Me Before You... by Jojo Moyes

Hello my loves, I've been super busy lately but I have a new review for you (yay!) so I hope you enjoy! Me Before You is one of those books that I've been hearing about a lot of over the past while and with the publishing of its sequel, Me After You, and the imminent release of a film by the same title - I thought it was about time I gave it a go. I had absolutely no clue what the story was about until I looked it up on Amazon to order, I then read the description and thought I would actually really enjoy it.

Here's what the blurb says:

Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop and she knows she might not love her boyfriend Patrick.

What Lou doesn't know is she's about to lose her job or that knowing what's coming is what keeps her sane.

Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. He knows everything feels very small and rather joyless now, and he knows exactly how he's going to put a stop to that. 

What Will doesn't know is that Lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of colour. And neither of them knows they're going to change the other for all time. 

Here's what I thought:

Sob. Sob. Sob. By the time I finished this book I was an absolute mess. I had three hundred tissues surrounding me and the worst Panda eyes you can imagine! I had no idea what to expect with this story as I hadn't heard much beforehand (only that it was a must read), so the big dramas really snuck up on me. What an experience!

The story of Lou and Will is beautifully written, and as a first time read of Jojo Moyes I can't wait to get my hands on the sequel, After You.Lou is the typical quirky twenty-something that you meet in a lot of chick lit, but that doesn't stop you from falling for her happy-go-lucky personality! She's the best friend that you have always wanted (maybe that's just me).

Lou is exactly what Will needs in his life right now, after his accident he has lost the will to get up and live each day - all he wants is to wallow in self-pity and remember the life he used to have, instead of adapting to the new life he has. Enter Lou, and Will's daily life is changed. For the better.

I love the relationship between Lou and Will in this story, they are polar opposites yet somehow they balance each other and are always finding new ways to get under each other's skins, which adds continous depth to their relationship.

However, as you can tell from my introduction, Me Before You is not all sweetness and light. There are some real, deep issues that impact a whole lot of lives and some parts of this book won't be for everyone. I really enjoyed every aspect of this story, even the not-so-happy parts that ended with me in floods of tears, I only hope After You will live up to the greatness of Me Before You.

You can buy Me Before You here, and the sequel, After You, here. Don't forget to check out Jojo Moyes' other books on her website and be sure to follow her on Twitter too!

Thanks for reading,

Orlagh

xoxo