The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom.

"The one constant in Eddie's life is Ruby Pier. The boardwalk attraction he's worked at since he was a teenager. It's been a staple of his life and sadly, it will also be the place of his death. When he wakes up in Heaven, he meets five people, each who teach him a lesson and help prepare him for the way forward. This book had me hook, line and sinker and didn't disappoint. It was a powerful, emotional and absolutely beautiful read." 

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Pros: Hooked me right from the start/Every step of Heaven was perfectly heartbreaking/This was an incredibly moving and powerful book. 

Cons: The only one I can think of is, I would have liked to have known more about Eddie's life before but we're offered enough in the glimpses shown through the novel. 

Full Review: 

Eddie is old and tired. He gets up, he goes to work, he comes home, wash, rinse, repeat. His life has had its ups and downs but all we see, at first, is a sad, tired, old man. Every day he goes to work at the Ruby Pier Amusement Park, a boardwalk attraction. Eddie is head of maintenance, performing routine checks on all the rides and ensuring the safety of the passengers.

Ruby Pier has seen every hardship in his life, it's become a staple of his existence. Sadly, it's also the place where his physical existence will end. 

When a ride malfunctions, he plays damage control. They manage to get everyone off of the damaged cart and everything seems fine. That is until a slowly frayed cable snaps and sends the car plummeting to the Earth. And there's a little girl that's about to be crushed. Eddie jumps to save her and the last thing he'll remember is the feel of her hands in his. 

He wakes up in Heaven. 

Only, this Heaven is Ruby Pier. He's exactly where he was when he died. 

Confused and frightened, he slowly makes his way through the familiar boardwalk until he comes upon the side show. And he meets the first person he'll meet in Heaven. 

This book hooked me from the first page. I also had to put it down for a few days because I knew it was going to be a hard hitter and I wanted to emotionally prepare. I was smart to do so. Albom hits you in the feels at all the right moments. This book moved me to tears numerous times. It was an amazingly beautiful, relatable and powerful story of what might exist after this life and how even in death, there are lessons to be learned. 

This was an absolutely amazing read, I would recommend it to anyone.