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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
I didn't read anything about this book before starting, and it felt like a realistic fiction title at first. It's not until about 40% in that the magical diary comes heavily into play, and that's also when I realized I wasn't enjoying The Book of Tomorrow. The main character is a selfish, spoiled, snarky teen, and I don't need to read more about them. Ahern did nail that character type, though. She must have a sulky teenage daughter.
Insomnia kept me reading this one, though after 70% I mostly just skimmed. It tried to be too many things at once, and it didn't work for me. It started off as a realistic fiction YA tale. Then the fantasy aspect came into play. Some mystery aspects were sprinkled repetitively about, and then the conclusion spiraled into a dramatic, hokey, soap-opera style reveal.
Not good, but not terrible.
Insomnia kept me reading this one, though after 70% I mostly just skimmed. It tried to be too many things at once, and it didn't work for me. It started off as a realistic fiction YA tale. Then the fantasy aspect came into play. Some mystery aspects were sprinkled repetitively about, and then the conclusion spiraled into a dramatic, hokey, soap-opera style reveal.
Not good, but not terrible.
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Tamara is a teenager who is used to getting whatever she wants, born into wealth and living in a mansion in addition to being whiny and bitchy. Now she tragically loses her dad, which also means losing everything her life was revolvving around it seems in addition to her mother's sanity as well.
So, they are forced to move to the country with her uncle and his wife, who seems to try too hard to please them, or is she?!
Now her mother is acting strangly and sleeping more and more, very seldom leaving her room, and Tamara is told that she is greiving and should be left alone to relax and find her peace.
She finds out that the country is so different that the life she is used to, life now is more basic and simple. She tries to make friends with the librarian of the travelling library Marcus, a guy on the grounds called Weasley and an old Nun.
But things don't seem as they appear to be and soon Tamara starts to uncover deep dark secrets concerning all those around her, with the help of a weird book that seems to know things before they happen!
Then when things start to reveal itself in the end and the secrets are no more, it gets so fast paced and exciting it's so hard to not fly through the pages. I kept guessing and guessing till the end!
The ending was very satisfying and makes the puzzle pieces fit together perfectly, so no loose ends!
This book blew me away!! Utterly AMAZING!!!
It was literally so hard for me to put down, I didn't want anyone or anything to take me away from this wonderful story!
It is one of my favorite books for this year!! And probably one of my favorites, period!
I also loved the cover art, it is superb! So cute and dreamy!
This is the second book I read for this author and she amazed me both times, the first book I read was P.S. I Love You and it's still an all-time favorite for me.
I'm sure I'll get her other books as soon as I can!
So, they are forced to move to the country with her uncle and his wife, who seems to try too hard to please them, or is she?!
Now her mother is acting strangly and sleeping more and more, very seldom leaving her room, and Tamara is told that she is greiving and should be left alone to relax and find her peace.
She finds out that the country is so different that the life she is used to, life now is more basic and simple. She tries to make friends with the librarian of the travelling library Marcus, a guy on the grounds called Weasley and an old Nun.
But things don't seem as they appear to be and soon Tamara starts to uncover deep dark secrets concerning all those around her, with the help of a weird book that seems to know things before they happen!
Then when things start to reveal itself in the end and the secrets are no more, it gets so fast paced and exciting it's so hard to not fly through the pages. I kept guessing and guessing till the end!
The ending was very satisfying and makes the puzzle pieces fit together perfectly, so no loose ends!
This book blew me away!! Utterly AMAZING!!!
It was literally so hard for me to put down, I didn't want anyone or anything to take me away from this wonderful story!
It is one of my favorite books for this year!! And probably one of my favorites, period!
I also loved the cover art, it is superb! So cute and dreamy!
This is the second book I read for this author and she amazed me both times, the first book I read was P.S. I Love You and it's still an all-time favorite for me.
I'm sure I'll get her other books as soon as I can!
I liked this quite a bit. You knew something weird was going on, but it really took a turn toward the end!
I would not recommend it to anyone. The premise of the book is great, but the execution is not. It felt like the whole book was a long setup to a good story that the teller decided they didn't actually want to tell. It's hard to explain. The ending felt very rushed. I only finished the story because I kept expecting it to get good. By the time I realized that it wouldn't, I was too far in and just finished it.
Didn't even finish this book, couldn't get into it. Seemed like a whiney spoiled brat in the beginning. Though my partner did read it and thought it was going to a be a ghost story.. was a bit interesting later but I have too many books on my list of want to reads and I refuse to waste my time on a book I don't like anymore
This is a book geared towards ADULTS. Allow me to state that first and foremost. It seems some people who have read the book have that confused. Not all books that have a teenage protagonist is meant for teenage eyes. However, I find this book to be appropriate for teenagers if they are mature enough to handle it’s content.
Tamara Goodwin has been raised to trust a number of things: She is sixteen, her father is rich, and she will get what she wants. Tamara is a rebellious teenager who smokes and drinks on a regular basis, sneaks out, and is generally very rude to her parents (and likely everyone else). She admits right away that she isn’t nice but she promises to prove that she is better than the first impression we are given.
When her father dies Tamara’s life is flipped. Gone are the days of being spoiled and doing as she pleases. No longer can she have a vibrant social life. She is, in her mind, condemned to the wasteland of Ireland. Specifically- her uncle and aunts home in the country that is beside the remains of Kilsaney Castle.
You can read the rest of the review here
Tamara Goodwin has been raised to trust a number of things: She is sixteen, her father is rich, and she will get what she wants. Tamara is a rebellious teenager who smokes and drinks on a regular basis, sneaks out, and is generally very rude to her parents (and likely everyone else). She admits right away that she isn’t nice but she promises to prove that she is better than the first impression we are given.
When her father dies Tamara’s life is flipped. Gone are the days of being spoiled and doing as she pleases. No longer can she have a vibrant social life. She is, in her mind, condemned to the wasteland of Ireland. Specifically- her uncle and aunts home in the country that is beside the remains of Kilsaney Castle.
You can read the rest of the review here
Loved this book! Loved the concept of the diary that tells all about tomorrow and the ideas of how you can change tomorrow. I would recommend!
The combination of fantasy and mystery was intriguing to say to least. What I really enjoyed was the child narrator and her tone of teenage disdain paired with this fantastic disbelief about the situation. Although the plot was unrealistic at times, it was well written and I was willing to suspend my disbelief because the main character acknowledged the surrealism surrounding her.
The idea of reading about your tomorrows is intriguing and definitely made me think about what I would do with that kind of knowledge.
The idea of reading about your tomorrows is intriguing and definitely made me think about what I would do with that kind of knowledge.
a book that tells the future...and opens up family secrets.