Review: Ten Years

Ten Years by Pernille Hughes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Becca and Ally were best friends. Charlie and Ally were engaged. Becca and Charlie loathe each other. After Ally dies, she asks Becca and Charlie to finish her bucket list together, scattering some of her ashes at each location. Love trumps hatred so each year Charlie and Becca meet up to carry out Ally's wishes on the anniversary of her death.

Becca and Charlie are both from broken homes, while Becca's mother walked away and left her with her grandmother (who also viewed her with indifference), Charlie's parents fought over custody of him. Charlie has the good looks and charm that have let him just walk into jobs without even trying while Becca is a struggling actress holding down a series of low-paid jobs while she struggles to find roles. Charlie is a people-pleaser, an appeaser, while Becca has learned not to rely on anyone for anything. Strangely though, Charlie feels no need to appease Becca, she's the only one he allows to see his anger and in return Becca gives him the unvarnished truth about his behaviour. Yet they are also supportive of each other, albeit on the quiet.

Some books you read and enjoy but then a day or two later you are a bit fuzzy on the details, whereas its nearly a week after I read this book and it has all come flooding back. I thoroughly enjoyed this, snarky behaviour, humour and sadness all wrapped up together in a thoughtful romance.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

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