After reading P.S I Love You last week I knew I wanted to read the sequel asap. I was intrigued to see how Holly’s life had changed in seven years, what was it like now? How much was Gerry still influencing her life?
The plot from start to finish was brilliant. I loved the concept of the P.S. I Love You Club and thought it was a great spin on the original book. With a fresh concept came a fresh group of characters, all with their own quirks and problems. My favourite addition was Ginika. She was candid, fierce and kind despite what she was facing and whilst I predicted the outcome for her daughter Jewel the tears still came when her final chapters were read. My favourite aspect of this club was that they each had their own take on what they wanted to do. It wasn’t about copying Gerry’s letters it was about finding their own version that fitted their life.
As well as some new faces we see some familiar ones return. The Kennedy tribe are back and as entertaining as ever but this time Ciara takes centre stage in the family and is a great help to Holly at certain times. My funny duo are back but Denise is taking more of the spotlight with Sharon contributing every now and again. Last and by no means least we see the return of Gerry (don’t worry he’s not back from the dead). The stories of Holly and Gerry early on were a sweet touch and the last chapters were particularly beautiful.
I found that this book had less laugh out loud moments and was definitely more of an emotional read. There were several points when I could feel myself welling up so I would not recommend reading this in public, unless your happy for people to see you cry! Sometimes a book leaves you with a warm and fuzzy feeling and this book did just that. I was overwhelmed with emotion by the end but despite the book being about grief and death I was left feeling hopeful and happy.
This marks the first book on my 20 books of summer challenge (only 19 more to go)! I can also give myself an extra point on the Cheapskate Reading Challenge and cross off ‘Bought for the Cover’ on my Beat the Backlist Bingo Card. Ultimately I bought it because it is the sequel but I can honestly say that that cover would grab me any day!
The plot from start to finish was brilliant. I loved the concept of the P.S. I Love You Club and thought it was a great spin on the original book. With a fresh concept came a fresh group of characters, all with their own quirks and problems. My favourite addition was Ginika. She was candid, fierce and kind despite what she was facing and whilst I predicted the outcome for her daughter Jewel the tears still came when her final chapters were read. My favourite aspect of this club was that they each had their own take on what they wanted to do. It wasn’t about copying Gerry’s letters it was about finding their own version that fitted their life.
As well as some new faces we see some familiar ones return. The Kennedy tribe are back and as entertaining as ever but this time Ciara takes centre stage in the family and is a great help to Holly at certain times. My funny duo are back but Denise is taking more of the spotlight with Sharon contributing every now and again. Last and by no means least we see the return of Gerry (don’t worry he’s not back from the dead). The stories of Holly and Gerry early on were a sweet touch and the last chapters were particularly beautiful.
I found that this book had less laugh out loud moments and was definitely more of an emotional read. There were several points when I could feel myself welling up so I would not recommend reading this in public, unless your happy for people to see you cry! Sometimes a book leaves you with a warm and fuzzy feeling and this book did just that. I was overwhelmed with emotion by the end but despite the book being about grief and death I was left feeling hopeful and happy.
This marks the first book on my 20 books of summer challenge (only 19 more to go)! I can also give myself an extra point on the Cheapskate Reading Challenge and cross off ‘Bought for the Cover’ on my Beat the Backlist Bingo Card. Ultimately I bought it because it is the sequel but I can honestly say that that cover would grab me any day!