I always have four to five books “on the go” at any given moment, some of which I admit I don’t actually finish.
But I’m pretty sure I’m going to finish The Book of Tomorrow, by Cecelia Ahern (the author of P.S. I Love You). I found the beginning slow to start, with a lot of telling rather than showing, but I’m now in the middle of the novel and Ahern has me all caught up in the world of her narrator, Tamara Goodwin.
The Book of Tomorrow has an unusual twist to it, involving as it does a magical book. A truly magical book, a book of tomorrow. And there’s a good dollop of mystery, too. Not a mystery in the sense of a crime, but a mystery nevertheless.
Tamara Goodwin has always got everything she’s ever wanted. Born into a family of wealth, she grew up in a mansion with its own private beach, a wardrobe full of designer clothes, a large four poster bed complete with a luxurious bathroom en-suite. She’s always lived in the here and now, never giving a second thought to tomorrow.
But then suddenly her dad is gone and life for Tamara and her mother changes forever. Left with a mountain of debt, they have no choice but to sell everything they own and move to the country to live with Tamara’s Uncle and Aunt. Nestled next to Kilsaney Castle, their gatehouse is a world away from Tamara’s childhood. With her mother shut away with grief, and her aunt busy tending to her, Tamara is lonely and bored and longs to return to Dublin.
When a travelling library passes through Kilsaney Demesne, Tamara is intrigued. She needs a distraction. Her eyes rest on a mysterious large leather bound tome locked with a gold clasp and padlock. With some help, Tamara finally manages to open the book. What she discovers within the pages takes her breath away and shakes her world to its core.
So yes, I’m definitely enjoying The Book of Tomorrow.
And welcome, too, to a “new feature” at Ms. Bookish: In The Middle Of …!
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I don’t know how you can read so many books at one time. Sometimes I do good to keep track of the plot in one book.
I like this feature. I’m in the middle of bunch too. I never did that before I started blogging, NOw a new book comes into the house and I read 50 or pages and then an other book comes into the house . . .
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It’s so hard to resist a new and tempting book so I just give up and no longer resist!
I like the new feature
Great idea!
Sounds like a good book.
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I am always excited when someone is in the middle of a bunch of books like I am. I love to have options. I mean I really enjoy. Sometimes I have to reign myself in a bit, but most times it works for me just fine.
.-= Nicole´s last blog ..Progress: Notes From A Reading Life – February 24, 2010 =-.
And it’s a bit like “flavor of the moment” – so much depends on my reading mood.
I remember last year when you gave “one book only” a try and discovered you were not reading at all as a result! That was an eye opener for me. I stopped trying to resist book temptations after that!
I know the feeling–multiple books underway simultaneously. The Book of Tomorrow might just be one you finish.
Malcolm
I’ve read a few books like that, where the beginning is slow but I read on, and without even seeing it happening, suddenly I’m immersed in the story, drawn right in. It’s really effective writing to do that, so kudos to the author!
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Oh – I think you should start this as a weekly meme! I never thought of writing a post about books that “I am in the middle of” except on Sunday Salon, but I would to participate in something like this, if you were to host it
.-= Molly´s last blog ..BTT – Why We Read…. =-.
Such a tempting idea, Molly! But I know myself too well. The moment I say, “this will be a regular thing I write about”, my inner self will rebel and everyone wanting to do the meme will have no place to post their links because I will have forgotten to write the post
But please feel free to use the idea – the more the merrier, I say, and I always love seeing what people are in the middle of reading.
I haven’t seen this one, but I really like Cecelia Ahern’s characters. I do always think she could use better editing, but I still wouldn’t hesitate to read one of her books!
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This is my first book by Ahern, Jill. I do have P.S. I love you on my shelves somewhere – I enjoyed the movie so much (those gorgeous, gorgeous shots of Ireland!).
And replying to my own comment – Ahern was 21 when she wrote P.S. I Love You, her first book! Holding back my envy now …
I can handle one serious nonfiction, usually history, and one light novel at a time, but a bunch? No way!
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I’ve been away and now I’m trying to catch up on my blog reading so you are going to see several comments from me all in a row.
I like this new feature. The plot sounds very good. I hope the characters all live up to it.
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I love your comments, Margot – a bunch of them in a row is fantastic!
I quite enjoyed this book – the very slight magical element in it was fun, and for general fiction, it was quite suspenseful, with a good dose of the mysterious to it.
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