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There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. I think if you are expecting the emotional punch of the first book you are going to be sorely disappointed. I'm not ashamed to say that Me Before You had me up reading until very late at night and then crying my eyes out until very early the next morning. It was the kind of book that sticks with you, the kind of book that is extremely hard to follow up.
It ended on a very powerful note, so any book that calls itself a "sequel" has to match that kind of power. This didn't, not even close. We follow Lou's life a year and a half after the death of Will, and we see what her life has become. Honestly, I didn't enjoy this Lou very much. Gone is any spark, any vitality, any humor, and without those aspects of her personality I had trouble staying engaged with her. I didn't like this pushover Lou, and I barely recognized her from the previous book.
Her life is wholly depressing. Lou is stuck completely in this sort of limbo, and reading about her mostly boring day to day things felt one note and tedious. Lou's family details, like her mother's newfound feminism and her sister's meddling, seemed contrived and almost silly. I didn't get what those side plots added to the story, and I didn't find them compelling.
Lou's love interest was just He was sexy in a classic romance way- the patient, motorcycle-riding savior- but I simply didn't feel the chemistry between him and Lou. It felt like a relationship without weight, certainly without the intensity of Lou's relationship with Will. If you are going to present a love interest to follow the one from Me Before You, it would have to be absolutely epic And don't get me started on Lily.
No spoilers from me, but Lily just irritated me to no end. She was SO selfish, and I struggled to feel much sympathy for her rich girl plight. I know the author tried to give us reasons to empathize with Lily, especially near the end with her convoluted backstory, but I was rooting for Lou to branch out and have more of the story-line to herself. However, this book's greatest crime, IMO, was that it was boring.
I kept putting this book down and starting other stories, only to force myself back to this one after a few hours. And though this book has brief moments of greatness, and it wasn't bad or offensive in any way, it also failed to grab me the way I was expecting it to. After the way Me Before You gripped me, I think this was the biggest let down of all.
I pre-ordered this book months ago, and I ended up staying up until 3 am reading it. I don't know exactly how to express my feelings about this book. For starters, I didn't care for the character of Lily. I think understand what the author was doing, by making Lily Will's long, lost daughter; it allowed Lou to have interaction with Will's family, and allowed Moyes a follow up with them that would have otherwise been unlikely to happen in Lou's new life.
I really think the book would have been better by leaving that character out completely. I wanted this to be Lou's story of how she moved on and found her "happily ever after," and this just didn't feel that way for me. I also thought the bits about Lou's mom turning into a raging feminist, while amusing, was a little off course. I wanted Lou and Sam to have the happy ending that she and Will didn't get to, and instead it ends with her leaving him behind to fly away to NYC to be yet another caretaker for someone.
I wanted more for Lou than what I felt like she and I got. I wanted her to have her "happily ever after. Me Before You 2: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. The book quite literally begins with a bang or crash? Intense and sad when we see just how view spoiler. Once she is out of the hospital her parents insist she go to a support group for grieving people and she reluctantly agrees.
Then, a teenager named Lily shows up on her doorstep with a surprising revelation and Louisa's life is embroiled in Lily's teenage drama. Then, she meets the paramedic that helped piece her back together after her fall and finds him just as wonderful as he was the night he saved her. Things are slowly turning around for Lou and she doesn't feel like she is letting Will down as much.
But this is just the calm before the storm and while she tries to move on with Sam, can he deal with hr still painfully mourning Will? Anyway, if you read it prepare your tissues, it's always Jojo Moyes ; I'm gonna die. I'm happy and scared because I can already imagine what's going to happen I'm not ready for this. View all 10 comments. Jan 06, emma rated it did not like it Shelves: This review contains spoilers for Me Before You.
With unexpected sequels like this one, I suppose it comes down to whether the sequel adds anything to the original. I recognize the temptation to write a follow-up to Me Before You. Man dies, everyone learns something, moves on, creates something wonderful out of his death. Or at least liking it enough to appreciate its follow-up. I was already sensitive to criticisms of the first book, because I hate liking things that could be problematic in any way. Let me explain my love for Me Before You so I can carefully outline my qualms against this follow-up.
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It made a claim for the humanity of assisted suicide, which is a cause I believe in. And it had a nice theme - we only have one life and we need to live it. This book was pages of the latter, again. No, we had to follow along as she monotonously ambled through it. There was no grand love story. Though there was a forced and un-interesting one alarmingly close to the first book. Also, some heavy-handed looks at, like, violence? I think I detected what may have been a soon-removed effort to discuss mental illness.
Instead, it inserts truisms. I liked Will Traynor. I liked their romance. The worst kind of sequel is one that casts an uncertain light on your feelings for the first book. I feel bad for my family - in day two three? My mom, a fellow Moyes appreciator, wisely told me to stop reading it. The entire appeal of this book is in the promise of character development. Really, this felt like reading a wholly different world from the first book. She sums up her thoughts on her participation in the pot-smoking with: But Lily was like the cool girl in class, the one you found yourself trying to impress.
From a grown ass woman. If you loved Me Before You like I did, swaddle yourself in that love. Ignore negative reviews, and especially ignore the existence of this book. View all 21 comments. You are going to feel uncomfortable in your new world for a bit. It always does feel strange to be knocked out of your comfort zone… There is hunger in you, Clark.
You just buried it, like most people do. Nothing short of beautiful! An emotionally charged story about healing and learning to believe in yourself after a painful loss. I am in love with this story! I fell in love with You are going to feel uncomfortable in your new world for a bit.
Well, the sequel After You feels like the epilogue I desperately needed! This story picks up about eighteen months after the ending of Me Before You. After a fateful night where she suffers from a horrible accident, she returns to her hometown to recover and there begins her attempt to heal from her wounds both physical and emotional.
Through her recovery, she meets a cast of wonderful characters that slowly become the foundation for her new life. She meets Lily Houghton-Miller and Sam Fielding, who I absolutely adored because in their own ways, they brought back the Lou I knew from the first book. I appreciated how Lily challenged Lou to try and move on without a feeling of guilt clouding her every move.
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Beautiful set of characters that were a perfect addition to this story! There was also another set of secondary characters that added a whole new flavor to this novel. The Moving On Circle was a breath of fresh air! Daphne, William, Natasha, Fred, Marc and Jake each complemented the story with their own journey toward recovery. I enjoyed their therapy sessions that revealed their insecurities, fears and hopes. It was all so serious, yet shared with a level of brevity that kept the story flowing with ease.
This family was absolutely flawed to perfection! It was quite clear they cared about Louisa and her struggles. Finally, the spotlight deservedly belongs to Louisa Clark. Throughout this entire journey, she showed compassion, bravery, determination and heart. I wanted her to become not only the Louisa we knew and loved in Me Before You , but an even better version of that character as she worked hard to recover from a painful experience. Lou has become my favorite female character of !
There were moments and passages in this story that truly hit me hard. After You had many of those moments of brilliance. Overall, I believe fans of Me Before You will enjoy journeying with Louisa Clark as she learns to fall in love and believe in herself again. The "After You" sequel is good not as good , but for a different reason. Many folks complained about the need for this second book, and with the first one being made into a movie, it may have been a required follow-up as opposed to a story that yearned to be told Story The book opens about 18 months after the first 3 stars to Jojo Moyes 's After You , the follow-up to Me Before You , which was a very popular book made into a movie earlier this year.
Story The book opens about 18 months after the first one ends, which was when her patient and soul-mate, Will Traynor, committed suicide. If you are reading this review, it's not really a spoiler as that's the whole point of Me Before You -- how will she handle the tragedy of being with him You can also check out my Book 1 review in the link below. P Louisa the girl who fell for Will has been on the outs with her family due to her role in Wil's suicide, and she took a year off to travel and try to move forward. Of course, it never happens, and she goes back to the quiet and sheltered life she had before she met him.
When she accidentally falls off her roof, it sets into motion several challenges for her to face. Some think she tried to kill herself. Some think she is rotting away her life. She goes back to a very sad job where she's yelled at by a nasty boss all the time. She tries to get better by going to a self-help group for people affected by a loved one who died. She meets the ambulance medic who saved her after the fall. She gets a job offer to go to NYC. And she meets Lily, the secret daughter Will had that no one ever knew about.
While Louisa tries to figure out her life, she learns all the lessons she needs to be able to move on And that's for you to find out when you read the book I can't give a spoiler away, right? Lou is a fantastic character. She's flawed which makes her real. She's whiny yet she stands up for herself. She's smart and she makes dumb decisions. She's got potential but she lets it waste. We can all find a piece of Lou's personality in our own, which makes reading about her and understanding her actions all the more interesting The plot is great, especially as a follow-up to Me Before You.
It could have gone in many directions, e. Instead, the book gives us an 18 month break from the last one, and its inherent immediate reactions to the death, which also allows the reader time to grieve and want to see Lou move on. Characters are bold but also complex. The story is consistent. I don't want to feel harsh and judgmental of character actions, or find myself in love with something perfect that doesn't really exist Suggestions I don't believe there should have been a follow-up to Me Before You, and I'm a serial-fictionist The first one was so good as a stand-alone, I don't want to compare anything to it with the same story and author being involved.
Perhaps if I just picked up After You, I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much without knowing what happened to Lou in Book 1. Book 2 After You is a good story with good writing, but there wasn't anything special about it, hence why I have it a 3. If I hadn't witnessed her struggle in the previous book, it wouldn't have been as powerful in this book to watch her recovery. If you love Louisa and her family, then why wouldn't you want to read another pages about their life It's a day's read. It just isn't the same as it was the first go around.
But you still want to know "how is that friend of mine different these days If you love the author's style, read After You. It's a well-written book and has a few good characters you will root for. If you can accept the original is the best, and know that you won't always get the same vibe and attraction to its successors, then you probably have an open enough mind to check out what happened in her later years.
But if you are looking for an amazing follow-up with an absolute blockbuster of a story and ending to Lou's life After You is a slice of what happens to her in a 3 month period set nearly 2 years after the first one ends. It's a good read. But you won't walk away with the same level of emotions as you did with Me Before You. About Me For those new to me or my reviews I read A LOT.
I write A LOT. First the book review goes on Goodreads, and then I send it on over to my WordPress blog at https: Leave a comment and let me know what you think. Vote in the poll and ratings. Thanks for stopping by. The book was first published on 29 September in the United Kingdom. A second sequel, Still Me, was published in January It continues the story of Louisa Clark after Will's death. She is trying to move on. She was convinced by his motivation to change, so she moved to London and got a job in an airport coffee shop.
One night, she decides to go up the roof of her building to sit alone when someone from behind her talks to her. She panics and falls off the roof. She breaks many bones and takes a lot of time to heal. After she gets well she enrolls in a moving on circle in a church and lies to everyone and tells them Will's name was Bill. Lily, Will's daughter gets in contact with her and she wants to know everything about her deceased father, who she didn't know existed until he passed away. Lily wants to get to know her grandparents, so she moves in with Louisa.
She hates living with her mother, stepfather, and her half-brothers. Meanwhile, Louisa gets to know Sam, the father of one of the boys in her moving on circle. Sam is also one of the ambulance drivers that helped save her life. As she gets to know him, a new love story begins to grow in her life. Nathan gets in contact with her and offers her a job in the USA.
She interviews for this job and gets accepted. It is such a hard decision for Lou as she had just started to fall for Sam. View all 4 comments. Jojo Moyes is one of my top favorite authors, I have loved every book I have read of hers up until this one. Me Before You is in my top five favorite books of all time, I still get emotional just thinking about that story. I wish so much that I could say this novel was a worthy sequel, but to me it just wasn't, not even close. This sequel in my opinion, is the exact reason that kind of perfection just shouldn't be messed with.
Me Before You was written as a stand alone, and So disappointing Me Before You was written as a stand alone, and after reading this one, I honestly feel it should have been left that way. I know that Moyes wrote this story in response to her fans who wanted more of this story that they loved, but that doesn't mean it was a good idea to go there. Me Before You had my all time favorite epilogue, and I can say that re-reading that evoked more emotion from me than this entire sequel did. After You was not only unnecessary, but it felt contrived, and to be honest, I'm sorry that I read it.
On a positive note I am looking forward to the film. I plan to watch it in my own house on dvd after everyone else is in bed, with a box of tissues, a gallon of chocolate ice cream, and maybe some wine. Please don't open this unless you want spoilers. Here's my spoilerish emotional outburst, or the rest of my review.
Nothing about that felt authentic to me.
I felt like it was just a cheesy way to try to keep Will and his family in the story. If you hate that part of the story, it's really hard to like the book because it really takes over. And the fact that it was Lily who was there when she fell? And holy hell, how many different characters did she need to bring into this? I don't care about Will's father either.
Also, I think I just missed Will. I liked Sam, but I just really didn't feel their connection. This was supposed to be about Louisa's journey after Will, and she wasn't even the focus of the book. Terminado y, lo siento, pero no lo voy a puntuar.
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View all 27 comments. View all 14 comments. Only cause it can't live up to book number one, nor should it have to. I was absolutely impressed and delighted with this sequel. As we all know, this was one hard act to follow. Jojo Moyes had not planned to offer a follow up to the perfect Me Before You , but as Lou and Will were so wonderful to read about, we were lucky that she decided to write again for us.
Lou is unique and w 4. Lou is unique and wonderful and her continuing journey was a joy to read about. Full of quirk and down to earth characters, I was a happy reader. I love these attributes. Things did fall neatly into place at times throughout, but I was happy this was the case. It was sweet, nice and all things good. I recommend this continuing tale, it's a lovely story written very well, and I was hooked from start to finish. Those who've not read this author should jump on the band wagon quick smart.
It's not just your mum and dad who fuck you up. I gazed around me, like someone suddenly handed clear glasses, and I saw that pretty much everyone bore the brutal imprint of love, whether it was lost, whipped away from them, or simply vanished into a grave. Will had done it to all of 4 stars!
Will had done it to all of us, I saw now. He hadn't meant to, but even in simply refusing to live, he had. I was pretty nervous going into this. MBY didn't have the cliche happily ever after ending, but after my re-read of it, I ended up liking the way things turned out. I felt good about Lou's future prospects. Enter in this sequel It's been 18 months since Louisa lost Will. She spent the first little bit of time traveling around Europe before using her money from Will to buy a flat in London. She is bartending in an airport bar and just basically going through life day by day.
She's stopped dressing like her old self and doesn't have much contact with her family. A drunken accident forces Lou to return home to her parents house. She feels like she's right back at square one and some members of the local community won't let her forget the past She is basically in a dark place, internally. What i felt with them was a weird kinship. The world around me knew it. Worse, I had started to know it too.
Then a very unexpected figure from Will's past, a girl named Lily, comes barging into her life, disrupting her plans and propelling her in a new direction, giving her a new purpose. Lou will learn to deal with a bratty teenager and possibly even learn to open up her heart to love again. I'll admit, this went in a very different direction than I was expecting. I know firsthand that people deal with grief in many different ways and for varying lengths of time, but I really was very frustrated by Lou for a lot of this book. I wanted to just smack her though not as much as I wanted to strangle Lily's mom!
Even when the reasons behind her brattiness and behavior were explained, I still wanted to tell her how stupid she had been. I didnt really start to warm up to her character until the last few chapters.
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I would've been happy with just Me Before You's ending, assuming that Lou led a big life with a lot of adventures after having her outlook on life changed by her time spent with Will. But I'm happy I read the sequel, which painted a more realistic picture of Lou's life after, how Will's death affected her and the rest of his family as well.
I do feel like the ending of After You opened up more questions rather than closure for me, mainly concerning Lou and Sam and their budding relationship It makes me almost curious if there might even be another book about Louisa Clark in the future. I didn't quite like this as much as MBY, but it was good, had some humorous moments, and had some tender moments too. Would recommend to fans of Me Before You. View all 22 comments. I have long-since learned the words to every single song in the history of the world and wanted something different for my morning commute instead of this. Despite having both an e-version as well as a paper version of an advanced reader copy of After You for over two years Dear Publishers, never give me anything because I truly am the worst , I couldn't bring myself to read it.
I knew I had to be far enough removed from Will's death in order to give this a chance. When a combination of me finding out a third book in this series was soon to be released as well as the audio popping up as both available and recommended to me on the library website I figured what the hell - it was probably time to bite the bullet. I had every intention of giving After You 2 Stars because Jo Jo Moyes obviously has a ginormo set of cajones to even attempt to follow up the perfection of Me Before You.
Not all men are awful FFS! Anyway, this was just gross. On a positive note, the narrator Anna Acton had the most pleasant voice and I would love to listen to her read again. Just not a big stinking pile of turd like this one. View all 15 comments. There's this version in my head where the actions from the previous book Me Before You is irrelevant. Readers who have read the book know exactly what I'm talking about, that moment in the end where things could have ended differently.
And then I realized there was going to be a sequel. How would life go on after everything that happened? How would each and every one of the characters move o An Electronic Advance Reader Copy was provided by the publisher via NetGalley for review. How would each and every one of the characters move on?
I couldn't fully comprehend the need for a sequel, but my friend pushed me to read it, so I ended up requesting it on NetGalley. I knew from the moment I read the first paragraph I wouldn't stick to reading it for too long. This one would be read quickly and devoured. Hoping that I would be released from the clutches of emotional turmoil Me Before You entailed.
I was wrong of course. Jojo just knows how to stick her hands into your heart and wrench it. There's one part where I couldn't bare to read that I literally left my iPad on the table for twenty-four hours because I had to come to grips with what just happened or what was said. It brought up all the emotions that I felt for the characters and I couldn't help but cry. Yep, I knew I wouldn't last long. Moyes delivers a story that will have you nodding your head along and making sure you'll be the cheerleader the characters need.
I love her writing. I will forever cherish this book only because I remember feeling all the feels for one particular character. I have to remind myself that Will isn't real, but the thing is, this person could be anyone in my life, and in a little way it could even be me.
Get ready to be brought into a new whirlwind romance, but that doesn't stop there either. There's more family, friendship and obviously a lot of healing needed to be done. This is the story of what happens after someone you love has passed away. Don't say I didn't warn you that it has its twists and turns. View all 6 comments. After You is the highly anticipated sequel to Me Before You do read first and I so wish I could say that it blew me away.
The story is all about letting him go and moving on, a tough topic for sure, but just does not compare to the tremendous impact I experienced after reading Me Before You. Without giving away any spoilers, I'll just say the beginning is excellent with the introduction of ambulance Sam, and the unexpected appearance of Lily view spoiler [ Will's troubled daughter hide spoil After You is the highly anticipated sequel to Me Before You do read first and I so wish I could say that it blew me away. View all 29 comments. I just hope my heart survives it for the 2nd time Jojo Moyes has written at the beginning of this book that she doesn't want anyone writing a review to spoil what happens in Me Before you , the first book in the series.
And, I fully understand that. So that left me with a choice to either write a review that more or less didn't bring up anything that happens in this book that could spoil the first book or spoiler tag the whole review. I have chosen to write a review that doesn't spoil the book. First of all, do I want to say that you need to read Jojo Moyes has written at the beginning of this book that she doesn't want anyone writing a review to spoil what happens in Me Before you , the first book in the series.
First of all, do I want to say that you need to read the first book; do not attempt to read this book without having read the first book. Some books are standalone, some aren't. This one should without a doubt be read after Me Before you. The book is wonderful. I had no idea about the story before I read the book. No clues about what would happen and that was a real treat not knowing how or if Moyes would be able to write a book as gripping as Me Before You. I had to fight back tears several times when I read this book, and I pride myself on not being a crier.
Lou Clark is such a wonderful character and I loved getting to read about her and her family and friends in another book. I loved this book. It was such a treat to get a sequel to Me Before You. And, I hope for a third book! I received this copy from the publisher through NetGalley in return for an honest review! I'm amazed, not only that I got the book from NetGalley, but also that it only took a day or two to get approved So now I have to wait for it to be available to request View all 17 comments. You never know what will happen, when you fall from a great height.
So I quickly skimmed through the entire book and gladly, many parts of the story caught my undivided attention. Apparently, we followed Louisa Clark's life without Will's company and even You never know what will happen, when you fall from a great height. Apparently, we followed Louisa Clark's life without Will's company and even after 18 months, she found herself unable to truly live her life to the fullest. For me, a majority of the plot was too dramatic and full of so-so events among the new characters like Lily and Sam ; however, another small part of it reminded me of our beloved Will Traynor and immediately brought back bittersweet, heartfelt emotions to me.
That's why I liked this book. Besides, I loved how much stronger, tougher, braver Lou had become and how she eventually learned to let bygone be bygone. As for the romance, I personally think it was a little bit abrupt. That is, Lou seemed to just trying to distract herself from facing the music so she was simply playing his heart and didn't really mean to take it seriously. Thankfully, both of them plucked up the courage to spill out secrets and deepest thoughts to each other; as a result, a firm relationship was established. By the way, how their love turned from utter excuses to something real moved me a lot because only the kind of love enduring all the hardship and trials would last longer.
All in all, this isn't as disappointing for me as for others, though I do prefer the first book more. Enough said, it's still a highly-recommended series for all of you! Here's my most favorite, most satisfying part of the book: Lily was the first to step forward, holding her white helium balloon. She lifted her arm, then as an afterthought, stooped and picked a tiny blue cornflower from one of her pots and tied it carefully to the string. Then she straightened, raised her hand, and, after the smallest hesitation, released the balloon.
I watched as Steven Traynor followed, saw Della's gentle squeeze of his arm as he did so. Camilla released hers, then Fred, Sunil, Georgina, her arm linked with her mother's. My mother, Treena, Dad, blowing his nose noisily into his handkerchief, and Sam.
We stood in silence on the roof and watched the balloons sail upward, one by one into the clear blue sky, growing smaller and smaller until they were somewhere infinite, unseen. I let mine go. Anecdote When I found this on the bookshelf, I was too excited to bother seeking a comfy seat in the reading area, so I simply stood in the corner and buried my nose in the book. After what felt like an hour, a pretty foreign girl walked toward me, pointing to the book in my hands and asked me where I found it. Then I took her to the shelf and she was, obviously, more excited than I was when seeing the exact book she was looking for.
It was Me Before You!!! So I kept telling her how great it was and blah, blah, and she bought it without hesitation. Anyway, I felt extremely good after discussing books with someone in real life and I think we indeed all need some bookish friends anywhere and everywhere. Way to ruin a perfect story Just read Book 1 and leave it at that It always does feel strange to be knocked out of your comfort zone. There is a hunger in you, Clark.