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Praise for The Time of My Life:
‘One of her best with an insightful message at its heart’ Daily Express
‘A wonderfully enchanting, tender and beautifully penned tale’ Candis Magazine
‘ A warm and thought-provoking read’ Good Housekeeping
‘Unique and magical’ Heat
‘Touching, warm, funny and poignant; a must for all of her fans’ Lovereading.co.uk
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Praise for The Time of My Life:
‘One of her best . . . Funny, touching, with an insightful message at its heart’ Daily Express
‘ A warm and thought-provoking read’ Good Housekeeping
‘A wonderfully enchanting, tender and beautifully penned tale’ Candis Magazine
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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I've been a fan of Cecelia Ahern since I picked up PS I Love You, and I love how she takes ordinary days and makes them into something magical with a little bit of imagination and a lot of flair! Lucy is a character you can really relate to, and the tidal waves of humour and wit throughout, making The Time of my Life such an enjoyable read. Although I do prefer Ahern's other books like The Gift and If you can See me Now, I would still recommend this read 100% :)
26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The Time of my Life is an interesting novel. I found it hard to really "feel" the novel as Lucy is one of those heroines you love to hate and when you write a book you want your heroine to make her mark and although Lucy did make her mark, it wasn't necessarily a good one and I found it hard to really root for her. I get that she's like that - after all, if she was lovely and warm and witty and inviting, then she wouldn't NEED to meet her Life. She wouldn't need Life's help to make her life better than it is. So although I did get that Lucy needed to be a bit unlikeable, it still didn't really help. I want a heroine I can root for and although I tried my hardest to root for Lucy, at times she just seemed beyond help and I wanted to slap her; to tell her to grow up.
The plot, however, is fantastic. I love the idea that if your life isn't as good as it should be then you'll get an appointment with your Life. I mean, that's so awesome and inventive and, well, I loved Cosmo. (Cosmo is Lucy's Life, that's what she/he decided on for a name.) I liked that Cosmo didn't just let Lucy get away with the lies she told and that he called her up on the way she lived her life. I liked how he was there for her and wanted to help her and to make her be more than she could be. The plot very much kept me reading, and I also liked the addition of Lucy's wrong number man whom she ends up talking to after dialling a wrong number. Both Cosmo (I love that name) and Don (the wrong number man) help with Lucy's edginess and the excellent plot kept me reading. If the novel had been solely about Lucy, I'd have given up long ago, but the plot and the secondary characters kept the novel going very well.
As you might already have realised, Lucy wasn't my favourite ever character. Her family didn't help; the Silchester's were quite horrible people, with the exception of her mother and brothers, and they'd definitely helped to shape her into the edgy, somewhat bitter person she became. I could understand her hesitance to change her life and trust Cosmo, but on the other hand, I just wanted her to embrace everything for once instead of trying to fight it. She does redeem herself somewhat and she isn't always awful, but it's hard to get over the first impressions I had of her; I want to be taken in by a character from page one, not feel as if I'm somehow imposing on her life. The secondary characters were brilliant and I really liked Cosmo and Don and Lucy's friends.
The Time of my Life is definitely a bit different to Cecelia's other novels. It was enjoyable enough and in the end, I warmed to Lucy. However first impressions of her are hard to bypass and I feel a lot of people will take an instant dislike to her. But she's worth persevering with. I mean it's Cecelia Ahern. She's always worth reading and although it wasn't quite on par with The Book of Tomorrow (which was ridiculously, insanely good) I still liked it. It was far from perfect and despite enjoying the plot, it was indeed a sharper read than I expected. I'd definitely recommend the book - of course I would, Cecelia Ahern could write a computer manual and I'd still recommend it - and it's definitely a book I'd read again. It's definitely a book I'm going to try and get a finished copy of (I know, I'm a sucker for a beautiful book). Cecelia's writing is as on top as ever, and I can't wait for what she comes up with next and I'm fairly sure this will be as big a bestseller as her other novels.
The plot, however, is fantastic. I love the idea that if your life isn't as good as it should be then you'll get an appointment with your Life. I mean, that's so awesome and inventive and, well, I loved Cosmo. (Cosmo is Lucy's Life, that's what she/he decided on for a name.) I liked that Cosmo didn't just let Lucy get away with the lies she told and that he called her up on the way she lived her life. I liked how he was there for her and wanted to help her and to make her be more than she could be. The plot very much kept me reading, and I also liked the addition of Lucy's wrong number man whom she ends up talking to after dialling a wrong number. Both Cosmo (I love that name) and Don (the wrong number man) help with Lucy's edginess and the excellent plot kept me reading. If the novel had been solely about Lucy, I'd have given up long ago, but the plot and the secondary characters kept the novel going very well.
As you might already have realised, Lucy wasn't my favourite ever character. Her family didn't help; the Silchester's were quite horrible people, with the exception of her mother and brothers, and they'd definitely helped to shape her into the edgy, somewhat bitter person she became. I could understand her hesitance to change her life and trust Cosmo, but on the other hand, I just wanted her to embrace everything for once instead of trying to fight it. She does redeem herself somewhat and she isn't always awful, but it's hard to get over the first impressions I had of her; I want to be taken in by a character from page one, not feel as if I'm somehow imposing on her life. The secondary characters were brilliant and I really liked Cosmo and Don and Lucy's friends.
The Time of my Life is definitely a bit different to Cecelia's other novels. It was enjoyable enough and in the end, I warmed to Lucy. However first impressions of her are hard to bypass and I feel a lot of people will take an instant dislike to her. But she's worth persevering with. I mean it's Cecelia Ahern. She's always worth reading and although it wasn't quite on par with The Book of Tomorrow (which was ridiculously, insanely good) I still liked it. It was far from perfect and despite enjoying the plot, it was indeed a sharper read than I expected. I'd definitely recommend the book - of course I would, Cecelia Ahern could write a computer manual and I'd still recommend it - and it's definitely a book I'd read again. It's definitely a book I'm going to try and get a finished copy of (I know, I'm a sucker for a beautiful book). Cecelia's writing is as on top as ever, and I can't wait for what she comes up with next and I'm fairly sure this will be as big a bestseller as her other novels.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Cecelia Ahern has done it again....Another fabulous read. I loved this book from the very start , I could imagine what the characters looked like , I often felt as if I was Lucy Silchester as got so into the book. I didn't want to give this book 5 stars wanted to give it TEN !!
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Always a light hearted twist to a serious topic
I really like Cecilia Ahern books - the storylines always seem a bit odd - but they are tremendous reads - and stay in your mind for ages afterwards. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Leo
nice easy read
I didnt like this as much as her other books but it did make me giggle out loud which Cecila is brilliant at doing and was a nice easy read!
Published 19 days ago by PrincessJayNine
slow burner but dont give up!
The stunning and magical new novel from the Number One bestselling authorLying on Lucy Silchester's carpet one day when she returns from work is a gold envelope. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Marie Judd
Odd - but still a page turner
Having enjoyed lots of Cecelia Ahern's books in the past, I was happy to read and review this one.
On finishing, though, I'm still not quite sure what to make of it. Read more
On finishing, though, I'm still not quite sure what to make of it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lucy Felthouse
Ahern at her best
Beautifully written, you can lose yourself in this story. I was on a train when I started reading; it was a good job that I was getting of at the end of the line. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. H. Charles
Her best yet
This is a one sitting book, consumes and captures you before the first chapter is through. So so funny and the characters and their lives so cleverly inter woven throughout. Read more
Published 2 months ago by J. Moore
surprising
Cecelia Ahern for me is one of those funny authors.
I LOVED PS I Love You and Where Rainbows End, but I didn't like the ones that were released after those and I didn't bother... Read more
I LOVED PS I Love You and Where Rainbows End, but I didn't like the ones that were released after those and I didn't bother... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Sian Louise
Could not put down
I have read and enjoyed 2 other of Cecilias novels and really enjoyed them so when I started this I had high hopes. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lisac1804
Amazing!
I've been a follower of Cecelia's books since the beginning and am always so excited when I know she is releasing a new book. Something about her writing is just so magical. Read more
Published 3 months ago by MJS
great gift idea
bought as a surprise Christmas present for someone who loves this author - recipient loved it and apparently couldn't put it down
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