Before I start talking about this book, I just want to say that this blog is moving farther and farther away from young adult novels and more towards historical fiction novels. As I get older, my tastes also change and therefore I have been reading less YA. I have also been making more of an effort to read classical literature, hence Pride and Prejudice; although Until You is not a classic, it is a historical fiction novel.
I also want to say that although I am technically writing book reviews, most of them (if not all) are about books that I have loved. I will not write about books that I did not enjoy, because if I did not enjoy it then I probably didn’t even finish reading it.
Now that that is out of the way, let me tell you why you MUST read Until You. Judith McNaught is a New York Times bestselling author with over a dozen historical and contemporary romance novels. This is the first one of her novels that I have read, and I thoroughly appreciated it. It is part of the Westmoreland Dynasty Saga, and although it does not matter which order you read each book, I would suggest reading Whitney, My Love before Until You. I have not read Whitney, My Love yet, but I know that some of what takes place in that novel is chronologically before what happens in Until You. That being said, you can still read Until You first (as I did) and it will not make a difference.
The beginning of this novel was a bit slow, and so it took me a while before I was able to really dive deep into the story. Once it sped up though, I could not stop reading. I literally read nonstop and finished more than half of it in one day! It has so many plot twists that you simply cannot stop *until you* find out what happens. Pun intended.
I was constantly in awe of McNaught’s eloquent and lucid writing, as she truly makes the story come alive as you read it. The characters are witty and clever and make you laugh, the setting and details are extremely well portrayed, and of course the plot is amazing. Even if you are not a fan of historical fiction or romance novels, I highly suggest reading Until You.