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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a tidy little YA thriller. Well-crafted, mostly interesting characters, with a plot that is perhaps a little to soap-operatic for me. I reached a point toward the end, though, where I found myself skipping ahead out of impatience. Like, jesus, just tell me the great secret that everyone's been dancing around so I can put the book down and move on to something else.
That said, if YA-chick-lit is totally your jam, this is a great example of it with a supernatural twist.
That said, if YA-chick-lit is totally your jam, this is a great example of it with a supernatural twist.
2.5
I read this when I was 20 and I remember being enraptured by it so I wanted to read it again.
What can I say? I guess my taste has changed.
I found Tamara insufferable as a protagonist. The story itself seemed a little reaching to me as well, overall. The only character I really liked was Sister Ignatius. I'd have much preferred reading about her life! Overall, I felt this was a bit too verbose with too much filler.
I read this when I was 20 and I remember being enraptured by it so I wanted to read it again.
What can I say? I guess my taste has changed.
I found Tamara insufferable as a protagonist. The story itself seemed a little reaching to me as well, overall. The only character I really liked was Sister Ignatius. I'd have much preferred reading about her life! Overall, I felt this was a bit too verbose with too much filler.
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
emotional
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've finally finished the book. Been a long time coming. I'm saddened by the fact that it ended, which is probably why it took so long for me to finish reading it, but I am glad that it ended the way it did. Not a happy ending like in a fairytale. But more of a promise of a tomorrow.
I recommended this book to everyone who wants a fairytale-like story with a modern touch, with a bit of magic and a "somewhat" happy ending.
I recommended this book to everyone who wants a fairytale-like story with a modern touch, with a bit of magic and a "somewhat" happy ending.
The Book of Tomorrow is the newest book by Cecelia Ahern. The book is about 16 year old Tamara, who loses her father. Her mom and she go to her aunt and uncle to live with them, because Tamara's father left them with mountains of debt and they can't stay in the house because of it. She's bored by everything around the house where she now lives, but she's fascinated by Kilsaney Castle.
This book is really slow on the uptake. It took about 80 pages for me to get into the story, as the first part is fully about Tamara. Tamara is 16 and to put it nicely, she's a spoiled brat. She takes everything for granted and only thinks of the things she wants. It's hard to feel with her when she tells about losing her father, which obviously hurt her in a way she never expected.
But then she starts telling about the weird behaviour of her aunt, Rosaleen. I love how Cecelia described her in the book - she managed to give me the creeps. She's trying to be very secretive about something and every time Tamara tries to help her mother, Rosaleen says she's asleep.
I loved the building up in this book. Yes, it was really slow at first and I thought to myself "Is this going anywhere?" for multiple times, but I'm so glad I kept on reading. I started to relate to Tamara, even though she was hard to put up with - if she was one of my friends, I would have slapped her, I'm sure. The plot was really something I didn't saw coming beforehand! Very well built up to fit all the puzzle pieces together at the end.
I do have to mention that there's a lot of swearing in this book. It's only logical with a spoiled 16 year old, but still. It was something I noticed, and I usually don't really mind a bit of swearing.
My overall rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Cecelia is one of my favorite writers and this book is one of the reasons why I love her. She can fully take me in with her story - even though there's a complete brat telling me her story :)
This book is really slow on the uptake. It took about 80 pages for me to get into the story, as the first part is fully about Tamara. Tamara is 16 and to put it nicely, she's a spoiled brat. She takes everything for granted and only thinks of the things she wants. It's hard to feel with her when she tells about losing her father, which obviously hurt her in a way she never expected.
But then she starts telling about the weird behaviour of her aunt, Rosaleen. I love how Cecelia described her in the book - she managed to give me the creeps. She's trying to be very secretive about something and every time Tamara tries to help her mother, Rosaleen says she's asleep.
I loved the building up in this book. Yes, it was really slow at first and I thought to myself "Is this going anywhere?" for multiple times, but I'm so glad I kept on reading. I started to relate to Tamara, even though she was hard to put up with - if she was one of my friends, I would have slapped her, I'm sure. The plot was really something I didn't saw coming beforehand! Very well built up to fit all the puzzle pieces together at the end.
I do have to mention that there's a lot of swearing in this book. It's only logical with a spoiled 16 year old, but still. It was something I noticed, and I usually don't really mind a bit of swearing.
My overall rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Cecelia is one of my favorite writers and this book is one of the reasons why I love her. She can fully take me in with her story - even though there's a complete brat telling me her story :)