A story of friendship, heartbreak, missed opportunities and destinies reconsidered, One Day in December sounded like the perfect story for me. Any story about roads not taken and whether they are worth the longing or destined for regret instantly get my interest. And while One Day in December definitely didn't begin as I expected it to, I was completely invested in the characters and how their stories would play out.

It was a book that I didn't want to put down. I've read a lot of reviews that say this is a slow book, but I didn't feel that at all. I didn't skim over anything and was so eager to find out how it ended that I read it in two sittings, staying up until the early hours of the morning to do so.

There are a few cringey moments and the "love at first sight" concept certainly has to be taken with a pinch of salt, but I thought that the cheesier moments were easily forgivable. The only thing that stopped me from loving it was that I wish Jack were a nicer character. When he wasn't around Laurie, he was like a completely different person and acted like somebody who wouldn't be worth the heartache. But whenever the two were together, my heart flickered for them.

This book made me feel equal doses of warm, hopeful, and sad, and it was a lovely Christmas read that I would definitely recommend with a blanket and hot chocolate.