Just One Day

Article written by Joshua Ehiosun

C2 certified writer.

Featuring two parts, ‘Just One Day’ changed from a story of adventure and happiness to one of depression and resentment as Allyson realized that her night in Paris was an adventure not worth remembering.

Key Facts About Just One Day

• Publication Date: August 2013.
• Literary Period: Contemporary.
• Point of View: First-person point of view.
• Number of Pages: 416.
• Genre: Young adult fiction, Romance, Adventure.
• Setting: London, Paris, Boston.
• Climax: The story climax occurs when Allyson sees Willem after a whole year and tries talking to him but is truncated in her steps when another girl walks up to Willem and tightly hugs him.
• Sequel: ‘Just One Year.’

Gayle Forman and Just One Day

From Shakespeare to love, regret, pain, and closure, Gayle Forman imbibed the best of every world into craftily designing the story of ‘Just One Day.’ With a vivid description of the setting and an excellent portrayal of emotions from relevant characters, ‘Just One Day’ remains one of Gayle Forman’s best books and a literary sensation that evolves into two more books.

Books Related to Just One Day

Few books capture the burning desire, romance, adventure, and pain of a young adult. However, ‘Just One Day’ does this eloquently, encapsulating the emotions of Allyson, who innocently falls for someone that becomes a ghost, staining her past and affecting her present in a way she could not comprehend. Here are a few books related to Gayle Forman’s searing tale of love.

• ‘Lola and the Boy Next Door’ by Stephanie Perkins is a novel that tells the story of Lola Nolan, a talented costume designer intrigued by the concept of creating outfits that glitter their creativity to the world. With a great career and a perfect boyfriend, everything suddenly changes for Lola when the Bell twins, Cricket and Calliope, return to the neighborhood. Soon, Lola finds herself getting entangled in the wool of feelings she once had for Cricket and tries to reconcile those feelings.
• ‘Wanderlost’ by Jen Malone is a novel that tells the story of Aubree, a young woman who prefers the comfort of solitude. Aubree’s plans of a warm vacation in Ohio get shattered after her sister, Elizabeth, gets in trouble. Aubree gets talked into taking up her sister’s job as a tour guide for senior citizens in Europe. Her plans begin to crumble as she meets Sam, the tour company owner’s son, and a guest on tour too. Aubree struggles not to fall for Sam as it will ruin her relationship with Elizabeth but, an adventure across Europe makes Aubree’s efforts fall in vain.
• ‘Uncovering Love’ by J.J. Sorel is a novel that tells the story of Scarlet Black, a woman who escapes her abusive ex and changes her identity. With a seemingly new life, Scarlets lands a job as an admin assistant for a billionaire, Daniel Love, whose wife disappeared mysteriously. Soon, Scarlet finds herself in a relationship with Daniel. However, she is faced with a dilemma to either reveal the truth about her past or pretend.
• ‘This is What Happy Looks Like’ by Jennifer E. Smith tells the story of Graham Larkin, a teenage movie star, who accidentally emails Ellie O’Neil about his pet pig. A relationship between him and Ellie gets formed, and after discovering his upcoming shooting location is Ellie’s hometown, he decides to take their relationship from online to in-person. However, Graham discovers that are many difficulties in having a relationship with Ellie than he thought.

The Lasting Impact of Just One Day