The How To Fall In Love Book Review

By Douglas Hamilton


A lot of books about suicide and the harsh reality of life have spread throughout the book market these days as people do like to read something they can relate to. One of the most well known and well loved ones would be How to Fall In Love by Cecelia Ahern. To know more a bit about this wonderful novel, take a look at this how to fall in love book review.

Christine and Adam are the main characters in the story wherein they both meet when Adam tries to kill himself by jumping off a bridge. Christine in turn, tried to help Adam and convince him that life is worth living and that he should try to give life another chance. Of course, the catch would be that Christine would be able to do this with a deadline of the birthday of Adam.

In a plot twist, Christine eventually ends up having to be saved by Adam herself as Adam somehow finds meaning in his relationship with Christine. Christine also then finds more meaning in the project that they have and they both end up falling in love. Aside from that, they both try to save each other from their own respective strange thoughts.

Just to get a better idea of the characters, Christine is a self help book enthusiast who just came out from a divorce. She is the type who loves to help out people and try to encourage them to find the better in themselves. Although her failed marriage left her in a depressing situation, her project with Adam ends up as something to keep her occupied.

On the other side, Adam is actually the rich heir of Basil Chocolates. He is to be the heir of the company in lieu of his dying father. Life took a turn for the worst when he tries to kill himself because he lost his job and his girlfriend cheats on him with his best friend.

Although some readers would see this as a rather common plot, what makes it different would be the way it is written. With some aspects of humor and the other about the seriousness about life, Ahern is able to create a striking balance in writing style which is amazing to read. Of course, the story and development between the two is the most important part which was masterfully written.

The heavy themes in this novel include suicide, harshness of life, and all the other serious aspects are supposed to make the story a dramatic one. However, Ahern was still able to make the heaviness lighten up a little bit. This will create a very heartwarming story for people in the desired age bracket.

So as one may see, this is a very interesting book that most likely a lot of people would be glad to read. With its touching story of two people suffering from their own respective problems, they come together to form a strange bond that leads to something amazing. One will definitely have the feels when reading this novel.




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