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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
I’m not much of a film-lover kind of person so I never thought I would actually say this some day but : I liked the movie better. Way, way better (and not only because it stares Sam Claflin and Lilly Collins). In fact, Love Rosie (as a movie) might be one of my fav rom-com ever, and by now I have lost count of how many times I have watched it. Where Rainbows End, the book, however has been sitting on my shelf since like 2015 and I decided it was hardly time for me to start working on my huge TBR so I finally picked it up. It wasn’t what I expected it to be.
Alex and Rosie have been best friends since Kindergarten despite Ms Big Nose Smelly Breath Casey’s efforts to pull them apart. By then they promised to each other that they would stand side by side for ever. And even though they managed to remain best friends when Alex had to move across the world all the way to Boston, America, life got in the way.
Even though this book was filled with a lot of cute, funny and heart-warming anecdotes, it was not enough for me to love it. First I really struggled with the writing. It was so full of clichés and it didn’t sound quite right. I certainly cared for the characters (obviously we’re not talking about whatsisname here) but I wasn’t able to truly connect to them because the whole story is given to the reader second hand through letters, emails and instant messages. This narrative choice left way too much blank space. Blank space is okay but in this book it was so frustrating because all I wanted to read about were the in betweens. The movie fixed that. Moreover, I feel like the book might have ended in the first 200 or so pages. Like there was this specific moment when Alex and Rosie could have had their happy ever after but they did not and from that moment on the rest of the book was just a pain in the ass if I’m allowed to talk so. The only thing that I really liked about the book was that we get more of Katie’s life. Except from that, you might as well just watch the movie.
“You should be with someone who could make you happy, really happy, dancing on air happy.”
Alex and Rosie have been best friends since Kindergarten despite Ms Big Nose Smelly Breath Casey’s efforts to pull them apart. By then they promised to each other that they would stand side by side for ever. And even though they managed to remain best friends when Alex had to move across the world all the way to Boston, America, life got in the way.
Even though this book was filled with a lot of cute, funny and heart-warming anecdotes, it was not enough for me to love it. First I really struggled with the writing. It was so full of clichés and it didn’t sound quite right. I certainly cared for the characters (obviously we’re not talking about whatsisname here) but I wasn’t able to truly connect to them because the whole story is given to the reader second hand through letters, emails and instant messages. This narrative choice left way too much blank space. Blank space is okay but in this book it was so frustrating because all I wanted to read about were the in betweens. The movie fixed that. Moreover, I feel like the book might have ended in the first 200 or so pages. Like there was this specific moment when Alex and Rosie could have had their happy ever after but they did not and from that moment on the rest of the book was just a pain in the ass if I’m allowed to talk so. The only thing that I really liked about the book was that we get more of Katie’s life. Except from that, you might as well just watch the movie.
“You should be with someone who could make you happy, really happy, dancing on air happy.”
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a frustratingly beautiful story.
You can't help but to want Alex and Rosie to be together, but it seems like no matter what something always ended up happening to prevent it. And just when you thought that they were finally going to be together, nope... another tragedy.
You can't help but to want Alex and Rosie to be together, but it seems like no matter what something always ended up happening to prevent it. And just when you thought that they were finally going to be together, nope... another tragedy.
This book made me angry in so many parts of the story. Seriously?! Like, why-can't-they-just-stay-together-and be-done-with-it kind of reaction. It made me say "Ugh!" and "Not again" a lot of times but I also laughed like crazy because of Rosie's humor and not-so-fortunate luck. But it's a good read all in all :)
It really frustrated me that every time Rosie and Alex would get closer, something would happen. It took me a while to read because there were times I simply could not handle the heartbreak it was causing me. However, Rosie's growth throughout the entire book warmed my heart. She never once gave up on her dream. The ending made me bawl my eyes out. What an absolute gem of a book.
I really enjoyed the writing style of this book. The whole story was told through emails, IMs, letters and other print media. It was interesting to only be able to glean information from this and not any descriptive passages. The story was very well written and pretty believable and relatable on the whole. However, I felt that there were many opportunities where the characters actions were illogical and the only made these decisions to prolong the length of the story and the will-they-won't they plot device that is the foundation of the whole story.
This book makes me so so happy. Deifinitely one of my all time favourites. I love the characters and it's definitely a fast paced read. It made me laugh (out loud), it made me tear up and it made me smile from ear to ear. After I finished it, I had a warm feeling in my heart and a huge smile on my face. It's the kind of book I always go back to, especially after a long and difficult day.
3.5, it's a romance novel and I'm not mad at it, mostly due to the letter/chat session format, though. I like that it is realistic enough, the characters don't randomly and immediately forsake their families and responsibilities because of love. Doing the right thing is hard like that.
