2,75/5
Une histoire qui pourrait paraître banale mais qui arrive à sortir son épingle du jeu. Malheureusement, je n'ai pas réussi à apprécier les personnages principaux et bien que l'héroïne m'ait beaucoup irritée, je dois avouer avoir souri et même pouffé à plusieurs reprises.
J'en retiens surtout le cadre de l'histoire : Dublin et le Ha'Penny Bridge.

Christine is a self-help addict, with countless books lining her shelves teaching her how to tackle any situation in her life. However, no book has prepared her for saving a stranger’s life when she happens upon Adam Basil preparing to jump off the Halfpenny Bridge one cold night. With her arms wrapped around him and tears running down her face, Christine tells Adam that she can teach him to love his life again. With his 35th birthday coming up, Adam decides to give her a chance and agrees to hold off on his suicide attempt until then. With only two weeks to work with, Christine must show a desperate man that he has a life worth living.

I have been a long-time fan of everything Cecelia Ahern has ever written (and I’m sure you’ve heard of the movies based on her books – P.S. I Love You and the upcoming Love, Rosie – so it appears I’m not alone!), but for some reason, this book slipped through the cracks in my reading. Thankfully, it landed in my life at precisely the right time.

How to Fall in Love is one of Ahern’s best. It is witty, sweet, and full of heart. Her leading ladies are always beautifully flawed but incredibly caring, and Christine Rose is one of the best. The pacing keeps the pages turning, the plot made me laugh and cry several times, and the crazy situations Ahern’s characters find themselves in are unbeatable. Despite what its title may make you believe about the book, it’s thoroughly uncheesy and delightfully modern and fun.

I’ve largely fallen out of love with chick lit in recent years, choosing to read more nonfiction work, but Ahern can always inspire me to pick up the chosen genre of my teenage years. I would recommend this for any chick lit lover as well as those new to the genre, as it’s a great example of chick lit done right.

"Die Liebe deines Lebens" ist einfach schön. Christin versucht Adam beizubringen das Leben zu lieben, auch wenn sie selbst nicht wirklich weiß wie das geht. Die Beziehung zwischen den beiden ist von Anfang an perfekt, vom ersten Moment an ist da eine Verbindung zwischen den beiden, die, gepaart mit dem tollen Humor der beiden, und dem von Christins Familie, ergibt einfach pure Lesefreude. Auch schon alleine die Kapitelüberschriften finde ich genial, da sie so klingen wie Titel von Ratgebern, auf die Christin anfangs ja große Stücke hält. "Die Liebe deines Lebens" entält einfach so viele kleine liebenswürdige und amüsante Details, welche das Buch umso schöner machen (z.B. die Weise wie Adam und Christin ihr Essen beschreiben).

"Momente sind kostbar; manchmal verweilen sie, manchmal sind sie flüchtig wie der Wind, und doch kann in einem einzigen Moment so viel geschehen."

Ahern has found her form again!! I was worried about reading this as she'd never quite followed up on PS or If you could see me now. This book made me laugh and cry. The characters actually mattered and the sensitive topic was handled well. Little bit in love with Adam myself....

I bought this because it was a daily deal on Kobo and I needed a book at the time. Quirky, silly, completely unbelievable and left a bunch of unanswered questions... but a fun quick read anyway.

Mein Lieblingsbuch jedes Jahr aufs neue :)

As bizarre as some circumstances in this book were.. Still managed to be a tear jerker. Not Ahern's best but not bad as well.

This book made me laugh and cry.

“Looking back, I think I fell in love with being in love. And now my love affair with the dream was over.”