Great to revisit the characters of PS, I Love You, with the addition of some new ones of course. Interesting to see how Holly has grown and changed since the first book (Postscript is set 7 years after Gerry’s death).

Holly is now working with her sister Ciara, in her Vintage clothes and bits & bobs shop. Her life is pretty stable, so much so that she’s contemplating selling her house and moving in with her boyfriend, Gabriel (aka Tree Man). That is, until (against her better judgement) she records the PS, I love you podcast leading to the PS, I love you Club and once that happens everything is well and truly up in the air.

Just so you know, this is not a rehashed PS, I love you, Postscript while still touching on the devastation caused by the death of a loved one also embraces that nothing is static, we move, we change, we grow. And we can be presented with life changing opportunities in the unlikeliest of places, recognising those opportunities and making the most of them ... now that’s a lesson worth learning.

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

Wow I absolutely loved this book - in many ways I think I prefer it to the original, it felt easier and free'er. Some parts of it didn't quite go how I wanted or thought they would a- nd I would have loved an extra chapter or 2 as it sped up a little towards the end, but overall it was such a great absorbing read!

Having loved all Cecelia books with ps I love you being my favourite I was really excited to see a sequel but for me it just didn’t live up to the hype.
I struggled through the first half of the book hoping it would get better. I enjoyed probably the last third.
I feel this sequel was made just because me before you got a sequel.

PS, I Love You was quite unlike any book I'd read at the time (2005) and being in my early twenties, I found it deeply touching. So I was intrigued to see a sequel.

While it was lovely to revisit Holly and her motley crew of supporters, the story didn't tug on my heartstrings as much as the first - which makes me sound heartless, because so much of the story is very sad and deals with grief, death, legacy, family, etc. But the emotional connection just wasn't as strong for me this time. Perhaps because I could detect an element of self-consciousness in the storytelling this time, and was always very aware I was reading a sequel, rather than losing myself in the story and the characters the way I did the first time. It had a hard act to follow, that's for sure.

Having said that, it's an enjoyable read (if that's the right word) for the most part.

With thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC.

I loved the first book, ps i love you. So was sceptical about a follow on.
It was great to be back with holly and the gang. I did enjoy this, however it didn't seem to pull at my heart strings as much as the 1st book. I felt it was a good read and had some great characters. I am glad i have read it, yet it didn't live up to the hype.

I've read quite a few books by Cecilia Ahern but it is with the character of Holly and the PS. I love you books that she really comes alive in her writing. Like many people, I was interested in how a sequel would work but the author completely nailed it. The idea of a PS I love you club is heartbreaking but works really well as a vehicle for Holly to explore her past, present and future. All of the characters were rich and interesting although I felt there should have been more on the Gabriel storyline and I think we could have had more presence from Gabriel's daughter to really add to the scenario. Overall, this is a beautifully written story that hits you right in the heart. I highlighted so much of the book as there were some truly beautiful quotes I think we could all do with remembering.

Thanks to Netgalley for my ARC of this book.

Fifteen years after the publication of P.S I Love You Cecelia Ahern returns to the character which first brought her to our attention and into the spotlight where she has remained ever since. I always remember all those years ago when it was first published, spending an afternoon curled up on my college room bed, skipping lectures and devouring the story of Holly Kennedy and how she was left notes by her husband in the wake of his death. It was an absorbing and brilliantly written story that captured the hearts and minds of so many. When news emerged that Cecelia was returning to this character all these years later my first reaction and I'm sure it was the same as many other long time fans was this is brilliant I can't wait to get my hands on it to read it. But then given time to think about it I wondered and, dare I say it, apprehension began to creep in. Would Postscript live up to the big shoes it undoubtedly had to fill? Would the same magic that captivated us all previously be there once again? Or should the character have been left the way we last saw her? Would all my expectations be reached?

Now having read Postscript, a book I really should have devoured in one sitting, instead I stretched it out for as long as possible savouring every word and sentiment, I can safely say Cecelia Ahern has more than done herself justice and written a phenomenal story that hits you right at the centre of your heart leaving you an emotional wreck on more than one occasion. Make sure to have the tissues close by. Postscript is an utter triumph and waiting so long to write the sequel instead of it being her second book or even earlier subsequent books was totally right the decision.

The author who wrote P.S I Love You is a vastly different person from the one who wrote Postscript as are her readers and I think this story reflects this. Had it been written fourteen years ago I think we would have gotten a very different story but patience is a virtue and in this case time and patience paid off. I myself have experienced grief in the time since I first read P.S I Love You. A grief very close to home and I know it has altered how I perceived this book had I not experienced the trauma of losing a close loved one. Time and time again I found myself nodding along with lines or entire paragraphs and I felt as if they were written for me. Postscript is a balm to the soul, a comfort, an advisor, a support and the hand you need to hold you when times are very tough and you can't see the light.

In the end section where there is a question and answer page Cecelia mentions that this new story is familiar and in tune with the first book but she wanted to bring it forward to the writer she is now. She did this with ease, never once losing the feelings, emotions and sentiments expressed previously. Holly, our main character, is in a different place now but the past comes calling and even thought she may not think it, it is perhaps the final piece of the puzzle she needed in order to seek ultimate resolution. Cecelia also mentions how it was an emotional challenge to write this book having a lump in her throat and tears in her eyes as she wrote every word. I can see how this was the case as I felt the same numerous times over at certain stages in the book. You can tell such thought, care and attention was put into the story overall as a whole and each word was so carefully chosen and placed as to achieve maximum impact and effect but not in a hard hitting and destructive way instead these are words of hope, advice and peace. A story has been written that so many readers will take such inspiration from with such memorable characters and a real life affirming message.

It's seven years since the death of her beloved Gerry and Holly Kennedy has clawed her way back from deep below the surface. The monthly pre-written notes with words of encouragement left behind by Gerry ceased after a year. Now Holly has been with Gabriel, a tree surgeon with a teenage daughter called Ava, for two years and life continues on. She works in the vintage shop run by her sister Ciara sorting through all the clothes that come in and prepares them ready for display in the shop. She is still best friends with Sharon who is married and deep in the depths of rearing young boys. So when Holly agrees to participate in Ciara's podcast and to talk about Gerry, his death and what legacy he left for her little does she realise everything she presumed she had put to bed will once again come rushing to the fore. Conversations about death are awkward and never fully explored as grief is a different journey for everyone as you can't control grief rather it controls you.

Holly believed she had come through the worst time in her life but as she talks about her experiences a group of people are inspired by what they hear. They set up the P.S I Love You club in the hopes they can do for their families what Gerry did for Holly. The group members all share something in common and as you hear their stories you become distraught at what lies ahead for them but there is a positive aspect in what they want to achieve with the time they have left. They want Holly to come onside, to help them achieve their goals and leave something meaningful behind but can Holly go back to a place she thought she had left behind? Is it worth stirring up old memories and emotions? Holly in the past felt like she lost her sense of self and that she had to rebuild but will accepting what the club wants her to do just bring her crashing back or will it be a positive step in the right direction?

For the majority of the novel Holly battles with her decision as to whether to help the group or not. It was like there was this reluctance to take part and help out, I couldn't understand this knowing what solace it could have brought so many people. Was Holly being selfish for fear of what it would stir up once again in her own personal life? But surely Angela, Ginika and the others could see what a wonderful person Holly was and what she could achieve and wouldn't have asked her if they felt she wasn't the person for the job. Perhaps Holly felt she would be going backwards and relieving the entire event once again but maybe in order to move forwards we must go back to the past and find the resolution that up until now has so desperately eluded us. As Holly battles with her decision. and as a reader you firmly hope she will make the right one, she questions and explores the entire experiencing of losing Gerry and how she coped with it. What can she offer these people calling out for her help? Why was she the one chosen?

Cecelia brilliantly paints a picture of Holly experiencing more inner turmoil as she wrestles with making a decision and the subsequent results of said choice. Never at any stage did she shy away of writing exactly what death and grief does to us and I found so many lines so helpful and inspiring. At times the book could have felt a bit all too doom and gloom given the subject matter but thankfully this never occurred. Instead there is positivity and uplifting moments that although death is avoided, feared and the enemy, it is our inevitable fate and it will catch us but we can be courageous and valiant in the process. Holly at times frustrated me for her lack of just deciding and pondering over things but on reflection time is needed and as she becomes contemplative and reflective on her life so too does the reader. Postscript really makes you stop, think and take stock and to appreciate every fabulous word written in this remarkable and worthwhile book.

We all struggle with managing the past and the present but Postscript shows us it can be done. I loved how Holly's experience was flipped and she was put in Gerry's position in that she now has the ability and power to help others. Her continued journey was a powerful one and an excellent story that has you hooked from the first word until the last. It is a difficult read at times and you just have to let those emotions spill forth when the need arises. But Cecelia Ahern has proved she is a master storyteller having written an absorbing, affirmative, spellbinding, fantastic and extra ordinary story. One that you will relish and take so much from. Set aside plenty of time to get to know Holly again and travel with her as she embarks upon a journey that won't be forgotten in a long time.

Moving, thought provoking, heart wrenching and heartwarming. A wonderful follow up to PS I Love You. Cecelia Ahern is a brilliant writer of modern times who has the most incredible way with words and of capturing the essence of people. Beautiful.

Ps I love you is one of my all time favourite books. I read it again before reading this. This was beautifully written & an amazing book but for me it just wasn’t as good as I expected it to be.

POSTSCRIPT was the sequel I never thought I needed. Let’s face it, PS I Love You finished in a good place and so it has existed for over a decade. I was worried that book two would sully the good memories I have of book one, I was worried it would disappoint, it did none of these things.

Holly was seven years down the line from Gerry’s death, living her life, happy, in a relationship and officially in a different phase of her life from when she recceived the original letters. I wondered where Cecelia Ahern would take us, without harping back to the experiences of the first book too much but Gerry’s letters were used for good, to empower others.

What I liked about Holly in this book was that she was still a bit of a hot mess. She didn’t have it all together, even after all this time, showing this was just a personality trait. What I also loved reading about was Holly’s grief for Gerry and the life she lost. The grief that shone through was dulled down but with occasional acuteness and this seemed real.

The quest that Holly went on alongside others in her PS I Love You club was a journey. I had my reservations about it just like her boyfriend, friends and family but I was won around by those characters of Bert, Genika and Jewel especially. I made it to 88% rather smugly thinking that ‘I’ve not cried, I wont now’… and then proceeded to sob twice before the end.

"…ultimately, it’s all anyone wants. Not to get lost, or left behind, not to be forgotten, to always be a part of the moments they know they’ll miss. To leave their stamp. To be remembered."

Cecelia Ahern wrote about the journey towards death and the grief that ensues with sensitivity and tangibility. She also wrote it in an uplifting style. She connected me to the characters and narratives with skill and affection. I am so glad that this second instalment came along and made it seem as though no years had passed since the last book.

Thank you Harper Collins for the early review copy.

I initially expected to either struggle with remembering the characters of the PS I love you, or be disappointed that this sequel shattered the magic of that beautiful book. However, I was wrong on both counts! I immediately engaged with Holly and Co like a group of old friends. This book is equally as warm and endearing - and equally as tear jerking in parts. A wonderful read that I can't fault.

Having enjoyed and watched Ps I love you I was excited to read postscript, I liked how the book took you back as it was quite a few years since the previous book was released, it was a sad and enjoyable read.

This is the long awaited sequel to PS I Love You, and it has all the charm and originality of the first book.


Holly's husband Gerry died 7 years before, and for the year after he died she received notes from him, giving her things to do. The final one, a year later urged her to make a new life for herself


Holly has a new boyfriend, and she is working with her sister running a charity shop called Magpies, when her sister persuades her to make a podcast about Gerry and the letters. After that she feels that there are people stalking her. Her stalkers turn out to be members of a club calling themselves the PS I Love You Club. They ask Holly for her help, but Holly is not sure whether this is a good idea or not.

A really fabulous feel good book, much like the original, with poignant moments of great happiness and sadness. Definitely a 'must read'.

I read PS I love you and found it to be such a great book. It made me feel sad but happy, I laughed and I cried. I have just finished the sequel and cannot believe how good it was, unlike so many sequels. Again I laughed and I cried, emotions brought out by a book so beautifully written.

This is an amazing follow up to Ps I Love You. Holly has now moved on from the death of her husband Jerry, or so she thought, until she meets the PS I Love You Club.
she is now with Gabriel and finally ready to sell the house she lived in with Jerry. Gabriel wants nothing more than to reconnect with his daughter, this presents new problems for the plans Holly and Gabriel have made.
Holly throws everything into helping the members of the clubs and finds she is now a new person who stronger and grown since the death of Jerry.
This warming yet heartbreaking read pulls the reader in from the start. A subject that has been so well written it shows that not only is there a life after death of a love one but also a way of growing and learning from it.

It took me a little while to get into this book as it seemed to re-hash what had happened in P.S I Love You. But as the book went on it was really to travel back between their past lives and holly trying to figure out her new one, as well as trying to help others deal with death and grief. A really touching story about dealing with grief and the fear of being forgotten after death. A lovely read.

Having read PS, I Love You several years ago I was unsure whether this book would be a worthy sequel or indeed spoil my memory of the first book. I am happy to say that it is definitely a worthy sequel and left my memory of PS I Love You intact and maybe even a little enhanced.

On beginning to read the book my initial thoughts were that this was going to solely feature the "PS, I Love You Club". This is a club set up by terminally ill people who heard of Holly and Gerry's letters and want to do the same themselves. The book is actually so much more than that; with Holly providing more back story to her and Gerry, and ultimately her yet again coming to terms with Gerry's death.

I read this book a couple of times on public transport which was a mistake. It's not that the story is inherently sad or weepy, but the ordinariness of it just grabbed me out of nowhere, and I was on the verge of tears. There are as can be expected some sad moments, but for me it was more of the everyday events which tore me up a little. They were written so cleverly and beautifully it never felt like I was reading a book.

I really enjoyed this book and I'm giving it 5 out of 5 stars. My thanks to Netgalley and HarperCollinsUK for the ARC to review.

"PS, I love you" seems so familiar and there are obviously echoes of it in this sequel. I found it slightly confusing initially that Holly's first husband was Gerry and her boyfriend is Gabriel. This book suggests ways in which we can help the terminally ill and also how they can help their loved ones. Although this sounds depressing the story is ultimately uplifting.

PS I love you is one of my favourite books. A book that made me howl with laughter and tears. So when I found out that There was a sequel, I was very excited but also a little apprehensive as to whether it could live up to the first. But I’m very pleased to say it did! A beautiful story that follows Holly 7 years later, in a new relationship and gets approached to support terminally ill people who want to leave their loved ones letters like Gerry did. Beautifully written, a brilliant read

The long awaited sequel to P.S. I Love You, Postscript is just as heartbreaking and life-affirming as I hoped it would be. It's seven years since Holly tragically lost her husband Gerry, and life has moved on. She has a new job working with her sister Ciara, and a new love in her life in the form of Gabriel. But following on from a podcast that she takes part in, Holly is forced to revisit the past when a group of people who are terminally ill, form the P.S. I Love You Club. Initially reluctant to become involved, Holly finds that she cannot turn her back on the brave members. She helps Paul, Bert, Ginika and Joy leave their loved ones letters and reminders to find when they are no longer around. But spending time with them forces her to reevaluate her own life and she begins to feel Gerry's presence once more. This time though, she is not overwhelmed by a wave of grief, rather his presence reminds her to live and love fully. She forms a foundation to help others leave behind a legacy that will help their loved ones through the hardest of times. And as she finally closes a chapter by selling the house Gerry and her lived in, he has one last surprise in store for her. You will laugh, you will certainly cry, but most importantly you will want to live life fully and without limits, and hold your loved ones that bit closer.