"One Night on the Island" is a slightly misleading title as Cleo actually spends nearly 2 months on a small island off the west coast of Ireland. The concept of "marrying oneself" is a bit weird to most of the characters, not just to me! There are some great personalities populating the remote lump of rock on which Cleo finds herself. The locals take her in to their hearts and community. The problem at the centre of her supposed retreat is that someone else has been booked in to the same lodge, which only has one bed, and sharing with a stranger is a challenge.

How Cleo and Mack overcome the challenges and sort out their complex lives is the main theme of the book. Entertaining and very readable. Recommended.

Thanks to Net Galley and the publishers for the opportunity to review this book.

Thank you to netgalley and penguin uk for the opportunity to read this book. I am not going to lie and say I didn't think the cover and the title were too much like this authors previous work, meaning that readers could potentially think it is part of a series or a rerelease of one day in December, this totally isn't and stands completely on it's own merits.

This story is about cleo who is a journalist who writes a dating column for a magazine. She hasn't had much luck herself with dating, good at giving advice but not found her one yet. Her boss sends her to this remote island in Ireland to do this piece about self love and finding yourself and being happy without your one.

What follows is some miscommunication, fun, laughter, friendship, community, sadness and people discovering the simple things in life. It has brilliant characters and the story telling is second to none.

I truly adored this story and it truly leaves you thinking about it long after you turn the final page. This is one I would definitely read again and again.

I loved the humour in this book the differences in characters and personalities made it all the more loveable. I can't imagine anything worse the going to an island and your accommodation being mixed up and having to stay with someone you don't know. A wonderful story line with a few steamy scenes and a wonderful setting

Approaching her 30th birthday Cleo is writing a searching for love column but it's not happening. Sent to a remote Irish Ireland by her editor to marry herself.
Accommodation mix ups with Mack a relative of the cabin owner. Wild weather, friendship, honesty and a brilliant mix of local characters. You feel as if you know the people and like them.
Will they stay, go, separately or together is only part of the story.
Enjoy I did.

4.5 stars
I was really excited to read this book as I had read the previous One Day in December and loved it.
The book while capturing the community feel of a small island also explores the different issues that face people in their relationships as adults.
Cleo is a successful online columnist but has lost herself a little, living in the city and the merry go round of dating. Mack is a photographer and in the middle of a family crisis. Both are looking for some solace on a remote island but find out the property they have rented is double booked. What starts as an annoyance, turns to friendship and then more between the two. The characters that live on the island and the landscape add to the heart warming feeling of this book and help the two on their journeys of self discovery and healing.
The books is written in dual POV and I think the author did very well in capturing the male voice and their feelings when relationships breakdown. It was well written and i would recommend this book.

I’ve not read any other Josie Silver books before, so I wanted to see what the fuss was all about!

The idea is original, the characters relatable and there’s a good dose of humour and a sprinkle of steamy romantic scenes.

All in all, a very readable book, but nothing super special.

I loved the idea of the book - going away to an island and just finding yourself with no outside influences. The author painted the beauty and remoteness of the island and made me want to visit. Disconnecting from the outside world once in a while helps reset yourself and it shone through in the story while having to live along side a complete stranger!

Lovely book.

Well written and pulls at your heart strings,

I like when books evoke emotion and this one is a perfect example. Not your typical romantic comedy, the characters are relatable and well developed and the book has depth.

One day in December is one of my favourite books so I knew I had to snap this one up as soon as I saw it here on netgalley. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a nice romance novel.
Although a little predictable in some areas but I thought it had a great
message and I truly cared about all of the characters. I think we all
need a piece of Salvation Island. A great book especially when you
are looking for a little escape from the real world.

I loved this book! I really enjoyed one day in December and couldn't wait to read this one when I saw it! Would definitely recommend!

This is a story about Cleo, and the strong, interesting women who befriend her on the island, inspiring her to change her life completely.
Beautifully written, I was sad when I finished reading it, as I missed the island, its people and the countryside!
It was so lovely to have the story from both sides, showing men’s vulnerability as well.
And I loved Cleo’s mum, Helen, it’s so unusual to read a believable, normal, modern mother-daughter relationship in a book.

Inspiring and delightful.

A wonderful read, loved the characters & setting. Was just such an easy read & left me wanting to visit the island & it's inhabitants

I'm not usually a fan of romance novels but this was the exception. I fell in love with the characters from the very beginning and found myself wishing that i could visit Salvation island to get away from everything. Looking forward to reading more by this author.

Loved previous Josie Silver books- lovely warm characters - gives a great impression of life on a wild remote island. Probably predictable where the story between main 2 characters would end up !!! But loved the journey. Descriptions of islanders and scenery was very effective.

“Three - I don’t regret you.”

Book review - One Night on the Island, Josie Silver.

What a romance book to tug at your heart strings! It was so refreshing and heartwarming. A beautiful, peaceful setting and a steamy holiday romance - what more could you want?

Cleo and Mack are outraged to find that the owner has double booked Otter Lodge and they are stuck in each other’s presence. Mack, who has came to solitary to fix his broken heart, just wants to photograph the surroundings and get in touch with his heritage. Cleo, who came to the island for a metaphorical marriage to herself as a way of showing everyone you don’t need a man at 30, is here to write her articles for the magazine. Both of them do not want to be in each other’s company so agree to stay on different sides of the lodge and act as room mates.

Life on a remote island, however, has different plans for the pair. Cleo and Mack start taking pleasure in sharing their 3 nightly facts and they begin to open their lives and hearts to one another, piece by piece.

Add this to the pile of books that are currently making my opinion of the romance genre drastically improve. Around a year ago, you wouldn’t see me dead with a romance book (too cheesy I’d say). I absolutely adored this. From the island life, to the romance and character development in between, it was perfect! I absolutely, whole-heartedly fell in love with the Mack-Cleo enemies to lovers relationship.

Along with this, the islanders! Imagine being part of such a wonderful community. I’ve never seen myself as much of a knitter but I’d swap my wifi for a pair of knitting needles any day to have friends like those! They were just amazing!

The whole story was incredibly refreshing. A true comfort story to snuggle up with and a well deserved 5*s from me. I enjoyed every minute of reading it. From the setting descriptions of the beautiful island, to learning the back stories of Mack and Cleo’s lives. It was my first book from the author but certainly won’t be my last.

Thank you to penguin general UK for my copy of this on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Well written. Loved the setting. Want to visit this island.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for allowing me an early look at this book in exchange for an honest review,

This was a really good read. Easy story to follow, charming setting and great characters. Really enjoyed it.

Full disclosure: I don't really like romcoms or chicklit. Despite this, Josie Silver is rapidly becoming one of my favourite authors of all time.

"One night on the island" made me cry in a good way. It's so sweet, and moving, and wonderful, and inspiring, and all the good adjectives. Silver sets up a situation that makes you wonder how on earth she can resolve it and she does in a way which is oh so satisfying. There were times when I was worried the characters were veering a little too much into victim territory, but nope! She pulls them back just in time.

All around a glorious piece of escapism that I will most definitely be reading again and again.

With HUGE amounts of gratitude to Netgalley and the publishers for an ARC without obligation.

Cleo....sent by her editor to a remote island to....what? Marry herself?
I have a feeling that I was too old for this story, however well written. It's such a hackneyed plot, Two people on an island, both trying to take ownership of the same house. Which coincidentally has only one bed.. I can see that this book will be very popular, it's amusing and descriptive. But not for me, sadly.
Thanks to NetGalley for a preview copy.
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Writer Cleo is sent to Salvation island to "Marry herself" by her editor. Upon arrival at her remote cabin she finds it has been double booked. Handsome American Mack is booked to stay there too.

Great book, I would recommend it to anyone. Josie Silver is a great author and i would read anything she writes!!