I am an avid reader to the extent of reading 3-4 books per week. It is unlikely for me to sleep well if I do not read before sleeping, and usually during work lunch hours, as well as any spare time grabbed on train travel, or in between events. Therefore, at the extent of this amount of reading, it is rare that a book will move me as much as Me Without You did. Since purchasing a Kindle, it is far easier to expand exploring through new authors that I may not have both a physical copy of before, and of course - fr always having the option of reading something when on the go.
Lilah & Callum's story unweaves right from that first meeting on board the ferry. Having lived in Sydney myself, and made trips to Manly, the descriptions of scenery were kept exquisite and only served to make me want to return as soon as I could - not looking at all likely in the near future unfortunately.
Little hints are dropped all through the storyline as to what's to come, but you're never sure - I had her "secret" 100% and had no idea the blow that was to drop on me as I became more and more involved. Lilah is quirky, particular, passionate and difficult to commit to anything. Callum, on the other hand, you instantly see as someone who needs to take a step back from the madness of the rat race, and find someone who'll drag him out of his comfort zone - Lilah does just that, disconcertingly for him.
Their story is made up of love, anger, sadness, joy, exploration, friendship, heartbreak and family. An incredible tale woven skillfully by Kelly Rimmer - I'll certainly be exploring other reading options of hers, if she has more books written. Also, few, so few books make me cry - I was openly in tears at the end of this one. Could not recommend more - five stars for this one!
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Surprisingly good for my first step into the romance genre
This was my first [very wary] step into the romance/love genre. Obviously I’ve read books where there has been some degree of a romance story within it, but never before have I read the book where the love story was the focus. I have to be honest, I was dubious for the reasons below. I was worried I wouldn’t be able to get into this book at all, I tend to go for books with some degree of fantasy in them, and a little more action than your average love story will provide, but I got it for free on my kindle so I decided why not (I was also thinking of buying ‘Me Before You’ so was good to see before spending any money whether the romance genre was for me). I really [and surprisingly] enjoyed this book, it was well written and at the necessary times it was utterly heart-wrenching. I took a lot of strength to maintain my composure near the end, there was a high risk of hysterical crying, but as I was in the same room as my other half and would rather he didn’t think I was having a breakdown, I managed to strategically hold my book so as to block my face from his view, as well as keep my sobbing as quiet as possible! The writing created images in my mind, the description helped to almost create a movie playing before my eyes as I read, and the characters were very well formed – I have an exact idea of how everything in this story looked, from the characters to the vegetable garden they tended. I can’t fault the writing at all, Kelly Rimmer certainly knows what she’s doing to create the right images and feelings in her writing. Me Without You is a roller coaster of emotions, sometimes I was left wanting to slap the characters, other times I wanted nothing more than to hug them! However I can’t help but feel that something was missing – I just couldn’t fully connect to them, but can’t put my finger on what it was! Maybe it was the whole ‘whirlwind romance’ thing, and I’m a cynic! Or maybe I just struggled to relate to them as they’re so different from me! Lilah’s journal entries interspersed between the writing from Callum’s narrative was effective at weaving a subtle mystery throughout the story, as Lilah’s entries always talk of some unknown difficulty, and I do think it was that which kept me glued to the story! I particularly enjoyed Lilah’s later entries, for ‘spoilerific’ reasons that I won’t go into! Overall this book was a huge emotional read, don’t read it if you’re already feeling fragile or have recently gone through a breakup! The writing was spot on, there was just something missing for me, where I felt like the characters were lacking a little. However, for my first tiny step into the romance genre, I am pretty pleased!
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