The Day Before by Lisa Schroeder
Release Date: June 28, 2011
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Age Group: Young Adult
Pages: 307
Format: Advance Reader Copy
Source: Publisher
Interest: Author
Challenge: None
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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.
How can a few words evoke such emotion. It doesn't seem possibly, yet Schroeder proves it to me time and time again.
I love Lisa's novels. She stuns me with her simplistic yet powerful prose. I always start her stories and don't put them down until the last page is turned. I liked the mystery that surrounded these characters, you meet them, but you don't know why they are both at the beach that day... you have a few clues for Amber in the form of letters but you still don't know exactly what is going on. I loved that too!
The relationship between Amber and Cade... while it happens in the span of a day, seems genuine... realistic, it feel like it's just the thing that they need at that very moment. It's powerful.
Such a great story. Lisa, I need more!! (please!)