Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Becky Hunter - One Moment


Becky Hunter - One Moment 

5⭐

Genre: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Contemporary Fiction  

Pages: 335

Format: Hardback

Publisher:  Corvus Books 

Date Published: 2nd March 2023


Huge thank you to the author, Becky Hunter, for sending me this book to read and review. 

 

Book Blurb: 

An emotional, heart-wrenching and uplifting story about friendship, love and sacrifice, perfect for fans of David Nicholls and Holly Miller.

One moment in time can change everything...

The day Scarlett dies should have been one of the most important of her life. It doesn't feel fair that she'll never have the chance to fulfil her dreams. And now, she's still ... here - wherever here is - watching the ripple effect of her death on the lives of those she loved the most.

Evie cannot contemplate her life without Scarlett, and she certainly cannot forgive Nate, the man she blames for her best friend's death. But Nate keeps popping up when she least expects him to, catapulting Evie's life in directions she'd never let herself imagine possible. Ways, perhaps, even those closest to her had long since given up on.

If you could go back, knowing everything that happens after, everything that happens because of that one moment in time, would you change the course of history or would you do it all again?

My Review: 

This book broke my heart and then put it back together. It was so emotional yet so uplifting. I loved every minute of reading this story. Becky Hunter’s writing is brilliant and it didn’t feel at all like I was reading a debut novel. This story captured me from the very first page and didn’t let me go till the last.

The book follows best friends Scarlett and Evie. They are unbreakable. They have always been together and never apart. However, Scarlett dies after a fatal accident and Evie’s world crumbles down. She doesn’t know what to do without her best friend and without her soulmate. We follow Evie’s grief and story after Scarlett, through both, Scarlett and Evie’s POVs, whilst Evie tries to put her life back together with the help of many different people.

I was rooting so much for Evie’s happy ending. I loved her character so much and wanted the best for her. She is so likeable, strong and brave, but doesn’t believe much in herself. She is one of the most relatable and real characters that I have ever seen in a fiction book.

I loved how this book explored grief, with such care and consideration, yet it's not all about that. It covers the beautiful and simple parts of life, whilst also doesn’t shy away from disability rep. I loved how the mixture of these topics is so beautifully explored in this book.

Overall: Definitely one of my favourite books of 2023. I loved the beautiful writing, the topics that were discussed in this book and all the sad and warm emotions this book allowed me to feel. An amazing debut that everyone should read! 


About the Author:

Becky Hunter lived and worked in London for several years before moving to Mozambique to volunteer with horses and try her hand at writing. A few years, a few destinations, and a few jobs later she had the idea that would become One Moment. Alongside writing, she now works as a freelance editor and publicist, splitting her time between Bristol and London, and constantly trying to plan the next adventure.

https://atlantic-books.co.uk/contributor/becky-hunter/

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