The Certainty of Chance
Author: Jacquelyn Middleton
Genre: Contemporary
Pub Date: Releasing October 14, 2021
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT DECEMBER…
Madeleine Joy is feeling more meh than merry. When an Icelandic volcano erupts six days before Christmas, hazardous ash congests European airspace, canceling flights indefinitely—including the thirtysomething's connection to Paris. Stranded alone in London, separated from her sister, and with the devastating one-year anniversary of her best friend’s tragic death just days away, Madeleine has never felt less festive. And as if things couldn’t get worse, the cute guy driving the cab to her hotel won’t shut up about carolers and tinsel…
Julian Halliwell is one of life’s sunny optimists. A former music journalist, he’s embraced his love for London by starting his own black cab business, enthusiastically ferrying passengers from one historic landmark to another. But life hasn’t always been easy for Julian. Having navigated several life-changing setbacks including a cruel betrayal by his former fiancée, Julian remains hopeful that he’ll meet somebody kind, who shares his love of music, his corgi named Winnie, and of course, the magic of Christmas time in London.
Despite being an unlikely match, fate seems determined to throw them together. But can the grieving American find joy again in a world where the lights have all but dimmed?
From Jacquelyn Middleton, the award-winning author of UNTIL THE LAST STAR FADES, comes a heartwarming Christmas story of love, loss, serendipity, and the belief that what’s meant for you won’t pass you by.
Madeleine Joy ends up in London, days before Christmas, all alone and with a lot of heartbreak. But then someone steals her cab and she gets Julian Halliwell instead. Julian loves dogs and music and suddenly Maddie sees how easy is to be around him. Can she be honest and open with him? Could he be able to understand?
In The Certainty of Chance we get to know these lovely and deep characters that by matters of fate end up together in a very merry time, even when there are things that bring sadness to their hearts.
The story is told in both POV’s and is very fast-paced and easy to read. Like many stories around Christmas, the story is heartwarming but it is the characters that steal your heart. Maddie is a beautiful character, grieving but out there in the world trying to survive one day at a time. Julian is so lovely, so thoughtful and so dreamy (where can I find a Julian for myself?). And the secondary characters are amusing as well, Micah, Tash, and even Winnie!
The story develops in the same world the author has created with her previews books and we get to see snippets of her characters, mentions of her other stories that bring a smile to your face.
The setting, once again, is London and it was nice to read about Christmas there, it made me wish to be there accompanying Maddie and Julian, going to a teahouse and getting lots of cookies at Fortnum’s, seeing all the sights and Christmas lights.
I deeply enjoyed reading the book, as I have with Jackie Middleton’s previews books, but this one feels extra special, maybe because I love Christmas and London is number one on my wish list, maybe it is because it is indeed lovely and full or warmth. What it is clear is that The Certainty of Chance is a must for the coming season.
Rating 5/5
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Thanks to Grey's Promo, DRC received in exchange of an honest review
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