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- Overview
Elizabeth Egan is too busy for friends. As a reluctant mother to her sister Saoirse's young son Luke and her own business to run, every precious moment is made to count.
But with Saoirse crashing in and out of their lives, leaving both her sister and her son reeling, Luke and Elizabeth are desperately in need of some magic.
Enter Ivan. Wild, spontaneous and always looking for adventure, in no time at all Ivan has changed Elizabeth in ways she could never have imagined. But is Ivan too good to be true? has Elizabeth opened her heart only to risk it being broken again?
As for Ivan, he thought he was there to help Luke, not Elizabeth - or himself....
- Review
There's this something about Cecelia's writing that attracts me. The way she writes brings in a very lovely feeling to her books regardless. As always, I've been encouraged to read this book after reading the "mysterious" brief overview at the back of book, as I began reading through the book, it felt kind of weird because suddenly I did not know what to expect from it. There was no mention of imaginary friends to myself whatsoever and when Luke met Ivan -or probably the other way round- I remember thinking to myself "What kind of story is this all of a sudden?". I do admit to wanting to put it back on my and go for another book till I have the desire back to finish it off but that's when Ivan's identity began to grow bigger and I thought to myself "What fabulous twist is this?". That was very different and very unexpected to be honest, when Ivan suddenly turned out not to be a six year old, that's when I started to figure his presence all in all for Elizabeth. I felt really bad for her, she was sacrificing so much and not living her life for herself but living it for her family, especially her sister who didn't really care in anyway. That was sad, but once Ivan popped out, I could feel the difference and in Elizabeth and the life coming into Elizabeth's life once again, that was really lovely.
"Mistake number two: when sliding it onto her wrist, I felt myself give her a little piece of my heart." That shattered me to pieces literally. Poor Ivan, such a great ending though.
At the end of this book, you get to realise the beauty and innocence of children. It's a wonderful world, that tiny world of theirs, with a lot of giggles, jokes and peace to be honest. This is why one should take that tiny world of their very seriously because their world is what's important. Once they grow out of it, that's when they join in the adult world where life lacks all the innocence, peaceful joy and giggles. Luke was such a lovely understanding boy for a six year old. So much respect for him really <3
Ivan's personality was very outgoing and bubbly, I found myself smiling and laughing at some parts while reading the book because he was portrayed as the best friend you would always want to hang out around because that friend brought out the best of you. He simply teaches you to live your life with not limits, not boring routines, and full of colors and joy. That's the fun of it really because in the end people should simply "Make Believe".
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