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thisfishlikestoread's review against another edition
3.0
Cecilia Ahern writes love stories, it should be simple right? No, it's more than run of the mill romcom, mush, all her books have heart. And it's more than the mushy, cheesy stuff no wonder , all her novels were bestsellers. Her books bring something more to the table.
So I picked this one, didn't read the excerpt or anything just went into it, knowing what to find. So I finished the first story, thinking it's the first chapter and really interested in finding more, kinda pissed that it ended. The first story was cool! Cecelia if you're reading this I want a full novel on the first one!!
As for the second one, the idea and writing were cool, but the end confused me. Maybe I didn't read as carefully as I should've ..
Totally unexpected. Try it.
So I picked this one, didn't read the excerpt or anything just went into it, knowing what to find. So I finished the first story, thinking it's the first chapter and really interested in finding more, kinda pissed that it ended. The first story was cool! Cecelia if you're reading this I want a full novel on the first one!!
As for the second one, the idea and writing were cool, but the end confused me. Maybe I didn't read as carefully as I should've ..
Totally unexpected. Try it.
miem1004's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
leynasilver's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
helenephoebe's review against another edition
2.0
Review - I just finished this book and I got quite confused by the second story - I had to read it a second time to understand it properly. But I really really loved the first story. What's clever about Ahern's short stories is that sometimes she waffles in her novels, and short stories don't give her the opportunity to do so. It was so sad that a woman getting reading for her wedding then had to watch someone else marry the man she loves and she could do nothing about it. The characters in the second story were rather dull, however.
Genre - Drama / Chic Lit
Characters - Mary / Ellie / Jeremy / Jack / Judith Henderson / Lila
Setting - England
Series - N/A
Recommend - No
Rating - 12/20
Genre - Drama / Chic Lit
Characters - Mary / Ellie / Jeremy / Jack / Judith Henderson / Lila
Setting - England
Series - N/A
Recommend - No
Rating - 12/20
booksandrabbits's review against another edition
4.0
The Girl in the Mirror was a bit creepy, but I enjoyed it. The Memory Maker was sad
vhop's review against another edition
1.0
I Have greatly enjoyed most of Ahern's books but this leaves me totally baffled, mostly because of the ending of the first story. I can't see what justifies it. It seems almost racist: is an immigrant with no close relatives less valuable than a young woman who couldn't control her curiosity? This might have made a good theme for a novel but as such it almost makes me not want to read anything else from Ahern. I mean, what is she trying to say with this? It doesn't look like it's about raising ethical question? or is it?
sophiewilliams's review against another edition
3.0
As other reviewers have commented these are ok stories. The ideas behind them are very strong - the flaw is that they aren't well executed and the 1st especially finishes very abruptly. A shame as most of Cecelia Ahern's work is very strong.
kalkie's review against another edition
2.0
This is a short book - only 99 pages in total - so it's a quick read. It's two separate stories - The Girl in the Mirror and The Memory Maker.
The first, The Girl in the Mirror is the better of the two in my opinion. A haunting story about the magic of mirrors and a revelation as to why Lila's blind grandmother has kept the mirrors in her house covered for her whole life.
The second, The Memory Maker, focuses on the machine one man has made which enables him to create new memories for people.
Both were intriguing. For me The Girl in the Mirror was the more engaging of the two, although it could have been even better if the premise had been extended into a longer-length novel.
This review was originally posted on Babs' Bookshelf
The first, The Girl in the Mirror is the better of the two in my opinion. A haunting story about the magic of mirrors and a revelation as to why Lila's blind grandmother has kept the mirrors in her house covered for her whole life.
The second, The Memory Maker, focuses on the machine one man has made which enables him to create new memories for people.
Both were intriguing. For me The Girl in the Mirror was the more engaging of the two, although it could have been even better if the premise had been extended into a longer-length novel.
This review was originally posted on Babs' Bookshelf