I read PS I love you years ago and loved it so was keen to read this. I was instantly hooked by Holly's story. Each character she met she made a difference to them and they in turn added to get story. An emotional read which highlights the importance of relationships whether family or friendships. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has ever lost anyone. An excellent read.

I was looking 9to reading this follow up to PS I love you but wondered if it would live up to expectations but I needn't have worried as it was a brilliant sequel. Reading about Holly and Gerry again and what she was doing now was so special, and beautifully written by Cecelia Ahern, and reading and reading about how her and her friends lives had changed since Gerry's death was so moving it reduced me to tears. A perfect emotional read

With thanks to NetGalley for an advance copy of this novel.

This was the perfect follow up and ending to the story of Holly and Gerry. Having read P.S I love you probably over 10 years ago i remembered the story well enough not to re-read.
The book was really enjoyable and followed Holly on her life post Gerry, the book was very emotional and delved into a range of Holly's emotions as she considered the effects of the P.S I love you club.

As always i really rate Ahern's writing style which is easy to follow and draws me in to the world of the characters

Synopsis:

When Holly lost her husband Gerry, he left letters for her to read after his death, all of them signed with PS, I Love You. These letters helped her go through the process of grief, get back on her feet and start to love again.

Now, years later, a mysterious club wants to meet her. And if Holly can find the courage to discover more, she’ll learn what living fully truly means.

My Thoughts of Postscript:

First of all, this is an emotional read, so aside from the book and a bookmark, you’ll also need tissues. Postscript will take you on a journey of self-discovery and teach you to love life again.

Without spoiling too much, I want to say that this book is incredible. It touches on the subject of death, and what people who know they’re dying can do to ease the pain for their families, but to also stay remembered a bit longer. Just like Gerry did for Holly. And through other people that Holly meets, she discovers a part of Gerry she never knew existed before.

“We don’t often remember how we met, we often remember how we parted.”

Holly is an incredible character that shows amazing character development. Her life is emotional and her choices make you wonder what you would have done if you were in her place. I also really loved Ginika and Jewel, as well as Denise. Cecelia Ahern has this amazing skill – to make you care about all the characters in her book, no matter how little they may be featured. I even found myself adoring Phillip, who only appeared in a few pages in the book.

Postscript is emotional and raw. But it’s also real and relatable to so many people, unfortunately. And I like to think that Holly gets the closure she needed and now she is able to finally fully move on. A true masterpiece that I wholeheartedly recommend.

I thought I will enjoy more this book. But I couldn’t get the magic as in PS I love you. Don’t get me wrong is not bad. But is not the best. I didn’t finish it. I read around 25%.

I read PS I Love you almost 15 years ago and it had such an impact on me I still remember every part of it. When i found out there would finally be a sequel all these years later I couldn’t wait to read it and I got a copy as it was released. I’m afraid I chickened out of reading it and finally started it this week. There wasn’t as many tears as when I read the first book but it’s still very very emotional.

Gerrys impact on Hollys life from those letters he left for her have changed her life I like to think for the better and in this sequel we see more change and a lot more positivity. Thanks to Gerry Holly helps people who really need her help and that would never have happened without Gerrys letters.

Postscript is definitely a weepy of epic proportions mad I’m glad I got to see more from Holly even after all these years. Five stars.

I really enjoyed PS I love you so it was a must I also read this book, it was beautifully written and very emotional just as I expected it to be. Love, loss and everything in between this book had it all. Highly recommend.

This is a great book. PS I Love you was one of the most beautiful books every written so this had a lot to live up too.

Its been 8 years since Gerry died and Holly is in a new relationship with a man called Gabriel. Her sister Ciara has a podcast and gets Holly on to talk about Gerry and his letters and it starts a bit of a fan following. A lady called starts calling Holly and asking her to set up a PS I Love you club and asks Holly to come and give a chat. Holly ignores her though as she thinks its all a bit weird, not realising the purpose behind it and then she discovers that Angela had died and Holly then becomes involved with the club to help other terminally ill people write their own Ps I Love you Letters.

Its beautiful. Inspiring, and touching. Made me cry in places, especially Ginika. The reason i have given it 4 and not 5 was because i didnt like Gabriel, at all. I think Holly deserved better than him. He wasnt supportive and tried to tell her what to do and had huge sulks about this that irritated me quite a lot, i have no idea why she is with him. My question is why didnt Holly end up with William? It was all set up that way but there was zero mention of William in the book at all. I know he was created for the film, but i loved him as a charcter and was hoping he would be in the sequel as Hollys happy ever after. Shame.

Apaprt from that, its a really good read.

"It's been seven years since Holly Kennedy's husband died – six since she read his final letter, urging Holly to find the courage to forge a new life.

She’s proud of all the ways in which she has grown and evolved. But when a group inspired by Gerry's letters, calling themselves the PS, I Love You Club, approaches Holly asking for help, she finds herself drawn back into a world that she worked so hard to leave behind."

I LOVED this follow up to P.S. I Love You (and it encouraged me to re-read the original book and watch the film again).

The way she tip-toes in and then throws herself into the P.S. I Love You Club, which was set up by Angela Carberry who had formed a group of dying people who wanted to recreate Gerry's idea of leaving letters, notes, trips and memories for those left behind, was wonderful and would have made Gerry so proud. There are high and lows along the way for Holly and I cried and laughed with her and her family and friends and had a lovely warm feeling by the end of the book.

A very worth follow up, so congratulations to Cecelia Ahern, who has achieved the almost impossible.

A simply beautiful story. I was a bit hesitant to read a sequel to one of my favourite books/films as I feared that it could never live up to the original but Postscript compliments PS I love you just perfectly. Highly recommended.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC.

PS I Love You was a formative novel of the 2000s - for a few years everyone had either read the book or seen the film and, along with The Notebook, it earned its place as a seminal weepy in both mediums. It's brave of Ahern to return to this world after so long, and while the sequel sits alongside the original fairly well, I would say it suffers from the eternal problem of not being quite as good as the original. Postscript returns to Holly's life 7 years after her husband's death when she has begun to move forward, with a new boyfriend. However, she lacks a sense of purpose and, through a chance encounter, is sucked back into the world of Gerry's letters, possibly at the expense of her own progress. I liked some of the new characters (particularly Ginika) but overall I felt that there wasn't really a need to retread this ground. Perhaps this is because I haven't been bereaved in this way and maybe this book will connect better with people who have lost loved ones at an early age. However, I did feel that Ahern did a good job of exploring the ongoing nature of grief and how moving on isn't always linear, and maybe that is the purpose of this book.

Whilst I enjoyed this book I found it quite slow to get going. I didn’t gel with Holly to start with and found Gabriel very irritating!! I found myself hoping they split up because I couldn’t fathom any chemistry.

Half way through the book it picked up and after that I couldn’t put it down. The characters all seemed to for together more and it was a more enjoyable read.

I was a bit fearful when I started the follow-up to PS I Love you, mostly because it was such an iconic story which resonated with people around the world and I did not want Postcript to take that away.

However, I need not have worried. From the first page I was drawn back into the world of Holly Kennedy. It was lovely finding out what had happened to not only Holly but also all her family and friends. It was refreshing to see the letters from Gerry’s in the last seven years. I, her family and her friends and I loved how we found out more about her and Gerry when they were young and before his illness.

It is seven years since Gerry died and Holly has struggled for so long to come to terms with how her life has changed but she feels she is winning. She is in a new relationship and feels the time is right to move on. However her peace of mind is threatened after she does a podcast about Gerry’s letters and a women approaches her about joining the PS I Love You Club to help people facing death write their own letters to loved ones. It also makes Holly rethink the letters from Gerry’s viewpoint.

All credit to Cecelia Ahern, what could have been a tale of woe actually features so many uplifting moments that it overshadows the sad subject of death. Her characters became warriors and survivors. Ginika, especially stole my heart. Even though I cried buckets all the way through, I felt the magic of the words that were left behind.

Without a doubt this book will be made into a film and it deserves that honour.

I read this ARC for an honest review
All thoughts and opinions are mine

Oh how I loved PS I Love you and was so thrilled to be able to read this sequel
I approached this with a little trepidation but there was no need to worry

I absolutely loved this

I must admit I re read the first book then read this but you don't really need to do this as it works just as well as a standalone - the backstory is dealt with beautifully

I cried - which is a testament to how wonderful I found this sequel

Bravo !!!

This is the sequel book to PS I love you book , I absolute loved PS I loved you book and I had high hopes for this book, Unfortunately I struggled with this book which is the sequel I am not sure if as I had so much high hopes for it I was disappointed with this book , Even though I enjoyed the story in this book It wasn’t as good as PS I love you on my option.

with thanks to Netgalley & Harper Collins Uk for the arc of this book in exchange for my honest review

Postscript follows the journey of Holly Kennedy, set seven years after “PS I love you” and shows us how she has managed to rebuild her life after tragically losing her husband to cancer all those years prior.

It is helpful to have read the first book, but not essential as all the backstory is beautifully explained without repetition.

Holly is trying to move forwards with her life but is suddenly pulled back into the orbit of her husband’s letters from beyond the grave when she receives a card entitled “The PS, I Love You Club”.

I was unsure that this book would live up to the high expectations I had after reading the first book but it was truly something special and very powerful. A very emotional read but worth the tears!

I had no idea there was a sequel to PS, I love you and so was very excited when this appeared in my shelf #netgalley
This book has been everything you could wish for from a sequel and more. I loved having Holly, Denise and Sharon back all supporting each other 8 years on after Gerry’s death! I had no idea what to expect from this book and how Cecelia Ahern could continue with a sequel but she did and it was brilliant!

I loved this book it kept my attention and was pulling me back to read more. I haven't read the first book but think that I might have to now. Well worth a read.

The excellent sequel to PS I love You.
It's a highly enjoyable and well written story that kept me hooked and made me turn pages as fast as I could.
The character development and the storytelling are excellent and I loved the ending.
It's strongly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Thank you so much to the publishers for granting my wish for this book. However, at the time of wishing for this book last year, I was reading PS I Love You, which I have since DNF'd. So I won't be reading this one unfortunately.