Thank you to Blanka Lipińska, Atria, and NetGalley for the advance reader copy of This Day, the sequel to the infamous 365 Days.
Well, I did not say much good about 365 Days but the cliffhanger at the end sure made me want to read more. So when I saw this ARC up for grabs I decided why the hell not.
“The steamy and thrilling story of Laura and Massimo continues in this unputdownable sequel to the international bestseller 365 Days—the inspiration behind Netflix’s blockbuster movie.
Laura Biel’s new life in Sicily looks like the perfect fairy tale: a grand wedding, a wealthy and devoted husband, a baby on the way, and lavish luxury complete with servants, extravagant cars, and seaside palazzos. Yes, all of this would be perfect, except for the fact that Laura is constantly surrounded by gangsters as the threat of her kidnapping looms large. Laura is about finally discover what it means to be married to the most dangerous man in Italy.”
Check out my more detailed thoughts below…
- Characters: Both Laura and Massimo bugged me throughout this book in their own special ways. Laura made me want to strangle her and yell wtf in her face. Without spoiling you she is just a big hypocrite. While Laura’s character at least tries to go through so development. For example, she exerted herself more and I did like that. Massimo being in love and having a baby has not changed him one bit. He was such a misogynist when it came to having a boy over a girl. This is a minor spoiler but it is at the very very beginning of the novel, that Massimo messed with Laura’s birth control. That is never cool and I was livid with him for the rest of the story. The best character in this story is Olga, thank god for her, she made it a bit more bearable. I liked Domenico in the first book and then as this book went on I got annoyed with him too.
- Setting: The setting jumps around quite a bit in this instalment, mostly from Poland to Italy. I do love being in Sicily but wish they explored the setting more. Especially when Olga came to visit it produced the perfect opportunity.
- Pacing: The pacing was weird. This book felt way too long. The events seemed to happen in a whack kind of order. I liked the pacing the movie set up better than the book. Some of the events that come in the latter part of this book are already set up by the movie. This Day ended on a cliffhanger so yes they got me hooked to see where book three goes.
- Romance: I cannot believe I am going to say this. This book had too much sex. The balance was way better in the first instalment. As they just kept having sex, it lost all its impact and the scenes began to blend together. I did like that Laura was getting pushier in bed. It was nice to see them swap the dynamics from time to time. But honestly, this book was either Laura and Massimo having sex or Laura running away to somewhere cause of a misunderstanding, there was nothing in between.
This Day receives two out of five stars.
Thank you again to Atria and NetGalley for the review opportunity. Thank you for reading and supporting my blog!
