A review by octavia_cade
After You by Jojo Moyes

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

3.5

I don't think that I liked this quite as much as the first one - I thought the whole drama-filled bit with Sam at the end was real overkill - but Lou continues to be such an appealing character. Even if she is, at times, somewhat frustrating. I was in real sympathy with her sister when she tried to get Lou to see how often she sabotages herself... and talking of Lou's family, they remain an immensely enjoyable part of this series for me. They're warm and funny and relatable, and the random, frequently vacuous crap that comes out of all of them could come from any family (but is always funnier in someone else's). Moyes is just so very, very good at characterisation, I think, that it's almost restful to read her work, just absolutely effortless.