I never say this, but I kind of feel like this series needs another installment. 
 This was not at all the book I expected (I avoided reviews, so I assumed Just One Year would pick up where Just One Day left off, but actually stars at the beginning of the "One Year" timeline in Just One Day). So, if you've read JOD, you know what story I expected. 
 Anyway, I'll write more about this on the blog, but I really appreciate that this pair of books tackles a lot of unusual themes, particularly related to family and self-determination. After the success of If I Stay/Where She Went, Forman could've followed up with a similar series and I'm betting a lot of people would've loved (including me) another duet of dramatic, romance-focused stories, but this is a very different pair of novels and I appreciate the author's gutsy direction for them. 
 Anyway, I think that people who really clicked with Just One Day and Allyson's story will love this, people who were unsatisfied with it, thought Allyson was spoiled etc, will probably feel the same about Willem. 
 But... (view spoiler)[I do wish there'd been more (any, really) page-time with Willem and Allyson together. I would have loved to see how they negotiated their relationship which so defined both of their identities. (hide spoiler)] 
 I wrote more here: http://cleareyesfullshelves.com/blog/...