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Oct 02, 2011

Kristianne rated it:

Cecelia Ahern has this great easy to read style but all her books are quite different. I don't think I could really compare this one to 'PS I Love You' because it really is an intentionally different story to her smash-hit debut novel. The common thread is definitely Ahern's flair for fleshing out believable relationships and depicting what I would say are very normal yet endearing characters.

The thing I found most interesting about this book is that it is told completely through ema More...

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Dec 17, 2009

Amanda rated it:

OK, this book was such a quick read, and funny, funny, FUNNY! It’s not your typical book…it is like a large scrap book of letters, emails and instant messages… between two best friends (boy and girl). The whole book you are laughing and crying and angry because they are silly, and just destined to be together… and they have a hard time realizing that... and well, it’s just great. The only reason It’s not a 5 star… is because of some language choices the author made… not cool.

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Oct 02, 2011

Maldivianbookreviewer rated it:

This book from the author of P.S. I love you is a sweet read that clutches at your heart. Totally different from other styles of writing, this story is told in the forms of correspondences that take place between the main characters in the story.

Rosie and Alex are childhood friends who grow up together till Alex has to move away due to his father getting a better job offer in US. However, Rosie's and Alex's friendship does not grow weaker, instead they seem to develop feelings for e More...

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Jan 29, 2012

Colleen rated it:

I am highly torn over whethether to give this three or four. If I had the choice, it'd be 3.5, so 4 would be over rating it. 3, on the other hand, is under rating it. I've gone with three because I prefer to under rate than over rate. So yeah... on to the review...

This book started off FANTASTIC. I loved every page. I was totally engrossed in it. Couldn't put it down.
I loved how it was written with notes and emails and messanger conversations. It was different and gave a differ More...

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Oct 02, 2011

aRee rated it:

Aduhh...
waktu membaca, awal aku merasa senang, jalan ceritanya menarik walau saat pertama menyadari hampir seluruh cerita (kecuali bagian bab terakhir yang hanya beberapa halaman) ditulis dengan memasukkan korespondensi tokoh2nya. Catatan email, surat yang saling ditukarkan utk ngobrol di kelas, surat tulis tangan bahkan undangan pernikahan/ultah/apapun.
Sampai di pertengahan buku saya mulai menginginkan tokoh utama cepat mengakhiri kekonyolan dan bersatu dengan pilihan hatinya. Tapiiii More...

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Oct 02, 2011

Zaza rated it:

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Jun 16, 2008

Christi rated it:

really charming novel
I loved the perspective of telling the story only from their correspondence.

I thought all the characters were very likeable. Just like in PS I Love You, after awhile you felt like part of the family :)

One thing I've noticed in both of Cecilia Ahern's books that I've read is that there is so much love in the book. Friends, family, parental. It's nice to read about a pretty normal/average family in a book with no real drama or disfunctionality, More...

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Feb 14, 2011

Dev rated it:

I read this because it was recommended to me by a friend. First of all, I loved the friendship between Alex and Rosie. The book starts off when they are 7 years old and spans close to 50 years through letters, emails, cards, and IMs. (I wished the letters had dates on them. It’s just my thing. But, it didn’t really take away from the story ~ it’s just my personal preference.) At some point Rosie realizes she has feeling for Alex, but he’s in a relationship with someone else; a few years later, More...

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May 22, 2011

Christina rated it:

This book is about Rosie and Alex who've been best friends since they were little kids. But then they're separated when Alex and his family move to the U.S. They stay in touch by writing e-mails and letters. Which is how the story is told. Through their letters.
You just can't help but fall in love with their friendship. Even though they're thousands of miles apart they still manage to keep their friendship alive. [Spoiler?!] But I'm not going to lie, at times it is frustrating because they More...

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Dec 29, 2010

*MystGrrl* rated it:

I loved PS I Love You, so I thought I'd give another Ahern book a go. I wasn't to fazed by the fact the story of Where Rainbows End is completely written as a correspondence, mostly between the two main characters, family and friends. I had read The Boy Next Door by Meg Cabot which was written in a similar style and stilled loved the story.

The gist of Where Rainbows End is have you ever had someone, a boy or girl, who you had been friends with for long period of time and even though More...

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Jan 22, 2012

Lady Vale rated it:

OMG, how to rate this book...

How can we be able to love a book so much but at the same time completely hate it because of the frustration it bring us? I know, I know, I'm a sucker for HEAs and it makes me insane when I don't get them or it takes too freaking long for the main characters to get it. Well this is definitely the case in this book. Be sure you are in a very patient mood before starting this read because you'll get many and many impediments on that HEA's way.

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Sep 06, 2010

Leah rated it:

Rosie Dunne and Alex Stewart have been friends since they were 5 years old. Years later Alex and his family move to Boston. Rosie plans to follow him there but something happens which forces Rosie to abandon her plans. As the years go by, the pair keep in regular contact but their friendship is put under tremendous strain through a variety of things. Are the pair destined to ever be together or will they always be just best friends?

Following on from Cecelia Ahern’s hugely successful More...

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Oct 02, 2011

Marcie rated it:

I read Ahern's first novel, PS I Love You, when it was first released, and I had mixed feelings about it. I thought I'd give her books another try when I saw this one at a garage sale. It's written in a letter-type style, which means that the whole book is an exchange of letters, postcards, emails or instant messages between the two main characters, their siblings, their children and their friends. While I think this style can be effective and entertaining, I am not enjoying it in this partic More...

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Dec 08, 2010

Karen rated it:

i love this book! i got so caught up with all their stories and their lives. i was really anxious to know how it will end that i didnt stop reading it until i got to the last page and after reading it i was kind of sad that i won't be reading their letters and emails anymore. i learned so much from rosie, about life, love and family. when i got to the end, im kind of relieved because it didnt disappoint me. and it's a good thing too coz if rosie and alex hadnt gotten back together in the end, im More...

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Jun 17, 2008

treehugger rated it:

By the same author as P.S, I Love You, as since I just watched the movie and thought it was sweet, I was looking forward to some good chicklit. This book was so FREAKING frustrating, I could hardly stand it. It went on for about A THOUSAND HOURS too long - I was actually cursing out loud to it towards the end. I was so ready for what was going to happen (OBVIOUSLY) to JUST FRIGGIN HAPPEN ALREADY!

But listening to it was a treat - it was hours and hours of an Irish accent, which gets More...

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May 22, 2011

Kelly rated it:

I've been reading and re-reading this book since I was about eight! Following the story through different mediums such as emails, letters and texts effectively allows the reader to grow up with the characters, learn about them from a personal level, and feel the heartbreaks and accomplishments that every person experiences. Unlike many books written this way, I didn't find it remotely hard to follow, and found myself literally engrossed. I really love this book, it's beautifully executed and More...

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Jan 03, 2008

Stephanie rated it:

Ok, so the concept of this book is really cool. It consists entirely of emails, letters, and IM chats. It was definitely a neat concept - different from your regular novels. I loved PS, I Love You, but I didn't love this book. I thought it was ok. It went on forever! Really, there was no reason for this book to go on for as long as it did. At times, I was so frustrated with the plot that I just wanted to quit reading. But, I stuck it out because I wanted to see what ultimately happened. Glad tha More...

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Dec 03, 2007

Rachel rated it:

This book is made up entirely of emails and letters. I was hoping for some real dialogue and it didn't happen. I read "P.S. I love You" and thought it was a touching book, so I picked this book up hoping for the same.

It is too thick of a book just to tell the simple plot line of this story. The ending is unbelievably predictable and actually, quite pointless. To drag a plot line like this one out as long as the author did makes absolutely no sense, and simply bores the read More...

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Jan 12, 2009

Faith rated it:

[Why is the American title Love Rosie, when the original more poetic one is Where Rainbows End?:]

Rosie and Alex have been best friends ever since they were 5 years old. It takes them a million years to admit that they love each other. This is "My Best Friend's Wedding" dragged out on 450 pages. Very much a romantic comedy. A bad and boring romantic comedy. Does Cecilia Ahern not understand that everything does not have to happen in one book? After 50 pages I was already bor More...

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Feb 10, 2012

Marina rated it:

I'm not so sure about this book...It was definitely really sweet, I even teared up a little at the end:) But unfortunately I did have a few issues with it. This namely being too much of the plot and pages being used to describe Rosie and her kid.
I went into this book hoping there would be a little more interaction and romance between Rosie and Alex but it turned out to be a little disappointing. Which brings me to my next point about the format of the book. I rarely ever comment on this ty More...

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Dec 10, 2011

Naganika rated it:

Through out the book, you are kept wondering...what is there to life? misbegotten fortunes, dreams turned into disappointments, second chances going sour...life running by while you are trying your damned best to put up a fight, smile through the disasters, laugh at the dramatic goings on of life ..you just keep thinking 'Is there no end to it??'..'Why on earth me?'....

The answer is simple, 'Why not you??...Why the bloody hell not you?'..afterall God is just having a good laugh at you More...

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Sep 29, 2011

Fabíola rated it:

LETRAS ILETRADAS:
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WHERE RAINBOWS END:
In life there's friends and friends. Some are simple fellows, others are much more important. Who never though being in love with a friend? Sometimes, it's difficult to distinguish the line between friendship and passion. But, sometimes, passion is lurking.

From childhood to maturity, Alex and Rosie always been together. In their memories there isn't a moment not shared with the other. Lik More...

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Jul 29, 2011

Brina rated it:

Rosie und Alex kennen sich bereits seit Kindergarten und schreiben, seit sie sich kennen, sich gegenseitig Briefe, Postkarten, Emails und SMS.

Sie meistern gemeinsamen die Grundschule, die Highschool, betrinken sich zum ersten Mal und haben gemeinsame Pläne. Sie wollen zusammen auf College. Doch dann kommt alles anders, denn Alex muss mit seiner Familie nach Boston ziehen.

Für Rosie bricht eine Welt zusammen. Sie und Alex waren das Dreamteam, dass keine weiteren Freunde benötig More...

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Jul 21, 2011

Kath S rated it:

No sé cómo sentirme verdaderamente con este libro.

Lo disfruté mucho, me reí bastante, se me salieron más que algunas lagrimillas, pero no me convenció del todo. Con una escritura ágil y a través de cartas, e-mails y conversaciones online, la escritora nos lleva a través de la vida de éstos dos amigos, de sus desdichas, de sus triunfos, peleas mutuas y todo lo que han vivido para llegar al momento ideal de sus vidas. Y aunque a mí parecer, hay una que otra conversación online que verdad More...

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May 22, 2011

Jeanet rated it:

How many things can go wrong before what is meant to be finally happens? Well for Rosie and Alex in Cecilia Ahern's 'Where Rainbows End' a lot of things can go wrong. Actually so many things that I had given up hope for the book when I was about two thirds into it but I finished it and I'm glad I did or it probably would have left me wondering if the couple and the story were saved in the end.

When I started reading 'Where Rainbows End' I was determined to love it. I had loved Ahern's More...

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Mar 06, 2011

Brina rated it:

Rosie und Alex kennen sich bereits seit Kindergarten und schreiben, seit sie sich kennen, sich gegenseitig Briefe, Postkarten, Emails und SMS.

Sie meistern gemeinsamen die Grundschule, die Highschool, betrinken sich zum ersten Mal und haben gemeinsame Pläne. Sie wollen zusammen auf College. Doch dann kommt alles anders, denn Alex muss mit seiner Familie nach Boston ziehen.

Für Rosie bricht eine Welt zusammen. Sie und Alex waren das Dreamteam, dass keine weiteren Freunde benötig More...

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Feb 13, 2011

Jenisse rated it:

Love, Rosie

by Cecelia Ahern

434pp. Hyperion
$22.95 New York, NY

REVIEW BY JENISSE BOURET

Have you ever wondered if you and a close friend could ever be more than "just friends"? I'm sure many of us have but were afraid to ruin the simple relationship of being friends. Cecelia Ahern, writter of the renowned novel, "PS, i love you" she uses informal writing and diction to make the writing seem more familiar to teenagers and youn More...

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Jan 08, 2011

Apretty5 rated it:

Just finished reading this for the second time. I've read this book 7 years ago. I regretfully lent the book to my friend who never gave it back. It is only now that I decided to buy it again remembering how I fell in love with it way back in college. I remember the same feeling after I read it years ago. It's like saying goodbye to a friend whom you've had a great chat with.
Reading the story in this perspective was an amazing feat. How Ahern was able to show us the story through bits of l More...

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Apr 27, 2010

Cori rated it:

Let’s first of all make a grumblecakes face in the general direction of Cecelia Ahern, who was 24 when she started publishing her best-selling books (see: PS I Love You). Plus she’s freaking adorable, and Irish, and daughter of the former Most Important Leader of Ireland. Come on, now. That ain’t fair. Spread the love, Cecelia.

Anywho, this novel, written in a series of emails, IMs, chat rooms, and letters, reminds me of Meg Cabot’s “Boy” series of books. It was sort of like eating c More...

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Apr 12, 2010

Lindsay rated it:

This book is written by the author of P.S. I Love You, and since I loved that book, I decided to give her next book a try. It was just as fabulous. Her writing feels real, it has heart in it, it's packed full of feeling. I'm super jealous of her writing talent, even more so because we are the same age.

Rosie Dunne follows 45 years of the lives of Rosie and her best friend Alex. They have been best friends since they were 5, and the book documents all the ups and downs that we a More...

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