I really wanted to love this book. But sadly it didn't live up to what I was expecting from it and I appreciate that a good portion of that is down to my own expectations.
I feel I know a little more about Holly, but not as much as I would have thought over the course of a full book. The overall impact of her development felt like a chapter rather than a dull books worth of knowledge.
The friends that featured so heavily in the first book were almost non existent in this one. However that wasn't something I felt too concerned about initially as we were meeting a new group of characters that were to have a huge impact on Holly's life.
This is where my real dissatisfaction with the book lies. Other than Holly and as I said not as much as you would expect, there didn't feel like there was any real character development.
Of the four members of the PS.i love you club I feel we learn most about Ginika. We get an insight into her life and her home life. We see her personality go from reserved and defensive to open and allowing friendships to develop.
However Holly seems to spend so much time deciding if she will help the club that there isn't enough of the book to really get into the detail of the club.
Berts letters are delivered in a chapter, Paul's videos get a chapter delving into a little of what he's doing and the guidence from Holly and joy gets very little time dedicated to her scrap book. Then we have a rushed explanation of Philip as Holly expands the club. I felt like it was obvious that Holly's decision would be to help so more time could have been given to these new relationships and developing the characters.
Of these people were to have such a profound impact on holly I would have liked to get to know them better.
I found myself racing through the book. Not nessecarily because it was a page turner but because I'd reached the point where I felt I wasn't getting to know anyone or feel a connection but had got far enough in a felt it deserved being saw through to the end.
I feel I know a little more about Holly, but not as much as I would have thought over the course of a full book. The overall impact of her development felt like a chapter rather than a dull books worth of knowledge.
The friends that featured so heavily in the first book were almost non existent in this one. However that wasn't something I felt too concerned about initially as we were meeting a new group of characters that were to have a huge impact on Holly's life.
This is where my real dissatisfaction with the book lies. Other than Holly and as I said not as much as you would expect, there didn't feel like there was any real character development.
Of the four members of the PS.i love you club I feel we learn most about Ginika. We get an insight into her life and her home life. We see her personality go from reserved and defensive to open and allowing friendships to develop.
However Holly seems to spend so much time deciding if she will help the club that there isn't enough of the book to really get into the detail of the club.
Berts letters are delivered in a chapter, Paul's videos get a chapter delving into a little of what he's doing and the guidence from Holly and joy gets very little time dedicated to her scrap book. Then we have a rushed explanation of Philip as Holly expands the club. I felt like it was obvious that Holly's decision would be to help so more time could have been given to these new relationships and developing the characters.
Of these people were to have such a profound impact on holly I would have liked to get to know them better.
I found myself racing through the book. Not nessecarily because it was a page turner but because I'd reached the point where I felt I wasn't getting to know anyone or feel a connection but had got far enough in a felt it deserved being saw through to the end.