After You by Jojo Moyes (Book #18)
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“You’re 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 a hunger in you, Clark. A fearlessness. You just buried it, like most people do. Just live well. Just live.”
Having read and reviewed Me Before You here, I couldn't resist picking up it's sequel After You, which seeks to fill the reader in on Louisa Clarke's life after Will Turner's exit. A life that is quite honestly a mess. Two years on, she lives in a dingy flat, holds down a degrading job and has no life outside her grief. Until someone knocks on her door in the middle of the night, and sets of a chain of events that will eventually put her life right back on track.
If your looking for an original piece of literature that sparks conversation and national debate, this certainly isn't for you. But if, like me, you've read Me Before You and/or want an easy, satisfying read, After You is right up your street. I really enjoyed following the Louisa's story, and adored the way in which Moyes chose to focus on peripheral characters and their story lines too.
Like every other rom-com book that's ever been released, the ending is of course light and fluffy. But I would have been so disappointed if that wasn't the case. Readers cry out for a sequel because they want a satisfying end to a heroine's tale, not more misery and desperation!
I have yet to see Me Before You in it's cinematographic form, despite having heard rave reviews from family, friends and bloggers alike. I have a sneaking suspicion that this sequel will also be made into a film, as the story is deep and has the potential to be developed into a meaningful screenplay.
Pick After You up if you have even the slightest bit of interest in Louisa's life after Will's death. Pick it up even if you have only seen the film. Pick it up and take it away on holiday with you. Sometimes a sequel is needed for a story to feel complete, and Moyes was certainly right to tell the second installment of Louisa's story.
Beth x
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