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A review by gall007
The One That Got Away by Charlotte Rixon
3.0
Thanks to NetGalley and Aria & Aries for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The book can be classified less as a romance novel, and more as a contemporary character-driven novel. The plot is essentially surrounding the journey of the main characters, Benjamin and Clara, who meet when they’re both in university in Northern England and fall head over heels in love with each other. Unfortunately, towards the end of their time at university , and it turns out the end of their relationship, a devastating incident pulls them apart. The story is told from alternating POVs with the Parts of the book that focus on specific years of their lives and, at times, their relationship and since they've had to be apart, including events in the present surrounding a bombing in the city where they both went to university.
I enjoyed the book and feel like it was an easy read but with heavy themes. However, I did not really understand the characters' draw to each other and felt like they weren't really suited together. This could simply be their character flaws or the fact that we don't really get to see the "happier" parts of their relationship to get the full picture.
The book can be classified less as a romance novel, and more as a contemporary character-driven novel. The plot is essentially surrounding the journey of the main characters, Benjamin and Clara, who meet when they’re both in university in Northern England and fall head over heels in love with each other. Unfortunately, towards the end of their time at university , and it turns out the end of their relationship, a devastating incident pulls them apart. The story is told from alternating POVs with the Parts of the book that focus on specific years of their lives and, at times, their relationship and since they've had to be apart, including events in the present surrounding a bombing in the city where they both went to university.
I enjoyed the book and feel like it was an easy read but with heavy themes. However, I did not really understand the characters' draw to each other and felt like they weren't really suited together. This could simply be their character flaws or the fact that we don't really get to see the "happier" parts of their relationship to get the full picture.