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This is an absolute delight of a book. I laughed, I cried, I felt so many emotions. Miller is a beautiful writer.
The story is told from two perspectives - Callie & Joel. Callie works in a cafe & has a dog called Murphy. She's obsessed with nature & ecology. Joel was a vet but has been having prophetic dreams about the people he loves from a young age - one such dream he had has haunted him his whole live.
He walks dogs for a living for his elderly ex-patients & lives a simple life.
Suddenly their paths cross.
This is where I'll leave it as I don't want to give too much away. However, I can honestly say that this is one of the most beautiful love story's I've read. It's honest & refreshing & oh so sad. If you read this, please have tissues at hand! I'm a bit bereft after finishing it & I have a feeling it will stay with me for a long time...
Miller writes so elegantly & it's an absolute delighted to read. She made me want to go to Chile to find a rare bird!!!!
If you're looking for a love story that is not copy & paste then please pick up this book!
I received this as an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I started this book loving the two characters and the way he is drawn into the cafe and their interaction until they end up living in the same house. However, I gave up half way through the book because I grew bored and didn't feel the characters were progressing. I give three stars for the promising beginning but by the middle it didn't hook me enough to keep reading. This is just my honest opinion. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me review this book.
Loved this book, a real proper love story.
Joel is in love with Callie, Callie is in love with Joel - so all should be straightforward... but Joel suffers from dreams in which he sees the future of those he loves, and struggles to reconcile this future with current happiness.
It's sad, so sad - but beautiful, so beautiful, and just that bit different from all the other love stories out there. Read it.
Brilliant. A beautiful love story that I will remember for a long time. Joe and Callie’s story had me near to tears. This was a lovely way to spend a rainy afternoon. I just want to sit down and read it again.
Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.
Compelling and utterly heartbreaking. It’s so hard to read when your eyes are full of tears. Absolutely beautiful storytelling, Callie and Joel will stay with me for a long time. This book is going to be HUGE.
A poignant but captivating story, well told and beautifully written. The story moves between the two main characters, Joel and Callie and I was totally hooked by the intriguing sensitive story line. It is both incredibly sad but at the same time uplifting with a roller coaster of emotions. A lasting romance with a difference and I could see this would make a fantastic film. Recommended highly
Another great read from Net Galley . I started reading this and found that I couldn't really get into the story so I read something else and picked it up again. It was definitely worth it to perservere with this book .
Joel has an unusual condition where he sees future events , as a hard headed realist, I could not get my head around that at first, but as the book moved on I loved the way that the story unfolded about the impact this had on his life and loves . The story didn't go how I would have wanted but that is what makes this book, life doesnt always pan out in the way we expect .
So if you are looking for a good book which will get you thinking (and possibly shedding a tear or two) this is it . I will look out for more books from this author
Thankyou Net Galley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review and the writer and publisher for a great story
This is a captivating tale that as soon as I started it I realised that it would be a sad one! Joel is a loner - he has dreams that are ruining his life - he has had to give up his job and resigned himself to a life of being alone and just getting through the days. Callie works in the local cafe that he frequents they are drawn to each other and here starts their story. The story is told from both of them alternating each chapter.Its a highly emotional story and had me sobbing big tears when I had finished it . Its a lovely easy read and will be perfect for the summer when it comes out !
Honestly, this is one of the best books I've ever read. It's so captivating. I love how you see the story from both Joel & Callie's perspectives. I'm not sure what I can safely say without giving potential spoilers; but honestly, what a wonderful book. It really made me feel the importance of family, friends and trusted relationships and also reiterated the fact that you really should live your life to the fullest. Heartbreaking, yet still somehow joyful; definitely a book I'd recommend and read again in a heartbeat.
This book was a bit of a slow burner, but is a really lovely story. Well written, amazing characters it definitely left me wanting a follow up of Joel’s life.
Joel has dreams - don't we all - but his foretell the future. He has hidden this ability from everyone since he was a child and it has affected his whole life especially his ability to make relationships. So when he meet Callie he is desperate not to get involved but he does and finds happiness until one night he dreams of their fate.
I've read quite a few books recently where characters either foresee the future or get a chance to relive their past and this is definitely one of the better ones. Joel and Callie are two very sympathetic characters. You feel like you really get to know them over the course of the novel and you root for them throughout. Other characters are very well drawn too and based in real life. What I especially liked is that their lives were believable. Having just read a book about a high flying New York lawyer who is gifted a loft apartment by a friend I had had enough of reading about the super-rich. Callie and Joel are typical millennials in many ways, not yet settled in their careers and still living in rented accommodation well into their thirties. That's what life has been like for many since the financial crash of 2008. It's not all partnerships in law firms, dining out in fine restaurants and getting a multi million dollar flat given to you. It's eating pizza and wondering if you'll manage to pay the rent this month. So thank you, author, publisher and NetGalley for providing me with the ARC of this down to earth (in spite of the psychic aspect), funny and touching novel. I loved it.
A beautiful, brilliant, heart-breaking story that will stay in my mind for a long time. It deserves to be made into a film. Highly recommended
Joe& Callies love story will stay with me had me hysterical crying reading trough the tearsAn absolutely beautifully written novel so engaging wi be recommending this highly #netgaley#hofdderstughten
I have just finished reading this beautifully written book wihich explores a very unusual topic, it had me intrigued from the first page and held my attention throughout.
The main male character Joel, has a gift of dreaming which ironically has felt like a curse to him, after falling crazy in love with Callie; he sees her fate in a dream and must decide how to deal with this.
I loved the different twists and turns in the plot which portrays the journeys of the two main characters vividly, the writing involves the reader immensely through some amazing descriptive writing.
I would recommend this read, even if you are a non believer!
The haunting tagline of The Sight of You - "Would you choose love if you knew how it would end?" was what made me interested when I stumbled upon this book on bookstagram. I am a lover of romance novels and I really liked how the author took a different approach to this genre through The Sight of You. Even though the book broke me, the beautiful story of Callie and Joel will forever stay in my heart. The conversions between Callie and Joel, the little moments they shared, warmed my heart. I loved how the book wasn't only focused on the main characters' love story, but also about the relationships that they shared with their family and friends. The book's plot was so realistic, and one of my favorite part of the book was how the author chose to express the bravery that comes by loving someone truly. It's honestly so hard to talk about the book without revealing how the story ends, so I'll stop here. I can't wait to read more books by Holly Miller given how wonderfully she wrote her debut novel!
This book! It's impossible not to get completely invested in the lives of Joel and Callie. Impossible not to be rooting for them to find a way to make it work. Impossible not to get to the end without a lump in your throat and a tear in your eye. A book you won't forget for a very long time.
A novel idea and an absorbing book. Joel has a gift - he dreams about the future. His gift is largely a curse however, as he sometimes sees bad things that are going to happen and feels the responsibility for protecting those he knows and loves from small or large calamities.. He then falls madly in love with Callie...
The plot and the characters (stars and support) are really well written. The story is told from both Joel and Callie's points of view, which added depth. It was really easy to like them both and to hope for there to be a happy ending.
I will definitely recommend this book. It was thought provoking, emotive and engaging.
Thank you to Holly Miller, her publishers and #NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.
This book is just wonderful. Dare I say it, but better than One Day in December, which was the perfect ‘will they, won’t they,’ romance. This book haunts you long after it’s finished with an ending I cried buckets over. This book is going to be huge!
Such a great premise for a book- nothing perhaps new but told so well that it feels real from the outset.
Joels dreams are ruining his life, because they show him premonitions of the lives of those he loves and although many are happy several are also tragic. He has told no-one and as a result watches things unfold that he cannot control, including the death of his mum.
Understandably he is not keen on letting himself love anyone else and works hard at isolating himself from relationships, all the while trying to alter the future by subtely warning his friends and family to avoid certain activities, places or actions or by taking matters into his own hands to change their paths and avoid that foreseen destiny.
Enter Callie, who makes him fall in love, who encourages him to open up and who ultimately he sees the future for in one of his dreams.
Cleverly spilt between the two main voices and acroos a period of 6 years we walk with Joel and Callie through the fledgling romance, the blossoming relationship and the aftermath of Joels decisions.
At the begiining the scene is well set with plenty of time and space given to the characters to meet and fall in love but as you move through the book the chapters get shorter and the pages devoted to each passing year grow fewer leaving you racing to the conclusion of the book almost breathlessly!
Un-put-down-able and wonderful with a little bit of thought provocation (would you tell someone their future if you could? would you want to hear your own?).. If I could give it 10 stars I would!
A dreamy, moving romance that really makes you care about the protagonists. The new One Day/One Day in December, this is a fantastical charmer and a great piece of escapism. Highly recommended.