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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It’s been 7 years since Holly Kennedy’s husband Gerry passed away and he left 10 letters for her to open every month in the year following his death to help her through her grief. Now Holly is in a new relationship, her life is back on track, kind of, until she takes part in a podcast - telling her and Gerry’s story and the magic of his letters. Now she is being contacted by a group of terminally ill people calling themselves the PS I Love You Club and they need her help but will her involvement bring her back to the darkest time in her life?
For fans of PS I Love You, this story might be a sweet yet emotional return to the life of Holly, her friends and family, and her memories of Gerry who served the ultimate romantic move by leaving behind letters for his wife, even when he was no longer around. I wasn’t sure about this at first and if the continuance of the story was a good idea, as it feels like things for Holly are still very raw, she isn’t fully healed from Gerry’s loss and then when the club approach her she’s very prickly - and I understood this as there is an element of feeling these people took something from Gerry by ‘stealing’ his idea without permission from Holly, it felt like a gut punch at the start.
However, the more the story progresses and Holly explores the journey of her grief further and the person she is now compared to the Holly Gerry knew, she and the readers realize how much she needs the club and vice versa. She ends up learning more about Gerry and why he wrote the letters and understands his process more while helping others with their own letters.
The only thing I wasn’t completely sold on in this book was Holly’s relationship with Gabriel - maybe it’s because we just had to accept Gabriel from the start, we didn’t see the beginning of their relationship, just the rocky middle part. I think I wanted something bigger and more romantic for her and I felt like Gabriel just wasn’t that.
The end felt a little bit rushed and I would have liked to have seen Holly next steps take place more in the end of the middle, so the middle I guess was a bit drawn out and it took a while for a bulk of the initial club moments to happen and for Holly to make certain decisions.
But I enjoyed this. I listened to it on audiobook narrated by Amy Huberman who did a lovely job.
For fans of PS I Love You, this story might be a sweet yet emotional return to the life of Holly, her friends and family, and her memories of Gerry who served the ultimate romantic move by leaving behind letters for his wife, even when he was no longer around. I wasn’t sure about this at first and if the continuance of the story was a good idea, as it feels like things for Holly are still very raw, she isn’t fully healed from Gerry’s loss and then when the club approach her she’s very prickly - and I understood this as there is an element of feeling these people took something from Gerry by ‘stealing’ his idea without permission from Holly, it felt like a gut punch at the start.
However, the more the story progresses and Holly explores the journey of her grief further and the person she is now compared to the Holly Gerry knew, she and the readers realize how much she needs the club and vice versa. She ends up learning more about Gerry and why he wrote the letters and understands his process more while helping others with their own letters.
The only thing I wasn’t completely sold on in this book was Holly’s relationship with Gabriel - maybe it’s because we just had to accept Gabriel from the start, we didn’t see the beginning of their relationship, just the rocky middle part. I think I wanted something bigger and more romantic for her and I felt like Gabriel just wasn’t that.
The end felt a little bit rushed and I would have liked to have seen Holly next steps take place more in the end of the middle, so the middle I guess was a bit drawn out and it took a while for a bulk of the initial club moments to happen and for Holly to make certain decisions.
But I enjoyed this. I listened to it on audiobook narrated by Amy Huberman who did a lovely job.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief
Moderate: Death
É uma continuação assim um bocadinho forçada. O livro é muito fofinho mas longe daquilo que foi o P.S I Love You. No entanto se estão à procura de algo que se leia rápido, esta é uma boa escolha.
Based on the other reviews I’ve read I’d have to agree with the following sentiments
1. Holly is too whiny.
2. The P.S. I Love You Club comes across as in authentic.
3. Gabriel and Holly’s relationship is not believable
I’ve read these books out of order so I am hoping I like P.S. I Love You a little bit more.
1. Holly is too whiny.
2. The P.S. I Love You Club comes across as in authentic.
3. Gabriel and Holly’s relationship is not believable
I’ve read these books out of order so I am hoping I like P.S. I Love You a little bit more.
Seven years after the events of P.S. I Love you, Holly is featured on a podcast. Inspired by Holly and Gerry’s story, other terminal ill people form the P.S. I Love Your club to recreate Gerry's grand gestures for their own loved ones.. When they ask Holly for help, her life is turned upside once more.
The heart that was in P.S. I Love You just wasn't there for me. Throughout the read I kept asking myself "Do these characters really need to be revisited? Why are we here? Was P.S. I Love You wrapped up too neatly?" Maybe? But who cares, it was an enjoyable, moving, satisfying read. Is Postscript meant to be edgy? A more realistic look of a widow's journey.
Really, I couldn't buy in. There was no chemistry with Gabriel, the P.S. I Love You Club members were ok, but didn't feel authentic. The whole plot felt contrived and unnecessary, there's not a lot of story. I wish Cecilia Ahearn had just left Holly alone.
The heart that was in P.S. I Love You just wasn't there for me. Throughout the read I kept asking myself "Do these characters really need to be revisited? Why are we here? Was P.S. I Love You wrapped up too neatly?" Maybe? But who cares, it was an enjoyable, moving, satisfying read. Is Postscript meant to be edgy? A more realistic look of a widow's journey.
Really, I couldn't buy in. There was no chemistry with Gabriel, the P.S. I Love You Club members were ok, but didn't feel authentic. The whole plot felt contrived and unnecessary, there's not a lot of story. I wish Cecilia Ahearn had just left Holly alone.
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I didn't love it. Maybe I needed to read the previous book.
Wow! This was a sequel to PS I Love You that was well worth waiting for! I have to admit, I wasn't too sure as the book started, that I liked Holly anymore. It took me a minute to get hooked into her story seven years later, but I am so glad I continued listening. I ended up loving the new characters introduced in this book just as much as the old. I definitely understand Holly's hesitancy in getting involved with the PS I Love You Club, but am so glad she decided to give it a try. It was so heart warming how many lives she touched by helping them through what was arguably the most difficult experience in her life. This is a beautiful, beautiful story. Sometimes I just love a book that makes me cry, and Postscript certainly delivered on that. Make sure you have the tissues close by!
Having read PS I Love You a few years ago, I was thrilled to hear about this sequel and eager to read it. It was exactly what you'd expect of this genre and author in that it was heartbreaking whilst also full of hope.
Despite going through the emotional turmoil of the PS I Love You club members, it was the smaller stories right towards the end that really opened up the floodgates for me - particularly the one about the red balloons (this is something very close to me so no surprise that it got me in the feels and I had to stop reading for a few minutes to compose myself).
Due to my book club and website dedicated to celebrating childless women, I feel it is important to mention how refreshing it was that Holly's story did not go down the prescribed route although there was lots of hints that she still wants a baby (at 37, if there is to be a third book in the series, I hope the author will consider that 'miracles' are not always helpful to read about - particularly as there is already one in this book where an infertile couple is 'given' a baby).
Overall I enjoyed the book, it was just as good as PS I Love You and lovely to follow up on these characters many years later.
Blog review: http://lisaannkissane.com/book-review-postscript-by-cecelia-ahern/
Despite going through the emotional turmoil of the PS I Love You club members, it was the smaller stories right towards the end that really opened up the floodgates for me - particularly the one about the red balloons (this is something very close to me so no surprise that it got me in the feels and I had to stop reading for a few minutes to compose myself).
Due to my book club and website dedicated to celebrating childless women, I feel it is important to mention how refreshing it was that Holly's story did not go down the prescribed route although there was lots of hints that she still wants a baby (at 37, if there is to be a third book in the series, I hope the author will consider that 'miracles' are not always helpful to read about - particularly as there is already one in this book where an infertile couple is 'given' a baby).
Overall I enjoyed the book, it was just as good as PS I Love You and lovely to follow up on these characters many years later.
Blog review: http://lisaannkissane.com/book-review-postscript-by-cecelia-ahern/
Perhaps I’m too jaded from my re-read of P.S. I Love You (where I discovered I actually hate it), but I just don’t care. I think Ahern’s One Hundred Names has a similar message/feel and was way more engaging from the get-go (unless my memory is gaslighting me again).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Grief