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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
Meh. I had no beef with the premise of this story-- I love a good slightly fantastical/magical fiction, but try as I might, I just don't love Ahern's writing style. I've read a few of her books, and the same feelings ring true each time. I didn't hate it, but I certainly didn't love it. Glad I picked this one up from the library & not the bookstore.
emotional
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Book of Tomorrow is a book about family, friendship and about living your own tomorrow instead of following others footsteps. It's a book about secrets, and of finding the truth, which doesn't turn out to be anything you expect it to be half way throughout the book. It's a good ending. And I feel like there's not much more to say about it, because you would have to read it yourself to fully apreaciate the book.
I often noted while reading this that Tamara's character was not quite what I had expected, however the slow discovery of her story courtesy of her whacky family and her personal family tragedy, had me interested all the way through.
I loved the contrast of fantasy with very stark reality, and just the right amount of suspense. And who wouldn't want to know someone as cool as 70-year old Sister Ingatius, even though she seemed to me rather liberal for a nun.
This book came to me at just the right time - while stuck at home all weekend with a headcold (a perfect remedy).
I loved the contrast of fantasy with very stark reality, and just the right amount of suspense. And who wouldn't want to know someone as cool as 70-year old Sister Ingatius, even though she seemed to me rather liberal for a nun.
This book came to me at just the right time - while stuck at home all weekend with a headcold (a perfect remedy).
hopeful
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I didn't like this book as much as I thought I would. I really wanted to, but it fell short somehow.
Tamara is not a very likeable character, I can understand her behaviour, seeing what she's been through, but it's not endearing. But on the other hand, she's completely aware of this and comments on it. I did think it was rather weird that people she didn't know and who had no idea of what happened to her father, somehow thought she was charming and wanted to spend more time with her. For all of her being obnoxious, she was too well-liked in my opinion.
And I don't get how her aunt managed to controll everything the way she did, it was weird and annoying. I didn't really connect with the characters, the only one I liked was one of the nuns who lived nearby, she was spunky!
I did like the idea of the diary, the entries (written in Tamara's own handwriting, to make it extra creepy) each day tell her what will happen the next day. I liked how Tamara reacted to it and tried to right the things she's done wrong according to the diary.
**Possible SPOILER**
I did not appreciate her sacrificing her mother's health in order to prove she was right about the diary. If it had been my mom, I would have rather been not believed by a possible friend than risk my mom not being ok.
**end of possible spoiler**
In the end, there was a whole lot of intrigue that I sort of had seen coming. Not the whole thing, but I guessed a lot of it. And I thought it was rather unrealistic and a bit weird.
In all honesty, I expected more of it and it gets 2 stars because I did like the idea of the diary and one of the nuns.
My rating: 2 stars
Tamara is not a very likeable character, I can understand her behaviour, seeing what she's been through, but it's not endearing. But on the other hand, she's completely aware of this and comments on it. I did think it was rather weird that people she didn't know and who had no idea of what happened to her father, somehow thought she was charming and wanted to spend more time with her. For all of her being obnoxious, she was too well-liked in my opinion.
And I don't get how her aunt managed to controll everything the way she did, it was weird and annoying. I didn't really connect with the characters, the only one I liked was one of the nuns who lived nearby, she was spunky!
I did like the idea of the diary, the entries (written in Tamara's own handwriting, to make it extra creepy) each day tell her what will happen the next day. I liked how Tamara reacted to it and tried to right the things she's done wrong according to the diary.
**Possible SPOILER**
I did not appreciate her sacrificing her mother's health in order to prove she was right about the diary. If it had been my mom, I would have rather been not believed by a possible friend than risk my mom not being ok.
**end of possible spoiler**
In the end, there was a whole lot of intrigue that I sort of had seen coming. Not the whole thing, but I guessed a lot of it. And I thought it was rather unrealistic and a bit weird.
In all honesty, I expected more of it and it gets 2 stars because I did like the idea of the diary and one of the nuns.
My rating: 2 stars
This book wasn't really at all what I expected it to be. I almost didn't even finish it because I could barely make it through the first few chapters. I just found them to be so wordy and tedious that I began wondering if I should even bother with the rest of the book. I managed to convince myself to keep reading though, and while I found that Ahern's writing did eventually become more exciting and less wordy, this book still didn't live up to my expectations.
One of my biggest problems with this story is that the diary/The Book of Tomorrow wasn't really a focal point. I mean this book is called, 'The Book of Tomorrow,' and its synopsis made me interested because the idea is just so different and magical. Yet I felt like the diary barely made an appearance in the story, at least not enough to have this book named for it. It took what to me felt like forever for the travelling library to even appear, and when Tamara finally got her hands on the diary, she only seemed to read entries from it a handful of times.
Aside from the first few chapters which were slow, and the idea of the Book of Tomorrow, I found the plot of this book pretty good, especially as the story continued. Each chapter got more and more interesting and I found the end to be exciting and fast-paced - very different from the rest of the book, but in a good way.
In the end, I feel like this book could have done without the diary. It just didn't really seem very essential to the plot, and I feel as if Tamara could have figured things out without it. For me it was an element that seemed to be added to the story to make it more interesting, but really just got in the way of an already entertaining plot.
One of my biggest problems with this story is that the diary/The Book of Tomorrow wasn't really a focal point. I mean this book is called, 'The Book of Tomorrow,' and its synopsis made me interested because the idea is just so different and magical. Yet I felt like the diary barely made an appearance in the story, at least not enough to have this book named for it. It took what to me felt like forever for the travelling library to even appear, and when Tamara finally got her hands on the diary, she only seemed to read entries from it a handful of times.
Aside from the first few chapters which were slow, and the idea of the Book of Tomorrow, I found the plot of this book pretty good, especially as the story continued. Each chapter got more and more interesting and I found the end to be exciting and fast-paced - very different from the rest of the book, but in a good way.
In the end, I feel like this book could have done without the diary. It just didn't really seem very essential to the plot, and I feel as if Tamara could have figured things out without it. For me it was an element that seemed to be added to the story to make it more interesting, but really just got in the way of an already entertaining plot.
Read in Finnish.
It turns out 'chick-lit' is just not for me. I didn't hate this book, in fact I even found myself enjoying it mostly. The writing was nice, the translation to Finnish beautiful. The beginning of the story had me hooked with all sorts of drama and character growth potential. And then for no reason I could quite place I got bored. And stayed bored. And then when the protaganist fell into stereotypical crush mode I wanted to puke. Like literally had the taste of vomit in my mouth.
I have to give this books points for giving me such a strong reaction of eye rolling, sighing in a "oh please..." way and nauseousness. Very few books cause my body to react physically. Ok this makes it sound like a terrible read, but it's not. I guess I just don't like chick-lit stories.
It turns out 'chick-lit' is just not for me. I didn't hate this book, in fact I even found myself enjoying it mostly. The writing was nice, the translation to Finnish beautiful. The beginning of the story had me hooked with all sorts of drama and character growth potential. And then for no reason I could quite place I got bored. And stayed bored. And then when the protaganist fell into stereotypical crush mode I wanted to puke. Like literally had the taste of vomit in my mouth.
I have to give this books points for giving me such a strong reaction of eye rolling, sighing in a "oh please..." way and nauseousness. Very few books cause my body to react physically. Ok this makes it sound like a terrible read, but it's not. I guess I just don't like chick-lit stories.
TITLE : The Book of Tomorrow
AUTHOR : Cecelia Ahern
GENRE : YA fiction
RATING : 3.5/5
This is a story about how TOMORROW can change what happens TODAY
AUTHOR : Cecelia Ahern
GENRE : YA fiction
RATING : 3.5/5
This is a story about how TOMORROW can change what happens TODAY