Before I Go is a good, easy, contemporary story. It makes you feel. Sadness, Remorse, Love, Anger.

It is about a young woman; Daisy who after beating cancer once, started her life over again, in the process of getting her masters, finds out she gets the unlucky news of going into remission; despite all her healthy habits. This time however, there is no way of beating it. She is given maybe 4 months to live and is now onto doing life with a death sentence.

Through this she wants to start finding her husband a new wife. I found this bit a bit cringe worthy. I won't go into details so I don't spoil it, but... yah. Just no.

I give this 3 stars. It is a stand a lone novel, one that is great to pass the time. But also, one that I won't reach for again. There was a lot of me skimming thru pages, just to get onto the next chapter. I also didn't feel fully invested until the last chapter. And I think its because all through reading it I wish there was another POV. That of Jack. I wanted to know what Jack was feeling. While Daisy was pulling away and cutting him out, trying to find him a new love for after (all while still being pissed at that possibility) , I really wanted to know how he felt. Like, it can't be easy for a guy to go through his wife dying. I kept thinking about what my husband would do, how I would prepare.

All in all, not a bad way to spend a few hours!

Thank you Netgalley for an ARC (even though its been a looong time)

Traveling With T’s Thoughts:

So, I was innocently scrolling through my Kindle, minding my own business and came across this book and realized that for whatever reason- I had not read it.

So, in the effort to start trying to read some of these older books on my Kindle- I settle in for this read.

And I have mixed feelings….

At the first of the book, I don’t really remember what Daisy said- but she’s humorous. I thought that this was going to be part lighthearted at times, with some emotional depth.

And it is (up to a point).

The book, at some point, gets a bit too heavy. I felt for Daisy- but at times she was like the girl who could only focus on the sadness, only focus on her plan- and she was making herself miserable. I’ve never had cancer and I have no idea how I would react if I had gotten Daisy’s news- but Daisy had much to live for- and time to live. Sometimes Daisy reminded of Hilary in Beaches.



What I liked:

The cover. I like that green and the flower. Soothing.

The ending. I didn’t cry and it didn’t give me all the warm fuzzies- but it was a fitting ending.



Bottom line: Daisy was a character that, I think, was a realistic character. While I understood her and felt lots of sympathy for her- she could be a bit tiring. I wanted to root for her so much and I did- but sometimes some of her actions made it hard.

This story caught me off guard. Why? It was just so well written and executed that it broke my heart. This was packed full of emotions that normally don't come out while I'm reading a book. I laughed, I cried, I screamed in frustration, I was angry, and I laughed again.

The main characters, Daisy and Jack, had a relationship that was full of ups and downs. What these two went through with the big "C" and the want for kids just tugged at my heartstrings. Neither of these are topics that should be handled lightly and the author did a wonderful job of giving them the love, emotions, and feels they deserve.

I really will not give anything away with this review, but I will say this - this was a dang good book. I enjoyed it but sometimes the "C" topic is hard for me to read after losing my Mom to that years ago. I hope others give this a chance and enjoy it the way I did.

A very interesting read. I just fancied something a little different to my normal read, and this was certainly that.
​I thoroughly enjoyed it, although it was an emotional journey, parts of it had me wanting to cry and other parts had me wanting to laugh.
​When Daisy is given the dreadful news that her cancer has returned, but this time it's non treatable. her life goes into turmoil. She doesn't feel ill, so how can they be telling her something like this.
​Worried about what might happen to her wonderful but helpless husband if she is not around to help him and care for him sends her into a mission of finding him someone to look after him. She want's to find him a new wife.
​But it's taking over what is left of her short life, and should she be doing this or should she be looking after herself and making what time she has left less stressful and happy.
​This was really and emotional journey. Heart breaking but fun read. It's one of those books that you just can't help thinking, What would I do in this situation?