A bit long for a contemporary but nonetheless, a very beautiful and realistic story of lost love, adulthood, parenthood, friendships, grief, family and growing up. 
 I found myself staying up at the peak of morning to find out what happened next, Rosie and Alex made my heart warm and corrupt all in one. I must say, if you are looking for a nice, rainbows and lollipops contemporary, this is not the book. There's an incredible build up (climax) throughout the book that is in the nicest words possible, incredibly frustrating and heart wrenching for the two best friends to finally get together. 
 I'm very pleased with the ending, and may or may have not shed a few tears and gasped a few "aw's". This novel is in the format of email conversations, instant text messages and letters, and surprisingly was quite easy and effective to follow and build into one story. 
 In comparison to the 2014 film, there are many major differences between the two that I find myself loving rather than fuming and outright shouting at. Both texts, conclude the same but building up to that follow different stories, but I quite enjoyed them both for their similar essence. I've heard many people comment that they enjoyed the film more over the novel but after reading the novel, I think I'm still in the "both told beautiful and realistic stories of the authors/directors intended motifs" mindset. 
 Highly recommend!