Ive read all of this authors books however, i just could not get stuck into this one and it took me a long while to complete the read. i hope that the next book she writes is better than this.

This is a very different read and as I’m currently grieving, I found it a particularly difficult and emotional one.

Alice lives with her mum and two brothers and the story begins when she is eight years old and plagued with seeing colours and not understanding why? This isn’t helped by the lack of care from her mum and the school doesn’t help. As the story progresses we learn the auras are moods and that Alice not only sees them, but, also absorbs them which is traumatic and exhausting.

The story continues through Alice’s life and is a funny at times, sad, heartbreaking read that I read in one sitting.

I’m grateful to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK for the opportunity to preview this powerful book. A 3.5* scored up to 4 as I’m very aware my current state may have negatively impacted my enjoyment.

Another great read from Cecelia Ahern. Alice is a little different from other people as she sees peoples emotions and feelings as colours around them, we go on a journey with her throughout life and it made me feel a lot of different emotions and it made me think about things a little differently. Absolutely loved this, would recommend to everyone.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for an advanced digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Alice is a unique character who has very specific issues. She sees people as colours and can understand them. She has learned to come to terms with this and uses it to keep herself and others safe . It is not an easy read and you may need perseverance

Cecelia Ahern does it again and finds a way to find something so abstract and turn it into something beautiful.

I loved being a part of Alice's life journey and the prisms of colours through her life. I couldn't stop the tears flowing at the end.

I listened to this on audible and don't know if it was the narrator or the storyline or both but this really didn't work for me.

The narrator when she did the voices for the male characters and Lily the mum sounded more like The Wicked Witch of the West and it was so off putting.

I struggled to connect with Alice, the main character and although the subject of seeing colours and auras is interesting I just didn't enjoy this story.

Cecelia Ahern’s magic is back. I’ve felt her most recent books have lacked that magical spark that her earlier books have and I’ve missed it.

I did feel the ending was a bit rushed. I would liked to have seen more of her life with kids and getting older.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I’m excited for its official release.

* thank you NetGalley for the ARC *

I empathized with the main character Alice from the beginning due to her home situation. I was intrigued by her ability to see people's emotions in colour and how she saw her older brother deflecting her mum's emotions and her younger brother absorbing her mum's emotions. I like Cecelia's style of storytelling and this was evident throughout.

WoW!!!!! In a Thousand Different Ways by Cecelia Ahern and Narrated by Amy McAllister was a beautifully written. it was a book just took "My breath away" from start to finish I wasn't sure of this book but the cover caught my eye and I am so glad it did, it's beautiful.
The narrator Amy McAllister was perfect. Cecelia Ahern is a wonderful storyteller and I will be looking out for her books in the future.

I highly recommend this book. I loved it.

Big Thank you to NetGalley, Cecelia Ahern, and HarperCollins UK for my advanced copy of In a Thousand Different Way.

A gorgeous cover, alas the book did not live up to it. This was pretty poor and one for diehard Cecelia Ahern fans only.

Alice Kelly has a gift (or curse, depending on your perspective). She sees an aura around people, sensing their emotions and moods, owing to a condition called synaesthesia. She grows up in an unhappy home with a bipolar mother who neglects Alice and her brothers. This is the story of Alice’s life and ultimately, it’s a rather odd, humdrum and depressing one.

The first 60 or so pages start off reasonably promising with Eleanor Oliphant vibes and some nice writing. Unfortunately, it quickly fizzles out, becoming very maudlin and predictable.

Synaesthesia is an interesting condition and it has worked well as a plot device in a few books that I’ve read in recent years, but hanging the entire story on synaesthesia is not really a runner. It becomes very repetitive - there are only so many ways of describing how colours appear - the red mists, the murky browns, the swirling purples. Less “a thousand different ways” and more a case of, well, just a few really.

By the time the romance angle is introduced, the book descends into the most saccharine, sentimental prose I’ve read in a long time. The last chapter rushes through the last few decades of Alice’s life at breakneck speed as the colours begin to drain out of it. For a novel centring on colours, I’m afraid this was terribly bland, or hummus as Ahern might describe it. A promising start but that’s about it I’m afraid.

*Many thanks to @harpercollinsire for sending me a copy of the book. As always, this is an honest review.*

I enjoy Cecelia Aherne’s writing and I found her last book Freckles to be an excellent, well written story. However her latest book In A Thousand Different Ways wasn’t for me.

The idea of people seeing colour is very interesting and unique but the inclusion of bi-polar disorder along with other storylines in the book all felt too simplistic. I didn’t really enjoy the story but appreciate Aherne’s talent in storytelling.

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I loved this book. Engaging, compelling and utterly unique. With a fantastic central character who I found myself willing on all the way, this book is amazing.
Thanks to the author, publisher and netgalley for providing me with this advance digital copy in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

One of Ahern's better works in recent times. A really interesting premise where the main character can see emotions / auras? And how to navigate a world where nothing is really a secret to you. The character was wonderfully written.

Such a beautiful book I listened to the narrated version and read this one. Each gave me unique experiences ! I loved Alice’s journey and felt like I was experiencing the journey with her in all its amazing glory! This book had me feeling every emotion. The description and language used was so clear and poignant Absolutely loved every part of this book.

This was a fascinating story about a woman who could see the colours that demonstrated peoples emotions. It showed the ways it affected her, her life, her family and her surroundings. Some really good characters and an inmmersive story line.

If you go into this looking for a run-of-the-mill romcom, think again. this is very different from Cecilia Ahern's previous writing, delving into a world of synesthesia, where the main character experiences emotion as colour, every feeling having a specific colour for her. Its a gorgeous story, well written as you'd expect, with an unexpected storyline which I was captivated by

This was a great book, such an interesting topic. Characters are very well developed, and we see how toxic Alice’s family were, its just very good. One I would recommend highly!

It's a poignant and emotionally charged story, it talks about people with complex life and who can see other people aura.
Alice made me wish I could hug her and hope for the best.
A well told story that kept me turning pages even when I was not sure if it was the righ book for me.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

When Alice Kelly is 8 she starts seeing Aura’s, the colours that surround people. The colours that tell tales on us, they tell what our moods are, how we are feeling, whether we are ill and Alice is surrounded by this all day every day. It’s overwhelming, she gets Migraines, she’s disruptive in class and no one understands.

This is Alice’s story, it’s fascinating, sometimes heartbreaking and always wonderful.

Thanks to Netgalley for providing an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This started well and I liked the plot. The book was slow paced but very character driven. The main character Alice is really unique and she stood out a lot. She will be a character that I remember for a long time.

Cecelia has a great writing style and it is really easy to read.

Good book.