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A novel written entirely through e-mails, letters and chat logs. It's fairly good, but suffers from two drawbacks. First of all, it's the second book I've read by an author where I LOVED the first, and therefore didn't quite live up to my expectations. Secondly it's one of those books where you get SO frustrated with the two main characters, because they just down settle down and TALK already!
Still, Cecelia is a good writer, and despite the second item being one of my biggest pet peeves in books ...more
Still, Cecelia is a good writer, and despite the second item being one of my biggest pet peeves in books ...more
I am so glad that is over... after awhile it was just move on with it... and at one point 2 yrs passed between paragraphs...
I loved this book. Reading reviews, I got the impression that a large proportion of people who enjoyed PS, I Love You didn't like this one as much. I had the opposite reaction. This was very much like the play Love Letters by A.R. Gurney, which I adore. It was fun to see the two main characters grow up and fall in love with each other without realizing that the other felt the same way, as well as having the worst timing ever. Thankfully, Ahern's book ended on a much happier note than Gurney's pl
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I loved the beginning of this book but then got annoyed by the end. It's the story of Alex and Rosie, friends since preschool, told in letters, emails, etc. The first few notes written when they're little are so funny but then the story goes on and on and it takes so long for everything to work out the way you know it will when you start reading it becomes annoying. Not bad if you're looking for a light read.
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I'm not usually a fan of this format; the entire book (with one small exception) is told through e-mails, texts, clippings, etc. But it really worked well here and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The ending was cheezy, but in a refreshing feel good way.
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I couldn't put this book down. Yet another example of chick-lit authors from the British Isles being better than their Yank counterparts.
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