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A review by ruth24
Still Me by Jojo Moyes
4.0
Note: I won this copy of Still Me by Jojo Moyes in a Goodreads giveaway.
I thought I'd better write this review now before I forget the things I want to say.
At first, I was like "Louisa Clark in NYC?" Sounds kind of ridiculous - almost like Moyes ran out of ideas. But as I kept reading, I really enjoyed this new backdrop and the whole England/North America thing, which I can relate to.
Me Before You was definitely the best book of the series (this is usually the case with sequels IMO) and After You was good (I rated it 3 stars), but I think Still Me is better. With After You, I never quite got on board with the whole Lily thing and the book as a whole felt dark and depressing. In contrast, Still Me is lighter, more adventurous, and fun.
Most of what I have to say is about the ending...
So let's talk about the ending.
To be honest, I don't think Jojo Moyes needed to write another book about Louisa Clark, but while she's writing them, I'll be reading them! I just love Louisa's character - she's spunky and outspoken and you've got to love those bumblebee tights!
I thought I'd better write this review now before I forget the things I want to say.
At first, I was like "Louisa Clark in NYC?" Sounds kind of ridiculous - almost like Moyes ran out of ideas. But as I kept reading, I really enjoyed this new backdrop and the whole England/North America thing, which I can relate to.
Me Before You was definitely the best book of the series (this is usually the case with sequels IMO) and After You was good (I rated it 3 stars), but I think Still Me is better. With After You, I never quite got on board with the whole Lily thing and the book as a whole felt dark and depressing. In contrast, Still Me is lighter, more adventurous, and fun.
Most of what I have to say is about the ending...
So let's talk about the ending.
Spoiler
It was quite shit, in my opinion. So happy-go-lucky, I'll just follow you around the world, without even really talking about it because we're in love. And I'll forgive you for cheating on me a few months ago (or at least something like that. I was never really 100% sure what happened there TBH!) simply because you finally wrote me some letters. Which you should have done from the very start. Ugh. I was NOT about it. This is why I like movies like 500 Days of Summer where the people DON'T end up together. Much more realistic. Screw Sam and go and live your life, Louisa! Though... I didn't really like that she stayed in America. To me, Louisa's character is so quintessentially English. It made me sad that she stayed.To be honest, I don't think Jojo Moyes needed to write another book about Louisa Clark, but while she's writing them, I'll be reading them! I just love Louisa's character - she's spunky and outspoken and you've got to love those bumblebee tights!