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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
This was such a fun book to read. It's the first book I read by Jojo Moyes and I am tempted to read more books from her. It's a book about women named Nisha and Sam who end up switching their bags, which affects their lives in significant ways, with themes such as discovering yourself and female friendship. I was more interested in Nisha's story than Sam's story but both were interesting in the end. I highly suggest this book to anyone looking for a fun read, especially close to Galentine's Day.
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don’t write reviews often but ugh. 2.5.
I love reading imperfect, flawed characters. Heck, I even like an unlikable character here and there. But these characters were SO MISERABLY UNLIKABLE this was so hard to read!!! Sam is ridiculously negative and frankly, dumb. She can’t read a room to save her life and it’s painful to read. Nisha is one-dimensional and predictable. And didn’t even show that much growth to be honest. It dragged on and was the absolute opposite of “hard to put down”. I actually felt myself needing to take a break from the obnoxious, predictable characters and their constant run-around goose-chases.
This is a sad review to write because I LOVE Jojo Moyes and I was so excited to read this book but it is far from her best work, and felt a little phoned-in. What a bummer.
Extra star for those beautiful shining Steinbeckian Jojo Moyes wisdom nuggets. She really is a star, even in a bummer book.
I love reading imperfect, flawed characters. Heck, I even like an unlikable character here and there. But these characters were SO MISERABLY UNLIKABLE this was so hard to read!!! Sam is ridiculously negative and frankly, dumb. She can’t read a room to save her life and it’s painful to read. Nisha is one-dimensional and predictable. And didn’t even show that much growth to be honest. It dragged on and was the absolute opposite of “hard to put down”. I actually felt myself needing to take a break from the obnoxious, predictable characters and their constant run-around goose-chases.
This is a sad review to write because I LOVE Jojo Moyes and I was so excited to read this book but it is far from her best work, and felt a little phoned-in. What a bummer.
Extra star for those beautiful shining Steinbeckian Jojo Moyes wisdom nuggets. She really is a star, even in a bummer book.
This was pretty entertaining. I liked the story and the characters more as the novel progressed. I especially enjoyed how the women (Jasmine, Nisha, Sam, and Andrea) worked together, and I found the ending mostly satisfying.
slow-paced
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Who knew that a story revolving around a pair of Christian Louboutin red bottomed shoes would turn out to be SUCH a brilliant book that I didn’t want to put down!
Someone Else’s Shoes contains such a rich cast of brilliantly diverse characters, who are developed really well over the length of the story.
A day at a London gym changes the path of two women’s lives forever;
Sam, a middle aged mother of one, who is the breadwinner for her family. She keeps having run-ins with her new boss Simon and is constantly on edge trying to impress him in fears that she will end up losing her job.
Nisha, a slightly younger mother of one. Married to a millionaire and living a life most can only dream of. Multiple houses in different countries. Designer clothes tailored made just for her. It’s a far cry from her working-class upbringing in America.
Then in the changing room at the gym, the women accidentally swap bags. Nisha doesn’t notice that the Marc Jacobs bag she swiftly picked up is in fact a fake. Sam finds a Chanel jacket and a pair of Louboutin heels when she opens her gym bag and realises that this is not hers. But as she is on the way to some important meetings for her job, changing out of the flip flops she wore leaving the gym into those designer heels would help her…
Throughout the course of this book, the women’s lives slowly unravel and they are both faced with different adversities as their lives intertwine. Nisha needs those shoes back as part of a divorce settlement with her husband. He is using them as a bargaining chip. Sam tries to return them to the gym where she accidentally picked them up but it has closed down.
Things in life are never that simple and there are many twists and turns… Will Nisha and Sam cross paths? And will they be able to help each other?
I empathised a lot with the character of Phil (Sam’s husband). His struggles with symptoms of depression mirrored some of my own. A heavy feeling in the body, it taking an insurmountable amount of effort to get up and do anything throughout the day. Perma-fatigue. I felt emotional reading his therapy scenes, I just wanted to reach out through the pages and give him a hug
Someone Else’s Shoes contains such a rich cast of brilliantly diverse characters, who are developed really well over the length of the story.
A day at a London gym changes the path of two women’s lives forever;
Sam, a middle aged mother of one, who is the breadwinner for her family. She keeps having run-ins with her new boss Simon and is constantly on edge trying to impress him in fears that she will end up losing her job.
Nisha, a slightly younger mother of one. Married to a millionaire and living a life most can only dream of. Multiple houses in different countries. Designer clothes tailored made just for her. It’s a far cry from her working-class upbringing in America.
Then in the changing room at the gym, the women accidentally swap bags. Nisha doesn’t notice that the Marc Jacobs bag she swiftly picked up is in fact a fake. Sam finds a Chanel jacket and a pair of Louboutin heels when she opens her gym bag and realises that this is not hers. But as she is on the way to some important meetings for her job, changing out of the flip flops she wore leaving the gym into those designer heels would help her…
Throughout the course of this book, the women’s lives slowly unravel and they are both faced with different adversities as their lives intertwine. Nisha needs those shoes back as part of a divorce settlement with her husband. He is using them as a bargaining chip. Sam tries to return them to the gym where she accidentally picked them up but it has closed down.
Things in life are never that simple and there are many twists and turns… Will Nisha and Sam cross paths? And will they be able to help each other?
I empathised a lot with the character of Phil (Sam’s husband). His struggles with symptoms of depression mirrored some of my own. A heavy feeling in the body, it taking an insurmountable amount of effort to get up and do anything throughout the day. Perma-fatigue. I felt emotional reading his therapy scenes, I just wanted to reach out through the pages and give him a hug
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes