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A review by kylpon
If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern
2.0
2.5 stars? I have no idea how to rate this. It took me forever to read and I found the start to be rather boring and almost creepy in a way. But it does get better. There are some great quotable kinds of moments and some of it is so true in actual life. Like the never being happy in a place unless you can be happy in your own mind. If You Could See Me Now is not your typical love story.
"That was all part of giving someone a piece of your heart; they ended up taking a whole chunk of your mind and reserving it all for themselves."
The premise of the story is Elizabeth is an extremely type A kind of personality with everything needing to be spotless. Things need to be exactly planned out and nothing can disrupt those plans or it causes her stress. She has adopted her nephew since her sister is rarely around and is usually drunk or disruptive when she is. Ivan the imaginary friend comes along and changes her world in many ways. She learns to accept herself a little better and start looking at things in a healthier manner. An interesting concept but something about the story didn't really work for me.
"Imagine not meeting someone because you loved them so much . Imagine hurting someone, making them feel lonely, angry and unloved because you think it's the best for them.
"That was all part of giving someone a piece of your heart; they ended up taking a whole chunk of your mind and reserving it all for themselves."
The premise of the story is Elizabeth is an extremely type A kind of personality with everything needing to be spotless. Things need to be exactly planned out and nothing can disrupt those plans or it causes her stress. She has adopted her nephew since her sister is rarely around and is usually drunk or disruptive when she is. Ivan the imaginary friend comes along and changes her world in many ways. She learns to accept herself a little better and start looking at things in a healthier manner. An interesting concept but something about the story didn't really work for me.
"Imagine not meeting someone because you loved them so much . Imagine hurting someone, making them feel lonely, angry and unloved because you think it's the best for them.