Rainy Day Reads

I decided to read this because everyone was so in love with it. And I must say I really did enjoy it. I read another of Jojo Moyes’ books first, because it happened to be available at the library, and I liked it well enough, but I didn’t think it was anything special. Just the typical chick-lit fluffy story with a bit of a serious note thrown in for drama. So I started “Me Before You” feeling wary about it.  The story is about a young woman, Louisa, who loses her job and after a few depressing visits to the job centre she finds another job as a helper to a disabled man. She is wholly unqualified, but manages to score the job anyway. Her boss turns out to be Will, a tetraplegic, who is a taciturn sarcastic asshole at first. However, they soon connect, and Will turns out to be a wonderful guy, who’s had a bad hand dealt by fate. Louisa sets out to save him from himself, and in the process both of them gain new insights.  I think most people by this time have a vag...