The Book of Tomorrow tells the story of 16-year old Tamara. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she’s like almost any other girl her age and of her class – interested in boys and flashy stuff, lashing out at her parents, rebelling against things around here. Until tragedy strikes and her family is bankrupt, at which time they move out to the country to stay with her mother’s brother at a ruined castle.
While there, Tamara finds a book at a traveling library – an empty book that miraculously has an entry for the next day’s events. Using those entries and clues, Tamara is about to uncover a secret that has been hidden 17 years.
I think the novel is aimed at tweens, and with this category, it should be a hit.
Cecelia Ahern has done a great job of writing from a 16-year old’s point of view, and she builds up her characters and the plot well. You pretty much find things out along with Tamara, and can feel her excitement and frustrations. The novel is pretty well-crafted, but then you’d expect that from Cecelia Ahern, and should keep tweens (and maybe some adults too) engrossed as they wait to find out what comes next.
If you were hoping for something along the lines of P.S. I Love You, though, you just might be disappointed.
Overall, I’d say you could pick it up for a quick, light read on a rainy day.
My tweens need something new to read… I’ll have to check it out. Thanks! Visiting from SITS 31dbbb.
I think they’ll like the book!
Sounds interesting…While I’m not a tween- I’M looking for something new to read.
Give it a shot! It’s the perfect book for some light reading on a rainy day!