Somehow the magic of this story has genuinely made me want to pack up and go to a windswept, isolated island. What an absolute beaut of a novel. Cleo is an utterly inspirational character and seeing her learn to love herself, and become part of the community was lovely to read. Her micro romance with Mack was steamy but also beautiful and I loved that the ending wasn’t as predictable as one might expect. Such a brilliant book, would absolutely recommend!

This book was one of my easiest five stars of the year, I thoroughly enjoyed every single page and felt so deeply for all of the characters that finishing the book left me somewhat bereft. I love the close proximity trope and this was exactly that, Cleo and Mack were a little grumpy/sunshine too which I also love. Cleo lives in London and Mack in Boston and they get double booked into a cabin on the island of Salvation, Cleo there for self love and Mack because of familial ties. Their relationship starts rocky, very rocky almost on the verge of pure hatred and I just love that in a sense. Throughout this entire book I found myself wanting to go and find myself on the island of Salvation and that was part of what made me love this book so much, I fell in love with the setting and the characters. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A sweet, undemanding book, and a very enjoyable read with appealing characters, and a heart-warming story. Definitely a book I would recommend for a winter's evening!

Cleo is best known as an almost 30 year old single woman that writes a column about her life. Her editor suggests for her 30th birthday she goes away to a remote island and 'marries' herself as something to write about and inspire their readers. She is staying at a secluded cabin on the island but arrives to find Mack, an American man who is also seeking isolation. It's a fairly predictable story as the two initially don't get on and agree to stay on separate sides of the small accommodation. It was pleasant enough reading but I wouldn't rush to recommend it.

When Cleo’s boss insists she goes to some remote island to “marry herself” and prove she doesn’t need to find her flamingo, the one and and only love of her life but instead be happy just being herself, to say she’s not completely sold on the idea is an understatement.

When she does finally arrive on salvation island she finds there’s a problem with the booking and her lovely otter lodge has been double booked. So instead of some peaceful time she finds herself stuck in a one bed lodge with a strange American man and literally nowhere else to go.

The pair both being stubborn refuse point blank to be the one to leave so agree to live as neighbours until the boat finally shows up.

But as enemies turn to friendship, and neighbours turn to housemates, will it all end well when the boat finally arrives or will it be goodbye forever?

When I saw this book, I jumped at the chance to read it. Having read and loved a previous book by the author I had a feeling this would be a good one, and it totally was! I was immersed in the story from page 1. I mean who doesn’t love the thought going to a remote island and finding yourself, even if a strange American man turns up and has to share your lodge. I love Cleo’s story, there are many heartwarming moments and parts that get you really thinking about your independence. There is one particular part which made me laugh out loud, all I’ll say is burgers but I was in hysterics.

Such a great book and so easy to get into, highly recommend if you love a rom com.

This book was perfect.
The characters were loveable and each had their own faults. The setting was beautifully described and made me want to visit Salvation Island.
I enjoyed hearing the story from both Cleo and Mack's perspective and loved the nods towards each other.
It was clever and fun I enjoyed that it wasn't completely predictable, but still comfortable.
This will be a sure hit and I can't wait to hand sell it next Spring.

I loved this book so much and found it to be totally heart warming and a joy to read. I loved Salvation island and would like to think that communities like this still exist somewhere in the world and, if so, where are they? Cleo had reached a turning point in her life and is able to find solace on the island although Mack is a slightly more troubled individual who is going to take a bit longer to heal. As readers, we know that this pair will eventually have their happily every after, but it’s still intriguing to follow their journey along the way,
Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the opportunity to enjoy this book and I’ll definitely be looking for more books from this author,

A really sweet story about a woman who travels to an island of the coast of Ireland. The way the main character revealed pieces of herself and began to question where she was heading next after turning 30 was brilliantly executed. It took me a while to warm to the male lead, but he was a very well rounded character.

A great autumn/ winter read!

This book was a joy to read. I loved the writing, the storyline, the characters, the setting - excellent

When Cleo arrives at Otter Lodge on Salvation Island to spend time alone to get material for her London dating column, she finds that she’s not alone at all - the cottage has been double-booked, and it looks like she’s going to have to share the remote beach-side lodge with Mack, who’s just arrived from Boston.

So begins One Night on the Island, the book that *finally* got me out of a summer-long reading slump. There’s something about Josie Silver’s third novel that lured me in and made me forget where I was, in the way all the best books do. I loved the two central characters, Cleo and Mack, and I adored the cast that made up the local community. I was obsessed with the setting, Salvation Island, which felt as real to me as my own island home, and I loved that there was so much woven into the story outside of the central relationship: themes of family, career, grief, community, and history.

One Night on the Island isn’t out until February 2022, but I’m already secretly hoping this one gets made into a movie…!

One Night on the Island is the type of novel that is so richly described, each scene, each character, and each heart-wrenching emotion, that it will still with you for a long time.

Chloe is sent to a remote Irish island (Salvation Island) to perform a self-marriage ceremony by her company, who have rented the only available cottage. Whilst there, she is expected to chart her journey for the readers of her column.
Mack has flown from Boston with his camera to Salvation, (his distant relative owns the cottage), to figure out his next steps in his journey.

Mack and Chloe meet on the boat that only travels the seas once a week - it's their arrival on the island, at the same cottage - with one bed where the story really comes into its own.
The story is witty, heartbreaking but joyful and the additional characters add depth and humour.

I loved this so book so much. I’ve loved both of Josie Silver’s previous books, but I think this one is the best so far.

The story follows Cleo, a journalist, to the remote Irish island of Salvation. She intends to live remotely and discover herself, while preparing to marry herself in a self affirming ceremony on her 30th birthday.

Salvation charms her completely,, despite the unfortunate situation of an inconvenient American turning up to stay at the cottage at the same time as her. The community welcome her and she fits right into Salvation life.

Cleo is an adorable protagonist, Mack is a wonderful character, who I am a little bit in love with now. Delta is a wonderful best friend, and life on Salvation seems idyllic.

This is a love story, but it’s so much more than that. It’s about community, and finding your tribe. It’s about learning to put yourself first and to follow your heart.

It’s a wonderful book, I loved it.

I should have known by the cover that this was a chick-lit style romance, which I grew out of many years ago. I read it anyway and found it unbelievably romantic, sentimental, predictable, escapist and unrealistic. However, it was quite well written and I did finish it, hence three stars. I hope the author dedicates this to Emma Watson as she mentions her ten times.

Goodness me, this book... I think Josie is really coming into her power here. And for those who have read her first book, she already started, I repeat *started*, with TONS of it. I still can't quite get over the fact that One Day in December was her debut novel. Can you? Because that's some seriously magnificently written, marvelously well-received, and magnetic book in my opinion.

I suppose that with an opening paragraph like this you can tell that I'm slightly biased towards this author because even though she's only written 3 books, thus far, she sits very comfortably on my favourite authors' list. Yes, her second wasn't as phenomenal as her first - even though it was still pretty goddam good. But this book...? Wow! Better than the first and I don't say this lightly. This book absolutely slayed me and kept me up until 4am so I could finish it. 4am I see you shrug. Well, for someone with a toddler who wakes up early, giving up my sleep for a book means a lot more nowadays - way more than it did before motherhood.

I wonder if I'm alone in wanting to go to this magical Salvation Island to throw myself at that community and see if I stick....?

The instant hate and animosity due to the double booking believably turns into a truce, then the beginning of a friendship, and ultimately into a holiday love - or as Cleo and Mack refer to, a micro-love. But this book is so much more than this.

Cleo's preparation for her self-coupling ceremony, the kindness of the islanders towards both of them, but particularly her before the ceremony and again after that fateful departure is what pulls you in. All the islanders are so bloody amazing that I honestly believe that there would be no book without them.

And let me be really honest here. This self-coupling malarkey will grow on you, I promise! Because in the beginning I was huffing and puffing about how ridiculous it was. But as the book progresses and Cleo becomes more clear on what it means to her and all her fears about turning 30 and hopes for her future, the more you wish you had a self-coupling ceremony yourself. And then when she reads her vows, you cry your eyes out - literally! Those words, those sentiments... What can I say? It's pretty freaking special.

My only complaint is that I wanted more of it. I didn't want it to end. That must be a first for me, because I'm usually a very impatient reader who wants to get to the end of the book to find out the answers/resolution. I never jump to the end, but I always rush towards it. But not here, I was very happy on my journey and tears and laughter and camaraderie with the characters to even want to get to the end of the book. And for the longest time, while reading, I thought this would be a Woman's Fiction book (you know, without a HEA?) and I was preparing myself for that and I genuinely think I would be broken but ok with it - that's how well written it is. Having said that, let me assuage you by saying that the end will not break you. You will probably want more, both from Mack and Cleo and all the islanders old and new. But you will not be broken.

Would I change anything about this book? Only one, for marketing purposes really: The name of the book! In my opinion, this name sells this wonderful story short. I understand it's probably trying to have some distant relation with the title One Day in December, but fortunately for us readers it isn't just One Night. Maybe One Vacation, One Micro-Love, One Journey of Self-Discovery... It could be several different "ones" but not "night" - in my opinion. Nor could it be "One Week on the Island" because it's 8 the number of magical days between M&C but also because they needed all the extra days they spent on that island to become the people they wanted to be and we readers were cheering them on their beautiful journey.

I'm actually going to buy this book once it comes out next year just so I can read it again and highlight the bejeezus out of it - because there are some amazing phrases and paragraphs here. Worthy to keep for posterity. Ahhhh to be as talented as Josie. Long may the Muse continue to visit her.

A big thank you to the Publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I liked this book. There were no major twists, it rolled along in the way you felt it should, and there’s something quite comforting about that.

Cleo is turning 30 and arrives on Salvation Island to self-couple for a feature in a magazine. Mack is an American photographer, visiting the island to research family connections as he recovers from difficult family circumstances at home. Of course there is a mix up and they find they must share the impossibly romantic and perfect Otter Lodge. We all know where it’s going from here, but the book is saved from sickly sweet sentimentality by good writing and a great set of characters.

I liked the way the women were portrayed first and foremost- very few men are mentioned at all! It was about sisterhood along with romance and I appreciated that.

It’s a perfect book to curl up with and enjoy, not too taxing, just a comfortable, old-fashioned love story. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for my copy of this book.

Having read previous titles by this author I was keen to add her latest offering to my TBR list and very excited to receive an advanced readers copy from NetGalley.

‘One Night On The Island’ tells us the story of Cleo and Mack, two strangers whose paths cross when they least expect it. Cleo is travelling to a remote island as part of her dating column assignment and the last thing she expects to find when she gets there is a mix up with the accommodation meaning she has to share Otter Lodge with grumpy (but quite attractive!) American Mack. Can a disastrous double booking work out to become so much more? Can time on this island change lives?

This book definitely gives you the warm and fuzzy feelings, told from the perspective of the two main characters, Cleo and Mack, the book flows rapidly through, giving you insights into each characters feelings and personality along the way, you end up developing with them and feeling like you know them yourself, a wonderful style of writing to encompass the audience that any author should be proud of. I loved the ‘3 Things’ conversation that was kept right up until the very end, another great way of building the characters story and connection.

This is a beautifully written book and I really enjoyed it, albeit it a little predictable at times, no more so than any other book in this genre, would recommend it. Only thing I would say is the title is maybe a little confusing - it’s not just one night! Regardless though, an enjoyable, magical, heartwarming read.

One Night on the Island
After many failed relationships and now about to turn 30, Cleo is sent to a remote island by her boss to ‘self couple’ and write an article about her experience. To be honest I’m perhaps at an age where this is all jumbo jumbo nonsense but I went with it.
Mack a professional photographer has travelled to the island for its remoteness, to photograph and try come to terms with the heartbreak of his marriage ended by his wife’s decision,and how much he is missing his two young sons.
Due to a mix up Mack and Cleo find themselves double booked for the only rental cottage on the island and no other accommodation available. Gradually after a hostile start their relationship grows and deepens.
The supporting cast of Characters and vivid descriptions of the island are wonderfully written.
I enjoyed this book, it was an easy read, but disappointed by the ending, I wanted more, much more. And no, I still don’t ‘get’ this self coupling malarkey!
My thanks to net galley and publisher for the opportunity to review this book honestly.

This was a new author for me and although I found the story a bit slow to start it was worth it, I really enjoyed Cleo and Max romance building, and look forward to reading more from this author.

Oh Josie Silver!!!! She’s gone and done it for a third time!!! This is such a beautiful book with all the feels……she’s gonna be huge

I loved Josie Silver's last book and was pleased to get my hands on an advance copy of this one; with thanks to Netgalley.

When Cleo's editor requests that she marry herself on a remote island for her dating column, she envisions skinny-dipping in the crystalline waters and revelling in the blissful quiet.

But when she arrives at Otter Lodge, Mack, a grumpy, yet undeniably handsome American, insists that her cosy cottage is actually his. With no beds to spare and a storm fast approaching, they're trapped...

I loved Cleo and Mack's story and that and found myself rooting for them. Its an easy read and one I'd recommend.