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A gorgeous, high-concept romcom about finding love and daring to take a chance. After all, it's all about timing. . .
29th February 2000. Lucy's never met another leapling until she encounters Noah also spending his once-in-four-years birthday on a disappointing day trip to Calais. There's a spark that Lucy is sure Noah must feel too, and their friends insist they have amazing chemistry, but they're both with other people. It can never be more than platonic and that's OK.
Over the next twenty years, they're at each other's side through all of life's big moments – weddings, babies, new jobs, family illness – but Lucy can never shake the feeling that they were meant to meet. . .
If Lucy is to find a love that's rarer than a leap year, she's going to have to take a leap of faith.
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My Review
Lucy and Noah are both Leaplings, being born on 29th February. They meet when they are both at college, and the story follows their lives over the next 20 years, picking it up every 4 years when it's their "official birthday"! They both remain best friends throughout the years, joined by their unusual birthday, but it's obvious that one (or both) would like their to be something else to their relationship.
I really enjoyed this book and connected with both Lucy and Noah's stories. The story is told from Lucy's perspective and we get to see where they are in their lives every four years. I really liked both their characters and wanted them to just get together as it was obvious that was what should have happened right from the beginning. The storyline did slow up a little through the middle of the book for me, but it was still enjoyable to read. I loved going through their lives, watching their mistakes, regrets and hopes for the future and it was well written with plenty of emotion and laughs in the right places.
The storyline does cross over into the COVID times we all went through and this and Lucy's mum's storyline left me quite tearful. The supporting characters are likeable and you get to know them well over the course of the story. I love how it is written, meeting up with the main characters every four years and found this really clever! This was a heart-warming, light hearted read which I would recommend.
The Author
Anna lives in the South of France with her young family and energetic labrador. When not chained to her laptop, Anna can be found basking in the sun in the summer, heading to the ski slopes in the winter (to drink hot chocolate and watch – she can't ski) or having a sneaky treat from the patisserie – all year round!
You can find our more about Anna on her website – http://www.annabellwrites.com or follow her on Twitter @annabell_writes.
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