Format: Paperback, 401 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 21 November 2005
ISBN-13: 9780007212255
Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK | Waterstones | Barnes & Noble
Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆
What if love was right there in front of you — you just couldn’t see it? Elizabeth Egan is too busy for friends.
Enter Ivan. Wild, spontaneous and always looking for adventure, in no time at all Ivan has changed Elizabeth in ways she could never have imagined.
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Review
All of Cecelia Ahern’s stories seem like fairytales but this one particularly so.
I really liked this and read it in one sitting. I wasn’t that fond of Elizabeth for most of the book, it’s true, she’s just too rigid and clinical. But by the end I was shedding tears for her and loving the tale. I wish I had an imaginary friend just like Ivan too.
I was a bit unsure of Ivan initially because there’s something a bit squirly about a 6ft man playing and acting like a little boy but I soon got over that and he grew on me. I actually felt really sorry for him at the end too. It must be a good book if I’m feeling sorry for a figment of a book character’s imagination……
All in all a really good book and I would recommend it for anyone that likes a weepy but feel-good book. And it’s just perfect for a beach or garden read.
Rating
| Characters | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Plot | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Pacing | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Writing | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
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