Title: The Day Before
Author: Lisa Schroeder
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Pages: 320 (Hardcover)
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Summary:
Amber’s life is spinning out of control. All she wants is to turn up the volume on her iPod until all of the demands of family and friends fade away. So she sneaks off to the beach to spend a day by herself.
Then Amber meets Cade. Their attraction is instant, and Amber can tell he’s also looking for an escape. Together they decide to share a perfect day: no pasts, no fears, no regrets.
The more time that Amber spends with Cade, the more she’s drawn to him. And the more she’s troubled by his darkness. Because Cade’s not just living in the now—he’s living each moment like it’s his last.
Let me start by being honest: I thought I was going to hate this novel. I don’t really do the whole poetry thing, so when I realized this was written the way it is, I was giving some serious side-eye. I went in with a closed-mind, and in the beginning I almost walked away… and I’m so very glad I didn’t (I seem to do that a lot).
What I found inside the pages of The Day Before was a beautiful story, lovely prose and characters I liked.
Amber is facing something huge. Instead of spending her last day with her family or friends, she elects to spend it on the beach to clear her mind.
And then she meets Cade.
These two share a day that they try their best not to let include the pain of what will come for them tomorrow, just the joy and beauty of right now. Their story is quick and sweet and at the end, I found myself wanting more, more, more.
I was so stunned with Schroeder’s writing style (and the fact that I didn’t hate it) that I immediately went and purchased one of her other novels, written in the same style: I Heart You, You Haunt Me
The Day Before will be released in the US on June 28th, 2011! Pre-Order your copy now!
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* A copy of this novel was provided by Simon & Schuster for review purposes only.
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