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After You


⭐⭐⭐ 1/2

As the second book in the trilogy that began with Me Before You, After You finds us following Louisa to the place Moyes left us.  In Paris.  In the cafe Will asked her to find in his final letter to her. She's struggling a year and a half later still dealing with the loss of him.  Not just the loss of him, but the way in which he died and her part in the end.

This story takes her on a different kind of journey.  She searches for herself.  She is not looking for the self before Will, she is searching for who she is and how to find peace with that new version.  Her journey is one filled with adventure, new characters, great learning and self-love.  She discovers parts of herself she didn't realize she possessed.  And she surprises herself.

I enjoyed this book.  Three and half stars because although I enjoyed it, the story didn't blow me away.  Light but entertaining!

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