izziede's review
3.0
A very angst read.
I am not sure about this book. It was well written and there are some very good scenes, at the same time the 2 stories concerning the 2 different couples running alongside each other for me didn't work although they were connected through Mark I would have preferred a separate book for his story with another woman.
Ending felt a bit rushed and really needed an epilogue.
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I am not sure about this book. It was well written and there are some very good scenes, at the same time the 2 stories concerning the 2 different couples running alongside each other for me didn't work although they were connected through Mark I would have preferred a separate book for his story with another woman.
Ending felt a bit rushed and really needed an epilogue.
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fleurette's review
4.0
Oh, what a great surprise was this book! I have never expected it will be such a good read. This was my first book by Theresa Weir. I didn't have any great expectations. First, it was written in 1994 and I'm not really into old school romances. Then, the blurb says that it is an experimental hybrid, a combination of romance and women's fiction, well, call me a conservative but I am a little bit leary when I read something like that. Finally, the main characters are older than the usual romance ones, I have already tried this and wasn't really into it.
But One Fine Day turned out to be a moving story. First, I really like the characters and deeply care about them. I like that the author divides the blame for the marriage failure between both Molly and Austin. And I like how she constructed Austin with all the insight into his feelings. This is a well-written story.
The only thing that bothers me is the somehow unsolved part about Mark and Gabrielle. Maybe the author was thinking about giving them their own book or maybe it's complete the way it is and I'm just looking for something to complain about.
I would give this book 3.5 stars and I'm willing to read other books by this author.
But One Fine Day turned out to be a moving story. First, I really like the characters and deeply care about them. I like that the author divides the blame for the marriage failure between both Molly and Austin. And I like how she constructed Austin with all the insight into his feelings. This is a well-written story.
The only thing that bothers me is the somehow unsolved part about Mark and Gabrielle. Maybe the author was thinking about giving them their own book or maybe it's complete the way it is and I'm just looking for something to complain about.
I would give this book 3.5 stars and I'm willing to read other books by this author.
takethyme's review
5.0
Wow. The story of Molly Thoreau Bennett and her not-so-perfect husband Austin drained me but in a good way. I rated it five stars because Ms. Weir did a super job at letting me, the reader, take a peek at a marriage gone wrong. The second book in a two part series it can be read alone but it helps if you read [b:Forever|736500|Forever (Molly, #1)|Theresa Weir|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1177856054s/736500.jpg|722679] first. In that story, you'll view a man who niggles his wife.
Austin Bennett never saw it coming. He thought his criticisms were justified. He was helping her, right? He knew she could become distant but she had been like this for so long.
Like so many spouses he was clueless. So when he came home one day from work and found the house silent, his wife gone and a letter from her asking for a divorce, he was shocked. Then anger took hold and fed him. He would show her. She'd be back and he would let her know he moved on.
But that didn't happen. Instead, he suffered a stroke.
This is the story of a couple who once loved each other. Like so many marriages, communication broke down. Resentment simmered below the surface. Fortunately for this couple they were forced together because of circumstances beyond their control. They learned of each other's strengths and weaknesses, something in their past that they took for granted.
By the end of the book I had reversed my feelings toward Austin. Molly had her flaws, too. I thought I was taken through the wringer and I was consumed with different perceptions.
Their story was a 'deep thinker'. Not everyone will like it. If you are tired of the same-old fluff and are interested in reading something intense try ONE FINE DAY but don't say I didn't warn you.
Austin Bennett never saw it coming. He thought his criticisms were justified. He was helping her, right? He knew she could become distant but she had been like this for so long.
Like so many spouses he was clueless. So when he came home one day from work and found the house silent, his wife gone and a letter from her asking for a divorce, he was shocked. Then anger took hold and fed him. He would show her. She'd be back and he would let her know he moved on.
But that didn't happen. Instead, he suffered a stroke.
This is the story of a couple who once loved each other. Like so many marriages, communication broke down. Resentment simmered below the surface. Fortunately for this couple they were forced together because of circumstances beyond their control. They learned of each other's strengths and weaknesses, something in their past that they took for granted.
By the end of the book I had reversed my feelings toward Austin. Molly had her flaws, too. I thought I was taken through the wringer and I was consumed with different perceptions.
Their story was a 'deep thinker'. Not everyone will like it. If you are tired of the same-old fluff and are interested in reading something intense try ONE FINE DAY but don't say I didn't warn you.
jkh107's review
4.0
A woman and her estranged husband are forced to confront the past when she finds herself caring for him after a stroke. Very good.
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