The Book of Tomorrow

Cecelia Ahern is known for her masterpiece PS. I Love You, which by the way I haven't read yet, and another great book I just couldn't stop reading is the Book of Tomorrow.

The Story is about a rich spoiled brat called Tamara Goodwin who, together with her mother, moves to the country side because her father had killed himself.
As they continue to stay with her uncle and aunt, things start to unravel and Tamara finds herself in the middle of this heavy weighing secret.

The aunt Rosaleen was a woman of peculiar nature. She was a firm believer of everything godly, she was prim and proper, she would take care of everyone and worst of all she would never give you freedom. Tamara feels herself trapped most of the time and Rosaleen would always pop uop in the most inconvenient circumstances. Her uncle Arthur however was the exact opposite. Instead of talking or voicing out his opinions, he would just snort instead.

The mother on the other hand would just sit inside her room and mourn quietly without talking to anyone in particular.  One day Tamara meets Marcus who is driving around a library in a bus. She finds a particular book that she borrowed from him and  soon she realized the book was a diary. A diary she wrote a day or two ahead. This was how she was able to either change the future or take it as it is.
Tamara also meets two other interesting characters that will aid her in her quest, Sister Ignatius and Weseley.

Now here are the main SPOILERS so if you are planning to read the book, read no further.

Tamara later finds out that Arthur and Rosaleen are not related to her in any way. In fact her mother was childhood friends with them. Arthur had a brother named Laurie who supposedly died in the fire of Kilsaeny Castle. Laurie however survived. Rosaleen had always been in love with Laurie, but Laurie was always more fond of Jennifer (Tamara's mother). Arthur however always liked Rosaleen. In the end, Rosaleen was so jealous she devised a devilish plan to get rid of Jennifer and take Laurie for herself which includes hiding him since his survival. In the end all is good and Tamara gets to know her real father; Laurie.

I particularly loved the story telling of the book as a whole. Tamara was so messed up and I enjoyed the internal conversations she had. I wanted to know the secret the family had so badly and it was indeed quite hard for me to figure things out until the very end. This book is really intelligently crafted and a perfect example of a cover that tempts me into buying.