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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
Odotin kirjalta kepeän tarinan lisäksi jännittävää, pienimuotoista yliluonnollisuutta. Tulevaisuuden paljastava päiväkirja tuntui kiinnostavalta ja erikoiselta. Ajatuksesta tuli vähän mieleen Tarina vailla loppua, jossa esiintyy myös itse kirjautuva kirja. Valitettavasti innostus laantui kirjan suhteen aika nopeasti, sillä ilmeni että mystinen päiväkirja ei paljastanut mitään järisyttävää.
Teiniangstia
Päähenkilö Tamara Goodwin oli todella rasittava! Tamara käyttäytyi useissa tilanteissa raivostuttavan lapsellisesti. Hän ei hallinnut lainkaan tilanteita, vaikka saikin niihin vihiä etukäteen. Tamaran angstaaminen ja huonokäytöksisyys meinasi pilata lukutunnelman tyystin, mutta onneksi Rosaleen-täti oli sen verran hämärä, että minun oli pakko jatkaa kirjassa eteenpäin.
Karmaisevan täydellinen Rosaleen
Rosaleen oli täydellinen kotirouva, joka tuntui olevan jatkuvasti juuri oikeissa paikoissa oikeaan aikaan. Jatkuva huolenpito Tamarasta ja hänen äidistään tuntui oudolta ja haistoin heti alkuun, että kaikki ei ollut hänessä kohdallaan. Rosaleenen kummallinen käytös ja selkeä salaperäisyys oli kirjan koukku. Ilman sitä, olisin varmaan keskeyttänyt kirjan Tamaran ensimmäiseen näsäviisastelukohtaukseen.
Tuomio:
Suurin pettymys kirjassa oli maaginen päiväkirja tulevaisuudesta. Kirja ei saanut mitään selitettä, joten mystiikka ja magia haihtui kirjan tunnelmista. Petyin päiväkirjan tylsiin paljastuksiin ja olisin myöskin toivonut Tamaralle edes muutaman aivosolun enemmän. Lukijan oma uteliaisuus selvittää Rosaleenen salaisuudet auttoi tarinaa pitämään lukijaa otteesaan loppuratkaisuun saakka. En suuremmin ihastunut tähän kirjaan. Petyin (kaiken yllämainitun lisäksi) tavanomaisuuteen ja seikkailun puutteeseen. Tälle kirjalle ei mielestäni kannata kehittää suuria odotuksia.
Lue tämä, jos et keksi muutakaan!
Teiniangstia
Päähenkilö Tamara Goodwin oli todella rasittava! Tamara käyttäytyi useissa tilanteissa raivostuttavan lapsellisesti. Hän ei hallinnut lainkaan tilanteita, vaikka saikin niihin vihiä etukäteen. Tamaran angstaaminen ja huonokäytöksisyys meinasi pilata lukutunnelman tyystin, mutta onneksi Rosaleen-täti oli sen verran hämärä, että minun oli pakko jatkaa kirjassa eteenpäin.
Karmaisevan täydellinen Rosaleen
Rosaleen oli täydellinen kotirouva, joka tuntui olevan jatkuvasti juuri oikeissa paikoissa oikeaan aikaan. Jatkuva huolenpito Tamarasta ja hänen äidistään tuntui oudolta ja haistoin heti alkuun, että kaikki ei ollut hänessä kohdallaan. Rosaleenen kummallinen käytös ja selkeä salaperäisyys oli kirjan koukku. Ilman sitä, olisin varmaan keskeyttänyt kirjan Tamaran ensimmäiseen näsäviisastelukohtaukseen.
Tuomio:
Suurin pettymys kirjassa oli maaginen päiväkirja tulevaisuudesta. Kirja ei saanut mitään selitettä, joten mystiikka ja magia haihtui kirjan tunnelmista. Petyin päiväkirjan tylsiin paljastuksiin ja olisin myöskin toivonut Tamaralle edes muutaman aivosolun enemmän. Lukijan oma uteliaisuus selvittää Rosaleenen salaisuudet auttoi tarinaa pitämään lukijaa otteesaan loppuratkaisuun saakka. En suuremmin ihastunut tähän kirjaan. Petyin (kaiken yllämainitun lisäksi) tavanomaisuuteen ja seikkailun puutteeseen. Tälle kirjalle ei mielestäni kannata kehittää suuria odotuksia.
Lue tämä, jos et keksi muutakaan!
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Me ha gustado el toque de fantasía del libro, y el drama en general.
First part of book was pretty slow but liked the ending very gripping.
This goes for all the Cecelia Ahern's I read so far - read it for the annual/monthly dose of young fantasy. She tried to club together YA thriller, romance and fantasy all in one. The writing style is simple and easy. Nothing very new about her books I felt, but it depends on the age of the reader.
In complete honesty, I bought this book for one reason and one reason only: its cover. I judged a book by its cover and hoped I'd enjoy the story as much as I adored the cover but, after realising the author was Cecelia Ahern, I did doubt whether the impulse buy would prove to be a mistake: I read 'P.S. I Love You' and hated it, so I thought this book would not agree with me. But I decided to give it a go anyway.
I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised: whilst not anything overly extraordinary or complex, the story proved to be really good, and I love how the main character was created and developed. Within no time at all, Ahern creates a bond between you and Tamara—the almost-seventeen year old girl—and has you both loving her and hating how she behaves. I know I cringed in many different places as a result of how Tamara spoke or acted, but almost with some form of recognition: adolescence and its weird and wonderful ups and downs, hormonal twists and turns, confusion and feelings of bewilderment and confusion were all so well captured. I defy anyone to read this book and not form some kind of emotional attachment to this girl—whether as a parental figure or friend.
As mentioned, I don’t think the storyline itself was particularly miraculous or creative, but I do feel the book was so worth reading if only to watch, from the outskirts, how an immature, spoilt and selfish young girl can grow and develop into a better-rounded, considerate and thoughtful young woman.
Now that the positives are outlined, however, I really have to point out one thing, which infuriated me throughout the book: the seeming lack of editor. As a copy editor myself, I know and understand the odd error can slip through the net; the odd one appears in most books, and it’s acceptable enough. But in this case, I’m astounded at quite how many typos and copy editing mistakes I noticed in this book; at least one every couple of pages, which is ridiculous. Errors ranged from spelling and grammatical mistakes, to incorrect use of punctuation and a lack of consistency in terms of italicisation, for example. I know those readers who aren’t particularly interested in English and its correct use may simply dismiss this point—and that’s fine—but I honestly would have thought the publishers of a very successful author such as Cecelia Ahern would have ensured the editing—if any!—wasn’t so sloppy.
With the above in mind, I give this book four stars. It was definitely worth the read, and I’m glad I judged a book by its cover, on this occasion, and not by its author. Now that I’ve read this, I may actually give Ahern another chance and pick up another of her penned works.
I would have given five stars had there not been so many glaringly obvious mistakes—but I suppose that fault lies with the publisher!
I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised: whilst not anything overly extraordinary or complex, the story proved to be really good, and I love how the main character was created and developed. Within no time at all, Ahern creates a bond between you and Tamara—the almost-seventeen year old girl—and has you both loving her and hating how she behaves. I know I cringed in many different places as a result of how Tamara spoke or acted, but almost with some form of recognition: adolescence and its weird and wonderful ups and downs, hormonal twists and turns, confusion and feelings of bewilderment and confusion were all so well captured. I defy anyone to read this book and not form some kind of emotional attachment to this girl—whether as a parental figure or friend.
As mentioned, I don’t think the storyline itself was particularly miraculous or creative, but I do feel the book was so worth reading if only to watch, from the outskirts, how an immature, spoilt and selfish young girl can grow and develop into a better-rounded, considerate and thoughtful young woman.
Now that the positives are outlined, however, I really have to point out one thing, which infuriated me throughout the book: the seeming lack of editor. As a copy editor myself, I know and understand the odd error can slip through the net; the odd one appears in most books, and it’s acceptable enough. But in this case, I’m astounded at quite how many typos and copy editing mistakes I noticed in this book; at least one every couple of pages, which is ridiculous. Errors ranged from spelling and grammatical mistakes, to incorrect use of punctuation and a lack of consistency in terms of italicisation, for example. I know those readers who aren’t particularly interested in English and its correct use may simply dismiss this point—and that’s fine—but I honestly would have thought the publishers of a very successful author such as Cecelia Ahern would have ensured the editing—if any!—wasn’t so sloppy.
With the above in mind, I give this book four stars. It was definitely worth the read, and I’m glad I judged a book by its cover, on this occasion, and not by its author. Now that I’ve read this, I may actually give Ahern another chance and pick up another of her penned works.
I would have given five stars had there not been so many glaringly obvious mistakes—but I suppose that fault lies with the publisher!
Gave it 80 pages to decide if I wanted to keep reading, but when I spotted the wrong use of the word 'OCD' AND transphobia on the same page, I knew I was done. Other complaints include the main character's entire fucking personality, and too many mentions of sex and clubbing. Fuck this book.
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's a slow but fast, sad yet fun ride.