Hello friends, welcome to Wednesday! We are half-way through the week! Today I’m going to be reviewing Graeme Simsion’s novels in his Don Tillman trilogy.

The Rosie Project by: Graeme Simsion: Don Tillman is not your typical male; in fact, he is very intelligent, but lacks social cues that make social interactions hard for him. He’s on the hunt to find himself the perfect compatible wife, “The Wife Project”. When he meets Rosie, she is the complete opposite of everything he’s looking for, but for some reason he can’t help but break the rules and his habits for her. It goes so far that they bond over finding out who Rosie’s real father is, “The Father Project”. Designed to be a novel about love, it takes relationships, not just romantic ones, to a whole new level. This novel is also all about the point of view; getting into the main character, Don’s head is what made this novel work, otherwise it would have fallen flat. This is what pushed and drew in the plot, it’s where characters developed, through Don. Lastly this novel shows what fate is and how it can work. It’s truly an unexpected love story that will keep readers reading; fast paced and captivating this novel is definitely for the hopeless romantic.

The Rosie Effect by: Graeme Simsion: Don Tillman is back at again; he found his perfect match, but now he has new problems to solve, becoming a father. This new development has created a wedge between he and Rosie. He now has to figure out how to be there for Rosie before he loses her. He has also gained a small group of friends who he is willing to do anything for. This novel takes the reader through an assembly of emotions. The plots go to the extremes from high to low, but they are all so well thought out, and beautifully written that the emotions the readers feel are genuine. The characters have developed since the first book dramatically; just when the reader thought they couldn’t love Don anymore, they fall in love with him all over again. This novel didn’t just surpass the first novel, it soared it making a mark in the book world as being exceptionally breathtaking, wildly entertaining, and romantic.

The Rosie Result by: Graeme Simsion: Don Tillman is back, and he’s bolder than ever. It’s been ten years and he and Rosie now have a child, Hudson. Learning to navigate parenthood is no easy feat. Now Don and Rosie have new challenges to face, a main one is determining if their son has autism. This was an endearing conclusion to an already well loved trilogy. This novel explores new high and new lows of each of the characters, and it’s done so well. To see them react to new situations made their development and their growth so fulfilling and worthwhile to read. The plot was really well done, each new encounter was definitely an experience, although some of the plots could have been thought out more. The novel starts out all over the place, with different things happening at once, the reader found it really distracting to read. As the reader got into the groove of the novel it got better, it was getting over the initial hump that was the hardest. There were still moments here and there throughout the novel where stories were unclear, but it didn’t affect the reader’s experience. That aside, the message and the lessons learned, not just in the young characters, but in the adults too were so positive that left the reader feeling good and hopeful for the future, not just for the characters, but in the real world. This was truly a beautiful send-off to these characters and their stories.