Me Before You - Jojo Moyes

Louisa Clark is perfectly content working in The Buttered Bun cafe, but when the owner suddenly announces he is closing the business, Louisa finds herself entering a whole new world of dull experiences via the Job Centre, until she is offered a six month contract as a companion to quadriplegic Will Traynor, whose life changed forever following an accident where he was hit by a motorcycle. Will cannot accept his life the way it is now and he knows exactly what he is going to do about that. However, he didn't bank on Louisa entering his life and Louisa herself could never have imagined her own ... more

When I came across a few reviews of this book it jumped straight to the top of my books to read. I had never read another Jojo Moyes book so cannot compare it to her others. I did like the style of writing after a few chapters I thought this book would be really depressing but she manages to cover the whole book really well mixing emotions up. Louisa Clark still lives with her parents and bumbles along in life. She has had the same job for years so when this suddenly gets taken away from her she needs to find something new. After struggling to find anything new she comes across a job as a ... more

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 ... more

I have read several glowing reviews for Jojo Moyes' book Me Before You and generally when I encounter a book so overwhelmingly loved, I feel pretty confident that I am going to love it too. So when I was last out shopping in Sainsburys and saw the book as part of their wonderful 2 paperback books for £7 offer, there was never going to be any doubt about me buying it. The Plot Will Traynor used to be a high flying, thrill seeking middle class young man. He had it all - good looks, successful career and a beautiful girlfriend. One day a road accident changed everything, leaving him a paraplegic ... more

I was recommended this book by a friend who lent it to me after she had read it. I thought it was going to be a regular chick lit book that I usually read, but this really surprised me and is now one of the best books I have read! The book is about a man called Will who lived a full exciting life before being paralysed in a motorcycle accident. He needs carers to do pretty much everything for him, feed him, bath him etc. He has no life, he feels there is nothing to live for as he cannot do the things he used to, he really misses his old life. This part of the book in itself broke my heart! To ... more