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Someone Else's Shoes

Jojo Moyes

Start date: May 1, 2023

Finish date: May 30, 2023

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Feb 06, 2023 Denise rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 12-4-challenge-2023, 2023-reads, uno-2023

I had forgotten just how much I love Jojo Moyes books. Getting to know her characters is like sitting down with a warm cup of tea and a fuzzy blanket. It is a comfort read, but it's not fluff. The premise is creative and the characters are flawed, likable, and well-developed. Somehow, this book also manages to be a little far-fetched and totally relatable. That's the magic of Jojo Moyes. I will miss this group of friends. I'd love it if they reappeared in a short story or full-length sequel some ...more

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Apr 26, 2023 Andrea rated it really liked it

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Mar 13, 2023 Natalie [genreneutralreader] rated it really liked it

I really liked this novel. Nesha was not a character I liked or could relate to until about half-way through. But even then, with her inevitable meeting with Sam set her back in my opinion. That said, I love Sam's story. The way the book wrote about her husband's depression was very spot-on. The best part of this book was lots of quirky supporting characters that were so loveable I wish they had their own stories! ...more

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Oct 19, 2024 Dana rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, botm

This was good enough. It was enjoyable for the most part, though it dragged a bit around between the 1/4 and 1/2 marks. It picked up a lot after about halfway through. I think this might be specifically aimed at middle-aged women, and even then, a specific type of middle-aged woman. It's chick lit to the nth degree, for sure. I really enjoyed the Me Before You series, but this didn't hit quite the same. It was cute, but not particularly remarkable or memorable. ...more

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