I found this book fascinating - I've never read anything which was based around sperm bank babies before so from that point of view it was quite ground-breaking. I love books which focus on several main characters so this really appealed to me, being told from so many points of view and especially covering different time periods to visit key moments in the characters' lives. I'd have liked to know a bit more about Daniel's life, however, rather than just the brief snippets at the end. (view spoiler)[ Also I'd have liked to hear a bit more about Jack's background as that whole area seemed a little bit odd - why *is* he so similar to Robyn, etc? I kept waiting for more information and there was none. I suppose that's what life is like - that some things you never find out, but given the way most of the other threads of the plot were tied up I found it frustrating. (hide spoiler)] I did love getting into the minds of each of the characters and I thought Lisa Jewell did a great job of painting each of them so differently. Even Queenie the cat has her own personality portrayed! Initially I didn't think Jewell had done such a good job with Lydia but then I realised that she's a woman who has made herself difficult to get to know and to warm to and this is expressed in the way she comes across in her chapters.
I have enjoyed most of Lisa Jewell's other books and this definitely had some of her recognisable style but it was so interesting to read about so many different kinds of relationships, rather than just romantic ones.