Name: On the Other Side
ISBN: 9780751563139

Carrie Hope Fletcher

On the Other Side

THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Reminded me so much of Cecelia Ahern' Ali McNamara 'Utterly enchanting' Jill Mansell 'Our go-to for spellbinding stories with a magical edge' Heat Carrie's BRAND NEW novel - When the Curtain Falls - is coming July 2018! ******************************* Your soul is too heavy to pass through this door, Leave the weight of the world in the world from before Evie Snow is eighty-two when she quietly passes away in her sleep, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. It's the way most people wish to leave the world but when Evie reaches the door of her own private heaven, she finds that she's become her twenty-seven-year-old self and the door won't open. Evie's soul must be light enough to pass through so she needs to get rid of whatever is making her soul heavy. For Evie, this means unburdening herself of the three secrets that have weighed her down for over fifty years, so she must find a way to reveal them before it's too late. As Evie begins the journey of a lifetime, she learns more about life and love than she ever thought possible, and somehow, some way, she may also find her way back to the only man she ever truly loved . . . Powerful, magical and utterly romantic, On the Other Side will transport you to a world that is impossible to forget. A love story like no other, it will have you weeping from the sheer joy and beauty of it all.

The number one Sunday Times bestseller

Haley Murray

I listened to the audiobook along with reading the physical copy. I definitely think that doing so added to my enjoyment of the book.

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE STAR OF THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL. EXCLUSIVE! Contains an extract from Carrie's next novel All That She Can See, out July 13th! 'Reminded me so much of Cecelia Ahern' Ali McNamara 'Utterly enchanting' Jill Mansell Your soul is too heavy to pass through this door, Leave the weight of the world in the world from before Evie Snow is eighty-two when she quietly passes away in her sleep, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. It's the way most people wish to leave the world but when Evie reaches the door of her own private heaven, she finds that she's become her twenty-seven-year-old self and the door won't open. Evie's soul must be light enough to pass through so she needs to get rid of whatever is making her soul heavy. For Evie, this means unburdening herself of the three secrets that have weighed her down for over fifty years, so she must find a way to reveal them before it's too late. As Evie begins the journey of a lifetime, she learns more about life and love than she ever thought possible, and somehow, some way, she may also find her way back to the only man she ever truly loved . . . Powerful, magical and utterly romantic, On the Other Side will transport you to a world that is impossible to forget. A love story like no other, it will have you weeping from the sheer joy and beauty of it all.

Maribel González

Me duele en el corazón darle dos estrellas a este libro, cuya portada no puede ser más bonica. Soy muy fan de Carrie y de sus vídeos, pero su novela me ha dejado un poco fría. A ver, cosas buenas... La forma en la que se conocen los protagonistas es original y me encantó. Aunque luego se conviertan en una pareja empalagosa a partir de la segunda cita. La premisa de los secretos para poder "subir al cielo" y esa especie de limbo que crea me parece interesante. Y el final es típico, pero bonito. También está bien que haya metido personajes LGTB para compensar al resto, que son muy Disney. Y cosas no tan buenas... La historia no está situada en una época concreta y me tenía confundida. El argumento base de la protagonista para guardar los secretos que le pesan no tiene sentido si lo situamos en la época actual. Sin embargo, el entorno que describe (teléfonos móviles, tipo de ropa...) sí es actual y claro, mi cabeza explota. El tercer secreto es un poco plagio de Once upon a time. Sí, según ella, lo ha escrito en plan realismo mágico, pero es mucha azúcar para mi cuerpo. Además, Evie es una Mary Sue de manual. Y a veces peca de contar cosas que no aportan nada a la historia (como los ex de Vincent). Lo clasificaría como Young Adult totalmente.

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Naomi Verkleij

Justine Rose

DNF - roughly stopped 100 pages in. 

I was hoping to love this book. I spent a year tracking it down, spent an obscene amount that I wouldn't usually fork over, and then sat down to actually read it. So far I've tried twice, and so far I've not liked it one bit. 

For starters, the names of the characters. Sure, I get that she's going for a theme, but there is such thing as TOO MUCH. It bugged me more than it should have, but it just irritated me every time a new character was brought into the story. 

The writing style I wasn't a fan of. Evie herself, not so much either. Didn't read much about Vincent, but I wasn't loving him either. Sure little bits were intriguing, wondering what her regrets were, but even though I spent a lot of money (usually a powerful motivator for me) I just couldn't slog through it all to the finish line. 
My favourite bit about the book was the cover. Otherwise, meh. But I'll try again one day, when I've forgotten all about those pesky seasonal names.

Renee Delcourt

This book is a magically beautiful love story of a woman and a man who know there is an inevitable time stamp on their relationship. I started this book thinking it would be a bit of fluff before I got into something more substantial, possibly lengthy, but mostly exciting. It was supposed to be my filler book after finishing another beloved series that was mildly emotionally draining. However, once I began reading On The Other Side, I really couldn't stop. I literally power read straight through my Saturday and fell in love with every aspect of this book. Fletcher creates such relatable characters and the situations she throws Evie and her beloved people into is heartrending. You learn so much about yourself while reading books like this. You learn what is most important in life and what dreams you might have abandoned it that shoe box for someone else to find. Evie is the women I strive to be. To make the most of every situation I may be in and to love unconditionally every day.

Kimberly Boenig

I never really write reviews, but in this instance I was compelled to. I didn't hate this book, but I do feel it should have gone through a lot more rounds of drafting. My biggest complaint is the overwhelming amount of telling over showing. I should only see that in my college workshops, not in a book professionally published that I paid money for. I won't complain about the self-insert character. A lot of writers do this (oh hey Neil Gaiman), and while it annoys me, I can't fault Fletcher for it. That said, Jim was my favorite character, and I liked how the plot was executed.
Tl;dr, this feels like a first book, which it is, but I do see some seeds of good writing here. I'll pick up another one of her books in 10 years and see if it's any better then.

On the Other Side

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