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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
v. good.
knew where we'd end up from the first few chapters, but did NOT expect the journey.
knew where we'd end up from the first few chapters, but did NOT expect the journey.
You know it's going to end that way, but I can't help but really enjoy the ride!
I don’t think I can fault the premise or the writing, which I feel is 4 stars. There was just something about the execution that didn’t connect with me. It took me a long time to finish this (by my reading standards). So I think overall, it was about 3.5 stars.
Maybe it was too emotional and draining for my mood. This is what I expected from PS I Love You. To be clear, I far preferred this book to PS I Love You, which wasn’t as emotional as I expected.
It was just a bit average, overall.
Maybe it was too emotional and draining for my mood. This is what I expected from PS I Love You. To be clear, I far preferred this book to PS I Love You, which wasn’t as emotional as I expected.
It was just a bit average, overall.
Lydia and Freddie were inseparable from the time they met as teens until his death in a car accident, and after Freddie's passing, Lydia found it more than difficult to get a good night's sleep, taking months for her to even sleep in their bed again.
With the encouragement of her mother, Lydia began trying a new sleeping pill that would hopefully let her get much needed rest. But Lydia found that each time she took it, she was transported to an alternate reality where Freddie was still alive and well. She was able to still enjoy time with him and see what their life together could've been.
But, as you can imagine, living two separate lives is tough work and more exhausting than anything. Lydia begins to struggle between her living life and wanting to constantly be asleep to spend any time with Freddie that she can.
This book... I don't think I've ever cried more reading a book than I did reading The Two Lives of Lydia Bird. It's a heartbreaking story of grief after the loss of a loved one and trying to cope in the days, weeks, and months after. I think this hit me particularly hard, having lost someone myself in the last year. Sometimes losing someone is like losing a piece of yourself, and while this book made me sob, it was so beautifully written and I've already recommended it to more people than I can count.
It's rare for a book to make you truly feel like this one did. I'm only giving it four stars because I found it to be a little predictable at some points and 5 stars are tough for me to give out. I'll definitely be on the lookout for the next Josie Silver book, but will have to prepare for immense crying that may happen in the process.
With the encouragement of her mother, Lydia began trying a new sleeping pill that would hopefully let her get much needed rest. But Lydia found that each time she took it, she was transported to an alternate reality where Freddie was still alive and well. She was able to still enjoy time with him and see what their life together could've been.
But, as you can imagine, living two separate lives is tough work and more exhausting than anything. Lydia begins to struggle between her living life and wanting to constantly be asleep to spend any time with Freddie that she can.
This book... I don't think I've ever cried more reading a book than I did reading The Two Lives of Lydia Bird. It's a heartbreaking story of grief after the loss of a loved one and trying to cope in the days, weeks, and months after. I think this hit me particularly hard, having lost someone myself in the last year. Sometimes losing someone is like losing a piece of yourself, and while this book made me sob, it was so beautifully written and I've already recommended it to more people than I can count.
It's rare for a book to make you truly feel like this one did. I'm only giving it four stars because I found it to be a little predictable at some points and 5 stars are tough for me to give out. I'll definitely be on the lookout for the next Josie Silver book, but will have to prepare for immense crying that may happen in the process.
2 ⭐️ is being generous. This book has taken me months to get through and in the end I’ve had to abandon it. The only reason I’ve kept going on this one as long as I have is because it was my BOTM pick. But I just can’t. The story is predictable and uninteresting; Lydia’s voice is boring and cliched. Maybe there would be something redeeming if I could stick it out, but I doubt it.
Wow, my fiancé got me this book for my birthday... I don’t think he read the description. I was nervous to read a story about a woman who tragically looses her fiancé. It felt too real...but I’m glad I dug in. It made me cry.
I was fighting against the ending as soon as I saw it coming, which was pretty early on, but the author made it a slow burn, and I was happy with the outcome!
I was fighting against the ending as soon as I saw it coming, which was pretty early on, but the author made it a slow burn, and I was happy with the outcome!
Usually I stay far away from books on this topic. This made me cry but I wanted to keep reading
Very well written. It really bummed me out at times because it was so sad
I called the ending, but that doesn’t make it any less sweet.
I did t love this one like o did the December book. I loved that one.
The concept is good, but I never FELL for these characters like I did before, I kinda got bored and spaced out for sections….and I didn’t really feel like I was kissing much.
Also….it’s an easy read and a lovely story about living the life that’s in front of you, no matter what happens in your life.
The concept is good, but I never FELL for these characters like I did before, I kinda got bored and spaced out for sections….and I didn’t really feel like I was kissing much.
Also….it’s an easy read and a lovely story about living the life that’s in front of you, no matter what happens in your life.