הבחורה שעוד תגיע

The Girl Duet #2

by Julie Johnson, ג'ולי ג'ונסון

אם קתרין תמצא את האושר שלה?
והשאלה הגדולה ביותר היא... האם תמצא את עצמה?

התאהבתי במישהו שלא יכול היה לאהוב אותי חזרה.

התאהב בי גבר שלעולם לא אהיה ראויה לו.

קתרין פיירסטון סוף כל סוף כבשה את הוליווד.
בית חדש. מכונית חדשה. ארון חדש מלא בגדי מעצבים.

יש לה הכול.
ובכל זאת...
בלעדיו...
אין לה כלום.

הבחורה שעוד תגיע הוא הספר השני בדואט הבחירה. זהו סיפור אהבה לא צפוי, ממכר ומלא עוצמה על שני אנשים שמחפשים את עצמם בעולם הזוהר של הוליווד.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, New Adult, Friends To Lovers, Adult, Second Chance

312 pages, Paperback

Published April 1, 2023

About the author

JULIE JOHNSON is the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Wind Weaver. When she's not writing, Julie can most often be found sitting on the beach near her home in her native Massachusetts, adding stamps to her passport, drinking too much coffee, and avoiding reality by disappearing between the pages of a book. She published her debut novel on a lark, just before her senior year of college, and she's never looked back. Since, she has published twenty other novels, which have been translated into more than a dozen different languages and appeared on bestseller lists all over the world.

You can connect with Julie on her Instagram (author_julie), in her natural habitat (the bookstore), or in her exclusive reader group (The Johnson Junkies).

For news and updates, be sure to subscribe to Julie's monthly newsletter: juliejohnsonbooks.com/newsletter

Reviews

[Katerina · Rating 5 out of 5]

“An already-broken girl who let a boy break her a bit more, just for the hell of it.”

When you start reading The Someday Girl, you think it is simply about a damaged girl divided between two men; a blond Viking she broke, and a charming man-child who broke her. But since it is Julie Johnson we're talking about, a woman whose lyrical and soulful stories leave a mark upon you, you soon realize the story is not about Wyatt or Grayson. It's about Kat Firestone, a walking disaster, the queen of bad decisions, chaos and destruction. At least that's what she thinks. Between the promotion of her upcoming movie that skyrockets her career, fancy parties and interviews and ruthless paparazzis, Kat is collecting her pieces and faces a future that terrifies her, and comes to the conclusion that life is messy, and cruel and ugly, and the only person responsible for changing it is herself.

“You can't wait for a man to come around and put you back together. You have to put yourself back together first, and become the kind of woman who deserves a good man.”

I hate Julie Johnson.

She has a gift for words and characters and pain. She can peel off the layers of your soul, discover the ugliness, the darkness, the guilt and the self-loathing, and make a piece of art out of them. She has the ability to expose this darkness, make you shiver and drown in shame just because you see yourself in Kat Firestone, in her parade of mistakes and crappy choices. Her writing is raw, personal, and too real for your own good. Instead of forgetting your demons, thanks to her you confront them.

“My broken soul mirrors his. A kindred mess in the making.”

I think we are programmed by birth with the tendency to fall for the bad boy. Because despite the multiple times he's going to break us, we delude ourselves with dreams of turning someday into today. We fancy ourselves as saviors, as the salve to his wounds, without realizing that we don't deserve the heartbreak and the humiliation for someone who is not willing to make an effort. But this boy is useful, after all. At least he was for Kat, who had the sense and the strength to learn from this experience. When you have reached bottom, sometimes you are able to find yourself. And that was Kat's destination after all. Self-descovery, self-esteem, self-respect and a genuine belief that light is a choice, not a predetermined course or a privilege reserved only for the good ones. And I failed to see that while reading The Someday Girl, and I was angry and sad at the turn of the events, furious that the character I secretly loved and the idea of him deflated like a balloon but when I finished it, when I let everything sink in, I understood what Julie's purpose was. To love yourself. Accept yourself. And choose sunshine.

“Is it possible you discover yourself in words penned by a stranger? Can you find your soulmate in the pages of a book?”

I love Julie Johnson.

She has a gift for words and characters and beauty. While The Monday Girl was about damage and destruction, The Someday Girl was about healing. It was an inspirational, heart-breaking and heart-mending experience laden with tears (many, many tears), laughter, bitter and sweet surprises and in the end, you can't help but feel empowered, ready to conquer the world.
We don't deserve only a Monday. We don't deserve an untangible, fleeting Someday.
We deserve Forever.

Thank you, Julie, for this lesson.

“I am a girl of ashes and embers. And now...I will rise.”

*ARC generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review*

[Bibi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a blubbering mess.

Who on earth is Julie Johnson and why isn't she more visible? Oh dear Lawd.

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm in tears.

This duet has a new home on my all time favourites shelf. I didn't think it would be possible to love The Someday Girl more than I loved the first book, The Monday Girl, but I'm blown away.
I'm speechless.
I'm in awe.
I'm heartbroken and I'm filled with hope.

Julie Johnson is the most underrated author I have ever read. She so masterfully crafts stories that are rich with intricate detail. Stories that live and breathe the emotion of an average female. Stories that teach us not only how to love but how to be loved as well. A story that teaches us that we're worth so much more than just one day of the week.
We're worth all of the days.
We're worth an eternity.
A someday.
A forever.

If anyone out there sees, reads, or listens to any of my recommendations, throw them all out. If I could only give you one story to read from everything I'm gone through over the past year, it'll be the one of Katharine Firestone.

“When did you get so wise, Katharine Firestone?”
“Not wise. Just marginally less stupid.”

Why, might you ask? Because Katharine Firestone is relatable. She's you, she's me, she lives in all of us. She embodies our hopes and lives our fears. She's damaged, hurt, but she perseveres and rises to become stronger, better, brighter and she teaches the reader how to do the same as well. Katharine Firestone is more than just a character in a book, she's a part of my soul.

"Allowing yourself to be weak is the hardest thing in the world. But maybe that’s the whole point. Maybe, when it’s damn near impossible, it means you have something to lose. Something that matters."

I'm going to try really, REALLY hard to write this review without spoilers. And then I'll proceed to reread it somewhere between three and seven times to try and confirm this fact. That also means I'll have to take out at least 50% of quotes I want to use... Oh well. It'll be hard to talk about what I want to say in some areas because of this, so if you don't mind some no holds barred, 100% honest thoughts, send me a message! ;)

Okay, now let's get down to all the nitty gritty, shall we?

Jumping into The Someday Girl is like diving into bed after a long day at work. It's comfortable, familiar, cozy. You think about it all day while struggling through a 9-5 and then you just want to go home. But in this case, I'm talking about a home within the pages of a book. There was almost two months between the two books in this duet but the second I started reading the first page, it felt like I was coming home. Comfortable. Familiar. Cozy. I knew (in theory!) what to expect from these characters but there's no way I could've prepared myself for this wild ride.

“You can tease, but my point is, we aren’t meant to be happy all the time. I think we need sadness and pain and horror, otherwise all the joy we experience means nothing. If you never feel fear, you can’t be courageous enough to overcome it. If you never have your heart broken, you have no barometer to measure the biggest love of your life. Without the dark, there’s no light.”

I couldn't possibly start this review with anything other then #TeamGrayson vs #TeamWyatt, because, um, hello! Two potential heroes is better than one! Kidding. But this really was the great debate. I know I for one have had a few conversations about these two and while I'll keep my side quiet (I'm trying to avoid spoilers at all possible costs so not saying who I was routing for makes sense to me), it was quite interesting to see how these two acted at the beginning of the story. I didn't know how it would play out after the ending of The Monday Girl, but I was definitely surprised by both of them. Then I was continued to be surprised throughout. On one hand, a certain gentleman turned out and acted much differently than I had expected. I felt like there was a different light shed on him in the first book, and thus began my confused love affair with this character. The other gentleman then acted completely out of character - but justly so. I even spoke with Julie part way through (when I suspected what was happening) and told her that I was 1. Not only all for it but 2. I respected the hell out of the direction and honesty she used in this story.

Even from the beginning, I think there were some vague little clues about which direction this story would go. Would Kat end up with Grayson? With Wyatt? Like little chocolate eggs on Easter morning, the reader gets to hunt and search the nooks and crannies for clues and try to piece together the bigger picture.

Was that vague enough for you? This no spoilers nonsense is a little harder than I thought.

So after the first book, I had my heart set on one of the guys. I KNEW it was going to be him, I could just feel it. Everything within me pointed to this one guy. But then when I started reading the second book, I became more unsure. I was starting to get a better feel for the other character and all of a sudden was confused. You know how people say to just trust the author? Julie, take the wheel! I gave it all up, threw in the towel and tried to forget all of my previous ideas. I trusted JJ and let her take me along for the ride. I let her show me why my ideas may have been different from hers or why they might not have worked in the current situation. And man did I buy into it! It's like I finally saw the light, LOL! It's like the heavens opened up, the chorus sang and I decided to look towards the sunshine.

“I grew up watching all these movies of epic love stories on the big screen. They were inescapable. Men and women who are destined to cross paths, fated to fall in love, predetermined to be together forever because it’s supposedly written in the stars or steered by invisible winds or sparked by the prick of cupid’s arrow. Soulmates. One, single person in the universe who is meant just for you.” His eyes hold mine and I feel the temperature in the room kick up by several degrees. When he continues, his voice is fraught with tension. “But that’s not real. It’s fiction. It’s the Hollywood spin. It’s the fairy tale that never really comes true. Because while the idea that we all have a single soulmate is lovely… It’s also bullshit. [...] Love isn’t some unavoidable destiny, some fate you can’t sidestep. It’s a choice you make —and keep making —every day of your life.”

What I thought I needed after reading The Monday Girl turned out to be bogus. What I actually needed was for Kat to find herself. While still being true to herself, there was such a fundamental change in the heroine between books, it shook me. And yes, of course I know what this change was! But can I tell you? Noooooo. :)

It began in small moments but Kat was finally starting to stand her ground. To demand respect. To throw away the self hatred. To believe that a better life, with a better man, was possible. She picked up all of the pieces of her tarnished existence, rotating and jamming them all together to try to make a pretty picture. Then, an image finally started to become clear. An image of her. She did all of this (on her own --- not really, she had help but I can't mention from who AHHHH --- but like 90% on her own and then some support) and I had to give this girl mad props. She grew tremendously between the beginning of the duet and the end. She really did rise from the ashes and start again. Reading the entire journey, my heart clenched for Kat and I was overwhelmingly proud of her. To see the strength and confidence that she found? To witness her turmoil again and again while she continued to pick herself up? It's inspiring and let's you feel hope for her ending.

“You treat people like pawns on your chessboard, always calculating how to bend the pieces to your will, always seeking to overthrow the balance of power so you’re in control of the game. But you’ve never seemed to realize that, when you win at chess, you end up all alone on the battlefield. A sad, crooked king, with nothing to show for his victory except a crown no one is even left to admire.”

This book is simply so much more than an romance. It's built on a foundation of being able to learn who you are and redefine yourself. How to see yourself without the criticism of others. How to love yourself despite your 'flaws'. How to forgive yourself and how to move past the disappointment of others. This book is more than a romance because instead it should be described as a lifestyle.

But more than that, I loved how it was Kat putting her life back together. It was Kat who took the initiative and responsibility. It was Kat who was determined to change her ways. It was Kat proving that she could be better, love better. It wasn't Kat and Grayson nor was it Kat and Wyatt. SHE did this. She didn't rely on a hero to save her, she saved herself. Isn't that a message that we want to teach to our girls? You don't need a man to save you. Sometimes, a hero wears heels. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and save yourself instead. If you're waiting for a man to do it, you could be waiting a while. Who knows? He could be stuck in a tree somewhere because he didn't read the directions on how to get to you.

“One inch lower, and slightly to the right.”
-A girl giving her boyfriend very explicit directions… about where to hang her new painting.

*snorts*

You know the Ke$ha song, Love is My Drug? I have to politely disagree. Love is my not drug. Angst is my drug! I could mainline that stuff and it would be fantastic. I love angst. Like a lot. The more times I have to put my hand over my heart because I can feel my chest constricting while reading a book, the better! Don't worry, I know I'm weird, I'm don't mind. Julie not only provides angst, but she provides the good kind of angst. The kind that's backed up with solid emotion and aforementioned detail. The kind that's believable and transferable. The kind that the reader feels right along side of the characters. The Someday Girl is saturated with good angst and that makes me a happy, happy camper. I guess on the flip side I also need to address that it's not all angst, so if you're not into that sort of thing, don't worry! There's also a lightness and an ease all the while being filled with hopeful undertones.

"It sounds, to the unknowing ear, like a fairy tale: two childhood co-stars, reunited after a decade of distance, starring in the most epic romance of the year. A love tailor-made for movie screens.
Unless, of course, you know the truth.
That the hero wouldn’t stay.
That the heroine couldn’t change his mind.
That it wasn’t really love at all —just the potential for something wonderful, wasted on two people who were never meant to be."

This book is like a big bowl of chicken noodle soup for the soul.

Soundtrack: Rise by Katy Perry
I don't even need to go into detail here, it's pretty self explanatory. Now go listen to the song on repeat!

Can I just give a shout out to my favourite secondary character? Kent Masters, my main man!! Wow, I loved this guy. His personality really started to shine in this book and I couldn't get enough of him. Definitely one of my favourite secondary characters ever, the bits and pieces we got of his story were phenomenal. Not a guy I'll soon forget! <3

Harper scoffs. “Kent, did we or did we not have a discussion about you being an overbearing caveman?”
“We did.”
“And?” Harper plants her hands on her hips. “Do you recall the conclusion of said discussion?”
He shrugs. “You huffed and puffed about me taking care of you. I heard you out, because I think you’re kinda cute when you’re yelling your head off. Then, I decided to keep doing exactly what I’m paid to do, which is protect Miss Firestone and you, by proxy, whenever you’re with her, which is most days because the two of you are a package deal. Though, since you and me are sleeping together every night and I’m practically living at your apartment, from now on I’ll be protecting you wherever you go, regardless of your friends.” He looks at me briefly. “No offense.”
“None taken.”
He swivels his head back to Harper. “Point is, you’re my girl, and I protect what’s mine.”

Julie writes this duet for every girl out there. Everyone who deserves to be worshipped. Respected. Loved.
I don't have my own Prince Charming yet, and at this point I feel like that's almost a good thing. But after reading these books, I feel a lot closer to being ready in my own heart than I was before. This duet is a part of me now.

"People are always waiting around for that magical person who’ll walk into their life and fix them, who’ll offer up some vital piece they’ve been missing and make them complete. They spend years trying to fit their broken edges against another person’s and call themselves whole and healed. The only problem with this, of course, is that expecting anyone else to fix you is an unequivocal disaster.
You can’t wait for a man to come around and put you back together. You have to put yourself back together first, and become the kind of woman who deserves a good man.
You can’t settle for someone; you have to strive for them —strive to be better, to do better, to love better."

In my review of The Monday Girl, I called it "Real, honest and heartbreaking. An incredible read." I don't even know how to top that except by saying this book is more. It's more real. It's more honest. It's more incredible. The best duet I have ever read.

Sure, this duet is the story of Katharine Firestone, but more than that, it's also the story of us. You, me, Marie from San Fransisco, every girl and every woman who has had to deal with a manchild, a commitment phobe, a playboy. It hurts but it's real. And as Kat grew, I felt like I did as well. It feels like I learned how to love right along side our heroine and that's a pretty special feeling.

We deserve so much more than a Monday, and that's something that Julie proves to the reader. We deserve a guy who will treat us as his someday, who will look at us like his every day, and will love us like his always.

Written with unbridled passion and striking honesty, Johnson delivers a dynamic story that will deliver long past it's release date. Emotionally captivating and bursting with intensity, The Girl duet feels timeless in its makeup. This will be a story that will pass through generations as we hand it to our daughters, our sisters and our friends. The Someday Girl is a far cry from your average romance novels. Five stars just seems so common these days so you know what? Screw a five star rating system, I'm giving The Someday Girl six stars!

"Is it possible to discover yourself in words penned by a stranger? Can you find your soulmate in the pages of a book?"

It's possible because I can and I did. From this day forward, I pledge to always choose sunshine and I challenge my friends, fellow readers and bloggers to do the same.

"Every day, you have a choice about how you’re going to live your life.
Choose sunshine, baby. Always choose sunshine.
You look so much prettier with light in your eyes."

Word on the street is that all the cool kids are one clicking this, so don't miss your chance to be too cool for school! Oh no, I think I just aged myself. And sounded really lame. So... Just buy the book instead and I'll stop making corny jokes. Sound like a deal? Want to make another deal? If you haven't read The Monday Girl yet and want to, send me a message. The first five people that do will go the ebook sent to them from Amazon! <3


*An ARC was received from the author in exchange for an honest review.>

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[Julie Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Irene · Rating 2 out of 5]

HUGE *SPOILER* ALERT. (If you haven't read the book don't read the next text)
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It is the first review I'm writting that contains spoilers but I can't help it. Since last night that I finished the book, I have all these words in my head, screaming at me and I have to let them out.

This book was much better than the first one but it was also worse. Let me explain myself.
The plot picks up right after the first book ended, with Kat finding out she is pregnant, suddenly in love with Wyatt instead of Grayson and the reins of her life out of her hands as always.
This time I really felt for her. Her desperate need for Wyatt, her pain for losing him, her self-doubt, the paparazzi frenzy, her mom's cut-out, the confrontation with Grayson, her BFF's newfound hapiness and, last but not least, the Helena incident. Kat finally matured but most of all she found herself and managed to rise above in every occasion. And that's why I think this book was so much better than the first and I was going to rank it high.
But then......
Julie Johnson chose to resort in a cheap trick in order to pull more emotion from the reader and it made me furious. Don't get me wrong. I'm all in, in getting your characters killed in order to serve the plot and advance the story. But this was not such an occasion and that's the reason I don't read any more books from Nicholas Sparks. Because he has exploited death into ridiculousness.
So I am asking: what purpose did Kent's death serve? Besides the obvious, turning the reader into a hiccuping wet mess, I really can't fathom any other use. It would make more sense in killing Grayson for example, if he decided to claim the baby creating troubles for the couple's HEA than killing Kent who was one of the most likeable characters in the story.
If I take a hint from Kat's monologue in the end concerning "not everyone gets a HEA" it was the author's attempt to prove a point, but why Harper had to pay the price I don't get.
So, I'm sorry Julie Johnson, you are still one of my favorite authors, but your "Girl duet" wasn't one of your best.

[TeriLyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

**The Someday Girl generously provided in exchange for an honest review.**

5 "Choose sunshine, baby." Stars

There was something very pleasantly unexpected about the conclusion of Julie Johnson's Girl Duet in The Someday Girl. The story to me revolves around choices. And the author talks a lot about that within this story. The choices we make to be happy with ourselves our direct reflections of the choices we make live a fulfilling life with someone else. Johnson highlighted a new way to look at life and love. A simplistic and less fleeting feeling about the loves of our lives and we can make each count in life and love if we choose to do so.

The Someday Girl revolutionizes Kat Firestone, our heroine. This is truly her duet, her self-reinvention, her coming of age. From young, hardened girl with a chip on her shoulder we watch Kat flourish and flounder to discover who she is, what she wants, and how she goes about getting it. We watch her slowly fill in the chip with confidence and assurance. She's a work-in-progress kind of girl whose faults and vulnerabilities relate to young women everywhere. These traits humanize her to readers and make us feel deeply to her as we can empathize with the same emotions we've felt in ourselves. Kat is a woman who makes mistakes I believe any one of us would make if thrust into the the same circumstances as she. Her learning and growth from those raise her up and make her whole. The choices Kat makes to get her where she needs to go ties into the entire tone of the story. And when she starts making choices based on her own happiness rather than that of anyone else we see her shine.

Grayson Dunn and Wyatt Hastings are mere backdrops for Kat's evolution. I had a clear "winner" of her heart I wanted to see and I got it (YAY!) but to me, what she finds out about herself through the two of them was more important. However, the story does keep in line with the romantic and angsty tones of The Monday Girl. And I found it quite pleasurable that both heroes make mistakes and snap judgements. They are two people of totally opposite direction, self confidence, and lifestyle yet the same in the ways they do or have effected Kat emotionally. They are flawed in their seeming perfection and I like that in a hero. Where a heroine feels small and as if their on a pedestal she can't reach, to see her come to value that the pedestal is of her own making is quite refreshing. It's an interesting dichotomy and how Johnson chose to play that scenario out worked great. You end up feeling greatly about both of them.

The secondary characters - yeah - I can't even go there. But there's a sub plot working beneath the main threads of the story that will captivate you and devastate you. Great secondary characters, some of my favorites of Johnson's. And as always her writing is magnetic and jumps right off the pages of this book. It's laced with humor and charm, raw emotions, and realistically simplistic tones toward theme and plot. While the setting is Hollywood and all of the craziness that surrounds it Johnson managed to keep her characters level and steady even when they're at their absolute worst. She took everyday feelings and sensationalized them against the backdrop of stars and celebrities. Julie Johnson went nitty gritty with this duet and she did it beautifully. The Someday Girl provides a great conclusion to this duet of books and I encourage romance lovers to read it.


5 stars for Part One:
The Monday Girl

[J. C. Red · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF at 67% + SPOILERS!!

The more I think about this book, the madder I get and that makes me even more annoyed, because I’m mad at the fact that I’m mad at some damn characters in a book. I can’t even keep track of all the things I’m mad about at this point. This was so freaking disappointing, on so many different levels, and I didn’t even get to what happens at 90% - saw in some reviews after DNF’ing and it pissed me off all over again.

I’m sorry, but wtf happened to Wyatt? He was one of the calmest, most level-headed characters that suddenly turns into an angsty teenager. He already annoyed me in the first book because first of all, does he have no balls whatsoever to fucking talk to the heroine and tell her what he feels? He tried once, and then just gave up. And secondly, completely shutting her out, not answering her calls, and avoiding her even when it came to business…that was just completely irrational and out-of-character. But I guess, angst, right? And honestly, what exactly did he want? He slept with a woman that he literally saw falling in love with another man right in front of his face and that he then saw being completely heartbroken over said man, and he expected what exactly? It got to the point where he had to take care of her after 2 days of binge-drinking and not eating over how heartbroken she was over that man. And yet what, he just thought she’d suddenly realise she’d loved him all along because they slept together at a party?? That he wouldn’t have to fight a little for her? Or at least give her 2 fucking minutes to say something? I’m sorry, but that’s just completely shitting on a character just so there will be more angst.

I will never believe that the Wyatt we saw in the first book - understanding, level-headed, calm, but also a man with no balls - would react the way he did. Honestly, when they had sex the first time, I kept waiting for him to stop it; it seemed like the sort of thing he would do, just to make sure that she had moved on from Grayson before starting something too serious with her. But no, he just had sex with her, without discussing anything with her beforehand about the entire situation, knowing she was in love with another man, and to top it all off, he completely cut her out of his life without listening to any explanation, because he thought she was treating their night together as a one-night-stand.

And I really couldn’t understand what the heroine had to apologise for. Because maybe the author forgot, but it’s not like he ever expressed any feelings for her. Literally nothing. So at most, her leaving after sex with him would be a shitty thing to do as a friend (which is what they technically were), but to claim it’s fucking unforgivable and never speak with her again even when she begs him is way too dramatic. To the extent of her knowledge, any feelings he might have for her are only based on her own intuition - nothing concrete.

But that’s not what annoyed me with the most about Wyatt (and the book). What completely put me off him is the fact that the author heavily implies that the heroine is IT for him, his soulmate, which he wholeheartedly believes in as a romantic. And yet, he never fights for her or even alludes to his feelings. Never asked her out in the first book, but instead preferred to do things like leave her alone with Grayson while they are both drunk, around a campfire on a beach in Hawaii, and having a great time (I mean come on, anyone would have sex in those conditions, it’s like handing her on a silver platter).

And in this book…aaah, in this book the author completely put me off him and that’s why I DNF’d - I don’t want her to end up with him at all. I think I’d even prefer Grayson, he might an asshole and a manwhore and everything I hate in a romance hero, but at least he’s honest about who he is.

So he is in love with her, like really fucking in love with her (supposedly) and yet it took him somewhere between a few days to a couple of weeks to go out on dates and sleep with someone else? Yeah, some real soulmate shit right there.

Was I supposed to be happy when they had sex again in the same bed he had another woman in less than a week before? A woman that the heroine saw in his house, in the morning, wearing nothing but one his shirts? And one that was also a bitch to her in front of him?

Or was I supposed to be happy that their reunion was happening while he was still technically seeing her? Oh, I’m sorry - she knew they were casual. I guess that’s why he saw her so often, she slept at his place (including on Christmas!), and made breakfast for them.

Had the author not made him such a romantic, or so heavily implied that she was the love of his life, I could’ve gotten over it because he thought decided they were over before they even started. I still wouldn’t have liked him because he’s a coward and clearly a very passive person and I’m not a fan of cowards as heroes, but I probably could have gotten over it and at least finished the book.

And this also ruined the heroine for me, who I loved seeing grow throughout the course of this book. That’s why I went through all that emotional angst in the first book, because I knew we had to see her grow and move on and I looove a character that grows. I was so freaking happy when she realised she was completely over her infatuation with Grayson. But to see her running around after this coward who she thought had a girlfriend..and sleep with him..just ruined her character. So she didn’t really evolve; she just moved from being infatuated and desperate over a man, to a different man who I assume she ends up with.

And they don’t spend any time together!!! where the hell is all this love coming from on her part? I just didn’t believe it at all. At most, I believed she saw him as the opposite of Grayson, a nice man who does nice things for her without expecting anything in return and couple that with all of her emotional issues, I’d definitely believe she’d be infatuated with him too. Definitely not a ‘love of my life, this is who i wanna end up with’ vibe, though.

I really believe that this author stands out with her writing and her character building, but then here come these ridiculous plots that are just there for angst. I hate that so much in a book; I have no problem reading about anything, but I have to believe it. I have to believe the characters and the plot’s logic and I have to feel like everything that happens makes sense in the universe the author created - and that it isn’t just a way to generate more angst, which is 100% what I felt I got in this book (and some of the first).

[Ssssarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

OHHH MYYY FUCKING GOOOOD. I thought The Monday Girl was amazing but THE Someday Girl blows it out of the fucking water. I'm still trying to sort out all my emotions from this duet. I don't have the words to even explain all my thoughts and reactions. But you NEED to read it! Such a wild ride! Seriously!!!

IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, GET THIS DUET NOW!

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

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5+++++++ CHOOSE SUNSHINE CROWNS

“Is it possible to discover yourself in words penned by a stranger? Can you find your soulmate in the pages of a book?

This book!!!! This book killed me! Ripped my soul to pieces, and yet, strangely, gave me hope. Hope that we can survive, hope that we can reinvent ourselves, hope that we can learn to love ourselves and let others love us in return. At the end I was emotionally catatonic, feeling nothing, because it was just that good!

Kat hands down is one of my favorite heroines of all time, like ever in the history of all female heroines, this woman just spoke to me. Her downfall, her rise from the ashes, and her quest to love herself in order to better love others and her life enthralled me. My heart broke for her, I cheered for her, and I became elated for her final HEA. Kat’s road to healing and self-discovery, however, makes this story so much more than a romance between a guy and woman. It has such a huge focus on self-love, making yourself whole so that you can be better for yourself and the person you are meant to be with that becomes a tale of self-reflection, causing readers to evaluate their own understanding of love and relationships, often hitting them right in the heart. Every single step of her journey is emotional, and when she finally comes full circle it is so amazing. My heart soared for her. Julie Johnson put me in her shoes, feeling every single emotion, and although it hurt so much at times, it is one of the most memorable and life-altering journeys I have ever been on as a reader.

Because there will be no spoilers here, I am going to address both guys. Wyatt is light and sunshine, always having a positive look on the world. He is honest, kind, and so incredibly loyal. When he hurts, it is torturous. My heart breaks for him, but he is such a force of good in the story, bringing so much peace and contentment to the chaotic world of Hollywood that he can’t be held down. The one thing that shocked me a little about his character is how harsh he could be at times. It is clear that this is a defense mechanism, but I think it really showcases how circumstances and our choices can alter how we choose to behave. Grayson, GAH!!! I have so much love for this character. I wanted so much from him this book, and while the character development I so desperately longed for didn’t completely happen, the road Julie Johnson took him on made me so okay with his storyline. He is lost, he feels unworthy, and he feels unsettled. Just like Wyatt, my heart aches so much for him, so much so that when he acts in some atrocious ways, I can’t help but see the underlying motivation, which just creates tiny little fissures in my heart. Both of these men, equally, have an everlasting place in my heart, and while I it is very clear who Kat should be with as the book progresses, and I love them so much I longed for each one to get their HEA.

#TeamGrayson or #TeamWyatt? All I will say is that Julie Johnson gets it right. The man Kat ends up with is who she belongs with, and not because it is fated or some sign showed her the way, but because she makes a choice to be with him. She reevaluated her life, made appropriate changes, and healed herself before she even considered attempting a relationship again, but when she makes the decision there is no faltering on her part. She goes after what she wants with gusto, and I love that she became the aggressor. She went after what she wanted with no qualms, and I love every single minute of the reconciliation that occurred between Kat and her man.

The plot of this story has so many levels. There is the obvious romantic love triangle between Kat, Wyatt, and Grayson and the completion of the cliff hanger from The Monday Girl, but there is so much more to this story than these two plots. What really stood out to me as I read this book is that there is so much about loving yourself, about being able to let yourself accept good in life, about taking care of you so you can be the best version of yourself for the person you choose to be with. It is a story that is more than loving someone else, but also loving yourself. All good relationships start with self-love, and what better message is there than this!

Side note: I am not done with this world. While Kat’s story is completely finished and wrapped up with The Someday Girl, there are so many unanswered questions and broken characters at the end that it can’t be over. I just refuse to believe it! I need more, more stories, more redemption, and more of Ms. Johnson’s beautiful words!

The Monday Girl and The Someday Girl are going down as one of my favorite books of not only 2017, but as one my favorite romances EVER! Each word is beautiful, each story line emotional, and each theme expressed in this story speaks to living a full life filled with love. This is going to sound dramatic, but my soul has been altered by Kat’s journey and the emotional and beautifully raw story. I may never recover, and I don’t think I want to. And to answer the question posed at the beginning of the review, the answer is YES! That is what makes this book so much more than your average romance. It is what sets it apart from the rest, and it is what makes it an ABSOLUTE MUST READ! Julie Johnson has truly outdone herself, and I am in awe of this woman’s talent.
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[Veronika's ReaderFeeder · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 - Every Day of the Calendar - Stars
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I try to find the right words for this review, but I feel like nothing I write can do this amazing book justice. When I closed this book, I felt a kind of emptiness that only the most outstanding stories leave behind. This book...this duet is maybe Julie Johnson's best so far. It was incredibly captivating and outstandingly well written.

Maybe The Monday Girl was a little bit bitter, a little sad and cynical. Maybe sometimes I was really mad at the characters who had flaws and maybe many times I found myself fighting with fictional characters (which probably made me look like I was a little nuts :)) but it made the perfect foundation for this amazing second part, and it gave a beautiful arc to the story. The Monday Girl broke my heart, and The Someday Girl healed it. And while there were parts of this book that were very hard and heartbreaking to read, this story is also about hope, and rebirth. It's about rising from the ashes and turning into the person who you were meant to be.

As I already told in my review of The Monday Girl, the story takes place in Hollywood, and it's about a girl who by chance gets a role in a movie that changes her life forever. At the end of the first book Kat finds herself in an impossible situation, and she only can find her way out, if she stands up and takes the control of her life. And she does. And yes, it was important that if at the end of the book #TeamWyatt or #TeamGrayson would be the winner, but I feel like the biggest winner of the story at the end was still #TeamKat.

There were so many emotions and important thoughts in this book and the writing was amazingly gripping! I hate Julie Johnson and I love her so much at the same time. At one point my tears just didn’t want to stop, but after a few pages I found myself smiling again.

I think the most brilliant thing about this book is that although the story takes place in Hollywood and because of this - like expected - it’s not short of movie-kind-of-scenes and drama, but still there were so much deepness and massage between the pages! It’s amazing! I was so proud of Kat that she stood up and found that certain sunshine. She didn’t let the darkness to win, she stood up for herself and she proved that she is not just a “Monday girl” but she deserves all the damn days of the calendar. I think so many girls will find themselves in Kat, and the deep-drawn honesty of the book is exactly what makes this story truly brilliant. The character development was simply amazing and it gave a beautiful arc to the story. Every word and every character in this book took my breath away, and Kent Masters stole my heart forever.

I already told so many times, but Julie Johnson is truly gifted and with this book an other favorite found a place on my shelf. I am so sad that this amazing journey ended and I need to let these characters go, because this story is a devastating, captivating, crying-smiling, sunshine-searching perfection.

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[naz · Rating 4 out of 5]

WYATT FOR THE FUCKING WIN

[Patrixia Lansangan · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great conclusion to a beautiful story.

Warning: Contains spoilers for Monday Girl

I really loved this duet. It was so fun and so emotional and so Julie Johnson. I love how she writes so emotionally but can still add humor in it. All her characters are so badass and so funny I love it so much.

So this book right? I didn't know where this would lead because the two main guys were so out there. They were both so part of her lives in the first book and so when i read someday girl, it was so difficult to choose a side or whom to ship her with. But It's as if we were deciding with Kat because the guy she did choose was so perfect and it convinced all of us that she made the right choice and i love that.

Grayson Dunn....ahhhh this sexiest man alive. He was so fun and he was such a manchild and him and Kat always had that chemistry and again they are frigging Taylor Swift's Wildest Dream feels. Everything about that song is these two and it describes them perfectly.

Wyatt was so sweet and romantic. From the beginning, i knew he was going to part of the love triangle and i assumed his affection towards for Kat was brotherly till the ending of monday girl happened and threw me over the edge XD If GrayKat was Wildest Dreams, then Wyatt and Kat was Taylor Swift's Out of the Woods. I swear, I SWEAR It describes them point by point!!!

I was quite proud of the songs i related to these couples XD

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I was really surprised when Wyatt became the main guy here, because he just played the part so well. The kind one who always supported her and only watched by the sides and Grayson always took the spotlight. I was thrown off because Grayson was introduced first and it's usually that guy right? Then i went back, and i realized that Wyatt was introduced before Grayson. (Not that this is relatable at all) but anyways i really loved how it turned out between the three of them though i feel Grayson didn't really grow much and lacked closure towards the end.

That ending was the death of me, KENT!! NOO!!! That was uncalled for because he was one of the greatest characters in this book and Harper is amazing OMG, the grief she must have felt. T^T
It was so sad and they were just talking about having the time in the world, it was devastating.
I loved the ending regardless, it was beautiful and it really gives a message that not everything will be a happy ending. That's just life works, It's a fucking bitch and will give us another goddamned day tomorrow... XD
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IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THIS DUET YET, Girl, get your shit and read it! BOTH OF THEM! You will not regret it! Julie Johnson is a must read author and you will fall in love with her characters just as fast you fall in love with her words. Definitely one of the favorites for 2017 <3

[Yvette (Booksandbandanas) · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I finished The Monday Girl I was DYING to get my hands on the second part because hello,
THAT ENDING! Kill me now. I couldn't function after it. Heart shattered. Life cannot go on.

Julie Johnson brings it, and I mean brings it in the conclusion. I think I've read it a million times by now. Kat is a character I just fell so undeniably hard for. Yes, there were two other characters I sorta kinda, obsessively loved as well, but, Kat was who truly stole the show.

"I was always meant for the shadows, anyway. Some people say I gravitate toward them, but I think they have it backwards: the shadows have always gravitated toward me."



In the Monday Girl you see Kat struggle with so much. Love, life, heartache, heartbreak. It was such a journey to see her flourish into The Someday Girl. I truly adored her character and everything she brought. She is the most related character I have read about in quite a while.

To love Kat is to love the others that surround her. I loved all the secondary characters they were all brought to life so perfectly. Crafted to perfection.

I want to scream and shout the reason my heart is beating normally again. Why I can't stop re-reading certain scenes with certain characters. But I refuse to give anything away.

You must all experience this incredibly addicting journey.

"Not all stories have happy endings. Sometimes, the villains win. Sometimes, the heroes die. Sometimes, life breaks your fucking heart into so many pieces, you think you’ll never be whole again. But you carry on. You push through. You keep trying.



Julie Johnson I applaud you for creating a perfectly imperfect story. For showing us it's ok to be damaged and flawed, it's ok to be young and reckless, It's also ok, to change your mind about all the reasons you thought love was wrong.

I've said it once and I'll say it again. I believe we all have a little or maybe a lot of a Monday Girl in us, but it's important to believe and hope we can grow into the Some Day Girl version.

Julie, thank you for this incredible journey.

[vee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this duet so fast that I totally forgot about getting a quote and writing a review for it...oh well🤷‍♀️ it was pretty good though, so if you ever have some free time on your hands, definitely check it out!!

[Paula · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's rare I read a story with a love triangle, where my guy wins the girl---so three stars for that. The rest of the story with all the OTT drama just didn't work for me. And the surprise twist at the end...well :/

[Joy Novel Thoughts · Rating 5 out of 5]

My soul was obliterated in the most beautifully agonizing way possible.

"Someday is an empty promise. Someday is a lie you tell girls you blow off, to make yourself feel a little better."

I don't even have the words to properly define this book. Katherine Firestone has transformed from a self doubting girl with little to no confidence in herself into a brave young woman who isn't afraid to express herself and go after what she wants and most of all what she deserves.

She is "a phoenix, reborn into something better."

For a long time after reading this book I sat there stunned before hauling my butt out of bed to get ice cream to nurse my broken heart. I was torn to pieces, asking why, why did these things happen. This novel is probably the most real of any I have read. There aren't always explanations of the whys in this life.

This book defies what a love story is, although it is an epic love story at its core, it is so much more than that. This story will have you looking inside, we all have a piece of Katherine Firestone in us and can learn from her.

Dive in head first to this novel and get ready for a book that will flip your world upside and when you finish you will be left stunned and not real sure what do with yourself, other than tell all of your friends to read it because you will want to talk about it.

[Ilaria &#x1f338; · Rating 4 out of 5]

Too much twist and OM and OW drama but liked. It as well

[Inked Avenue · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful shattered soul…

A fiercely protective Viking…

A charming womanizer…

With The City of Angels as their backdrop… come together from the mind of a genius author to tell the most epic love story of our generation….

No words I write are going to even skim the surface for how I feel about The Girl Duet and the characters that bring the pages to life, but… I’m going to try.

After reading The Monday Girl I was emotionally gutted. I fell in love with the story and characters and then to be left with such a cliffhanger… well lets just say my heart was broken and there were too many questions left unanswered. Something I feel Kat Firestone was feeling as well. But The Someday Girl… Well The Someday Girl left me feeling a little something like this…

STRONG!

Strong because it was so much more than a love story. It’s a magical fairy tale about a girl who finds herself and learns to love herself and fights for what she deserves. Knowing that whether she ends up with the man she loves or not, she will stand tall and proud knowing she is worth more than a Monday.I think we’ve all hand moments in our lives where we felt worthless or like we are nothing but a disappointment. However, when the world knocks us down we to find that inner strength and love within ourselves to come out swinging on the other side to show, not only the world, but ourselves that we are stronger than ever. That is the message I took from The Someday Girl and I’ll hold that message near and dear to my heart. Not only because I know it to be true from events that have transpired in my own life, but because the message is so powerful and moving and is something we need to remind ourselves of and fight for everyday.

Kat’s journey of starting from a shattered soul to a courageous fighter is something that will resonate with each and every person who reads the pages of her story. I’m not going to lie, I was so nervous to read The Someday Girl – I almost didn’t want to read it, but not knowing what was to come of Kat’s future out weighted my fears… so I dove in, trusting Julie, and it was better than I ever could have imagined. And the romance…. GAH! So much passion and angst and love… It was overwhelming in the best way! I can’t even talk about it or I’ll give it all away. Just know *sigh* it’s mind blowing.

I laughed.

I cried. {SOBBED}

I fell in love.

It was everything!

And it’s by far THE BEST story Julie Johnson has ever written.

There is a timeless quality to her writing. The way she carefully pieces together every word so it grabs you mind, heart, and soul… Before you know it, you feel like you are the main character in one of her novels learning to love or falling in love, making mistakes, learning to fight and risking everything for what you want and deserve. It’s a breathtaking experience! In short, The Someday Girl is raw and real and empowers readers. I believe women everywhere are all Katharine Firestone and we definitely deserve more than a Monday!

XX,

Jennifer

[Eleonora · Rating 5 out of 5]

Julie Johnson is a wordsmith magician. When you open up one of her books you slip into her world so smoothly and effortlessly that it is like meetings up with an old friend.
To say that I was excited to read The Someday Girl is a gross understatement and it did not disappoint. I don't want to give anything away because everyone should read this book without spoilers. I absolutely loved the main theme running throughout these two books which was taking responsibility for your own life and the choices that you make to try to live in the sunshine and not in the darkness. Kat comes to finally see herself as a person of worth and decides to make choices that better herself and her life. I love the accountability in this book, the fact that she is not like one of the tourists visiting LA going about looking at life passively but rather she realizes to be an active participant in her own story. “Love isn’t some unavoidable destiny, some fate you can’t sidestep. It’s a choice you make —and keep making —every day of your life.”
As always the characters are real and have faults and strengths and no one person is the villain or the hero. As I said I don't want to give anything away but let's just say that the correct man won our fair Kat and while he may not be perfect, he is perfect for her "he would put his own desires last until he broke beneath the strain, rather than push me before I was ready for him." I mean how do you not swoon? There were tears and laughs and anger while reading this book and as always when I close one of Julie's books I sigh because I don't want to leave her world where words are both effortless and profound at the same time. An ARC was received in exchange for an honest review.

[Kyrra · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

I love this author and for about 90% of this book I was obsessed, stayed up way too late, was almost late to work-obsessed. But the last 10% no only let me down, it made me mad, so much so that I was swearing to my best friend that I would never read another one of Johnson’s books again, which once I was able to distance myself from the ending a bit, probably isn’t true.

What I loved about this book is that the main character truly grows as a person. In the first book she’s self doubting, self deprecating and somewhat lost, by the middle of this book she has become a stronger person, demanding more from her life and the people she surrounds herself with.

I also loved the romantic interest and was ecstatic that she picked the man I was rooting for.

What I didn’t like, as previously mentioned, was the ending. I know this author’s patterns, there’s always a lot of romance, followed by something dramatic, followed by a happy ending. It was the second dramatic act of this book that threw me; don’t get me wrong, I’m more than aware life isn’t perfect, nor is it predictable, but if you’re looking to teach me a life lesson through your MC, don’t leave it to the last 10% of the book, don’t make me think it’s just there for the shock factor. Especially when it’s essentially glossed over in the epilogue and the main character basically walks away scot free... To me it felt like a giant cop out and I was left feeling dissatisfied and unable to enjoy the happy ending of characters I had grown to love.

This book is still worth reading, but don’t be surprised if you find yourself wanting to throw it at some point.

[Dora Ruiz Davalos Books and Tequila Blog · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating it 6 HUGE stars!!! This is not a standalone, The Someday Girl is book two of The Monday Girl Duet.

Oh, boy! Where do I start? The Monday Girl ended with the mother of all cliffhangers. I’m afraid that if I tell you, dear, innocent unsuspecting reader, that this book will squeeze your heart until you cry in pain, such pain that you’ll swear your soul weeps too, I might scare you off. Just a little. You “might” feel a little strange hollow space in your chest, right where your heart was torn out. That’s okay, it’ll be back in its original place, maybe with a few Band-Aids, to help hold it together. This is definitely a book that you read to experience, not to escape. I absolutely loved every word on every page. Every. Single. One.

Kat has wrapped the movie and is back in Hollywood. She’s had a few surprises, she feels devastated and has had to be rescued.

“You treat people like pawns on your chessboard, always calculating how to bend the pieces to your will, always seeking to overthrow the balance of power so you’re in control of the game. But you’ve never seemed to realize that when you win at chess, you end up all alone on the battlefield. A sad, crooked king, with nothing to show for his victory except a crown no one is even left to admire.”

Thank god for Harper, Kat's BFF, she was amazing. Keeping his distance, due to some unfortunate turn of events, is Wyatt. There’s still publicity for the movie, Kat can’t just ignore Grayson and move on. He’s more damaged than we imagined, his image a façade. After much heartache and heartbreak, Kat pulls herself together to go on the publicity tour. It’s only for a few weeks. What could possibly go wrong?

"Someday is an empty promise. Someday is a lie you tell girls you blow off, to make yourself feel a little better."

Grayson is still a grade A youknowwhat. And Wyatt…..what can I say about that Viking god? If you’ve read MG you know what I’m talking about. Kat shows us she’s stronger than we thought. Life can kick, beat and pull her down, but she’ll rise to the challenge. Someday Girl is an emotional read. There are some moments of comic relief, thank goodness, because otherwise we would curl up in a corner sobbing our eyes out. These moments are so appreciated, if it weren't for them, Someday Girl would just slay us.

I loved the five stages of grief Kat listed. I wish I could quote everything here, I’d just copy the book, and I don’t think Ms. Johnson or you know who (starts with an A and ends with an N) would appreciate it. Plus, it’s not legal and I’d be in big trouble **wink-wink** I’ll just stop this review by leaving this here for you to enjoy:

And finally, finally, I find myself here—shredded, but still standing. Ready to relinquish him for good. Because, with one final strike of a hand across a cheek, the fury has finally burned out.
I am a girl of ashes and embers.
And now…I will rise.
A phoenix, reborn into something better. Perhaps a little sadder, but definitely a lot stronger.

[Carol***BeautyandtheBeastlyBooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Julie Johnson, what have you done to me??

I really loved how Th Someday Girl follows up after The Monday Girl. Thr main characters have matured over a few weeks and I really liked how the story unfolded.

I hope there will be a book for Harper in the future, because I want to see more of her and her story, specially after how this one ended.

Speaking of endings...I really liked this book and the story, but I wish the ending wasn't so rushed! I'm not the kind of reader who needs an epilogue in every book, but I need a satisfying ending. I feel like the last 20% of the book were super rushed and the ending came too fast. I would have liked to see a more polished finale. I still liked the story, even though there were some lose ends for some characters. But I wanted to see more emotion on the ending, specially from Katharine after what happens to her. It didn't feel like all of that happened to her after all, maybe one more chapter to see, and experience, her feelings.

I still recommend this duet without a shadoe of doubt, the story is very unique and refreshing and Julie's writing is great!

[Kaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

IM ACC NOT OKAY AND IM IN DENIAL. I mostly continued reading this book coz of the side couple, their whole banter and everything. I ACC CANT 😭😭THEY DIDNT DESERVE THISSS.

I’m also confused coz Grayson did a whole random 180 in this book where it felt like he suddenly didn’t care about her and I’m like how can you go from having that tension and being so into her in the first book to treating her as another fling in the second, it just didn’t make sense.

I also felt that her best friend was ALWAYS BY HER SIDE I LOVED HER SO MUCH , and at the end she wasn’t really there for her best friend.

[Nance · Rating 5 out of 5]

One amazing book! Julie Johnson's words just were endearing. Strong writing. Brilliant characters. Poignant romance. All wrapped up this incredible duo of books. Couldn't read it fast enough to see how everything played. So, onto another of this author's books...

[Adrienn Csép · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just kept reading and reading ... at night I had to force myself to sleep.
To compare to the previous book this book was like we took a deep breath. I wanted to see how Kat collect her million shattered pieces, how she take control of her life, who will she choose, how will she choose sunshine instead of the shadows...

[Sammy ⭐️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

[Richa Gupta · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the first book in the series The Monday girl (Even though the author went into pretty boring and long monologues) and when I picked up The someday Girl I fell in love with the author's writing style from the very beginning. The story line, the characters, pretty much everything was pretty awesome right until the end where the author pulled a cheap trick by killing one of the characters just to gain some extra emotions from the readers. There was no point to that plot except making the readers miserable and trying to Nicholas Sparks Maybe? I am seriously disappointed in the author because this book had the potential to be absolutely epic. Frankly this whole twist in plot only made me angry instead of making me emotional. Harper was the best damn best friend ever written and yet she had to suffer just so the author could prove a point that there are no happy endings in real life. Well the whole point of readers reading a novel is to forget about real life for a little while and enter into the land of make believe. I was so excited to have gained another favorite author and I couldn't wait to go through all her books but honestly I'm not interested anymore. If this is kind of tricks the author has to pull to get emotions out of the readers it's so not worth it.

[Butthisbook · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well.... :/

[Nina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I usualy don't write review, but now I just must write this. I appoligize in advance for my bad English. First I LOVE your books. The duet is beautiful story, wonderful journey. When I read it I had feeling like I'm the one living everything Kat live. I must say that I was #TeamWyatt for the start. But, also I adore Kent and you broke my heart with the end. I was at work, on my lunch break when I read that chapter and by the of my break I was crying like a baby. My co-worker looked at me like I'm lunitic. So thank you for that :) But I like how you finished story. I love your quote about Kat, and I think that is about every women in the world. So, thank you for this beautiful journey. I hope Harper gets her happy ending in one of your next books. I can't wait to see what you have in store for us. XOXO

[J.E. Benoit · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reviewed on behalf of The Book Boyfriend Addict (www.bookboyfriendaddict.com). A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.

I am a girl of ashes and embers
And now… I will rise.
A phoenix, reborn into something better. Perhaps a little sadder, but definitely a lot stronger.

Wow. Having just finished The Someday Girl, I am sitting here and I am speechless. I have no words for how wonderful this story, this whole duet, truly is. Kat Firestone is one of the best characters I’ve ever had the pleasure of “meeting”, her journey is for every girl who’s ever had their heart broken, for every girl trying to put themselves back together again, for every girl trying to find themselves, wanting to be stronger, wishing to be loved. I think every woman, on some level, can relate to Katharine Firestone and I think that’s what makes this story so special. She gives us hope that no matter how broken we are, no matter how hopeless things seem, no matter the mess we’ve made, there’s always light beyond the shadows. You can be better, be stronger, find happiness, but, and here’s the really important lesson, it has to start from within. This is where Kat’s story really shone, she didn’t need or wait around for someone to fix her, and lord knows she had enough amazing people around her that would have gladly tried, she found the courage and strength within to rise again. The Monday Girl was amazing but The Someday Girl is outstanding, truly Julie Johnson’s best work to date! This duet has certainly earned a spot in my all-time top favorites!

I will survive this.
I will survive him.

I’m not going to say much about the actual events in this book because this is one that you really don’t want to be spoiled, believe me! This one starts shortly after the end of The Monday Girl, which absolutely has to be read first. Kat’s world has pretty much been turned upside down and now she is left trying to figure out how to put the pieces back together again. With her newfound fame and all that comes with it (both good and bad) and her heart torn between two wildly different men, it’s anyone’s guess how things will turn out for her. Things were such a mess at the end of the first book, I knew where I wanted things to go but I had no idea which way it would actually go. And to be honest, for a good portion of this book, it’s still pretty up in the air. I’m not going to give any indication as to what happens, but I will say that I thought everything played out perfectly and as it should. Depending on who you were rooting for, you may love it, you may hate it, but I think you’d be hard pressed to say that it wasn’t how things were meant to be. Just know, there’ll be a whole roller coaster of emotions you’ll have to go on before you get to the end. From the humorous moments, the heartfelt moments, the swoony moment and the heart pounding, edge of your seat moments, it��s all there and it’s all awesome. Even in its sadder moments, there was still light.

Is it possible to discover yourself in words penned by a stranger? Can you find your soulmate in the pages of a book?

After reading this duet, I think a lot of people will be answering “yes” to this question. As I alluded to before, I think there’s a little bit of Kat Firestone in all of us. Every reader will be able to take away a little piece of her journey and keep it for themselves. That’s not something that happens with every book! I think Julie Johnson should be incredibly proud of the story she’s created here, I can tell that she poured her whole heart and soul into bringing it to life. And I am thankful that she shared it with all of us! Do yourself a favor, if you haven’t already, grab this duet and meet Katharine Firestone, you’ll be glad you did!

“I choose you, Katharine Firestone. Even when it’s hard. Even when it’s complicated. I choose us.”