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Where Rainbows End

Cecelia Ahern

3.76 AVERAGE


(4/5) I LOVE THIS BOOK !! I am such a sucker for the best friends-to-lovers trope, but beyond that, I loved so many other things about this. Portraying the story through texts, emails, and letters was such a unique style that I honestly thought I would dislike it at first, but I soon realized how this made the book more interesting and easier to read. Another thing that I enjoyed to the fullest was the humor. It was just so genuinely hilarious at times to the point of getting teary-eyed or running out of breath. I also loved the depth of the characters and how they were mostly very likable despite their flaws and shortcomings.

Alex and Rosie had such a frustrating story (in a good way, of course), but their relationship was so sincere and comforting. Their timing was almost always wrong, but they never let that get in between their friendship, which said a lot about how much they meant to each other, whether in a romantic way or not.

On the other hand, this book also contained countless lessons about love, life in general, and many more. As cheesy as it may sound, I appreciated them very much, especially those emphasizing that life doesn't always go as planned, but it goes on nonetheless.

All in all, I have MUCH MUCH MORE to say, but this was such a beautiful read that had the perfect balance of the reality of life, love, and everything in between. Ahern did an incredible job of encapsulating Alex and Rosie's lives as individuals and how they found their way back to each other even after so many years. I undoubtedly enjoyed reading this and would certainly reread and recommend it!

Rating: 3.4
I picked this book up having watched the movie first, and I know that is a scandalous thing to do in the book community, however I'm very much glad that I did so. This book was a let down to say the least. The first couple of chapters, I was engaged and loved the structure (still do) of the book. I liked how the story was unfolded through emails, instant messages, letters, news articles, etc., etc. It was different than the average old structure but it got old quick. I feel like with this structure you have to, as an author, continue to reel your readers in and I just believe that Ahern didn't do that. It got very repetitive towards the middle and wrapping it up in the end. The ending I despised as well. You would think that dragging the plot along would have a banger of an ending, but no. I believe this book could've done WAY better if it were 150 pages shorter and the characters weren't so annoying *cough Rosie cough*. For, probably one of the first times ever, I will say that the movie was definitely better than the book.
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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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When I found out this book was made of letters, emails, notes and chat rooms convos, I thought I made a mistake buying this. I thought telling through this kind of communications methods would be hard, but I was pleasently wrong when I read over 100 pages in less than a hour! I was glad I liked it. The book flew well and felt better than a narration that tells page after page, what the main character do in detail.

'Love, Rosie', or 'Where the rainbows end' (original title) is the story of two friends since childhood, Rosie and Alex. Their letters, mails and so on show that you can be friends with somebody despite they are far from you. That you can also love them to death and how one moment can change everything and you lose a chance, until the right moment comes.

Rosie and Alex don't have it easy. A lot of difficult things happen through their lives but they are able to move on and get up once again to find what they are looking for, including themselves as a couple.

This book keeps you glued to the pages until the end, because you want to find out if they made it or not. Unlike some other books that were predictable, this one threw a lot of road blocks in front of Rosie and Alex and you never knew how they would react.

SpoilerThe only thing that I am a bit sad about is that yeah, Rosie and Alex have a happy ending, but we will never be able to see their life together. I guess sometimes it is better to leave it like that.


Overall, a nice book I would suggest to romance lovers.

I wanted to love this as I love the movie adaptation, but I just didn't get invested! I think it's because the book takes places through text, emails and letters, so you never feel like you're "in the moment" with the characters as they're meeting up and experiencing those events. 

Favorite of all Cecelia Ahern's novels. It's quick, funny, and the closest to real life.
emotional funny 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
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3.5/4