Review: You Me Everything

You Me Everything by Catherine Isaac
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When writing a book review, I never know where to start - with this one, I know exactly what to say at the beginning, and really, it's all you need to know about the book IT'S BLOOMIN' BRILLIANT!!

I've read many books this year, and I always finish them and think "that's my favourite book so far this year" but honestly - this one is up there in my top 5, but a good indicator is that it only took me three days to completely devour this book.

The story starts with young Jess giving birth to her son William, with her Mum at her side as her partner Adam, the baby’s father, is off galivanting with another woman. Then we roll forward ten years, Adam and Jess have gone their separate ways, she now lectures at a Sixth Form College and Adam has moved to France, where he has bought a run-down Chateau, renovated it, and turned it in holiday accommodation. With her mum now in a care home, she implores Jess to build bridges with Adam and get him to develop a relationship with his son, so Jess and William pack up the car and set off for a summer in France.

This is a story ram-packed with betrayal, romance and tragedy. The story goes along at a really nice pace, and you don’t ever get the feeling that the author is padding any bits out, it’s just beautifully crafted.

I don’t think I’m going to forget about Jess and William for a long time and would certainly love a follow up novel to see how they are getting on.

*I was given a free copy of this book in return of an honest and open review

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