Omg talk about a roller coaster read wow this book kept me on the edge of my seat threw out I just couldn't put it down this writer keeps you hooked and once your hooked your not letting go I found this book thrilling the characters were fantastic and well thought out and the little clues all the way threw keep you guessing until the end this book stays with you long after you close the book this book is well worth the read I promise you wont be disappointed

Before I was yours
Magically written. Sensitive, beautiful, and your pull into the plot ..you will need your tissue . Your be hooked on the story i was there with them wow the end had me tears i just love how it was written so beautiful . I recommended.to you all it a lovely read

Unfortunately, I have not been able to read and review this book.

After losing and replacing my broken Kindle and getting a new phone I was unable to download the title again for review as it was no longer available on Netgalley.

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Natalie.

This was an emotional story that deserves 5 stars!! You want to read this book when you are alone. The story deals with adoption & what you go through for a child you have wanted for so long.

I just loved Before I Was Yours.
A great insight into the struggles some families face with adoption.
A great read that was hard to put down.

As in previous books Virginia Macgregor treats a delicate subject (adoption) with sensitivity and insight.. As an adoptive mother myself I appreciated the uncertainty which surrounds the process - will the biological parent try to reclaim the child, what is the medical history within the biological family., will I bond with the child, inter-racial and cultural conflict? Even more poignantly this story touches on the very current topic of child trafficking and the ongoing stuggle agsinst poverty and disease in Africa. Happily in this story, the child and biological mother are reunited and their plight, which caused the separation, is eased by outside intervention..

Gripping but also emotional. My favourite sort of book. Loved & will recommend. Thank you.

"He hears voices behind the door.
Footsteps.
Outside the window, the beeping of a lorry, reversing.
The ticking of the clock on the far wall.
Rosie's breathing, carrying the weight of what they'd just heard."

After being unable to have their own child, despite multiple rounds of IVF, Rosie and Sam decide to go down the adoption route. Their paths intertwine with a seven-year-old boy, Jonah, from Kenya, who has been abandoned at an English airport. 'Before I Was Yours' is their heartbreaking, yet uplifting story of the lengths someone would go to for family.

I must admit that it took me a very long time to get into this book. I read the first half of the book over a period of 7 months, before devouring the latter half of the book over the past few days. It is a well-written, well-researched book, but it just didn't grab me straight away. However, as I spent more time with the characters, I really got invested in their stories and wanted everything to work out ok for them. Some other reviewers have mentioned the predictability of the plot, but I genuinely was surprised by the route that the story took. I didn't find it predictable at all.

The story is told from the viewpoints of the different characters, including Jonah. One issue I did have with the book is that I didn't find his voice believeable as one of a seven-year-old. I know that his tendency towards formal speech is part of the story, but I did find the way that he articulates himself strange for someone so young, even if everything he goes through makes him more mature than the average seven-year-old.

Overall though, I ended up enjoying this book and I'm glad that I stuck with it.

(Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)

Really enjoyed this book, and original story that covered very sensitive issues. Beautifully written.

Before I Was Yours was a very interesting book about a fascinating subject - adoption. I don't know much about the whole adoption process so I was intrigued to read this book.

Sam and Rosie have been together since like forever but they are struggling to conceive via IVF so they start looking at adoption. Jonah is a boy from Kenya who is on his way to England with a man his mother has trusted him with. Jonah believes he's going to live with this man and his family so when the man disappears shortly after landing in London, Jonah is worried.

I loved Jonah's side of the storyline, it really showed how a little Kenyan boy would struggle adjusting to life in England. At first I really liked Sam and Rosie but then they both started to annoy me, especially Rosie.

It was a good read but some things I didn't find believable or I struggled to connect with. Overall it was great though and I'm glad I read this book. It was heartwarming and endearing, and I really felt sorry for Jonah, Sam and Rosie.

I did not finish the book. I stopped reading it before 100 pages.

I like this story a lot. The story of a couple, Sam and Rosie, who have given up. They can't have children so they are going to adopt. That wasn't working so well for them either. They were positioned to have two different children which fell through both times.

Now, they have a chance with Jonah. An seven year old boy from Kenya who has a special, very different background from the rest of the children at the foster home. He was found at the airport alone and he won't tell anyone anything about where is from.

I loved Jonah in this book. I felt so sorry for him. Rosie was constantly getting on my nerves, but that was just her character. A woman who wanted a child so bad that she would overcome all obstacles including her husband.

A great read that I thoroughly enjoyed and sped right through. I had to know what happened to Jonah, Rosie & Sam. Poignant and emotional.

Thanks to Little, Brown Book Group and Net Galley for providing me with a free e-galley in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

This is a lovely though sometimes very sad story. Rosie and Sam long to have a child and have now accepted that they need to adopt. At an adoption day they are introduced to Jonah, age 7 from Kenya. They decide to adopt Jonah and both fall in love with the adorable yet serious little boy. Jonah was brought into London by a man he calls "Mister Sir" who was a friend of his mums. Jonah doesn't talk about his life in Kenya or his mum. When a shocking discovery is made about Jonah, the little family will need all their strength to survive. Will they get the happy ending they deserve? Read on!

Before I Was Yours is a wonderful book covering the subjects of adoption and motherhood and told through the main 4 characters: Jonah – a 7 year old boy from Kenya who finds himself abandoned in London; Rosie – a married midwife whose dream to have children of her own has been crushed and is desperate to adopt, Sam – Rosie’s husband who will do anything to make Rosie happy even putting her needs before his and Trudi – the social worker responsible for Jonah and determined to find him a loving family.

Little Jonah literally melted my heart – he is the sweetest, most-polite young “True English Gentleman” and his loyalty, belief and love towards his birth mother is so moving and heartbreaking. This emotional story explains all the complications and complexities of adopting a young child and is sympathetically and believably told through all the main characters.

A beautiful, powerful and emotional story of 1 little boy and his 2 mothers. Prepare to be fully swept up in the world of Jonah and feel your heartstrings get pulled in every direction hoping for a “happy ending” for everyone involved.

[book:Before I Was Yours|31282536] is a book which deals with a number of very serious issues, including IVF, adoption, cancer and HIV. Sounds heavy listed like that but the author has a light touch and tells her character's stories in a sensitive way.
It was easy to start to care for the characters. Jonah was so lost and confused I wanted to give him a hug. Rosie and Sam took turns to be the most irritating but eventually managed to have a conversation and end up on the same page. There was a whole list of side characters too who all played their parts including a very intelligent three legged cat.
Occasionally the story wandered slightly into something less than real - just a little unbelievable - but overall this is a very readable family drama. Four stars for me:)

I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review. I really liked this book. The storyline was different to my normal reading but nevertheless I enjoyed it. It was an emotional read, and highlighted the plight of childless couples. The characters we all thoroughly likeable and did pull on the heartstrings. I will certainly read more of this author and will be recommending this to friends and family. Once again thank you NetGalley.

Loved this book! Wasn't sure at first but it really picked up and drew me right in!!! Great read!!!!

This is by far one of the best books I have read in a long time. The story of Sam and Rosie Keep and the children they've always longed for, and how far they will go in order to have and keep hold of the child they love.

This is a story that is packed full of heart-wrenching emotion, alternating between the points of view of Sam and Rosie, and seven-year old Jonah. The way the perspective alternates is really effective in putting across the strength of the emotion in this situation, for all involved. You can't have but feel completely invested in the plight of the family, and you feel yourself rooting for the happy ending. In some books you can tell exactly which way the story is going to pan out, but this one kept me guessing right until the end. A truly gripping read and written so very well. Highly recommended!

I read this novel whilst on vacation just recently. Talk about pulling at the heartstrings! I happened to be on a coach tour, which wasn't the best place to read such an emotional book.

I have a few friends that have adopted and each had a sad story to tell. One was about the same age as Jonah and things were very difficult for the first few years. Even to the point of nearly giving up. Fast forward, he is the son that would make any parent proud.

An excellent read and one of those hard to put down books. It is the first time that i have read any novels by this author and is a name that i shall be watching out for in the future. I am not going to write what happens in the story, as i do not wish to spoil for others, but i do highly recommend.

My thanks to Netgalley and the Publishers. This is my honest review.

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This book captured my heart, I found myself saying just one more chapter over and over again into the night I didn't want it to end. Will be thinking of this one for a while I think.