Jayme's Reviews > Eight Perfect Hours

3.5

In last year’s breakout hit, “Dear Emmie Blue”, Emmie releases a balloon into the sky, containing her biggest secret. 🎈

This year, the secret may be on a photograph still on a camera, which has been buried in a time capsule, at her old college. The photographer was Noelle Butterby’s best friend, Daisy, who died the night the camera was buried. ⌛️📸

Noelle is returning from the class reunion that she attended despite the weather advisories which implored that you stay at home, because she was desperate to retrieve the camera and the letter that accompanied it. Although she was given the letter, it turns out that the camera remained buried for now-the earth still too solid for digging-due to the blizzard like conditions! 🌨❄️🌬

To make matters worse, those conditions close the motorway, on her way home, and traffic is at a standstill. Her phone has no charge left, and she has no way of calling home, until the stranger in the car “parked” beside her offers assistance. Sam Attwood is everything you would want in your “hero” and the two end up spending eight hours together in his car-but they did not exchange contact details, and drive off in separate directions, presumably to never see each other again. 🚗

But, author Lia Louis writes charming stories about SERENDIPITY and SOULMATES, so fate WILL end up bringing these two together-AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN!

This one didn’t quite have the same emotional punch for me, as DEAR EMMIE BLUE, maybe because I didn’t feel as much spark (it could be rated G) or maybe because much of the book takes place while the characters are apart, but the author does a fantastic job of coming full circle and returning to the secret held within the camera, much as she did, with the secret associated with the balloon in the last book.

If you are curious about what was in the photograph -you can find out today…now available !

A buddy read with DeAnn-be sure to watch for her wonderful review! 💕

I would like to thank Atria/Emily Bestler books for inviting me to read an early copy, provided through NetGalley.It was my pleasure to offer a candid review!