One Year Ago in Spain is for everyone who feels like their partner is their opposite. As someone who falls into that category, I sincerely enjoyed One Year Ago in Spain. It’s about falling in love again, second chance loves, and reminding ourselves of the one we love. Keep reading this book review of One Year Ago in Spain for my full thoughts.
Summary
Claire Walker has always had her life in perfect order, including her high-powered job at one of Manhattan’s top corporate law firms. Yet the one thing she cannot seem to find is a perfect love to complete it, until fate pushes Matías de León into her path. Matías is a Spanish artist who is everything that Claire is not: free-spirited and creative, chaos to her order. She falls for him, hard—and he for her.
A year later, however, Claire begins to question everything about their relationship. How can they possibly work long-term when they’re so different? Might it be best to end it before they are both in too deep?
Then tragedy strikes while Matías is visiting family, leaving him gravely wounded in a Madrid hospital. And when Claire drops everything to race to his side, she finds she is the only one who can see and talk to Matías’s soul, detached from his comatose body. But that soul has no memories of his year in New York, of her, or of their relationship. Claire soon realizes that in order to lure Matías back to his body, she will have to convince him to fall in love with her all over again. But can lightning strike twice? Can the same magic that brought them together once do so again?
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
One Year Ago in Spain is all about opposites attracting, the roads less traveled, and the knowledge that we matter. That it’s not just about the future, our job, the career ladder, or the “next thing”. Each day counts. For Claire, she’s always had her feet firmly on the ground, focused on partners and practicality. Until she meets Matías. He’s passionate, forgetful, and feels like the balloon in the breeze. An artist, he lives in vulnerability, the moment, and romantic gestures. On paper, they couldn’t be more opposite. And in One Year Ago in Spain their love is tested.
Claire is forced to convince Matías to fall in love with her again and, most importantly, to remember all the ways they work. All the ways their opposites balance each other out, remind each other what’s important. How Matías helps her remember that life isn’t just about what is on paper. All the things we miss when life passes us by worrying about what’s next. As someone who fell in love with, in many ways, my opposite, One Year Ago in Spain was a reminder of all the ways that it’s a joy. The things we help by rounding out our edges, by reminding us and keeping the train on track, and stepping up every day.
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Seeing Matías’ POV was tender as we witness them falling in love for the first time, all the things each of them saw in each other. One Year Ago in Spain is swoony and charming all at once. It’s a testament to the power of love. Find One Year Ago in Spain on Goodreads, Storygraph, Amazon, Bookshop.org, Blackwells, & Libro. fm.