Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop and she knows she might not love her boyfriend Patrick.
What Lou doesn't know is she's about to lose her job or that knowing what's coming is what keeps her sane.
Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. He knows everything feels very small and rather joyless now and he knows exactly how he's going to put a stop to that.
What Will doesn't know is that Lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of colour. And neither of them knows they're going to change the other for all time.
Rating: 5 Stars
I'm sat here on my hospital bed in tears after reading this book. Wait no scratch that I've been crying for the last few chapters ever since I realised how this was going to end. And while a part of me always knew it would end that way, I still wasn't prepared for the emotion it would evoke within me.
I really really enjoyed this book, I can't put into words just how much I enjoyed it. Will, despite being a bit of an arse in the beginning, actually shows himself to be a lovely guy and Lou it transpires actually has a crazy quirky nature. We even see her sister Treena mature as a character, and when we read the chapter from Treena's point of view I grew to respect her a bit more as a character. Patrick on the other hand seemed dull and very two dimensional to me. Okay he was probably intended to be that way, but I honestly can't see how he managed to keep hold of Lou for seven years.
The storyline is in itself brilliant. There are plenty of twists and turns, none that I feel I can reveal without ruining the ending for you, but they are all brilliant. One thing that is for sure is that this isn't your conventional love story and you'll want your tissues handy.
Would I recommend this book? Most definitely. I really enjoyed this read, even if my heart was crushed by the end of it.
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