Scan barcode
A review by finallyfinnian
After You by Jojo Moyes
4.0
I didn't come into this book expecting it to be another "Me Before You." I came in with the hope/expectation that the author would take me on as enjoyable ride as she did in the first one. This book didn't disappoint.
It is well-written. Louise, who is grieving, is not the happy-go-lucky, mostly naive woman she was in the first book. Of course not. She's suffered a tragic loss and she's dealing with all the grief and guilt that comes along with what she's been through. She's also dealing with the loss of her mother, albeit through estrangement. Rather than being a book about a young woman who learns to break out of her safety net, this is a book about a woman who tried to break out of her safety net and suffered for it.
I found the story engaging and enjoyable. I read it in a day. I liked all of the characters, even Lily who was a teenager dealing with the bullshit so many young (and old) woman have to deal with in the world.
Maybe it isn't exactly Me Before You. I don't think it's trying to be. It's a different story with a character I've come to enjoy at all spots of her journey. And I'm looking forward to the next one, too.
It is well-written. Louise, who is grieving, is not the happy-go-lucky, mostly naive woman she was in the first book. Of course not. She's suffered a tragic loss and she's dealing with all the grief and guilt that comes along with what she's been through. She's also dealing with the loss of her mother, albeit through estrangement. Rather than being a book about a young woman who learns to break out of her safety net, this is a book about a woman who tried to break out of her safety net and suffered for it.
I found the story engaging and enjoyable. I read it in a day. I liked all of the characters, even Lily who was a teenager dealing with the bullshit so many young (and old) woman have to deal with in the world.
Maybe it isn't exactly Me Before You. I don't think it's trying to be. It's a different story with a character I've come to enjoy at all spots of her journey. And I'm looking forward to the next one, too.