You’ve heard of the Afterlife. Welcome to the Beforelife.
There are four of us: Samuel, Lucy, Thomas, and me – Eliza.
We came into being the day Becca Valentine was born. We’ve been by her side ever since. What she doesn’t know yet, is that one day she might become our mother.
Then two men come into her life. Both seeking her heart. And then we realise: everything rests on Becca’s love story. Because one of the men is Lucy and Thomas’s father. And the other is mine and Samuel’s. And there’s simply no way we can all be born.
We all want her to make the right choice. We all want to be born. To hold her hand one day. To feel her stroke our hair. To call her our mother. Then we discover there is something we can do. We can change Fate. But we only have a single chance each. How would you make sure you were born? And what if doing that isn’t what’s best for the person you already love the most in the world – your mother?
Book Link: The Beforelife of Eliza Valentine
“A powerful story about friendship, found family, lost love, identity, self-acceptance and living life authentically and to its fullest.” – Boldwood Books
I loved this book!!! A “beforelife” story setting is such a unique and fascinating idea! I found myself hanging on the edge of my seat so often throughout the book.
The journey these four souls take together, watching the moments that lead to what could eventually be their start in the world, patiently watching their mother grow up, watching her meet their father all the moments that bring them closer and closer to becoming a family. They know that some of them might not be born in the end, but they can’t help but cultivating a relationship with each other anyway in hopes that they’ll someday be brothers and sisters – ugh it’s tragic and fantastic. It gives you hope and it breaks your heart! I was constantly on the edge of my seat and often holding my breath and somehow wanted to root for every single one of them, hoping they would find a way to all be born and stay together forever!
My heart went out to Becca Valentine, I want to hug her, scream at her, and beg her to do the right thing. She took me on quite an emotional ride. I loved Eliza in her beforelife and it was heartbreaking to watch in suspense along with her, wondering what was going to happen to her and the others.
I wont ruin it, but the ending was everything for me. I definitely cried – but I wont say if they were happy or sad tears. You’ll just have to read it and find out!
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