My Thoughts

ME BEFORE YOU has left a hole in my heart, leaving me feeling bereft and contemplative. I’ll be reeling from this one for a long time. I’m glad I read it, but it’s hard to explain why because of its complexity and polarizing issues.

I get why this book is so controversial. It handles some very hard topics. At its core, though, I think it’s a heart-warming and heart-wrenching story about choice, what constitutes a life worth living, overcoming adversity, depression, and accepting a choice you don’t agree with. While I see both sides, I chose to accept this story for what it was. One man’s choice and the reasons that lead him to that choice.

Despite the fact that I’m glad I read this and I would read it again, I don’t plan to continue the series. And, even though the story has romantic elements, I wouldn’t consider ME BEFORE YOU a romance.