JoJo Moyes
What do you do when your heart tells you to hold on, but
your head tells you to let go?
A heartbreaking (shattering? crushing? is there anything worse?),
tragic yet wonderfully magical love story of two people destined for each other…
if only for a moment in time.
Will Traynor had everything he could ever want. He had a
great job, a great girl, and the ability to curb his sense of adventure
whenever he wanted.
Then it all goes away.
Now, he cannot do anything. The accident left him in wheelchair, dependent on everyone. He loses his job, his girl, and the control over
his own body. The sense of adventure never goes away for someone like Will though.
In walks Louisa Clark. Lou is a small town,
dressed-from-second-hand-stores, no filter on her mouth kind of girl. Her need
for a job is desperate, as her parents don’t make much, and she needs to help
out. She sees an ad for a 6 month contract on being a “nurse aid”. A job is a
job.
Spoiler alert, the two fall in love.
It’s not love at first sight. Will is difficult. He hates
being pitied. Lou is awkward, unsure of how to act, of what to say. Careful not
to offend, she slowly learns to adapt to Will's needs and his moods.
When she finds out the reason for why the contract is only 6
months, she is determined to show Will there can still be a great life even if
you’re in a wheelchair forever. Even if you have to depend on others. If others
love you, they’ll show you the time of your life.
When you finally look up from the pages, you realize just
how much you’ve read in a short time. The author has so much emotion, and
detailed descriptions of what is going on and who these people are. It will
take your breath away.
These are characters who will stay with you forever. Their story is one of star-crossed lovers, to be up on the
shelves beside the classics. Their love will transcend time.
Will’s lesson to
Lou, and Lou’s lesson to herself is one for the reader to take into their own
life:
Never be afraid to love.
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