I'm an absolute fan of Cecelia Ahern's works ever since I read her first novel, PS I Love You; so when I got to see this latest novel of hers in Powerbooks, I wanted so much to get a copy of it but alas, it was too expensive. Months passed and I thought of finally checking the bookstores for it but in all stores I've checked with, they still hadn't received a copy of this novel. I was so disappointed and thought I should never have let it go in the first place. I considered myself lucky when we went to Ortigas and I found a copy of it there that I pushed myself to buy it even if it would hurt my wallet, big time! Talk about spending 700 bucks for a piece of book containing 307 pages.
Guys, do me a favor and never erase this quote from your mind: "Don't judge a book by its cover."
I mean it! This book's cover looked so good, so catchy... even the summary written could catch your attention. But, as I began reading through the pages, I started getting disappointed in the author's style. As the story progressed, the plot did get better but it was so simple, nothing extraordinary, there was no ooomph. Even more, it wasn't as romantic as it seemed to be. Actually, to think about it, it wasn't romantic at all, it was basically about friendship. Sure, there was some romance in it but not really something to make you swoon. That may be because it's about imaginary friends! HOW CHILD-ISH! How lame can that be?! That was the biggest downpull of this novel.
I don't intend to destroy the reputation of the author cos i still do admire her, i still do agree that she's good in writing romance novels. She doesn't write them in the traditional boy-meets-girl approach, those stuff are just so predictable these days. For the romantics out there, I highly recommend PS I Love You. Her second novel, Rosie Dunne, is also good and it revolves around two friends who always seem to be brought together by fate. But if you're the type who HATES being mushy, and too much romance, then If You Could See Me Now would probably be a safe bet for you.
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how can you say this!? i too admire cecelia ahern, and 'if you could see me now' is my favourite! i think it portrays a different way in which love can be shown, and also demonstrates how love can be unpredictable, and taken from you!
i know many people would disagree with me strongly but i dont know why all the fuss has been made about 'p.s. i love you'. Sure, its a great book, very deep and meaningful story line, but i dont think it was the authors best, as it had none of her fairy-tale like magic and smudge of make believe, as is the case in 'a place called here' and 'thanks for the memories'.
please dont take my points the wrong way! as you say, i do admire miss ahern, and love each and everyone of her books, (including mr. whippy, her short) and just wish to get my opinion across :)
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