Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is.
Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living.
Title: Me Before You
Author: Jojo Moyes
Publisher: Penguin Books
Amount of Pages: 412
Genre: Romance
Date Read: 11-07-2018 - 13-07-2018
Favorite Quote: “Some mistakes... Just have greater consequences than others. But you don't have to let the result of one mistake be the thing that defines you. You, Clark, have the choice not to let that happen.”
“You only get one life. It's actually your duty to live it as fully as possible.”
Review:
I knew this book would be emotional. I bawled my eyes out watching the movie. So I was prepared for that. What I wasn't prepared for that even though I knew where this would go that it would still smack me in the face as hard as it did.
This is a very emotional, real, raw, stunning read. It really puts certain things into perspective.
For the people wondering if they should read this book after seeing the movie, my answer would be yes. The movie stayed very close to the book. The book just had more detail and more a few more events that weren't in the movie. If you loved the movie and would like to see a bit more about the characters then I suggest you read this book.
What is this book about:
This book is about Louisa Clark. She has lived in the same town her entire live. She hasn't been anywhere besides her little town and she likes it like that. Or so she things.
She lives with her parents, sister and her kid and her grandfather. They don't have the most money in the world. Her family relies on Lou's and her fathers income. After Lou loses her job she has to find some place else to work.
She ends up getting a job for the wealthy Will Treynor. After an accident a few years ago he is left unable to move anything below his chest. He's a quadriplegic. She is to work for him for 6 months and basically be his companion during the day. Making sure he has the help he needs.
As they grow closer and closer Lou learns that there was a reason her contract was limited to six months....
What did I like about this book:
I liked the banter between Will and Lou. They are both very funny. Will is so sarcastic and I like that. It really made me laugh.
What I liked about this book is that it makes you question your own morals. It will make you think about what you would do when put in a situation like that, either will's situation, Lou's or Will's parents.
It was hard because I supported his decision, i understood why he choose what he did. It still hurt because I grew attached.
I am glad that I finally read this book. I wouldn't have picked it if I didn't pick it blindly from my to read jar. I'm glad that I did because it made me read something I wouldn't pick up as quickly compared to other books. And it helped me cross of a book that has been on my TBR for a while
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