Eight Perfect Hours by Lia Louis

One of my favourite books of 2020 was  Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis. This author is an amazing storyteller who writes deeply moving characters that are easy to connect to.  Eight Perfect Hours is the author’s most recent book and it is one of my favourite Women’s Fiction reads so far in 2021.  This book publishes September 28.

Plot Summary

On a snowy evening driving back from an out-of-town event, Noelle Butterby is stuck on a highway suddenly closed due to a blizzard.  With no phone charger and no food or drink and the snow coming down heavier than ever, it looks like Noelle is in for a long wait.  When Sam Attwood, an American in town for business, raps on her window and offers her the use of his charger, she desperately accepts.  The two spend the next eight hours in his car-sharing about their lives believing that they will never see each other again.

The road opens and the two carry on with their lives.  But fate has other plans for this couple, as serendipity throws them together again and again.  Perhaps there is something more in play here besides mere coincidence?

Book Review

I loved this book.  The story is filled with many twists and turns which leave the reader only guessing what will happen next.  It is emotional, heartfelt and beautifully written and the story kept me engaged throughout.  It is the detail of character development, however, that makes this book truly shine.

Noelle’s character is such a loving, unselfish, giving woman. She is deeply connected to her family and feels deeply appreciative to those that have cared for her – always remembering a time she needed them most. She has altered her life’s plan to take on responsibility for others and make the best of it.  Others see her as simply unable to let go of her past, but there is much more to Noelle’s story than what first meets the eye.

Sam’s character has experienced tragedy which has impacted his dreams as well. Even moving to the U.S. has not lifted the burden he feels.  Noelle has inspired Sam and has a connection to him that started long before that snowy night.

What I Liked About Eight Perfect Hours:

• The extremely well-developed characters
• The individual stories of Noelle and Sam
• The twists and turns throughout the book making the story unpredictable.

I Recommend This Book To:

Readers who enjoy stories with well-developed characters.

My Rating:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Acknowledgments:

Thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada and Netgalley for the advanced copy of this ebook in exchange for the honest review provided here.

Similar Books I’ve Reviewed:

Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry

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