Today is my stop on the Blog Tour for The Lion Tamer Who Lost by Louise Beech where I have a review of her latest novel. I was thrilled to be asked by Anne Cater from Random Things Tours who organised this tour in conjunction with Orenda Books to take part along with some other fab book bloggers. You can find out who else is taking part in this fabulous Blog Tour at the end of this review so without further ado, here it is:
With huge thanks to Karen Sullivan, Louise Beech and Orenda, I received a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.......
Be careful what you wish for…
Long ago, Andrew made a childhood wish, and kept it in a silver box. When it finally comes true, he wishes he hadn’t…
Long ago, Ben made a promise and he had a dream: to travel to Africa to volunteer at a lion reserve. When he finally makes it, it isn’t for the reasons he imagined…
Ben and Andrew keep meeting in unexpected places, and the intense relationship that develops seems to be guided by fate. Or is it?
What if the very thing that draws them together is tainted by past secrets that threaten everything?
A dark, consuming drama that shifts from Zimbabwe to England, and then back into the past, The Lion Tamer Who Lost is also a devastatingly beautiful love story, with a tragic heart…
Well, where do I start with this review....................What a beautiful, emotional, heartbreaking and thought provoking story, I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED it. This story had it all from family, love with more sensitive and hard-hitting issues which were dealt with perfectly and it was well researched and written in a very sensitive and compassionate manner. The Lion Tamer Who Lost is set in the present and the past and is centered around the two main characters Ben and Andrew where their lives are based around Zimbabwe and England respectively. I found I had tears streaming down my face at the end along with shedding a few for many of the characters along the way. This is only the 2nd novel that has made me cry, the other been Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. It completely broke me, I was such a blubbering mess after finishing this stunningly beautiful book in less than 2 days, I couldn't function as I couldn't stop thinking about it but especially those last few lines and anyone who has lost someone they loved will be able to resonate with it as I lost my beautiful aunt almost 14 weeks ago so they've given me great comfort. If this book has thought me anything it's to never leave anything on the long finger or let things go unsaid.
I don't want to say too much more about this book incase I say something that I shouldn't but all I can say is grab this book, curl up on the couch and make sure you've a few tissues or maybe a box to hand and prepare to have a few lump in your throat moments too. This is the first book I've read by Louise Beech and I'm really looking forward to reading more of her books. I would highly recommend her if you haven't read any of her books already. I would definitely even say that this is definitely going to huge this year, is already my favourite book that I've read so far and will stay with me for a long time. This book has ALL the feels 💖❤💖
The Lion Tamer Who Lost is available in all good bookshops, libraries, audio and on Kindle where it is currently only £4.79 at the time of publication of this review so get downloading it, you definitely won't regret it.
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