Yet, the setup and blurb for this book made me think it would be more in line with a romantic comedy. When I read One Day in December, I was very clear on the assignment: romantic drama. Part of the problem I had in gelling with ONotI is that I went into it with a misunderstanding about the type of novel it was. With boats to the mainland delayed due to bad weather and each person stubbornly resistant to leaving, they decide to bunker down together for the next few weeks and make the most of the situation. The problem is, both Cleo & Mack claim to be staying at Otter Lodge. He hopes that visiting his grandmother’s hometown will bring him some perspective and comfort. Meanwhile, Mack, a talented photographer with the charm and looks of Han Solo, has been struggling with the separation from his wife and being a good father to his boys. Cleo, a dating columnist and aspiring novelist dreading her 30 th birthday, has been sent by her editor to do a feminist piece about self-coupling involving marrying herself. ONotI follows Cleo and Mack, two strangers who travel to Salvation Island in the hopes of finding some peace and quiet, and their creative muses. A trip to a beautiful, remote Irish island with barely any people, an abundance of cake, and a hot photographer who bears a resemblance to a young Harrison Ford? Sign me up! After really enjoying Josie Silver’s One Day in December a few years ago, I was really excited to give One Night on the Island a read but, sadly, this wasn’t the romance for me.
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