Wah wah wah! I actually bawled out loud towards the end of this. A book showing how everything you do has a knock on effect and we often don’t understand the intentions of others. I read this in a day and felt drained but uplifted by it. A must read.

I have ready every Mitch Albom book, so I was excited for this one. Especially as it is a follow on from his famous The 5 People You Meet in Heaven.
As always Albom mixes themes of love and loss, with profound quotes and deep meaning. This is a story that'll make you cry and warm your heart at the same time.
5 out of 5, loved it.

A beautifully written book that reminds you of how powerful, moving and emotional a really good read can be. I don't want to go into any details about the story as that would spoil it - but I was in tears at the end. I thoroughly recommend this book.

4-4.5 stars
As always with Mitch Albom's books this is beautifully written, thought provoking and utterly addictive.

Although a sequel to 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven' this will read perfectly well as a standalone. It's a page turner which makes you realise the big impacts that small, often unintended actions and responses can have on another person's life, a book that reflects on the fragility of life, it explores complex human relationships and despite the deaths is, as always from this author, uplifting and inspiring.

I loved it! Many thanks to Netgalley and Little, Brown Book Group UK for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this super book - this review reflects my honest thoughts and opinion.

I read the first book “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” to this squeal in April of this year.  I thought that was an OK read.
So, here are my thought on this book.

If you’re planning to read this book and haven’t read the first one then don’t worry. I don’t think you really need to read the first on as this one covers all that you need to know as the story goes on, and holds its own as a possible stand alone. In this book you get to know one of the characters that was a child, and saved from death in the first book, and now in this book she is a grown woman.

I actually found this book to be disappointing compared to the first, it didn’t quite keep my interested as its predecessor. I thought the writing was very simple and lacking something, which I can't quite put my finger on. The plot was very similar to the first book.

To me the plot and characters seemed weak and I found them bit to be predictable.

On a positive the book does end on a happy note, of course that can be a possible debut as it depends on personal views. But in my opinion it was a happy ending.

This book is definitely worth reading if you’re looking for something quick and easy to read and also if you believe in Heaven.

These are just my honest opinions and there is nothing to say that you won’t enjoy this book more than me.

The Next Person You Meet in Heaven is a sequel to The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. I had not read the first book so I got a copy and read it first.
The story starts with the death of a young woman Annie who had been saved from a near fatal accident as a young girl. She then meets five people who tell her a story to explain to her the meaning of her life.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Little, Brown Book Group UK for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

Beautiful, lyrical writing, a true sequel to the original Five People You Meet in Heaven. It moves forward from the experiences of ‘Eddie Maintenance’, the protagonist of Five People to the story of Annie, the girl he saved in his fatal fairground accident. So imaginative, so evocative and full of hope and salvation, if only this is indeed what awaits us all when we depart this life! Life-affirming, even while evoking the human experience of death. I’m now off to re-read ‘Five People’. Highly recommended.

This is a sad story of a newly married couple and their lives in reverse. So we know straight away that they have died, or do we? The book starts at the end and goes backwards, this is something I found strange, but you get follow it. It’s an easy read, I read in one evening. I love Mitch Albom’s books, Tuesday’s with Morrie is one of my favourite books, this is different.

The Next Person you Meet in Heaven- Mitch Albom- 9th Oct- MINE Netgalley
Annie only has 12 hours to live. Of course she doesn’t realise this. She has just got married. We learn of how she met her husband Paulo and how she narrowly escaped death when she was a child. At the wedding she sees an old man and doesn’t recognise him at first. He is Eddie- the maintenance man who saved her but lost his own life in the process. Annie lost her hand in the accident which was then surgically reattached- ground breaking at the time. In heaven she meets her five people who tell her things about her life , or make her realise that she never knew. This is the sequel to “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” but is also a standalone. A short read (about two hours) this is a book , like the first that makes you think about life and its fragility. Of twists and turns that could in that split second change your life and yet most of them you never know about. Prepare for emotions. A very different book, a truly wonderful read that melted me. One of those that only comes around rarely and like a precious gem sparkles. One to remember.
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I read the first one of these earlier this year I think,and I really enjoyed it. So when I saw this on here I had to read it to see what happened to Annie. While it’s still a heartwarming read, I didn’t get into it as much as I did with Eddie’s story in the previous book. It’s a good book though!

3.5 stars

I have to admit,I'm one of those rare people that didn't like the five people you meet in heaven.
Now many years later,with very little recall of that book... I find myself liking this one a bit more.
The ideas of all these lives connected in ways you can't begin to imagine.. and the chance to resolve issues... it's a good thought.
There was one particular bit I didn't think did the book much (cleo) but that's just me.
Nicely done.