Bethany Turner

An aspiring screenwriter has a chance encounter with an actor on his way to an audition. Over the next ten years, she'll write the story . . . but will he end up being the star?

Plot Twist

Crystal L

I finished Plot Twist in one evening and WHAT A TWIST! Everyone needs friends like Fi and Liam, especially Olivia. Grinding away in your twenties is expected, in your thirties it's exhausting, at least Olivia has a goal - her screenplay. A chance encounter with a mysterious Irish(?) man leads to a ten-year plan. She's going to finish her script, he's going to win tons of awards as a famous actor, and they're going to meet again .... at the coffee shop... in 10 years. And therein begins Ironic Day, February 4. I loved this modern retelling of Sleepless in Seattle, and even more, than the book points that out within the text. I loved that this isn't about a 20-something, that we end on characters in their 40s, that we see people grow, struggle, and deal with real-life events and relationships. It's such a wonderful and unexpected rom-com. 

5/5 Stars

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson--FICTION for providing me with an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

adriana.

** spoiler alert **
           What can I say about this book? I loved it? 

I truly did. It wasn’t at all how I imagined it would turn out in a good/weird way. I loved seeing all the magical yet ironic coincidences that happened on that fateful day and how it just concluded in this really big plot twist (pun intended) 😉

Seeing Olivia just grow during that decade, doubting herself and her dreams, not knowing she’d make it, hit very close to home. 

Although her love story isn’t one that much would love, I found myself just loving it (some aspects annoyed me, mind you 😒) but it was just such an unexpected romance for me, that you just couldn’t help root and fall in love with them 🥹😭✨

I am giving it 4 stars for those annoying aspects but otherwise this was a very good romcom and i AM SO EXCITED TO READ HER OTHER BOOKS ✨💃🏻

I had tried reading hadley beckett’s next dish but it was a bit confusing but I am definitely gonna give it another try 🥰


4 out of 5 stars



“The only thing I wanted more than to run away as quickly as I could was to stay right where I was with him forever.” ♡︎



ps: i am completely convinced that olivia and liam spent February 4 of 2014 in the hospital, welcoming their beautiful son into the world and living their happily married ever after, and no, you can’t change my mind 🥰🤚🏻

Jana Jenkinns 

Cute story, I loved the aspect of it taking place over a decade. Also, February 4th is my sister in law's birthday so it made me laugh. Full review to come on my blog but all in all, I would recommend. I really enjoyed this quick, fun, heart warming rom-com. 💜

An aspiring screenwriter has a chance encounter with an actor who could be the man of her dreams. Over the next ten years, she’ll write the story . . . but will he end up being the star? February 4, 2003, promises to be a typical day for Olivia Ross—a greeting card writer whose passion project is a screenplay of her own. But after she and a handsome actor have a magical meet-cute in a coffee shop, they make a spontaneous pact: in ten years, after they’ve found the success they’re just sure they’re going to achieve, they’ll return to the coffeehouse to partner up and make a film together. The only problem? Olivia neglected to get the stranger’s name. But she doesn’t forget his face—or the date. For the next ten years, every February 4 is marked with coincidences and ironies for Olivia. As men come and go and return to her life, she continues to write, but still wonders about the guy from the coffee shop—the nameless actor she’s almost certain has turned out to be Hamish MacDougal, now a famous A-lister and Hollywood leading man. But a lot can happen in ten years, and while waiting for the curtain to rise on her fate, the true story of Olivia’s life is being written—and if she’s not careful, she’ll completely miss the real-life romantic comedy playing out right before her eyes. “Plot Twist gave my rom-com loving heart everything it could hope for . . . Perfect for anyone who loves love or dreams about meeting George Clooney.”—Kerry Winfrey, author of Waiting for Tom Hanks “Funny, clever, and sweet, Plot Twist reminds us that sometimes love doesn’t look just like the movies—and that it can be so, so much better than we ever dreamed.”—Melissa Ferguson, bestselling author of The Cul-de-Sac War “Bethany Turner just keeps getting better! Plot Twist is like experiencing the best parts of all my favorite rom-coms, tied together with Turner’s pitch-perfect comedic timing, an achingly sweet ‘will they or won’t they?’ romance, and the BFF relationship most girls dream of.”—Carla Laureano, RITA Award–winning author of The Saturday Night Supper Club and Provenance Sweet and playful contemporary rom-com Full-length, stand-alone novel (approx. 86,000 words) Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella and Katherine Reay Includes discussion questions for book clubs

nuha ✨️

i listened to this in the audiobook format, and i have to say - the main character is not it. it was so hard to feel for the main character when she complained about being "plain and simple" every five minutes. 

*spoiler ahead*

also, i hated how strung over she was with liam. liam was literally dating her best friend and she did everything in her power to ruin their relationship AND her relationship with her best friend. once liam and her started having an affair - while liam was getting ready to marry MC's best friend might i add, i decided on just skipping and heading to the very end. i couldn't bear to read about it for another second. 

this book just had so much potential. the synopsis was so interesting, and yeah i don't know what happens for the majority of the book because i skipped it, but really the beginning and the ending are the only reason that i gave it one star.

Beth Livingston

Thanks to NetGalley for an eARC. I really enjoyed reading Plot Twist. Bethany Turner did an amazing job writing it. I would recommend this book to anyone. The characters were all believable. I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Sofie

Thank you NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for the eARC for review!

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Plot Twist is an appropriate title, because after the first chapter, I was certain I would hate this book. And guess what? I freaking loved it.

On February 4, 2003, when Olivia Ross meets a handsome actor in a coffee shop, they struck a deal - they will meet back at the coffee shop in 10 years, he will be a big star and she'll have written a movie, and they'll make it together. And on every February 4 since, serendipitous things happen to Olivia - new loves, old loves, celebrity run-ins, grand charity balls. There's no escaping the magic of the day, so she may as well go along for the ride.

This book wasn't like I expected. my initial reaction was fury, because the first chapter got me riled up. Olivia meets this handsome stranger in a coffee shop who jumps in to help her when some cowboy who's hitting on her won't take no for an answer. And despite his good intentions, this handsome stranger keeps trying to be her white knight, even after she tells him several times that she doesn't need his help. When she finally decides to play along and they manage to convince the sleazy cowboy hitting on her that the two are together, this stranger - out of own amusement - keeps her playing along despite her attempts to extricate herself from the situation and leave. Yes, really!! She says they must be going, and her "white knight" keeps drawing out the uncomfortable encounter. You have no idea how relieved I was that this guy wasn't actually the leading man of this book.

Suffice to stay, me and Plot Twist did not get off on the right foot. But after this chapter, it was virtually smooth sailing. I loved the story. I loved Fiona and Olivia's friendship. I loved the romance. I loved the cheese. The only thing I didn't really love was Olivia herself, and it's only because we only ever see her on this one day a year that is all about her, so she comes across a bit self-absorbed. I found myself disagreeing whenever Fiona and Liam would talk about how wonderful Liv was, because I just didn't see it. 

She got better, of course. As she gets closer to 40, she obviously becomes a bit more mature. As we see her interact with more and more characters on February 4, we do get to fill in the context of her character. And for all her lack of self-awareness, she was pretty selfless when it came to her friends. Most importantly, I was rooting for her in the end (and what a satisfying plot twist we got!)

My heart swelled with this book. I wanted to crawl inside its pages and live in a world where this sort of thing can happen. 

I'm docking one star for that first chapter alone. But a really cute read.

Heather Wood

DNF at 36%

I have never DNF an ARC before, but this book is rubbing me in all the wrong ways. I expected a cute contemporary romance, but I have a female main character that I have zero respect for because of the extent that she isn't honest about her feelings, does nothing to pursue her goals, and mistreats the two people she's closest to. Not only is there no mention of any kind of faith at all in this Thomas Nelson book, but the characters are making decidedly poor life choices. I'm just not enjoying this and I strongly dislike the main character. 
I liked the writing style and was quickly drawn into it. It seemed like a fun story for awhile but then quickly deteriorated and even the fun is gone.

I hate having to do this to a book provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review, but I cannot finish this book. All opinions expressed are obviously my own.

Plot Twist

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