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A review by mbkarapcik
Before I Met You by Lisa Jewell
4.0
Yes, I'm whipping through Lisa Jewell's extensive catalog of novels. I may even go against my rule and download the audio books! I'm not a fan of audiobooks since I last attempted to listen to Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned on a commute home back in 1995 and could not switch it off fast enough. It's lucky I didn't crash my car!
Anyway, this book fits into the more women's fiction category within Jewell's portfolio. Betty tends to her beloved step grandmother's needs when she falls ill with dementia. When she passes away, Betty decides to make her dreams a reality by moving to London, trying to find her passion, and also locating the mysterious heir mentioned in her grandmother's will. Before she took care of her, she led a happy life full of socializing and fun and means to get back to that period of her life.
While she learns more about her grandmother's unusual past, she makes determinations about her path in life. She secures a crappy apartment and the only job she qualifies for is at the fast food joint Wendy's. Fortuitously, she stumbles upon a job with a famous and handsome rock star as a nanny for his three children for his ex-wife. She also embarks on friendships with a brother and sister in the neighborhood.
This was a good book with an engaging story that flips between her present life in 1995 and her grandmother's youth in the 1920s when she also goes to seek her fortune in London. However, the magic and twists that you discover in her more recent suspense-laden novels seem to be missing.
Yes, there are twists, romance, and scandal, but it's milder. Despite this, I did really like the characters, especially the main character, and the story and plan to read more. I really enjoy the books Jewell writes.
Anyway, this book fits into the more women's fiction category within Jewell's portfolio. Betty tends to her beloved step grandmother's needs when she falls ill with dementia. When she passes away, Betty decides to make her dreams a reality by moving to London, trying to find her passion, and also locating the mysterious heir mentioned in her grandmother's will. Before she took care of her, she led a happy life full of socializing and fun and means to get back to that period of her life.
While she learns more about her grandmother's unusual past, she makes determinations about her path in life. She secures a crappy apartment and the only job she qualifies for is at the fast food joint Wendy's. Fortuitously, she stumbles upon a job with a famous and handsome rock star as a nanny for his three children for his ex-wife. She also embarks on friendships with a brother and sister in the neighborhood.
This was a good book with an engaging story that flips between her present life in 1995 and her grandmother's youth in the 1920s when she also goes to seek her fortune in London. However, the magic and twists that you discover in her more recent suspense-laden novels seem to be missing.
Yes, there are twists, romance, and scandal, but it's milder. Despite this, I did really like the characters, especially the main character, and the story and plan to read more. I really enjoy the books Jewell writes.