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Book Review | After You (Me Before You #2), by Jojo Moyes & Giveaway

10/5/2015

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Happy Monday friends,

I have an hot book review for you on this Monday morning.  Start the week of with picking up this read.  If you've read Me Before You, by Jojo Moyes, I know you've been looking forward to the long awaited sequel. We get to look into Louisa's life 18 months after Will's suicide,

In addition to the review, thanks to Penguin Random House, you have a chance to win a copy of your own! Also check out the online book club kit included in this post and feel free to share with your reading group!
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Publisher:
 Pamela Dorman Books 
Release Date: September 29, 2015 (first published September 23, 2015)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352 pages
Source: Publisher
Genre: Chick Lit
Review Date: October 5, 2015
Recorded: October 2015

Rating: 4 bookmarks

Synopsis: 
Louisa Clark is no longer just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life. After the transformative six months spent with Will Traynor, she is struggling without him. When an extraordinary accident forces Lou to return home to her family, she can’t help but feel she’s right back where she started.

Her body heals, but Lou herself knows that she needs to be kick-started back to life. Which is how she ends up in a church basement with the members of the Moving On support group, who share insights, laughter, frustrations, and terrible cookies. They will also lead her to the strong, capable Sam Fielding—the paramedic, whose business is life and death, and the one man who might be able to understand her. Then a figure from Will’s past appears and hijacks all her plans, propelling her into a very different future. . . .

For Lou Clark, life after Will Traynor means learning to fall in love again, with all the risks that brings. But here Jojo Moyes gives us two families, as real as our own, whose joys and sorrows will touch you deeply, and where both changes and surprises await.

Disclaimer: This book was given to me courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review.


After You was as solid follow up to Me Before You.  It was all I could ask for. I always wanted to see what happened to Lou after Will's death, and now I know.  I wasn't entirely surprised to see how messed up she was by all of it. Who wouldn't be?  

It was refreshing to see her character transform even more. I enjoyed seeing new characters and revisiting with old ones.  I appreciated that the ending was not only realistic, but hopeful as well.
The story was cohesive and flowed smoothly. There were glimpses into the past, so for those of use that haven't read Me Before You in a long time, you'll get some mini memory refreshers.  ​Moyes is a talented author with the ability to really draw you into a story and make you care for the characters. It's a real talent.
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Watch my video review on my BookTube channel to get the full scoop on After You.

If you enjoyed Me Before You or if you're a fan of Jojo Moyes books, then you'll want to check out After You. 

​Giveaway Time

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Made it to the bottom of the post?! Awesome, be sure to enter the giveaway before you leave.  This giveaway is courtesy of the publisher, so per their terms, this is a US only giveaway.  Everyone get one free entry.  There are more options if you'd like to earn more entries. Increase your chances even more by tweeting every day! 

Be sure to share this giveaway with your bookish friends!.

Good luck and happy reading,
~Tamara

​Shelf Addiction Giveaway TERMS & CONDITIONS

-You MUST be at least 18 years old to enter or have parental permission. 
-This giveaway is US ONLY.
-The winner will be notified via the contact email provided on the contact form. 
-All entries will be verified. 
-The winner will have 2 business days to claim the prize or another winner will be chosen. 

DISCLOSURE: This giveaway is sponsored by the publisher.
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6 Comments
Suzy
10/5/2015 01:55:13 pm

Love Jojo Moyes and her books. My favorite is definitely Me Before You.

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Nicole Anaya
10/6/2015 05:51:40 pm

I'm sooooooo excited about this, thank you so much <3 and my favorite book of Jojo Moyes would be The last letter from your lover

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Maria Malaveci
10/7/2015 07:00:14 am

I have not yet read anything by Jojo Moyes, but the books are at the top of my to read list! Favorite Chic Lit author would be Christina Lauren!

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susan b
10/8/2015 03:34:24 pm

The first book was great! I'd love to win this one.

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susan b
10/8/2015 03:42:07 pm

Forgot to mention in my previous comment that the title of the last book (my favorite) is Me Before You.

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JJT
10/11/2015 11:11:05 am

My favorite is The Girl He Left Behind!

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