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Just One Year Paperback – September 30, 2014

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The compelling companion title to the much-lauded Just One Day follows Willem's transformative journey toward self-discovery and true love, by the author of If I Stay.

Picking up where 
Just One Day ended, Just One Year tells Willem's side of the story. After spending an amazing day and night with Allyson in Paris that ends in separation, Willem and Allyson are both searching for one another. His story of their year of quiet longing and near misses is a perfect counterpoint to Allyson’s own as Willem undergoes a transformative journey, questioning his path, finding love, and ultimately, redefining himself.

* “The complexity of Willem’s character, the twisting plot, and far-flung settings (including the Netherlands, Mexico, and India) create an alluring story that pushes beyond the realm of star-crossed romance.”— Publishers Weekly starred review
 
“As much a travelogue as it is a romance, this novel will appeal to fans of the movie
Before Sunrise or Maureen Johnson's 13 Little Blue Envelopes (HarperCollins, 2005).”—School Library Journal

“As [Willem] becomes engaged personally and professionally, readers will find their interest quickening, right up to the satisfying denouement.”—
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* “The complexity of Willem’s character, the twisting plot, and far-flung settings (including the Netherlands, Mexico, and India) create an alluring story that pushes beyond the realm of star-crossed romance.”— 
Publishers Weekly starred review
 
“As much a travelogue as it is a romance, this novel will appeal to fans of the movie 
Before Sunrise or Maureen Johnson's 13 Little Blue Envelopes (HarperCollins, 2005).”—School Library Journal

“As [Willem] becomes engaged personally and professionally, readers will find their interest quickening, right up to the satisfying denouement.”—
Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Gayle Forman is an award-winning, internationally bestselling author and journalist. She is the author of Just One Day and Just One Year, and the companion e-novella Just One Night, as well as the New York Times bestsellers If I Stay and Where She Went. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and daughters.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Speak; Reprint edition (September 30, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0142422967
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0142422960
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 - 17 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ HL680L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1 x 5.4 x 8.2 inches
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Award-winning author and journalist Gayle Forman has written several bestselling novels, including I Have Lost My Way, Leave Me, the Just One Series, and the #1 New York Times bestseller If I Stay, which has been translated into more than 40 languages and in 2014 was adapted into a major motion picture. Gayle’s essays and nonfiction work has appeared in publications like The New York Times, Elle, The Nation and Time. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and daughters.

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Customers enjoy the engaging story and find the writing quality to be excellent. They appreciate the different perspective from Willem's point of view, which explores themes of self-discovery. The characters are portrayed as real and well-developed. Readers enjoy the travel aspect of the book, which takes them through different countries and cultures. They find the portrayal of love and heartbreak honest and realistic. Overall, customers appreciate the book's tie-up with the first book and how it seamlessly connects the two stories.

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96 customers mention "Story quality"78 positive18 negative

Customers enjoy the engaging story with its magical elements. They find the characters relatable and fascinating. The plot twists keep readers hooked. Overall, readers describe the book as a beautiful love story that is poignant and well-written.

"...But I'm being selfish. Truthfully, the ending was perfect, not because it was an ending, but because it was a beginning. And I loved it. So. So...." Read more

"...I love that this novel is a romance, but at the same time it's not. It is so much more than that...." Read more

"...'s side of the story ever since JUST ONE DAY, and I found it really fascinating. Willem's story sort of unfolded much more like a mystery to me...." Read more

"...The story always moving and alive...." Read more

29 customers mention "Writing quality"29 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the writing quality of the book. They praise the author's skill for portraying a male perspective without idealizing their behavior. The words are put together in an artistic way, making the reading experience fun and easy.

"...Brilliant writing. Absolutely brilliant!..." Read more

"...Overall engaging and well written, I enjoyed it. It was a hard book to put down and a quick read...." Read more

"...What a beautiful and talented writer." Read more

"...The writing is beautiful as always...." Read more

12 customers mention "Perspective"12 positive0 negative

Customers find the book's perspective interesting and engaging. They appreciate reading from Willem's point of view, which provides answers they were looking for after the first book. The story of growing, learning, and persevering despite all odds is well-received by readers.

"...discovery where a man learns to stop running away, and instead learns to embrace life and take from it what he deserves...." Read more

"...DAY and I really contribute that to the fact that it felt much more like a personal journey and much more of a personal struggle for Willem than it..." Read more

"...It clears so many things up and opens so many new doors. This book was no exception. I ship Will and Allyson so hard, and I'm glad they met again...." Read more

"...in an e-book short story "Just One Night." We loved all the confusing assumptions, twists and turns, and near misses worthy of the Bard..." Read more

10 customers mention "Character development"10 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the character development. They find the characters engaging and love them.

"...I think most folks will enjoy the authentic characters and their true to life struggles." Read more

"...Willem was a super interesting character. Definitely unique...." Read more

"...There are solid friendships, characters, and plot twists as Willem figures out who he is, what he wants, and how determined should he be in his..." Read more

"...Her characters are so real and engaging. They are modern people in a modern world -- conflicts with parents, figuring themselves out...." Read more

7 customers mention "Travel value"7 positive0 negative

Customers enjoyed the book's travel value. They found it transporting them to different countries and locations as if they were there. They also enjoyed learning the reason behind Willem's traveling, and the fact that he only has a small backpack.

"...Wilhem find some purpose for his life though and I enjoyed reading about his travels...." Read more

"...But just a great novel. Willem is a world traveler, and he travels both to try and find Lulu and also to try and just figure out himself and how..." Read more

"...I loved how the book took us through different countries, cultures, people. The story always moving and alive...." Read more

"...I especially enjoyed learning the reason behind his traveling, and the fact that he only has a small back-pack with his things in...." Read more

6 customers mention "Honesty"6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the honest portrayal of college life and familial relationships in the novel. They find the book moving, realistic, and unique. The characters' struggles are described as true to life.

"...Just One Day gave such a realistic portrayal of love and heartbreak, and it took us through Allyson's (Lulu's) journey as she struggled to get over..." Read more

"...think most folks will enjoy the authentic characters and their true to life struggles." Read more

"...It's a novel with a very honest, if not shiny, depiction of college/new adult life. It has a wonderful cast of supporting characters...." Read more

"...the rights notes with this novel; travel, Shakespeare, unflinchingly honest characterizations, familial relationships – and my favorite – love that..." Read more

6 customers mention "Tie up"6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's connection to the first book. They find the perspective good and the ending satisfying. However, some readers feel it is unrelated to the previous book.

"...But this perspective was SO good and tied everything together perfectly. LOVE!!" Read more

"...I love how it ties together with the first book and the ending... Yes!! I only wish there was a third...." Read more

"...I love reading stories from multiple perspectives and seeing the pieces fit together. This was perfection!" Read more

"...A great tie up to the first book, Just One Day." Read more

5 customers mention "Heartwarming"5 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's heartwarming and tender story about family relationships and friendships. They find it sweet, original, and a tender companion to Just One Day.

"...he is while giving us peeks into his past, family relationship, and friendships; we get a larger picture of this wanderer...." Read more

"...There are solid friendships, characters, and plot twists as Willem figures out who he is, what he wants, and how determined should he be in his..." Read more

"Beautiful, raw and tender companion to Just One Day..Just One Year is Wilhelm's evocative, emotional look at his life.. and the story from his..." Read more

"I loved this book and could not put it down once I started it. It made me smile and it made me cry. Gayle Forman is a great author!" Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2013
    Absolutely perfect. Absolutely beautiful. My words are not enough to give this wonderful book the justice it deserves. This is one of those books that you finish and then just sit with a smile on your face and a deep, resounding sigh of satisfaction. ... And then you turn around and start reading the series again, just so you can capture all of the emotion of this story again.

    Just One Year tells the story of what was going on in Willem's life during the year that he was separated from Allyson. Typical stories retold with the boys point of view usually just tell the exact same story with a few added scenes thrown in for good measure. They are nice because we get to hear what was going on in the mind of boys we fell in love with in the main story, but they aren't really original. Same story, different viewpoint. This story is not that sort of story. We do not get to revisit the events of Just One Day as they are happening. Instead they are memories for Willem as he pieces together exactly what happened that day as he recovers from the brutal beating that kept him from returning to Allyson that day. Slowly, as his memories come back Willem, who up to this point was a love-em-and-leave-em kind of guy, suddenly realizes that this day meant more to him than he knew at the time. He needs to find this girl ... but who is she? He doesn't have a name. He doesn't have an address. He doesn't really know anything about her. But he HAS to find her. Thus begins a year-long journey that takes him all over the world, sometimes actually looking for his Lulu, but really finding himself.

    This book is not really a book about a one day romance between a guy and a girl. If you are looking to find satisfying romantic moments between Allyson and Willem you will be unhappy with this story. Instead, this is a novel of self-discovery where a man learns to stop running away, and instead learns to embrace life and take from it what he deserves. Willem's journey was absolutely beautiful. There are lots of reasons that he behaves as he did for the events of Just One Day, and seeing him recognize his motivations, face his demons, and overcome the stings of his past made this book so satisfying as a reader.

    Willem's journeys to find Allyson were so crazy. He was RIGHT THERE so many times. I kept wanting to insert myself into the story so that I could yell out and let him know how close he was to seeing her or getting the information he needed. SO CLOSE. I am so glad that I chose to re-read Just One Day right before I read this story. The events were fresh and I could see how parallel actions were going on in Allyson's and Willem's life at the same time. I really want to re-read the two books again, this time jumping back and forth between the books so I can see how this is happening in real time. Brilliant writing. Absolutely brilliant!

    You should be warned that you aren't going to find a lot of interaction between Willem and Allyson in this book. If you are looking for a lot of sweetness between the two you will be disappointed. But if you read it as Willem's journey just as Allyson had her journey in the first book, I think you'll find a book that you will enjoy. I know that I did.

    While Allyson and Willem spend a good portion of Just One Day together, in this book Allyson is gone for almost the entire book. I'm so glad that I already knew that she would find him again because of the events of Just One Day. If I didn't know that I would have been freaking out for so much of this book, wanting to scream at Willem to stay strong and not give up on her yet. She finds him. Finally. And then it is over. Just like in the first book. My only complaint is that I did not want the story to end. I so, so want an epilogue. What happens to these two in the future? Where are they in five years? Ten years? Fifty years? Their story is EPIC, and I want to know more. But I'm being selfish. Truthfully, the ending was perfect, not because it was an ending, but because it was a beginning. And I loved it. So. So. Much. It was a perfect ending to a perfect set of books.

    And ... Yay for bringing Shakespeare to life! Love that!

    If you haven't read Just One Day, read that book first. I don't think that it is necessary to know the actions of that book in order to enjoy the story of this one, but it makes the book so much more satisfying when you understand exactly what Willem lost when he left that squat building in Paris and left Allyson behind. After reading this book I am convinced that their story would have had a horrible ending if he had stayed. He needed this year to process things, to understand exactly who he is and what he is capable of. Allyson needed that year as well. Now instead of being a story of a summer fling that went nowhere, this story is now an epic one, just like the love story of Willem's parents. I love everything about it. Five huge stars! This story has already become one of my all-time favorites. Read it!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2013
    I absolutely loved Just One Day and was so excited to hear Wilhem’s side of the story. Well I definitely didn’t like this book as much as Just One Day. It was still engaging and well written, but the whole book made me like Wilhem a lot less.

    When Wilhem wakes up in the ER after being attacked by Skinheads he knows he is forgetting something. Then he remembers what it is, Lulu. He spends the next year in an attempt to find Lulu. At times he is driven to find her, at others he kind of drifts around trying to find her. In the end what he really ends up finding is his own purpose.

    This book is from Wilhem's perspective. Wilhem basically has lost any purpose to his life. His dad recently died and when his dad died his mother moved back to India. Apparently Wilhem’s mother wasn’t really the motherly type, and she pretty much left Wilhem to his own devices. Wilhem has money, but what he doesn’t have is any sort of direction. He seriously drifts, from country to country, from girl to girl. As soon as he starts having commitments to anything, he leaves and goes somewhere else.

    I think this book made me like Wilhem a lot less, the boy is a total playboy and bounces from one girl to the next throughout the story. Wilhem has literally left a trail of broken hearts across the world. Every girl he visits loves him and tries to change him and get him to commit. Wilhem’s only redeeming quality is that he truly seems to be pining for the mysterious Lulu and he really misses her.

    Wilhem is truly and completely lost both in an emotional and geographical sense throughout this book. I did enjoy reading about him trying to find a purpose to his life and I enjoyed reading about all the different places he traveled. It was also very nice to see Wilhem finally visit his mother and start to mend fences with her.

    I think the biggest fascination I have with this book is how Wilhem lives his life. He has tenuous ties all over the world but no real ties anywhere. He travels wherever he wants and sleeps on couches and rooms with ex-girlfriends without a lot of thought to how his presence (or sudden absence) affects them.

    Like, Just One Day, this book wraps up very abruptly and at a huge cliffhanger. It basically ends at the same scene as Just One Day does. I haven’t heard about another book in this series, but it would be nice to get some closure around Allyson and Wilhem. Of course, I would understand if we don’t. These two books seem more about the characters’ journey to find their purpose than about a journey for two characters to find each other.

    Overall engaging and well written, I enjoyed it. It was a hard book to put down and a quick read. I will say I didn’t like this book as much as Just One Day. Wilhem is quite the player when it comes to the ladies and it made me think less of him as a character. I did enjoy watching Wilhem find some purpose for his life though and I enjoyed reading about his travels. Recommended to those who enjoy contemporary young adult, especially about traveling. I hope there is one more book in this series, it would be nice to have more closure about Allyson and Wilhem.

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  • Susanne
    5.0 out of 5 stars Just wonderful!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2019
    A great story, amazingly charismatic lead character, and interesting contexts and environments in which to play out Willem’s growing awareness. Tender and sparingly drawn insight into mother/son relationship. Brings real feel good factor to balance out the sorrow and longing. Great read.
  • Brian
    5.0 out of 5 stars Just One Year by Gayle Forman
    Reviewed in Canada on April 22, 2016
    Excellent Thank you
  • Kamilla
    5.0 out of 5 stars just one year
    Reviewed in Brazil on February 20, 2015
    Assim que terminei de ler just one day quis loucamente ler just one year... O livro é fantástico!!! Mal posso esperar para ler o próximo!!
  • jaspreet kaur
    5.0 out of 5 stars but it was too good to find some unknown answers that were left in ...
    Reviewed in India on September 6, 2015
    Its not a sequel.. Its a companion novel to just one day from Willem's point of view that how he experienced that one year without ally...but it was too good to find some unknown answers that were left in just one day..
  • valé
    4.0 out of 5 stars Je l'ai lu d'une traite
    Reviewed in France on March 24, 2015
    J'ai acheté le premier livre "Just one Day" par erreur, je voulais acheter le livre "One Day" de David Nicholls (que je n'ai d'ailleurs toujours pas lu !). J'ai été captivée par ce roman et je l'ai lu en quelques jours. J'ai tout de suite voulu lire la suite "Just one Year" et je n'ai pas été déçue. C'est une romance qui se lit toute seule et qui fait du bien.
    Je pense que ces deux romans plairont à toute âme romantique, quel que soit l'age (plutôt jeune adultes, mais ça fonctionne aussi avec les moins jeunes visiblement !).