You have to read the previous book, ME BEFORE YOU before you read AFTER YOU. You will miss out on too much if you don't. Louisa had been Will's caregiver. Will was a quadriplegic and had decided to end his life. Louisa fell in love with Will while caring for him. Fast forward eighteen months and Louisa is a hot mess. She is struggling and just can't seem to move on. One night she decides to go up on her rooftop and somehow, falls off. Everyone close to her is sure she did it on purpose but she tries, unconvincingly, to tell them it was an accident.

She returns to her parents home to recover. Louisa is a physical and emotional wreck. She starts going to a group called The Moving On Circle where she meets quite the cast of characters. They are all trying to move on, and in the therapy sessions we learn quite a bit about them. They all have fears, insecurities, hope, as well as survivors guilt. AFTER YOU shows how moving on and living again is different for everyone. You can't help but feel the emotional turmoil Louisa is in and it breaks your heart. When a stranger from Will's past shows up on Louisa's doorstep, her life will change like she never expected.

When I first heard that AFTER YOU was being published I was excited and scared. I truly wanted to catch up with Louisa and see how her life was going. What if I didn't love it as much as ME BEFORE YOU? Well, I was not disappointed at all, but really felt like the sequel wasn't necessary to the original story. The characters are well written and I didn't find fault in any part of the story. It didn't blow me away and I didn't feel the emotional impact like I did with the first book. That being said, I'm sure some readers will love it and others won't. But that is the beauty of reading. We all have different likes and dislikes right? I've always loved Ms. Moyes books and I still do. She always writes well-written stories from the heart and I'm sure she will continue to do so.