flamingo，” due to the bird’s mate-for-life characteristic。 Urged by her editor， Cleo travels off the coast of Ireland to Salvation Island with the purpose of “marrying herself，” inspired by Emma Watson’s publicized “self- partnering” ceremony。 This commitment ceremony of self-love/ self-reliance is to take place on her 30th birthday。 Then when Mack， the American turns up with reservations A surprising and heartfelt adventure of self-discovery！Cleo Wilder writes for the online column “Finding my Flamingo，” due to the bird’s mate-for-life characteristic。 Urged by her editor， Cleo travels off the coast of Ireland to Salvation Island with the purpose of “marrying herself，” inspired by Emma Watson’s publicized “self- partnering” ceremony。 This commitment ceremony of self-love/ self-reliance is to take place on her 30th birthday。 Then when Mack， the American turns up with reservations for the same lodge， things get interesting。 When forced to cohabitate， they form an unlikely friendship。 This is an emotional journey for each of them as they’re both searching for something。 Silver is a skilled writer and brought this magical island to life for me。 I think if I decide to do some serious soul searching， I’m going to a place like Salvation Island。 。。。more
Kate
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Our leading lady， Cleo， makes a promise to herself to "not make myself finish books if I’m not invested by page fifty-nine" and I'm wishing I made that promise to myself with this book。 The most boring book I've read in a very long time。 Our leading lady， Cleo， makes a promise to herself to "not make myself finish books if I’m not invested by page fifty-nine" and I'm wishing I made that promise to myself with this book。 The most boring book I've read in a very long time。 。。。more
The Sub Librarian
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“Life is the stuff that happens in the cracks between your plans and expectations。”What can I say， I loved this story。 I loved Cleo for finding a way to love herself， first and foremost。 Everyone should self-couple at some point。 Spend time being alone， listening to what they truly want and need and then being brave enough to go make it happen。 This book is truly a reflection of growing up。 Even though Cleo is thirty in the story， I feel we all continue to grow。 Youth is wasted on the young， you “Life is the stuff that happens in the cracks between your plans and expectations。”What can I say， I loved this story。 I loved Cleo for finding a way to love herself， first and foremost。 Everyone should self-couple at some point。 Spend time being alone， listening to what they truly want and need and then being brave enough to go make it happen。 This book is truly a reflection of growing up。 Even though Cleo is thirty in the story， I feel we all continue to grow。 Youth is wasted on the young， you know。 Cleo and Mack meet on Salvation Island （what a great name！）， where they are forced to share a small cottage。 Chalk lines are drawn to keep them separated。 Every night when the lights are out， they share 3 truths and in doing so create something so honest and intimate it hurt my heart。 If we could all focus on ourselves before we make those huge life altering decisions， many of us would only benefit from that。 So with that， I will leave you with 3 truths。 One: Create empowering self-talk because you are listening。 Two: “Regrets get heavier as you get older。”Three: Read this book 。。。more
Taylor Smith
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Adorable。 Love this author's writing Adorable。 Love this author's writing 。。。more
Caroline
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josie silver please never stop writing books u are a girlboss queen who RIPS my heart out every time （but in a good way 🤪）
Tams M
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It is a very enjoyable easy read and I was interested in the characters and outcome from the start。 It is written from the perspective of the two main characters and I enjoyed finding out about each of them。 One thing to note though is the language， a few times there is swearing， and although it’s not excessive， it is present so thought it worth a mention。 Overall， it’s well written with an interesting plot。 Thank you #netgalley。
Bookaholic
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An absolute pleasure to read a book， so simple yet so complicated。It was heart breaking and heart warming all at the same time。 You can。not help fall in love with the characters， each and everyone。 It was an amazing read。 I couldnt put the book down。
Courtney Vickers
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This book packs a punch。 I can feel it taking root deep in my heart。I expected a fun and flirty， oops there's only one bed， vibe to One Night on the Island， and while yes， there was only one bed， the story was so much more than that。 It was profoundly moving， a self-growth and self-acceptance journey for both main characters。 The friendships they forged were heartwarming and honest and such a necessary addition for both Mack and Cleo to grow。 I would thoroughly recommend this book; it contains p This book packs a punch。 I can feel it taking root deep in my heart。I expected a fun and flirty， oops there's only one bed， vibe to One Night on the Island， and while yes， there was only one bed， the story was so much more than that。 It was profoundly moving， a self-growth and self-acceptance journey for both main characters。 The friendships they forged were heartwarming and honest and such a necessary addition for both Mack and Cleo to grow。 I would thoroughly recommend this book; it contains powerful and lovely words that I doubt anyone wouldn't enjoy it。 。。。more
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Andrea
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Rounding up to ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ I can clearly understand the praise for this novel…the gorgeous writing， setting， community and complex characters。 I can also understand the disgruntled readers…。the unrelenting angst， and odd indulgence （self coupling/ marrying oneself？）So I sit on the fence。 Although I’m disappointed that this could have EASILY been a 5 star read， I still closed the book quite happy for having read it。
Cathy
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3。5 stars
Heather
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “Life is the stuff that happens in the cracks between your plans and expectations。” “Maybe I was being optimistic。” “Never stop，” he says， gentle。 “It’s a skill I lost awhile ago。”“Every now and then， I wish I could press pause on life and stay longer in a moment。 This is one of those moments。”“I love you a little bit。 Not so much that you’re going to break my heart。 Just enough for you to take a sliver of it home with you， and every now and then， if you press your fingers in just the right plac “Life is the stuff that happens in the cracks between your plans and expectations。” “Maybe I was being optimistic。” “Never stop，” he says， gentle。 “It’s a skill I lost awhile ago。”“Every now and then， I wish I could press pause on life and stay longer in a moment。 This is one of those moments。”“I love you a little bit。 Not so much that you’re going to break my heart。 Just enough for you to take a sliver of it home with you， and every now and then， if you press your fingers in just the right place - I think i’ll feel it and think of you too。”“I’ve internalized all the brilliance of us and now it is part of me。 I don’t have him， but I don’t regret him。”“Being a father isn’t supposed to be a bed of roses。 It’s not just pretty for a while and then disposable when it’s useless to you。 It’s a forest， constantly changing， growing， evolving。 It’s shelter and roots and branches to climb and leaves to break their fall。” 。。。more
Wini
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I absolutely loved this book。 This is my first time reading Josie Silver， and my god the way she writes is beautiful。 It is moving。 Sophisticated。 This book was so profound to me， I honestly could not put it down。 I loved the honesty that was explored as well as the raw feelings that were present！ Loved Cleo’s humour and Mack’s complexity， both went hand in hand。 BUT， my most favourite of all was Cleo’s island tribe。 WHAT A BUNCH OF AMAZING WOMEN。 I wasn’t the fondest of the self coupling chapte I absolutely loved this book。 This is my first time reading Josie Silver， and my god the way she writes is beautiful。 It is moving。 Sophisticated。 This book was so profound to me， I honestly could not put it down。 I loved the honesty that was explored as well as the raw feelings that were present！ Loved Cleo’s humour and Mack’s complexity， both went hand in hand。 BUT， my most favourite of all was Cleo’s island tribe。 WHAT A BUNCH OF AMAZING WOMEN。 I wasn’t the fondest of the self coupling chapter where she marries herself。 It sounded a bit performative rather than Cleo exploring her womanhood and freeing herself。 The reason I’m skeptical because self love can’t entirely be tied to rituals which is what Cleo was doing on the beach。 But I do understand the reason why she did it that way on the beach。 Overall though， I absolutely adored this book。 Excited to pick up another Josie Silver this week。 It was heartfelt and genuine。 I loved that she decided to stay on the island。 I’m glad she did。 。。。more
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