A hear-wrenching story about true love, forgiveness, second chances and so much more. Liv’s life imploded seven years ago when her boyfriend disappeared. Now, on her wedding day, she gets the chance to get back in time and find the truth of what happened. But it change her life forever or will she find her happiness and true love? Amazing. Thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood books for the ARC copy. This is my honest review.

Thank you so much to NetGalley for a copy of this book it was really good and I would rate it 3/5 stars!

Liv's boyfriend Kit disappeared seven years earlier. Now she is getting ready to marry his brother. But on the morning of her wedding she steps through a door and finds herself back seven years earlier before Kit disappeared. Can she find out what happened and stop it? Which brother is her one true love? Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I liked the author's writing style, however I thought the whole time travel aspect was problematic. The character development stood out to me. There was a nice plot twist which has me going back and going "WHAT?".

It is the morning of her wedding day and instead of walking down the aisle to the love of her life, Liv finds herself in the past. 7 years in fact. Six days before her first love, disappears.
She has 6 days to change everything. Six days to change the fate of the man she had once loved.

It was such an interesting premise which immediately drew me into this story. There are many secrets and questions to unravel, and those lead our main characters Kit (the man who disappeared), James (his brother and her current fiancé), and Liv, on a journey that is filled with pain, joy, and self-discovery.

One of the elements I really enjoyed was how Liv fell in love with both brothers. One her first love, and the other her soulmate and the love of her life. While many twists and turns light her path, there are beautiful moments in which the reader is given the chance to introspect into the choices we make.

The story itself reads well with a back and forth timeline, and with a progression that left me flipping the pages for more. At times, the pacing dragged, however, this did not take away from the overall enjoyment of reading this story.
Intimate scenes are not detailed and are very few - so if one prefers this style, this is the book for you!
This book also features tropes like enemies to lovers, time travel, and mystery suspense, which are immediate draws for me!

Thank you to Netgalley and to the author/publishers for graciously providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Spice: 0.5/5
Plot: 4/5
Overall: 4/5

This was a really sweet book! A friend recommended it because I enjoyed The Seven Year Slip so much and she was right on the mark with this story. I was engaged from start to finish and loved the characters. Give this one a read!

I absolutely adored this book! I loved the romance and suspense! I adored the time travel! There were twist and turns that I didn’t see coming. Really, some of my favorite things all in one book! Thank you NetGalley for the arc! Well done! 4 stars.

I had never heard anything about this before but the description intrigued me. This was such an interesting story and held so much potential. I was hooked into the story right away by the first few chapters, and the writing made it easy to continue to read chapter after chapter. I will say, the ending felt a bit anticlimactic, I think I was expecting a bit more, and it felt like once the reveal was made everything wrapped up very quickly. I think it could have been fleshed out a bit but overall a very solid and easy read.

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!

Very well written book. Made me do a lot of reflection, and definitely got emotional at different parts. A bit long, but in the end, worth it.

Enjoyable read. Wasn't sure at first if I wanted to continue due to the "back to the future" aspects, but glad I persisted. Actually feel like it would make a great rom com movie.

I am a sucker for any sort of Sliding Doors storyline, so this book was a satisfying read for me. Seven years in the past, Liv's boyfriend Kit disappeared on a hike, presumed dead, and after the grief of losing him, she did eventually move on and find comfort in the arms of Kit's older brother, James. On her and James's wedding day, Liv is mysteriously transported to the past, exactly one week before Kit's disappearance. As Liv seeks out answers to what actually happened, she questions her feelings for both brothers and for what she wants in her life. I don't normally like love triangles at all, but the complicated nature of this one worked for me. Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for a digital review copy.

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Going into this book, I'm not sure why, but I think I expected something a little more fluff? I'm not really sure why but this book is anything but that! I was so pleasantly surprised!

This book is deep and emotional; it is part mystery and incorporates time-travel which causes the reader to really invest in the characters and pay attention. The author delves into character flaws and works them out through these characters.

We follow our FMC, Liv on her wedding day. She finds a piece of jewelry from her past but the engraving receipt is dated this week. She's confused because the jewelry is from her previous boyfriend, her current fiancé's brother, that mysteriously went missing 7 years ago.

Liv puts the necklace on, steps out of a doorway and ends up in 2016, 7 years ago. She has 6 days to find the truth why her boyfriend went missing and why he's returned the day of her wedding.

Once she finds the truth, who will she choose to love in the present?

Omg! Besties! I loved this book so much! The author hooked me right from the beginning, and this story refused to let me go until I finished it! This story is part mystery, part romance, it's reflective and hopeful.

The story is told in both multiple POV's as well as alternating timelines with short and punchy chapters making this book such a breeze to binge. On top of that, the story is so damn compelling... I was doing laundry with my kindle in hand, walking the dog with my kindle in hand. I couldn't put it down!

The mystery aspect was really driving this one for me, but in the back of my mind I had this anxiety swirling about the 'triangle' that's always in the background of the whole story. Who will she choose? What's going to happened? Who is 'the good guy' 'the right one'? All of that. But I think the author did a fantastic job of taking us through everything and discovering the truth along with Lenny. I'm over the moon about the ending!

Such a deeply moving story that took me by surprise. I'll remember this one for a long time to come. Highly recommend!

P.S. I cried.


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💜Enemies to Lovers
💗Love at First Sight
💜Second Chance
💗Time Travel
💜Timeslip Romance
💗Mystery
💜Self-Discovery

Expected Publication Date 01/31/25


Many thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the complementary advanced digital copy - all thoughts are my own. 💐

Seven years ago Liv’s boyfriend went on a hike and never came back. She worked through her grief and was able to find love again. Then on the morning of her wedding, she walks out of her hotel room to get to the ceremony and she’s transported back to her old apartment that she shared with Kit, 6 days before he disappeared. Now she has time to figure out what happened leading up to his disappearance in hopes that she can change the outcome. But if she can save him, would she choose him?

Thoughts
This was a pretty captivating book, there were a few plot twists that I did not see coming that kept me on my toes and I couldn’t put it down. I do think the ending could have been a bit stronger, but overall an enjoyable read.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This one is sitting between and 3 and 3.5/5 for me.

Overall, the concept of the book was really interesting, but some parts fell flat for me.

Later in the book when we find out more about what happened, I was a bit disappointed in the turn that it took. I think I was expecting more/ or something different.

I did have a good time reading it and finished it relatively quickly. I do just wish it took a bit of a different direction.

Thank you NetGalley and Emma Cooper for the chance to read this ARC.

Liv’s boyfriend goes missing, presumably dead, and she finally is happy again and is about to get married when she goes back in time to 6 days before his disappearance. Liv learns about herself in these days, she learns about her then boyfriend, and she learns more about her now fiancé. She is faced with a tough choice and I am so happy with the choice she makes.

This story has romance, drama, twists, and so much more.

It started off a little slow for me, but about 60 pages in I was hooked and loved everything about this story.

Thank you to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for providing the e-arc in return for my review. I really enjoyed this book.
Not a typical romance book at all. There was mystery and a sci-fi aspect to it. I didint guess the plot twist and was very happy with the ending. I liked Liv and really felt for her and all that she had been through. I didn’t like Kit at all but was invested in his story.
I will definitely read more books by this author

The cover on this book is a little misleading (for me) because it gives the vibe of a more "bubblegum" romance and this book is anything but that. This book is deep and emotional; it is part mystery and incorporates time-travel which causes the reader to really invest in the characters and pay attention. The author delves into character flaws and works them out through these characters. It is beautifully written but it is heavy at times and not-your-average-romance. 4.5 stars...this book will stick with me. Well done, Emma Cooper! *I received a complimentary copy from the author/publishing company via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts & opinions are my own.

I thought The One Before the One started a little slowly, but I quickly found myself not wanting to put this book down. It's about Liv, who is about to get married, but on her wedding day, gets transported back in time to the week before her previous boyfriend disappeared seven years ago. There was a surprising twist in the middle of the book and I had to keep reading. Would definitely recommend!

Absolutely loved this book. My first Emma Cooper read and definitely will not be my last! The characters were so endearing.

Liv's wedding day is today. She finds a piece of jewelry from her past but the engraving receipt is dated this week. She's confused because the jewelry is from her previous boyfriend, her current fiancé's brother, that mysteriously went missing 7 years ago.
Liv puts the necklace on, steps out of a doorway and ends up in 2016, 7 years ago. She has 6 days to find the truth why her boyfriend went missing and why he's returned the day of her wedding.
Once she finds the truth, who will she choose to love in the present?
This book was an addicting tale from start to finish! It's emotional with unexpected twists throughout. Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC!
Highly recommend!
Enemies to lovers
Second chances
Forgiveness
Love triangle
Time travel
Dual POV
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