Book Review- The Book of Tommorow by Cecelia Ahern

So, this book was lying on my brother's bookshelf. I picked it up because of its beautiful cover. Since, the author is well-known to me, as I have read most of her books, and I instantly decided to dive into the story.

The Book of Tomorrow revolves around Tamara Goodwin, a 17-year-old girl who has always gotten whatever she wanted. However, with her father gone, her life changes forever. A mountain of debt forces her and her mother to sell everything and move to the countryside. Life with her uncle and aunt is boring and lonely until Tamara discovers a book in a traveling library. What she uncovers within its pages shakes her world to its core. Without revealing the details of the story, I will just say that the ending was to my liking (yes, it has a good ending), with an entire chapter devoted to revealing more information and answering lingering questions.

This is a mesmerizing story about how tomorrow can change what happens today. It feels like a modern fairytale filled with mystery and magic.

Quotes from the book:

“It’s hopelessness that makes you weak. Hope makes you stronger because it brings with it a sense of reason. Not a reason for how or why they were taken from you, but a reason for you to live. Because it’s a maybe.”

“Sometimes we have absolutely no idea where we are; we need the smallest clue to show us where to begin.”

“I used to think that it was better to have too much than too little, but now I think if the too much was never supposed to be yours, you should just take what is yours and give the rest back.”

“Our minds do unusual things sometimes. When we’re looking for things, they take it upon themselves to go down their own route. All we can do is follow.”

My Favorite (a bit long, but worth reading)-

“As the rain falls and the sun shines, they grow, grow, grow; minds so open they navigate life with awareness and acceptance, seeing light where there’s darkness, finding possibility in dead ends, and tasting victory while others spit out failure. They question when others accept. Some people’s minds open later in life, through tragedy or triumph, either becoming the key to unlatch and lift the lid on that know-it-all box, allowing them to accept the unknown and say goodbye to pragmatism and straight lines. Then there are others whose minds are merely a bouquet of stalks that sprout as they learn new information—a new bud for each new fact—but they never fully open or flourish. They are the people of capital letters and full stops, but never of question marks and ellipses.”