With each book I read by this fabulous author, I discover a new favourite, and One Midnight With You was just the same. It left me feeling elated. The format was familiar, but the characters were new, and I loved each of them. In particular, I was fully invested in Ailish’s story and the characters around her.
Having been deceived and betrayed by her husband, Ailish has put her life on hold. The familiar activities of her married life have been abandoned as she withdrew from all but her close circle of family, friends, and work. Her reaction was understandable, and my heart went out to her. Emma's daughter and former mother-in-law, Minnie, also deal with their worries. Emma is convinced that her boyfriend is cheating on her, while Minnie reflects on a lifetime of friendship with the owner of a local restaurant. We also meet Dario, who is desperate to keep the family business running despite its apparently bleak future.
Shari Low weaves her own unique brand of magic as she gently pulls together the loose threads connecting her characters. The format is familiar, with each set of characters enjoying alternating chapters that had me hungrily turning the pages to discover what happened next.
I cannot single out a favourite character, as this is a definite ensemble story, and each one contributed unique elements to the book. There is a warmth that wove its way through the storyline, lent itself to the character development, and created a relatable tale that I loved. It may not come as a surprise to learn that this is another favourite book from a fabulous author.

Ailish Ryan has been in hiding since her husband’s affair with his secretary ended their marriage. Her daughter, Emmy, is not quite sure whether her boyfriend Cormac, is any different from her cheating father. Emmy decides that she needs to find out, and does her own detective work. Meanwhile, her grandmother, Minnie Ryan is on a mission to deliver a gift to a friend. However, she is not sure whether all the obstacles in the way, will prevent her from achieving her goal. Dario Moretti has spent his whole life working in the family restaurant, Gino’s, but now it’s in trouble and he’s all out of options. He is uncertain whether his actions will end up hurting all those that he loves.
Reminiscent of the movie New Year’s Eve, Shari Low’s story displays the lives of these people and how their story unfolds in the lead up to New Year’s eve. The characters were extremely likeable and I enjoyed seeing the connections between them, with the central focus at the restaurant Gino’s. I found their stories realistic yet filled with hope.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I absolutely adore the concept of this amazing book, sharing the happenings of all the characters from their point of view over 24hours.
Each character has a chapter giving an update as to what is going on in their life, plus the occasional flashback to fill us in with their backstories.
I really loved all the characters and was constantly wondering what was going to happen next!
Lots of emotional moments kept me turning the pages, and I managed to read this epic book within 24hours because of it!
The end of a year is always an emotional moment but seeing what the characters had going on in their lives it was really ramped up another level!
I won’t go into details as this book needs to be read with no hints of the twists that occur, just to say that you are drawn into their stories straight away, and you will continue reading until the bells have rung and you are emotionally spent!
A cracker of a story that was brilliantly written.

This 24-hour story follows Ailish, Emmy, Minnie, and Dario as they go about their lives, and look to make some big changes, on New Year’s Eve. The four of them have their own share of problems. Ailish is dealing with a separation, Emmy is worried that her boyfriend is hiding something, Minnie is trying to deliver a gift, and Dario may be facing the decision to close his family’s restaurant. Will their year end in hope or heartbreak?

This is the very definition of a cozy winter read. Low is able to portray people of vastly different ages and personalities with ease. While I found some characters more relatable than others, I thought they were all equally well-rounded and authentic. The writing really helps set the tone of the story, and the book maintains a down to earth, charming atmosphere from start to finish. The problems faced by the characters were realistic without being too dark, though cancer and (off-page) death of family members do make appearances in this book.

If you are looking to read this as an ebook, I would caution that there are a lot of characters with overlapping and complicated relationships, and while this is a useful list of characters in the front of the book, I think this would be more useful in print format. That said, as we get to know the characters throughout the book and they interact more with each other, it does become easier to keep everyone straight. And their stories are weaved together in such a heartwarming and skillful way that it is definitely worth getting to know all of the characters. Many thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for this ARC. This is my honest review.

4/5 A warm and light winter read.

One Midnight With You is the brand new novel by Shari Low and takes place during the build up to New Year/Hogmanay celebrations.

I love this author's writing style and her talent for building a heartwarming and uplifting story while touching the deeper, darker emotions such as grief, jealousy and loss. In this novel there are quite a few characters to keep track of but it didn't take me long to get to know them all and their stories.

Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review.

One Midnight with you is another wonderful and at times emotional read by Shari Low. This book had me completely captivated right from the very beginning and the more I read the more I became engrossed with all the characters and what was going on with them all . One of the many things I love about this authors books is how the stories pull you right in from the very beginning . The way the characters are described by the end of this book I felt as if they were real life friends and I just love that in a book . There was something in this story that I had my suspicions about and when the reveal came I admit it had me in tears , even though I was kind of expecting it . I also want to mention that I love the way Shari Low introduces us to all the characters at the start of her books. Often if there are many characters I find myself having to search back through my kindle if I forget who a certain character is but with her books it’s so easy to check back . So to sum up I adored this book and highly recommend it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

When I see a new title from Shari Low, I know I must read it. I love her use of multiple viewpoints and intersecting stories that take place over the course of 24 hours. One Midnight With You sounded especially intriguing and definitely brought out a range of emotions as I read it. You can be sure I will be reading all of her earlier titles that I can find. Thanks to NetGalley, Boldwood Books and the author for an early copy to read and review.

Taking place over the course of one Hogmanay - the Scottish equivalent of New Year’s Eve - and told from the perspective of four separate but interconnected characters, questions will be raised and answered, and lives will change.

Ailish Ryan has had important things happen in her life on Hogmanay. Falling in love, getting engaged…and, some thirty years later, quite literally discovering her cheating husband and then being served with divorce papers.

She has no intentions of celebrating he new year but is pulled out of her depression by her two best lifelong friends and gussied up to a night on the town.

All of this happening against the backdrop of Gino’s Trattoria, a local restaurant that Ailish and her family have been going round to for decades to ring in the new year.

Then there’s Emmy, her daughter who is in love but convinced, in large part due to her father’s philandering, that she’s being cheating on. Add in Minnie, the matriarch, who appears unexpectedly at Hogmanay with a plan. And Dario, Gino’s son and current manager of the family restaurant faced with a terrible decision.

And so, in rotating chapters, in two hour increments, we watch as these people come together, come apart, and come to decisions.

It’s a super quick read with engaging characters and interesting dilemmas. It reads like a light hearted family drama, an Ann Napolitano novel that takes the drama down a notch and adds some fluffier stuff.

Overall I enjoyed it though it was a bit too easy and predictable for me.

Thanks to @netgalley and @boldwood for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. This one comes out August 26, 2024.

Thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

I enjoyed reading this beautiful book.

The story is told over the hours leading up to Hogmanay,
The characters, go through different events during the day, they are friends, as well as relatives who are connected to others in different ways. Before it’s midnight, they’re all at Gino’s restaurant, the place where they’ve always come to for a long time.

The story was well written, with a lot of love and emotions throughout. The characters were lovely and relatable.

I highly recommend this book.

I got a bit confused by the character list at the start but they all came together as the story went along. A lovely read with themes of hope and new beginnings.

My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book.

This is set over one New Year's Eve and we follow a group of characters through one momentous night. The characters really made this, their connections came across and I really cared about them and their individual stories.
The plot is joyous, and there are lots of different threads that are all entertaining. I was never bored reading this and I was completely invested.
Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for an advance copy.

It's Hogmanay in August, y'all. Break out the bubby and get ready to party with the old and new customers at Gino's. It's been a fixture in downtown Glasgow for decades. Passed down from the founder Gino to his son Dario and now grandson Matty awaits his turn. What will midnight bring for this family establishment?

Shari Low does what she does best. Sets up a 24 hour period and provides multiple POVs and stories to tear at our heartstrings. My favorite character of them all was Minnie Ryan, the centenarian who has a mission to complete at the celebration. This is yet another heartwarming title with many likable folks to root for and happy endings all around. If you haven't tried this author yet, this is a good place to start. I'll bet you will want to check out her earlier titles once you have read this new release.

Thank you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for a DRC in exchange for an honest review.

A beautifully written book by this brilliant author. Love, laughter, loss, rejection, sadness and community are weaved into this story, written from different peddlers over one New Years Eve. A great read.

Ailish Ryan was visiting her friend Gwen in hospital with their best friend, Rhonda. It was the one thing Ailish left her house for after her cheating husband left their thirty year marriage for a younger model. It was New Year's Eve and her final divorce papers had arrived that morning. Could she possibly join her friends for their annual Hogmanay celebration? When Gwen was allowed to come home, Ailish knew, for Gwen's sake, she could do it. The night at Gino's restaurant was always great fun; she hoped this new year was the same. Meanwhile Emma, Ailish's daughter, was having having heartache of her own...

Dario Moretti had taken over Gino's when his mother had died and his father, Gino, was grief stricken. Dario had worked in the family business in Scotland all of his working life, and Gino always arrived on Hogmanay to join in, talk to old friends, make new ones and count down to the bells. But Dario had major problems, ones he'd have to put on the table that night and he dreaded disappointing his father. As well, the elderly Minnie Ryan had a mission of her own that Hogmanay eve, one she hoped she could fulfil.

One Midnight With You is another exceptional read by Shari Low which I couldn't put down. I loved the characters (most of them anyway!) especially Minnie, and found myself having to put the book down to control my laughter at times. I've only recently discovered Shari Low and have enjoyed each and every book I've read of hers. Highly recommended.

With thanks to NetGalley & Boldwood Books for my digital ARC to read and review.

This was my first time reading Shari’s books and I loved it. I’m a huge fan of dual POV and this is multiple POV ☺️
The story is told over the day/night of Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve). The main characters are Ailish, her daughter Emmy and Minnie (Emmys gran)
Ailish is newly divorced, trying to embrace single life but not succeeding so far but this turns around thanks to her friends Rhonda and Gwen.
Emmy has massive trust issues thanks to her dad Eric cheating on her mum. Minnie is just fabulous, she’s totally focused on her Hogmanay plans, she doesn’t have time to deal with her dizzy spells and falls.
The other main focus is Dario and his restaurant which has shaped so many of their lives, since the pandemic he’s financially struggling but has so many lives/futures to consider, he really carrying the weight in his shoulders.
This is such a perfectly wholesome story of family, love, heartbreak, trust and hope.
Thank you NetGalley, Shari Low and Boldwood Books for this ARC, all opinions expressed are my own.

I always enjoy a Shari Low story and especially one over a specific timeline like One Midnight With You. Each of the characters we meet have had such changes in their lives over the past year and the 24 hours of Hogmanay will hopefully allow them to move on with their lives.
I really enjoyed how each of the characters was given a voice and that we were able to fully comprehend their emotions and needs. The story weaves between the four of them really neatly, each linking with the other as more of their histories are unveiled.
Minnie’s story was the one I enjoyed the most as she relived her moments at Gino’s over the years, although Ailish and her friends sounded great

This author has quickly become a must read for me. Every one of her books has been really good. They all take place over the course of one day.
This story centers over several people and where their life is on this day, New Year’s Eve. The book flows well as we get to know everyone. There’s joy and some sadness throughout this book. Definitely recommend, you won’t be able to put it down!

Wonderful!

This is another beautiful book by Shari Low. Taking place over the hours leading up to Hogmanay, also known as New Year’s to people in the US, several people experience events in the day. There are friends and relatives, all interconnected in some way to each other, and all the day’s stories lead up to midnight at Gino’s restaurant, a gathering place for many years.

I love the way this author crafts her stories, so much emotion and love woven in. Simple events turn into something so much more. The characters are so real I feel like I know them personally. I can’t say enough good things about this book, please read it!

Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book, but my opinions are my own.

This was a fun, emotion filled book that had me hooked from the start. Lots of characters with flaws that make you love them even more. Each chapter is told from the POV of a different character that slowly weaves together a story of love, loss, friendship, forgiveness, and starting over. Absolutely loved it
I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review

I know when I get a Shari Low book I’m buckling in for a roller coaster read of emotions! This book had it all! Love, tears, laughs, ,friendships, but most of all a sense of community! I love the fact it’s set in Glasgow and I know where these places are. Loved all the characters and you always recognise your own family or friends in some of them!
Highly recommend this book but also all Shari’s other books as well! Makes you feel all warm at the end of it!