Me Before You by Jojo Moyes → Start Date: August 15th, 2014

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Please join Megan and I if you can!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

So sorry Megan, somehow I forgot to make the thread but I still marked that we were reading it together! LOL
You ready for this one tomorrow?! :)

[Caroline]

I have read this book so I can join you...if that is okay

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Of course, that'd be great Caroline!! welcome!!

I'm going to start it later today

I'll come back after about 5 chapters and post using spoilers and just chat about the book :)
I'll be back soon!

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

I deleted the other thread. Happy reading!

[Megan]

Oh! I completely forgot! Yeah, I can start reading today.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Jacquelyn wrote: "I deleted the other thread. Happy reading!"

Thank you! for some reason I just could not find it last night....sorry for dup's

Yay Megan!! :D I've started it but haven't gotten far
I've caught a cold so I will probably have to catch up tomorrow :(

[Jacquelyn, thebrunettebooknerd]

No problem. :) Easy fix!

[Cams]

Hi! I've read this book too and I want to join the discussion, if it's ok? :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Of course Camille.
Sorry guys, crazy weekend. my youngest turns 10 today so we had a full weekend of activities. I'll try to post tonight!! I hope everyone's enjoying it so far!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Well....I'm two chapters in
I'll hopefully post more tomorrow

[Megan]

Yeah I just got to the third chapter. This is my second time attempting to read it. For some reason it's a slow read!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

it IS! Ugh, I totally agree! but it seems like it's starting to pick up (view spoiler)[ now that she's lost her job and is being offered the car position.... (hide spoiler)]

her family life (view spoiler)[ seems really crazy to me. I would be worried to take care of my grandpa all day too. her mom is really amazing! LOL (hide spoiler)]

and her cafe job (view spoiler)[ sounded really cute but kind of....dead end. Maybe this is the push she needs!! (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

okay I'm going chapter by chapter since I seem to be having a problem reading it! LOL

Chapter 2

ugh! (view spoiler)[ if my boyfriend told me to start working out...I think I'd slug him
how rude (hide spoiler)]

job (view spoiler)[ interview was strange, right? hiring her without her even meeting the person she's supposed to spend 9 hours a day with!?!? hmmmm (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

okay, I got on a little roll there and actually made it 2 chapters!! WOOHOO lol
I'm not thru Chapter 4

Lou (view spoiler)[ ha! I'm so glad she called him out on being a jerk. he needs it. he need someone to shake him out of his shell. he's wallowing. (hide spoiler)]

Will (view spoiler)[ my heart breaks
but he needs to get moving. he's been stuck so long I don't know if he can....he really just doesn't want to live. Lou is really good so far. I hope she can rattle him a little and get him moving (hide spoiler)]

Patrick (view spoiler)[ rude rude rude
I'm waiting for him to cheat on her. ugh. I can't believe how many time she insinuates she should work out (hide spoiler)]

it's picking up :)

[Megan]

I'm now on Chapter 7 it has picked up.

I like her family too but them seem to be hard on her at times for unnecessary reasons.

Patrick- I have a strong feeling (view spoiler)[her and Patrick will break up because he is cheating on her with one of the work out girls. (hide spoiler)]

Her and Will- They'll of course (view spoiler)[get together and his mother will be UPSET. Will might buy yellow and black bumble bee tights like she has as a child. (hide spoiler)]

End Prediction- I hope (view spoiler)[ he doesn't start walking towards the end. It'll be too unrealistic. But with their constant reminders of "it's spinal injury, it won't work." (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Yes, I'm through 7 chapters too (make sure you are DONE with chapter 7 before you read my spoilers. The last few pages of ch 7 are HUGE)

it really is picking up :)

Patrick (view spoiler)[ totally agree
he's probably already cheating. I don't like him at all (hide spoiler)]

Will (view spoiler)[ I don't know. I don't think they will get together. I think as much as Lou may try, I don't think Will likes his life. His discomforts sound awful and completely unavoidable. even with pain killers (hide spoiler)] and he's already (view spoiler)[ asked for assisted suicide. I assume that England's assisted suicide is called "Dignitas". I looked it up. it's an assisted dying organization (hide spoiler)]

Sadly, I think in the end (view spoiler)[ Will is going to choose to die. I don't they will find a way for him to walk or even to be comfortable. I think he's already given up. (hide spoiler)] BUT I think (view spoiler)[ LOU might find the will....to really live. She isn't really, right? Just staying with one guy and doing nothing and experiencing nothing. I hope in the end she wants more for her life (hide spoiler)]

it's really getting good

[Megan]

I just started 8.

Will (view spoiler)[ as much as I DONT want him to die you may be right. I remember a lot of people saying they were an emotional wreck by the end. They might actually get together but he accidently dies or something who knows. (hide spoiler)]

Lou (view spoiler)[ might not make him happy enough to live (as my above prediction I still have hope). But hopefully she'll be pregnant or something to have a little piece of him. I just really don't want him to doe but after finishing 7 it looks like it's already been done :( (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

aww (view spoiler)[ I love your idea of hope
maybe her being pregnant and having something of him.
I hope so too, now :) (hide spoiler)]

I'll read more tomorrow

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

10 chapters done

Will (view spoiler)[ my heart is breaking
he really does sound more upbeat with the hair cut and the daily shaves. (hide spoiler)]

Trips (view spoiler)[ I love her ideas of trying to give him the will to live
.....but he has to want to. I'm not sure he will. it's going to break my heart if he doesn't (hide spoiler)]

wow, it's going to pick up the pace from here. I'm really liking it

[Megan]

I only read one chapter today :/ I'm midway through 13.

The Concert (view spoiler)[ I really enjoyed that part and thought after it when he wanted to just be a guy and a girl sitting in a car (or something like that) was such a sweet simple part. He felt "normal" he was just Will. I really thought that was going to be their "moment." (hide spoiler)]

The letter: (view spoiler)[ I find it weird no one looked into a device for him to speak to write before. I enjoyed how she found a device for him to start writing again and being able to use his voice to converse with written words with others. (hide spoiler)]

[Megan]

So I haven't read in two days. How's your progress?

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Yeah....i got behind on books and this one went to the wayside. I plan to try to catch up on it tomorrow

:) does that sound okaY?

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

thru 12

The Concert (view spoiler)[ Yes, I loved their date night out!! I love that she helped him with the tag too. I think it surprised him...to have someone that close to him....intimate like that. I'm so sad he's cut himself off so much (hide spoiler)]

horseraces (view spoiler)[ that outting made me so so so sad. I don't blame her for being angry, but I'm also kind of frustrated with Will. I'm glad he agreed to go out to the concert (hide spoiler)]

ch 13:

birthday celebration:
omg (view spoiler)[ Patrick. did you CRINGE through his whole entire conversation (hide spoiler)] and OMG (view spoiler)[ will's comment when he was being walked out!! hahahah!!!! about bed baths!!! He did that on purpose - messed with him! I bet that was even fun for Will - to show a little interest in Lou and make Patrick notice her more (hide spoiler)]

and finally OMG (view spoiler)[ The tights...how cute and sweet and so stinking thoughtful. awww Will. I loved it. (hide spoiler)]

maze (view spoiler)[ I'm so sad that happened to Lou
(hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Thru chapter 17

castle (view spoiler)[ I'm so glad they talked and they shared things with each other (hide spoiler)]

patrick (view spoiler)[ I'm glad she made the leap out. now I just hope she makes the leap back home
I'm surprised Patrick wasn't actually cheating on her, he really is just obsessed with running and being fit (hide spoiler)]

Will (view spoiler)[ he's changing and you can see he's really accepting it all now. he's letting go, with each day. he's trying to make it alright that he's leaving (hide spoiler)]

[Megan]

I haven't even thought about reading today!

I'm going to try and catch up really soon!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

lol no worries

OMG it's getting good!!

thru ch 19

seriously (view spoiler)[ I hope Lou knows what she's doing.....10 days
I'm so glad he agreed
but she's playing both sides here
she has a boyfriend
she has a man who is possibly only living right now to be around her.....
and even if she chooses him, she chooses Will, I'm not sure it's enough for him to stay (hide spoiler)]

I think (view spoiler)[ the lawyer is because Will is going to leave her A LOT Of money in the end (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

and I'm done

OMG this was so good
it's worth the pay off of getting to the end.

Patrick (view spoiler)[ He really surprised me. In one part, I was completely floored that he hadn't cheated on her. I absolutely thought he'd want a health nut like he was. They didn't seem to do a lot together unless it was her following him around
AND he even showed some jealousy and even tried to fight for her a little - when he didn't want her to go on holiday with Will.
BUT to sell Will's story. that broke. my. heart.
I can't believe he did that. Sensationalized Will's decision and Lou's pain. that was awful (hide spoiler)]

Holiday (view spoiler)[ their holiday together sounded wonderful. I love that Nate joined but didn't stick around with them. I love that Will pushed her to try new things.
Of course, I hate hate hate how it ended. ugh (hide spoiler)]

Nate (view spoiler)[ I'm so glad that they didn't end it with Nate taking care of Lou or hitting on her somehow. it would have cheapened the story to me and I'm SO grateful the author didn't do that (hide spoiler)]

Will (view spoiler)[ I want to be mad at him. More than anything, I do. I would want to be mad at my husband if he made the same choice
but I know I can't be. Just like Lou, I know what she knows - that he had to be allowed to make that decision. It wasn't matter of when the next bout of pneumonia hit or sores or other ailment - it was when and how bad. and his daily pain and suffering, his complete inability to have say over the things that he did or things done to him.

but I'm so sad that a little more time with Lou - to see what they could become - wasn't enough to keep him around. His reasons were dead on and they made sense. but I hated them just the same and my heart broke for Lou (hide spoiler)]

Lou (view spoiler)[ I can't imagine how hard it would be to hear you aren't enough - and the idea of what you could have wasn't enough -
You know, I could see Will's POV and I could hear his reasons but OMG how I hated them. I wanted to shake him, just like she did, I wanted to scream at him and cry and make him change his mind.
his choice was so painful - ugh
but it didn't change my stance on whether he was allowed to make that choice (hide spoiler)]

this book was beautiful. I can't wait to see your updates, Megan!! Keep me posted

[Caroline]

I agree Trisha this is one of my all time favorite reads and I really didn't want to read it. I read it a little over a year ago and I am still thinking about it.

[Megan]

You can move this one over to finished although I have not finished it yet. School has started back up last week and I am teaching, I wish I could have finished reading this one but I've been very busy.