Post 7

Dear Cecelia,

I finished your book and I really enjoyed it! It's so weird because I just watched the movie that is based on this book and it's so different. I can't decide which one I liked better because the differences are so big. The letters are pretty much the same and most of the people but the rest of the stories are not similar at all. I really liked how Holly did decide to go to the ball. Even though it was really difficult for her to face all those people, she fought through it. It really bothered me though how annoying some people were about what happened to Gerry, if they even knew what happened. The worst was Helen, her neighbor, who hadn't even come over to say she was sorry to Holly when it all happened and then she acted like she had been helping Holly all along. But, good for Holly for telling Helen off like she did it made me very happy. Also, the whole Daniel thing, what a mess! It's good Holly was able to tell him she wasn't ready and he really loved Laura still. Especially after the last letter Gerry gave her that said she can fall in love again. That would be a very difficult thing to read for the last letter ever written. She wasn't very pleased with Gerry, but he is such a good guy for letting her know how he feels about it. Denise's wedding seemed very fun and Holly made a perfect speech, even though it wasn't exactly "perfect". I wish there were more flashbacks throughout the story like there were in the movie so I could imagine the past Holly and Gerry had together. Otherwise, I really enjoyed this book and am very excited that this is my last outside reading blog post!

ellie