Before I'm Gone
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- Create Date：2023-11-23 07:21:50
- Update Date：2025-09-08
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- Author：Heidi McLaughlin
- ISBN：B0BT4THZSH
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Reviews
Kat
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Before I’m GoneBefore I’m Gone is the best tear jerker romance I have read since the Notebook。 This book would make a wonderful movie。 It was so good， I read the book in one sitting。 This book is satisfying from cover to cover。
Rosa Ascenso
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Wow。 Need lots of tissues and won't be able to put it down。 So heart warming and sad。 Wow。 Need lots of tissues and won't be able to put it down。 So heart warming and sad。 。。。more
Celeste
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5 starsi’m sobbing。 this book wrecked me。 the things Sinclair added to the list？！ i screamed。 i knew this book was going to hurt but oh。 my。 god。
Jackie Cyr
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Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to receive this book for an honest review。This is a heartfelt story of Palmer a bank manager and Kent a paramedic。 Kent is a regular customer of Palmers but then he finds out that Palmer has an inoperable tumor。 Kent finds Palmers bucket list or " Before I'm Gone list。 and decides he wants to help her fulfill it。 This is a real tear-jerker so get your tissues ready， your going to need them。 Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to receive this book for an honest review。This is a heartfelt story of Palmer a bank manager and Kent a paramedic。 Kent is a regular customer of Palmers but then he finds out that Palmer has an inoperable tumor。 Kent finds Palmers bucket list or " Before I'm Gone list。 and decides he wants to help her fulfill it。 This is a real tear-jerker so get your tissues ready， your going to need them。 。。。more
Kristin
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Thank you to NetGalley， Montlake and the author for an ARC of Before I'm Gone for an honest review。Before I'm Gone is a nonconventional love story between Kent， a paramedic， and Palmar， a banker。 Kent meets Palmer at the bank and soon becomes the EMT on site when she has a medical emergency。 I was drawn into this book right away， but as it went on I got bored with it。 We know from the start that this love story isn't going to be a typical love story， that it will have a sad ending。 The book talk Thank you to NetGalley， Montlake and the author for an ARC of Before I'm Gone for an honest review。Before I'm Gone is a nonconventional love story between Kent， a paramedic， and Palmar， a banker。 Kent meets Palmer at the bank and soon becomes the EMT on site when she has a medical emergency。 I was drawn into this book right away， but as it went on I got bored with it。 We know from the start that this love story isn't going to be a typical love story， that it will have a sad ending。 The book talks a lot about a bucket list and living your life to the fullest。 However， none of that happened for Palmer until she received some devastating news。 There were parts to this story that I think were added in as a shock factor but then weren't elaborated on。 。。。more
Ann
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Get ready to cry with this emotional read。 I loved this book and the end was absolutely hear wrenching。 I do wish there had been a reveal as to what was in the letter that was left for Kent's daughter。 I will always reflect on what she said to her。 Get ready to cry with this emotional read。 I loved this book and the end was absolutely hear wrenching。 I do wish there had been a reveal as to what was in the letter that was left for Kent's daughter。 I will always reflect on what she said to her。 。。。more
Christina Lane
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🥺 the world needs more Kent’s
MaguiWorld
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Mientras leía este libro me di cuenta de que no me gustan esas historias donde ves la tremenda ola que se te viene encima durante toda la trama y no podes hacer nada， y eso te pone mas ansioso， nervioso， expectante y la terminas pasando mal。No me mal interpreten， esta historia es PRECIOSA。 Pero tiene ese tipo de trama donde uno YA SABE que va a pasar y todo lo que transcurre en el medio es solo agregarle un granito de arena al dolor。 Soy así， es algo totalmente personal y para nada en contra de Mientras leía este libro me di cuenta de que no me gustan esas historias donde ves la tremenda ola que se te viene encima durante toda la trama y no podes hacer nada， y eso te pone mas ansioso， nervioso， expectante y la terminas pasando mal。No me mal interpreten， esta historia es PRECIOSA。 Pero tiene ese tipo de trama donde uno YA SABE que va a pasar y todo lo que transcurre en el medio es solo agregarle un granito de arena al dolor。 Soy así， es algo totalmente personal y para nada en contra de la historia; al contrario， la autora hizo un trabajo excelente。 Los personajes son abrazables， queribles， empáticos y uno se encariña con ellos。 La historia es dura， triste， y a la vez esperanzadora y nos deja grandes mensajes。 Solo diré que se preparen para llorar。Gracias Montlake por el ARC que leí en NetGalley a cambio de una reseña honesta。 。。。more
Carolyn
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Enjoy and CryThis is a good book but also a tear jerker。 😢 The sad thing is that these kind of things happen for real。 Well written and easy to follow what is happening with the characters in the book。 I cried when the inevitable happened。
Ashley Miller
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Please readThis book was so inspiring and sad。 I'm crying for Palmer and Kent。 I feel that she got closure in her life。 It reminds us all to live for the day。 Don't wait to live your life because you never know。 Please readThis book was so inspiring and sad。 I'm crying for Palmer and Kent。 I feel that she got closure in her life。 It reminds us all to live for the day。 Don't wait to live your life because you never know。 。。。more
Casey Reads ✨
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This is a very sad story about illness and death。 BUT I was expecting my heart to be ripped out the entire book and I just didn’t feel that emotionally connected to it。 I think that it was because it was told in the 3rd person。 I think it makes it less sad when it says “Palmer knew she was dying” vs “I knew I was dying。” I kind of wish it had been told in alternating 1st person viewpoints instead。Regardless， it was a great story with so much going on。 Romance， travel， illness， death， family， ado This is a very sad story about illness and death。 BUT I was expecting my heart to be ripped out the entire book and I just didn’t feel that emotionally connected to it。 I think that it was because it was told in the 3rd person。 I think it makes it less sad when it says “Palmer knew she was dying” vs “I knew I was dying。” I kind of wish it had been told in alternating 1st person viewpoints instead。Regardless， it was a great story with so much going on。 Romance， travel， illness， death， family， adoption， kidnapping， unplanned pregnancy， etc… the list goes on。 It was a great story。The last 50 pages were very sad and may be hard to read if you have had a family member or spouse die。 Kent also was like the dream man of all dream men。 He did not have to do any of the things he did for Palmer。 He truly was like a guardian angel。 。。。more
Knayknay
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So we’ll done！ WOW！This is the first book I’ve read of hers but wow！ Read it in a day， could not put it down。
Gwen
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Just finished Before I'm Gone。 I'm sorry that it is done。 I have laughed and cried。 It's the best book I have read so far this year。 I hope just as Forever My Girl was made into a movie this will too。 I recommend this book， just have your tissues ready。 Thank you Heidi McLaughlin for a wonderful read。 Just finished Before I'm Gone。 I'm sorry that it is done。 I have laughed and cried。 It's the best book I have read so far this year。 I hope just as Forever My Girl was made into a movie this will too。 I recommend this book， just have your tissues ready。 Thank you Heidi McLaughlin for a wonderful read。 。。。more
Liliana
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L'ultimo 20% mi ha devastata， nella prima parte ho faticato a sentirmi coinvolta emotivamente per qualcosa in più oltre una tremenda sensazione di tristezza， di ingiustizia e di impotenza （probabilmente dovuto allo stile e alla terza persona， oltre che alla descrizione dell'intera vita della protagonista）。 Avrei gradito un pizzico di speranza in più e più coinvolgimento romance tra i due。 Ma ho apprezzato la veridicità della storia e l'analisi psicologica dei personaggi。 L'ultimo 20% mi ha devastata， nella prima parte ho faticato a sentirmi coinvolta emotivamente per qualcosa in più oltre una tremenda sensazione di tristezza， di ingiustizia e di impotenza （probabilmente dovuto allo stile e alla terza persona， oltre che alla descrizione dell'intera vita della protagonista）。 Avrei gradito un pizzico di speranza in più e più coinvolgimento romance tra i due。 Ma ho apprezzato la veridicità della storia e l'analisi psicologica dei personaggi。 。。。more
Amanda Reynolds
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This book was about a woman named Palmer who grew up in an orphanage until she aged out and never knew her family or had any close friends。 She got a diagnosis that made her decide she needed a bucketlist。 But she had no one to do the bucketlist with。。。。Until she meets a man named Kent。 He's a paramedic and was a customer at the bank she worked at and was on call when Palmer had some episodes that needed a medic。 He found her bucketlist and knew she had no one and felt he needed to take her on a This book was about a woman named Palmer who grew up in an orphanage until she aged out and never knew her family or had any close friends。 She got a diagnosis that made her decide she needed a bucketlist。 But she had no one to do the bucketlist with。。。。Until she meets a man named Kent。 He's a paramedic and was a customer at the bank she worked at and was on call when Palmer had some episodes that needed a medic。 He found her bucketlist and knew she had no one and felt he needed to take her on a trip of her lifetime to achieve her bucketlist， and Palmer warily agreed to it。It's sad， it's heartfelt and definitely had me tearing up at the end but was an easy read and well written。 。。。more
Anne OK
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There are those rare times when a book comes along and shakes you to your core， forcing you to re-evaluate life， loss， grief and moving forward。 For me， this is one。 Plenty of gut-punches and emotionally filled narratives that capture the raw emotions felt between these characters。 It’s very difficult not to shed more than a few tears for both Palmer and Kent。 On the other hand， there’s a peacefulness that comes from the joy and appreciation for those shared moments filled with a deep and undyin There are those rare times when a book comes along and shakes you to your core， forcing you to re-evaluate life， loss， grief and moving forward。 For me， this is one。 Plenty of gut-punches and emotionally filled narratives that capture the raw emotions felt between these characters。 It’s very difficult not to shed more than a few tears for both Palmer and Kent。 On the other hand， there’s a peacefulness that comes from the joy and appreciation for those shared moments filled with a deep and undying love between them。 A story that doesn’t hide the fact that it won’t end as we would hope。 Even so， the relationship between this wonderful couple was beautiful and one to be remembered long after the final words are read。 I don’t regret one second of the time spent reading this well-presented book。 。。。more
Lori Wise
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An Emotional JourneyI read this book and could not put it down。 It was so different than any of the other books。 Would she die or find a cure。 Then the main man character is hit with a paternity suit from his ex -girlfriend。。 true epilogue was Great
Michele
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Oh my。。。。。this is my read of the year！！！！ I have cried & cried， but loved EVERY single word。
Sandy S
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BEFORE I’M GONE by Heidi McLaughlin is a contemporary， adult， story of love and loss focusing on thirty-seven year old， bank manager Palmer Sinclair， and EMT Kent Wagner。NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise， there may be triggers for more sensitive readers。Told from omniscient dual third person perspectives （Palmer and Kent） BEFORE I’M GONE follows thirty-seven year old Palmer Sinclair as she endeavors to complete a bucket list of things before she dies。 For weeks Palmer had been su BEFORE I’M GONE by Heidi McLaughlin is a contemporary， adult， story of love and loss focusing on thirty-seven year old， bank manager Palmer Sinclair， and EMT Kent Wagner。NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise， there may be triggers for more sensitive readers。Told from omniscient dual third person perspectives （Palmer and Kent） BEFORE I’M GONE follows thirty-seven year old Palmer Sinclair as she endeavors to complete a bucket list of things before she dies。 For weeks Palmer had been suffering with debilitating headaches and migraines but a diagnosis would prove she didn’t have much time to live。 With the help and love of EMT Kent Wagner， a man suffering in the wake of heart breaking betrayal， Palmer and Kent would set off one final adventure， an adventure that would end all too soon。BEFORE I’M GONE is an emotional， heart breaking and raw story line of pain and suffering， tragedy and loss， acceptance and love。 Palmer Sinclair knew her time was limited but want to experience as much as she could， in a small amount of time。 The character driven premise is honest and edgy; the romance is tender and fated; the characters are broken but moving forward。 There is NO happily ever after but Kent is living his own life and dream with someone else。copy supplied by Netgalleywww。thereadingcafe。com 。。。more
Kirstie Ibrahim
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Well that was an emotional ride and a half！！ This was such a beautiful story full of loneliness， soul searching， love and loss and yet so much more。 There were tears that you knew were coming but still heart wrenching。 This makes you stop and look at your life， has you realise that you have so much more than you think and will make you appreciate and be grateful and enjoy life。
Patty
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Absolutely beautiful book！I loved this book， from beginning to end。 It's one of those where despite the reader knowing what the inevitable end will be， you keep rooting for the characters and hoping against hope for a surprise ending。 Keep the tissues handy， you will need them as you travel along with Palmer and Kent as they fulfill their bucket list。Thanks to the author， publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book， but my opinions are my own。 Absolutely beautiful book！I loved this book， from beginning to end。 It's one of those where despite the reader knowing what the inevitable end will be， you keep rooting for the characters and hoping against hope for a surprise ending。 Keep the tissues handy， you will need them as you travel along with Palmer and Kent as they fulfill their bucket list。Thanks to the author， publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book， but my opinions are my own。 。。。more
Jenny
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The story had great promise I just felt it needs more development in writing。
Charray
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Moving story of love and life This story will tug at your heartstrings and break them at the same time。 💗 You will fall head over heals for Kent Wagner。 His love for Palmer is something everyone dreams of。 This book will make you smile and cry but every tear will be worth it。 You have outdone yourself Heidi McLaughlin！
Elizabeth
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There are books that we read and leave their imprint on our hearts and Before I’m Gone is one of those。 I’m going to keep my review fairly short because it’s a story that needs to be experienced。Palmer is a 30 something bank manager who appears to have her life together。 Kent is a paramedic who thinks things are going in the right direction。 They know each other casually through her work until fate brings them together。 The story that follows is well written and emotional。 I was pulled in and ap There are books that we read and leave their imprint on our hearts and Before I’m Gone is one of those。 I’m going to keep my review fairly short because it’s a story that needs to be experienced。Palmer is a 30 something bank manager who appears to have her life together。 Kent is a paramedic who thinks things are going in the right direction。 They know each other casually through her work until fate brings them together。 The story that follows is well written and emotional。 I was pulled in and appreciated the journey they went on and the lessons shared with us along the way。 Before I’m Gone definitely goes on my list of 5 star reads for the year and I’m not sure I will not be the same after reading。 。。。more
Amy
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dnf at 10%the plot was too slowand the topic was sad
AC Book Blog
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Beautiful and emotional， cried buckets
Sascha
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There would have been a point in time where I would have wolfed down angsty books like they were candy and overlooked unwelcoming writing and flat characters for the sake of the *feel* but that's not what I'm looking for in books any longer so I'll tell you straight out: this book wasn't for me and I appreciate that it is a "your-mileage-may-vary" situation。Many thanks to the author for a copy in exchange for an honest review。 There would have been a point in time where I would have wolfed down angsty books like they were candy and overlooked unwelcoming writing and flat characters for the sake of the *feel* but that's not what I'm looking for in books any longer so I'll tell you straight out: this book wasn't for me and I appreciate that it is a "your-mileage-may-vary" situation。Many thanks to the author for a copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jenny
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I received this book in one of the Goodreads giveaways and I'm so glad I did。 This was so beautifully written and， while dealing with a terribly sad subject， did not feel like a sad book but more of a reminder to live life while you're alive and don't wait for the right time to do something。 This was not only a love story but also a life story。 Would definitely recommend！ I received this book in one of the Goodreads giveaways and I'm so glad I did。 This was so beautifully written and， while dealing with a terribly sad subject， did not feel like a sad book but more of a reminder to live life while you're alive and don't wait for the right time to do something。 This was not only a love story but also a life story。 Would definitely recommend！ 。。。more
Naja Hood
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Sedih。 I cried with her and for her。 It was heart-wrenching。
Countrygirl
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