Melissa Hill - Before I Forget

Before I Forget (7/10)

I'm entranced by the idea of 'bucket lists'. Everyone has those few things that they would just love to do; things that they could simply never forget. Personally, my bucket list only serves to remind me how pathetically boring my life is, but I know that if I ever manage it I'll have the most amazing time of my life doing everything from volunteer work, to travel - including visiting New York at Christmas, which I absolutely WILL do! Even if it's not this year...

Reading Before I Forget though puts into perspective the importance of embracing a moment, or an emotion, or a dream whilst you can, and should have every reader clinging to their loved ones before they close the cover, and planning not for the future, but for right now.

 

Similar in theory to Oliver's Before I Fall, and Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson (and many others no doubt!!!), Before I Forget embodies all the literary cliches about 'self discovery' and 'embracing the moment'... But Hill also cleverly knows how to grab our attention, subtly twisting her story at the most unexpected moments to really drive her moral home - live for the moment you have (and don't cringe too much!!!)

Sometimes circumstance makes life difficult, but we have to learn from that and make the best of what we have. If we can't do that, learn from Abby...

Rox
xx

Short and sweet that one. This is a lovely summer/holiday read...even with the sun disappearing!!! Amazon it...Now!!