Review: The Day Before by Lisa Schroeder

THE DAY BEFORE by Lisa Schroeder

Pub. Date: June 2011

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Format: Hardcover , 320pp

Age Range: Young Adult

Source: Simon & Schuster Galley Grab

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.

As with all of Schroeder’s books, THE DAY BEFORE captured me with its poetic beauty. The words flowed across the pages and pulled me in line by line. I'm always surprised at how Schroeder continues to dazzle me with heartfelt story after story. You know what? If comes down to this: If it's a Schroeder novel, then you expect it come with beautiful prose.

I'll confess that I didn't quite remember what this book was about before I started reading it. And I'm glad that I didn't bite the bullet and read the synopsis because I ended up being completely engrossed into Amber's life. It was all so mysterious to me and I think that along with that and Schroeder’s lyrical prose, this novel ended up being more meaningful and heart rendering.

If you haven't read a Schroeder book, then I would highly recommend it. Her writing is hauntingly beautiful. She knows how to pull emotions from her readers and get you tied up into the character's lives. She's one of those writers that I can put on my list of book hits.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars

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Sensational 7 Q & A with Lisa Schroeder (Author of The Day Before)!

Have you ever wanted to know what it would be like to hang out with your favorite author(s)? In an attempt to get a better understanding of authors, my Sensational Seven Q & A takes a closer or more personal look at these authors to give you a glimpse of the personalities behind the writing of your favorite books.

“Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a personality which, by birth and quality, is pledged to the doctrines there set forth, and which exists to see and state things so, and not otherwise.” By Ralph Waldo Emerson

Lisa Schroeder is the author of IT'S RAINING CUPCAKES and upcoming SPRINKLES AND SECRETS (Aladdin, Fall 2011). She is also the author of YA novels I HEART YOU, YOU HAUNT ME (1/08), FAR FROM YOU (12/08), CHASING BROOKLYN (1/10) and THE DAY BEFORE (6/11), all with Simon Pulse. She lives in Beaverton, Oregon. Find out more about Lisa and her books at http://www.lisaschroederbooks.com/

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If you were given a chance to travel back in time, what year or place would you go / Why?

Wow, this is hard. What a great question. Probably back to the late 30s or early 40s, so I could know my grandparents as a young married couple with children, and see my mom as a child. I'd love to get to know my great grandparents too from back then. That time in history interests me too, coming off the war and rebuilding and all of that.

Describe your novel in seven words or less?

Teen version of the movie BEFORE SUNRISE

Please share with us about your favorite book and fictional crush to date?

I'm going to go with Blake in FLASH BURNOUT by my dear friend L.K. Madigan.

If you could be any character in fiction, whom would you be / Why?

Piglet. I'd love to live in the Hundred Acre Wood and be best friends

with Winnie the Pooh. What? I love Winnie the Pooh!

If Hollywood made a movie about your life, whom would you like to see play thelead role as you/ Why?

Kate Hudson. I've always thought she was so cute and seems like such a fun person. ALMOST FAMOUS is one of my favorite movies and she was SO good in that movie!

If someone wrote a biography about you, what do you think the title should be – please explain?

The Woman Obsessed with Friday Night Lights

The show is coming to an end soon and I'm so distraught over it. I feel like the characters are all my friends and I'm going to miss them so much! So someone could write a biography about me and we'd just sit and talk about the show the whole time, and it'd be awesome.

How would you describe yourself/life in seven words?

Living my best life every day

Thanks for stopping by Lisa!

For more information about Lisa Schroeder and her books, please visit her website here.

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THE DAY BEFORE by Lisa Schroeder

Pub. Date: June 2011

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Format: Hardcover , 320pp

Age Range: Young Adult

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.

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