Eight Perfect Hours: A Novel
ONE OF THE BEST FEEL-GOOD BOOKS OF 2021 BY THE WASHINGTON POST
“I read Eight Perfect Hours in one sitting, in four perfect hours, because I couldn’t bear to put it down without knowing the ending.” —Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author
In this romantic and heartwarming novel, two strangers meet in chance circumstances during a blizzard and spend one perfect evening together, thinking they’ll never see each other again. But fate seems to have different plans. From the acclaimed author of the “swoon-worthy…rom-com” (The Washington Post) Dear Emmie Blue.
On a snowy evening in March, thirty-something Noelle Butterby is on her way back from an event at her old college when disaster strikes. With a blizzard closing off roads, she finds herself stranded, alone in her car, without food, drink, or a working charger for her phone.
All seems lost until Sam Attwood, a handsome American stranger also trapped in a nearby car, knocks on her window and offers assistance. What follows is eight perfect hours together, until morning arrives and the roads finally clear. The two strangers part, positive they’ll never see each other again but fate, it seems, has a different plan. As the two keep serendipitously bumping into one another, they begin to realize that perhaps there truly is no such thing as coincidence.
With plenty of charming twists and turns and Lia Louis’s “bold, standout voice” (Gillian McAllister, author of The Good Sister), Eight Perfect Hours is a gorgeously crafted novel that will make you believe in the power of fate.
“I read Eight Perfect Hours in one sitting, in four perfect hours, because I couldn’t bear to put it down without knowing the ending.” —Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author
In this romantic and heartwarming novel, two strangers meet in chance circumstances during a blizzard and spend one perfect evening together, thinking they’ll never see each other again. But fate seems to have different plans. From the acclaimed author of the “swoon-worthy…rom-com” (The Washington Post) Dear Emmie Blue.
On a snowy evening in March, thirty-something Noelle Butterby is on her way back from an event at her old college when disaster strikes. With a blizzard closing off roads, she finds herself stranded, alone in her car, without food, drink, or a working charger for her phone.
All seems lost until Sam Attwood, a handsome American stranger also trapped in a nearby car, knocks on her window and offers assistance. What follows is eight perfect hours together, until morning arrives and the roads finally clear. The two strangers part, positive they’ll never see each other again but fate, it seems, has a different plan. As the two keep serendipitously bumping into one another, they begin to realize that perhaps there truly is no such thing as coincidence.
With plenty of charming twists and turns and Lia Louis’s “bold, standout voice” (Gillian McAllister, author of The Good Sister), Eight Perfect Hours is a gorgeously crafted novel that will make you believe in the power of fate.
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Five Perfect Stars!
I didn’t know if Lia Lous could replicate the emotional journey I had with her previous novel Dear Emmie Blue, but she did. Eight Perfect Hours gave me all the feelings, and I relished every minute.
In this lovely, heart-warming, and romantic novel we meet Noelle, our flower-loving heroine, who is very likable but clearly struggling. She has been forced to put herself last, taking care of her mother to the detriment of a long-term relationship. She’s also still mourning the loss of her best friend when she was a teenager. This is the state we meet Elle in when she finds herself stranded on the highway during a worsening snowstorm, desperate to get home to her mother. But it’s also here she meets Sam, an American mountaineer and fellow strand-ee. And suddenly being stranded isn’t so bad.
In fact, once she knows her mother is okay, she doesn’t want to be rescued. Not only is she sharing great conversation, she has time to just be. Be herself. For the first time in a very long time. And they share eight perfect hours.
Louis has a way of making all her characters human. They’re layered, and even when unbelievable things happen, Louis makes them believable. And oh so charming. My heart ached for Elle. Her loneliness, her wistful hope.
Even the antagonists have likable characteristics. I still want to chuck them, but they’re real. Their actions make sense because even though their reasons may be wrong, Louis does such a good job creating these believable characters, I can understand most of their choices.
I also enjoyed the side story of Elle’s friends, Charlie and Theo. Once again, very believable characters, and theirs is an important and timely story I was excited to see represented.
I was pulling for these characters, not wanting to set the book down. And I would have happily stayed with them longer. Eight Perfect Hours has firmly secured Lia Louis a spot on my list of auto-read authors.
Thank you to the publisher, Atria/Emily Bestler Books, and Netgalley for providing me with an advance copy.
Check out my review and playlist at A Book Wanderer
#popsugarreadingchallenge2021 (advanced prompt #3 - The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover)
I didn’t know if Lia Lous could replicate the emotional journey I had with her previous novel Dear Emmie Blue, but she did. Eight Perfect Hours gave me all the feelings, and I relished every minute.
In this lovely, heart-warming, and romantic novel we meet Noelle, our flower-loving heroine, who is very likable but clearly struggling. She has been forced to put herself last, taking care of her mother to the detriment of a long-term relationship. She’s also still mourning the loss of her best friend when she was a teenager. This is the state we meet Elle in when she finds herself stranded on the highway during a worsening snowstorm, desperate to get home to her mother. But it’s also here she meets Sam, an American mountaineer and fellow strand-ee. And suddenly being stranded isn’t so bad.
In fact, once she knows her mother is okay, she doesn’t want to be rescued. Not only is she sharing great conversation, she has time to just be. Be herself. For the first time in a very long time. And they share eight perfect hours.
Louis has a way of making all her characters human. They’re layered, and even when unbelievable things happen, Louis makes them believable. And oh so charming. My heart ached for Elle. Her loneliness, her wistful hope.
Even the antagonists have likable characteristics. I still want to chuck them, but they’re real. Their actions make sense because even though their reasons may be wrong, Louis does such a good job creating these believable characters, I can understand most of their choices.
I also enjoyed the side story of Elle’s friends, Charlie and Theo. Once again, very believable characters, and theirs is an important and timely story I was excited to see represented.
I was pulling for these characters, not wanting to set the book down. And I would have happily stayed with them longer. Eight Perfect Hours has firmly secured Lia Louis a spot on my list of auto-read authors.
Thank you to the publisher, Atria/Emily Bestler Books, and Netgalley for providing me with an advance copy.
Check out my review and playlist at A Book Wanderer
#popsugarreadingchallenge2021 (advanced prompt #3 - The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover)
If you believe in fate, this book is for you!
This book was like a warm blanket on a cold day. This was such a sweet and heartwarming story with a lot of depth. Does it have some cheesy moments? Yes, but I enjoyed the characters and their story so much! I definitely recommend this book!
This book was like a warm blanket on a cold day. This was such a sweet and heartwarming story with a lot of depth. Does it have some cheesy moments? Yes, but I enjoyed the characters and their story so much! I definitely recommend this book!
This was such a cute story. I loved the background information and how it relates to the present time. My favorite character was clearly Sam. I wasn’t particularly fond of Noelle at first (because of her lack of risk taking) but I related to her and she definitely grew on me. I enjoyed this one and it was perfect for a December read.
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