Minnie and Quinn were both wonderful characters in their own rights and while this was a rom com at its heart, it also is a story about friendship and family. There are definitely some under lying themes of not judging a book by the cover and not assuming you know what happens behind closed doors as well. On the outside, it seems like Quinn has it all but he had his own challenges in life too and it felt like a very realistic depiction of life and relationships too, life isn’t all rosy sometimes and that’s okay, good things can still happen to you.

Flashbacks from previous New Years are intertwined throughout the book and it was so interesting to try work out where Minnie and Quinn’s paths had previously crossed. I really enjoyed the added backstory because it really fleshed out the characters and helped me to understand their motivations.

I also found the book to be very cinematic and it reads like it would easily adapt to film. This style of writing was so readable and it meant I flew through it. I suppose this is quite possibly be because Sophie Cousens used to be a TV producer!

A big part of the book that I really loved was all the supporting characters but I have to say, the real tragedy of the story was Grape-kun, which I had to google. If you’ve read it, you’ll know…