An emotional read about love and trust, with an OMG ending’ Jill Mansell
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?
‘Poignant yet unwaveringly hopeful. An unmissable debut.’ Holly Miller
Am so happy to be on today’s Blog Tour for One Moment and it’s an actual tour today because I’m posting this from gorgeous Argyll this morning. It’s wonderful to be visiting a place that I associate with great books by writing about a great book here that I’m sure that so many of you are going to absolutely love!
I absolutely loved One Moment. It’s a warm and poignant read that will genuinely tug at your heartstrings and make you feel like you’ve become part of Evie’s journey forward after losing Scarlett and I know that you’ll end it – like me – feeling aware of all the things in life that we have to be grateful for and glad to have had the opportunity to think about the things that shine in your own life, whether those are friendships, family or happy moments that you have managed to hold onto even after such a challenging couple of years…
Evie was a fantastic character that you can totally believe in. When she loses Scarlett, her devastation is an easy sentiment to connect with – I’m sure lots of you will sadly find much to relate to here and it’s a wonderful thing to find grief portrayed so truthfully and unsentimentally in a book. I am glad that more writers are daring to include such ‘taboo’ subjects as grief and loss in fiction and giving so many people an insight into the way that so many people have to cope with pain, loss and trying to carve a new pathway in life and it is handled so sensitively here that I’m sure it will resonate with a great many readers.
Evie’s resilience and courage is one of the best things about One Moment. I loved the way we hear from more than one character’s perspective, and seeing things from both Nate and Scarlett’s point of view makes you feel like you really feel like you become part of this story as you read and I felt genuinely sad once I’d reached the final page and had to leave them behind.
‘ 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?’
Becky Hunter aka Bookish Becky has written a book that’s going to touch a lot of people. It presents a picture of the way that we survive, whether that is individually or as part of a wider set of connections and realistically portrays the tiny victories and moments of sunlight that can permeate even the darkest days as we move through the seas of grief to find ourselves on an unfamiliar shore.
One Moment is a wonderful read, you will definitely be touched by these characters’ lives and you’ll need more than a few tissues to hand to cope with these characters’ heartbreakingly honest reflections on their loss and the way they navigate their life afterwards and I’ll be recommending this to lots of my bookish friends who I know love a book that deals with life in a thought-provoking and emotionally open way.
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Anne Cater for inviting me to participate in the Blog Tour – I certainly enjoyed this read and it’s been an honour to be part of its story – I’m totally certain that it’s going to be an amazing success. Buy yourself a copy here and meet Evie, Scarlett & Nate for yourself. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a more beautiful and moving book this year. A wonderful spring read that I won’t forget in a hurry. Becky writes like a dream and I cannot wait to see where she takes us next!
Writer On The Shelf
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.
Please do read some of the other reviews:
A thought-provoking and moving novel about loss, love, and the unique and life-affirming power of friendship. Poignant yet unwaveringly hopeful, One Moment is a fresh look at how grief can not only break us, but put us back together again. An unmissable debut. ― Holly Miller
‘Completely involving. An emotional read about love and trust, with an OMG ending — Jill Mansell
A joy from start to finish — Sheila O’Flanagan. No. 1 bestselling author
An exquisitely written novel about grief, hope and the power of love. I loved every word. — Cathy Bramley, Sunday Times bestselling author
Beautiful, hopeful, deeply emotional, incredibly wise and wonderfully romantic. One of those books I feel stronger for reading — Cressida McLaughlin
Fantastic. Incredibly moving and very thoughtfully written — Harriet Tyce
I adored this emotional debut from Becky Hunter. It’s such a gorgeous tale of love and friendship, beautifully written and with characters you really believe in. ― Georgina Moore, author of The Garnett Girls
This stunning debut explores grief, love and friendship in a beautiful and original way – a powerful read full of both moving and joyful moments ― My Weekly
Sharp, funny, tear-jerking, so assured and well observed. What a debut! — ELizabeth Buchan
A warm and thoughtful novel that skewers friendship, loss and negotiating grief in a touching and relatable way. I was completely caught up in Evie and Scarlet’s stories. — Fanny Blake
A poignant, uplifting and life-affirming tale of friendship, love, grief and learning to let go. It’ll have you welling up one moment and smiling the next. And by the end, your heart will feel a little fuller. ― CultureFly
A hugely accomplished debut about dying, grief and loss, but also learning to live again. It’s about love in all its forms, and, despite its subject matter, it manages to be uplifting and life-affirming. It’s a story that will stay with me for a long time. — Claire Frost
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