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.
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 colour. And neither of them knows
they’re going to change the other for all time.
I’m not really into ‘girly’ books and I don’t like to read chick-lit at all so I always approach books like this with caution. I’ll be honest, the blurb does not sell this book at all. If you have any reservations over not liking this book, ignore them and give it a read. It’s romantic, funny and left me in tears but it’s a powerful book that I couldn’t put down.
Lou Clarke has to find a new job when the cafe she works in closes down, she somehow finds herself working as a carer for quadriplegic, Will Traynor. Will is miserable, arrogant and angry, the complete opposite of Lou. Overtime the two of them become friends, Will gives Lou the hope she can go on to bigger and better things and Lou hopes she can lift the constant sadness Will feels. They both end up changing each others lives in amazing ways.
Even though I knew from earlyish on how this book would end it didn’t stop it from being any less powerful or emotional. It’s a real page turner that I struggled to put down each night. I don’t want to say too much and give it away for anyone who hasn’t read this but I defy you not to cry at the end. The film adaptation of this is set to be released next year so I’d definitely read the book first.
Rating: ★★★★★
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