wordsofclover's Reviews (2.16k)

I always enjoy a good Cecelia Ahern novel but this one just didn't seem to have that spark of magic that I've come to associate with her writing.

I found the main character to be spoilt and a little bit whiny. Yes, she was a teenage girl and that's what they do but she was a just abit annoying. I did like her uncle and his funny way of speaking, and the creepiness of her aunt did add to the 'there is a secret brewing' element of the story.

As always, Cecelia's story-telling was well thought out and enjoyable. It just wasn't my favourite.

The idea of this novel is genius...I'm sure we've all had that moment in our lives where we really wonder where our missing things have gone. The creation of a place, simply called 'Here' with all the missing people, clothes, objects and animals is something I would very much like to believe in. Even for just that nice feeling that those pictures of missing people are living another life somewhere, rather than gone forever and their bodies waiting to be found.

Sandy Short was an odd character but I liked it. Her inability to fit in but yet to want to help her mother and her boyfriend was endearing and we really rooted for her when she stumbled onto Here and willed her to be able to get out.

The chapter with Jenny May was sweet and the image of these two girls meeting after 25 years is one that can fill you with emotion. I think everyone knew that Sandy Short had finally found what she was looking for.

I found it enjoyable and it had the Cecelia sparkle of Magic that always reaches out and touches me whenever I read her novels.

I really enjoyed this book.
Shannon Parker is a simple English teacher but contains a quirky and spunky attitude that quickly allowed me to warm to her. I enjoyed her sometimes funny commentary and waited anxiously until the moment she was catapulted into Partholon.

She took to being in another world in the role of a Goddesses Beloved extremely easily and her blossoming relationship with ClanFintan was touching and you couldn't help to root for them. It was even better when ClanFintan learned who she really was and accepted her for it.

The only problem I have with Cast's writing is the annoying use of the words 'poopie' and 'dang'.I've had it up to my teeth in her House of Night series and occasionally in this book. Her level of writing here is much better though and makes me believe she should stop writing with her daughter because her solo books are much much better.

I'm looking forward to reading the second book and I really hope Rhiannon doesn't manage to do another swap because Shannon and ClanFintan need to be together forever!

This is a really sweet story.
The characters in this book are mostly lovely and the story that twists around them is a sad but sweet.

I do disagree with the cover saying it was a love story...the only love story would be that between Mary McAllister and the town.I don't know whether this is the love story that is referred to.

This was a refreshing book to read and was written very well.

I am a big fan of dystopian fiction, and though I had seen it in the library a thousand times, I had never picked it up. Finally, the cover caught my eye in a charity shop and I picked it up, immediately becoming intrigued.

The story between Cassia and Ky was spun quite beautifully and though it took a while for everything in Cassia's society to be explained, eventually I began to understand the order of things and why Ky was treated the way he was. It was a dystopian world I had never thought of before but the book made it seem plausible.

The love triangle seems to be some sort of theme in dystopian novels and frankly I am becoming bored of them popping up everywhere. But even at that, Xander is sweet and you can't help but like him. Cassia can be irritating flitting between two boys but in a society where you are basically always told what to do and following those orders, you can understand Cassia's confusion.

This book is definitely worth a read..