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Laurie M.
This Book Made Me Think of You - a heartwarming tale
This Book Made Me Think of You is a love letter to bookstores and readers. Tilly is surprised to receive a gift from her husband months after he passes. Each month for one year he planned for Tilly to receive a thoughtfully chosen book from her local bookstore. I laughed, I cried, I journeyed beside Tilly as I flew through the pages. Filled with charm, hope, and many book mentions for your TBR. What a delight to read!
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Laura G. (Buffalo, NY)
This Book Made Me Think of You
This Book Made Me Think of You was a delightful read. The concept was very different and very well done. One year of books her recently deceased husband thinks will inspire her gave her a reason to step back into a bookstore. Apparently, he was right because she went from total avoidance of life, including her favorite hobby of reading, to looking forward to her monthly visits to pick up her book. What an adventure she goes on and takes the reader (and some friends) with her. The book was very romantic and resembled a Hallmark movie (my favorite holiday pastime) and what better time of year to have read it! I will tell my friends about it though this time I got an eBook so can't pass it on like I typically would.
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Cindy C. (Gilman, WI)
A Life Journey
When I started reading this book, it made me think of one of my favorite movies, P.S. I Love You and I couldn't wait to see how Tilly's story would end. In the midst of grief, Tilly learns to find joy in reading again thanks to a special gift her husband ordered for her before he died. It is a book about how books can change your life but it is also about Tilly's journey through her grief as she finds strength and joy in learning to live again. I loved reading Tilly's story.
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Marcia K. (Willoughby, OH)
This Book Made Me Think of You
Tilly is rocked by grief after the loss of her beloved soulmate and wanders into a book store that will hold many surprises that evolve over the course of a year! Including a year of books curated by her late spouse to help her grow and continue with life. The author has presented the stages of grief Tilly has a gone thru as well as that of the secondary protagonist Allie who owns the bookstore. I found myself crying at times, laughing, and always cheering Tilly on. I often identified with her on her journey. A very good comfortable read!
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Nancy
This Book Is For Me
"This Book Made Me Think of You" has something for everyone: grief, resilience,family, friendship, books and reading, and even a little romance. There is a theme of grief throughout, but that grief is intertwined with so much resilience. As someone who has recently lost a loved one, I had great interest in following Tilly Nightingale as she navigates her life, her family relationships, and her career through the first year after her husband's death. The structure of the story is very interesting, especially as it traces her year through the books her husband has selected for her prior to his death. At the beginning of each chapter is a wonderfully curated list of books coordinated with the theme of the book selected by Tilly's husband for the month. "This Book Made Me Think Of You" is a thoughtfully written, sweet story.
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Sylvia L. (Suwanee, GA)
This Book Made Me Think of You
I really enjoyed this heartwarming book and rate it 4.5. Themes include grief, lost dreams, getting out of your comfort zone, trying new things, love of friends and family, and being open to a new love and making new memories. The protagonist, Tillie, receives the gift of a book each month for a year, from her husband, Joe, who died 5 months prior. His letter in each book offers love and encouragement for her to try new things and move forward with her life. She bravely attempts the challenges, some with difficulty that made me laugh or shed a tear.
The main characters were likeable and well-developed; I felt like I knew them well. I loved Book Lane's monthly book recommendations and headings such as "Books to read when you don't feel like reading." I recommend this book to all book lovers who enjoy uplifting books about family drama and facing difficult life choices.
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Susan R. (Greensboro, NC)
Fantastic
This is a book about books and how they can change someone's life. This is a book about love and grief, family and friendships and most importantly it's about how books can make a major difference in someone's life.
Tilly's fiancé, Joe, had been dead for several months and she is just basically just getting by and having a tough time getting beyond her deep grief. When she receives a call from a local bookstore that there is a book on hold for her that was ordered by Joe, she's pretty skeptical. When she goes to the bookstore and meets the owner, Alfie, he tells her that before Joe died, he ordered 12 books - one for each month of the next year. The books were carefully chosen to help Tilly get through the next year. There was a book about Paris that inspired her to take a trip to Paris where she made new friends, there was as cookbook that inspired her to start preparing wonderful food and a book about running that inspired her to train and run a half marathon. She still missed Joe but the books he picked gave her other avenues to create a life without him.
This beautifully written book made me laugh and made me cry. I totally understood Tilly, the main character losing her love of reading after the death of her husband. The same thing happened to me after my husband died -- after years of reading 15-18 books a month, I read nothing for 3 months. I missed reading but just couldn't pick up a book. I loved the way that books ended up helping Tilly's grief by giving her new goals to accomplish. I was so impressed with this book that I just ordered three of Libby Page's earlier books. Plus I've added several of the books that were mentioned to my tbr lists.
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