When I finished this novel, I didn't want to review it: I wanted to reread it. Which might seem perverse if you know that for most of the last hundred pages I was dissolved in tears. Jojo Moyes, the writer who produced this emotional typhoon, knows very well that
Me Before You . . . is a 'real weepy'. Moyes's story provokes tears that are redemptive, the opposite of gratuitous. Some situations, she forces the reader to recognise, really are worth crying over . . . An affair to remember (Liesl Schillinger
The New York Times Book Review)
Destined to be the novel that friends press upon each other more than any other next year, it is a tremendous example of what commercial fiction can do when in the hands of an expert. Moyes does a majestic job of conjuring a cast of characters who are charismatic, credible and utterly compelling; Lou and Will are a couple who readers will take to their hearts as they did
One Day's Emma and Dex (
The Independent)
Poignant and beautifully written, this book will stay with you long after you've put it down (
Star Magazine)
Funny, believable and heartbreaking, this is sure to be the weepy of 2012 (
Woman's Own)
A compelling portrait of an unlikely couple (
The Independent)
This truly beautiful story made us laugh, smile and sob like a baby - you simply have to read it (
Closer)
Compelling, moving and absorbing. It's also a real weepie (
Daily Express)
Me Before You is a page-turner that sucks the reader into caring about the fate of the heroine . . . By turns funny and moving but never predictable. The plot contains a number of surprises and raises thoughtful questions (
USA Today)
A perceptive and moving tale (
The Independent)
Funny, surprising and heartbreaking, populated with characters who are affecting and amusing . . . This is a thought-provoking, thoroughly entertaining novel that captures the complexity of love (
People)
Beautifully written (
The Sun)
Another powerful love story. A deftly plotted narrative populated with likeable engaging characters . . . a bittersweet story about love, learning and letting go. It's a tremendous read and I loved it (
Daily Mail)
Heartbreaking, soul-searching and utterly compelling (
Easy Living)
Keep the tissues close as Jojo Moyes returns with
Me Before You, a heartbreaking yet ultimately uplifting tale about the relationship between an embittered quadriplegic man and the carer who is trying to give him a reason to live (
Good Housekeeping)
An unlikely love story . . . To be devoured like candy, between tears (
O, The Oprah Magazine)
Read it and weep: Heartbreak collides with humour in Jojo Moyes's
Me Before You (
Good Housekeeping USA)
Jojo Moyes has done it again with this funny, touching tale that is impossible to put down. Make sure you have a box of tissues to hand! (
Candis)
At last, a new Moyes novel - and it's a triumph. Her story of love blossoming in the most unlikely of ways packs such an emotional punch, you'll need a box of tissues (
Elle)
Jojo Moyes's poignantly romantic tales have readers streaming their way through boxes of Kleenex . . .
Me Before You is compelling reading...a profound, fundamental, thought-provoking conundrum lies at the heart of the story, a huge moral dilemma, explored with great fictional finesse. Devotees of Jojo Moyes and newcomers alike will settle into this entertaining book with gusto (
Sunday Express)
A compelling novel of life and death decisions and unlikely affections. It's magical and heartbreaking, but doesn't shy away from difficult emotional realities. Waterproof mascara essential (
Marie Claire)
Poignant . . . heartfelt . . .
Me Before You, at it's heart, is about two people who properly listen to each other; it is something good (
The Independent on Sunday)
Romantic, thought-provoking tear-jerker than you won't be able to put down (
Woman & Home)
A disarmingly moving love story . . . a lovely novel, both nontraditional and enthralling (
Publishers Weekly)