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A few months ago I went a little bit mad on The Works website. I used to often visit their stores and take advantage of the 3 for £5 deal however I have not been able to visit them much recently... more

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  • 29 of 29 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 lorriellah

    Member since 10/06/2009

    Reviews written: 526

    2 Stars I was very disappointed in this book 14/01/2010
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages nice idea

    Disadvantages Disadvantages characters limp, dull, predictable, unfinished,

    When I have looked on here at the reviews of this book they are very positive and everyone I know who has read works from this other before have rated her very highly. I, however, have found myself disappointed in this book. Cecelia Ahern is a well known author, her most famous books are PS I love you and Where Rainbows End. So well known that PS I LOve You has been made into a huge film. A part of me wonders if Cecelia is now rushing her writing whilst she's having her moment of fame. I have read her previous works and found that this latest book isn't a patch on them and whilst reading it I ... more
  • 40 of 40 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 9 sewbizzie

    Member since 09/07/2007

    Reviews written: 1126

    5 Stars What A Wonderful Gift 24/11/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages super story and characters, easy to read

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Could not stop reading at times

    Sgt O’Reilly is working on the Christmas day shift in his Police station when a 14 year old boy gets bough in for throwing a turkey through his Father window, he is cocky and does not have any respect for his Father so O’Reilly decides to teach him an important lesson so starts to tell him of a event which has just happened to him. Lou is a high flying business man, he is married and has two young children but never really has time for them as he is always at work. He likes to be the first into the office each morning as he is chasing a promotion. On one particular morning he stops outside his ... more
  • 59 of 59 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 mummy2harry

    Member since 12/04/2007

    Reviews written: 818

    5 Stars Gifted! 15/11/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Just brilliant in every way

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    As you can probably tell by the amount of book reviews that I post, I am an avid reader, and I do like to try a wide range of books and authors. I tend to stick to the chick-lit genre, although I do stray occasionally, but there is plenty of books in my preferred genre to keep me busy! I'm terrible in that if I don't like a book, I don't usually go back to that author. One such book was PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern - I hated it. But when I saw her new Christmassy looking book in the library, I thought it was worth one last try with her material. Lou lives in Dublin, is happily married to ... more
  • 21 of 21 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 lj1989

    Member since 01/03/2010

    Reviews written: 461

    4 Stars If you could have one wish.... 09/08/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Unexpected ending, different plot

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The first half didnt captivate me

    A few months ago I went a little bit mad on The Works website. I used to often visit their stores and take advantage of the 3 for £5 deal however I have not been able to visit them much recently so when I had some spare cash and I wanted some new books to read I decided to pay a visit to their website. Instead of buying 3 books I think I ended up with 15 but never mind I will work my way through! One of the books I chose was The Gift by Cecelia Ahern. I first encountered this author a few years ago now when I read her book The Book of Tomorrow and absolutely fell in love with it and was hooked ... more
  • 28 of 28 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 cha97michelle

    Member since 12/12/2005

    Reviews written: 545

    5 Stars The Gift I needed was a pack of tissues 11/12/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Characterisation is so good it will have you absolutely hooked

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Rather confused me to start with, but I think it was because I was ill rather than this book

    The Gift is something I picked up prior to Christmas last year in the library. It appealed as it was a bit Christmas-sy so I thought it might be a good read for the time of year, and also I have heard of Cecelia Ahern's other novel, P.s. I love you. It has also been made into a film. So I figured I would probably enjoy it. I made the mistake of trying to read it while full of a horrible fluey virus over christmas, so I have to say initially it made very little impression on my though I think that is because of me rather than any fault with the novel. The story has 2 plots. There is a 14 year ... more

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EAN 9780007284979
Type Fiction
Genre Modern Fiction
Title The Gift
Author Cecelia Ahern

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