Oh Louisa! I love all of Moyes's books with Louisa Clark as the main character. I read through this one quickly and was pulled in from the very beginning. My heart broke for her as she dealt with her long-distance relationship with Sam.
I adored the change in her sister Treena and how her family reacted to everything going on with her.
This book was a great reflection of who Louisa is and helped her figure out where she really wanted to go in life. Not that the other books didn't work that out, but this one stands out as her finally finding her footing.
Margot was a surprise character for me, but I really really liked her once Lou moved in with her. Margot was a strong women, with regrets, but a golden heart underneath it all. And Dean Martin, that dog, I could just picture his face! I felt the relationship they developed with Lou was a brilliant one and great for her character. Lou finally was able to be herself again and realize how much she loves fashion and be immersed in it. The descriptions of her outfits were lovely, some made me laugh out loud, but I could totally picture her wearing them.
Being a librarian I cheered for them to save that library! I was filled with happiness when she asked for Mr. Gopnik to save it and he finally did.
I didn't like the Gopniks much at all and I was so glad Lou realized that they really were isolated in their world. Agnes was so self-centered and really threw Lou under the bus. I was glad when everything came to light in the end.
I love Sam, but I also hated him for being so stupid and not seeing the signs with his new partner. My husband is a paramedic and I worry about things like that when he has women partners. But I know that he loves me as Sam loves Louisa. He just had to really figure it out for himself. Sam is a larger than life character and I am so glad that Moyes kept him in her life. I totally knew he was going to get food poisoning from that street vendor, but it really helped them see the level their relationship was on.
Josh I felt was too in your face. But I think it really helped her deal with the feelings she still had for Will. It took her a little while to see that Josh was dulling her sparkle. He acted like he liked how eccentric she was in the beginning, but he thought she fit into the high society life (since he met her at a ball, where she was Anges's guest). He wanted her to be a trophy wife and hang on his arm and blend in and not stand out and that's just not who Lou is.
I loved this book and I will read anymore stories about Lou that Moyes puts out there. I can fall into Lou's world. I feel connected to her and like she is a close friend. If this is the end of her story it is a satisfying one, but I will keep her close to my heart and imaging her out there enjoying life with the people she needs by her side.

I would like to thank NetGalley for the ARC of this book. It came at just the right time, after I had read several thrillers that involved the kidnapping/killing of young girls. Still Me is the perfect book to read if you need a fast, fun, uplifting read. Once again you can't help but cheer for Louisa Clark as she muddles her way through life, this time in NYC. This young heroine keeps getting knocked down and always manages to pull herself back up, this time realizing that the only way to be happy is to stay true to yourself. I thought this was so much better than After You, and look forward to being able to recommend it wholeheartedly to our patrons.

I started this book with trepidation. Do we really need a third one in this series? While the book held me throughout, I reluctantly have to answer, no. Devoted fans of Moyes’ will love it as might someone new to the series. But, for me, I think I’ve had enough. Lou is just too good, too righteous, and too fortunate, despite the many bad situations she finds herself in. The writing is good, the story is okay, and the setting reads as if written by someone who hasn’t lived in New York for very long. I”be given this 4 stars because ai know that readers will demand it, but my rating really is much closer to 3 than to 4. This is a book for fans of superficial relationships and situations and for those who are invested in the series.

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, as the main character arrived in America to work in New York for an obscenely wealthy family. However, somehow the author found a way to make the story interesting, with characters of depth and complexity and a variety of twists and turns that wound up taking the story in a different direction than I might've anticipated from the way it began. The author has quite a lovely way with words, and I enjoyed reading this book very much . I'm sure our customers will be putting this book on reserve when our copies arrive at the library. I'll be sure to recommend it!

So. Good. "Lou" is taking NYC by storm and making new friends daily with a new batch of appealing (and not so appealing) characters, and taking Will's lessons to heart. Plus the setting of New York City through fresh, unjaded eyes is fabulous. AND librarians will love that Lou is helping to save a neighborhood library in danger of being unfunded. How can we not love her more?

Those of you who were a wee bit disappointed in AFTER YOU are going to love this sequel. Those of you who loved AFTER YOU are going to love this sequel. Sure, they were parts that were predictable, but really, who cares. I didn't.

Louisa Clark is back and its like catching up with an old friend. This time she sets off to New York City to have an adventure of her own as she tries to make a life for herself. Thanks to her friend Nathan she finds a job as an assistant to a rich second wife. Her job is to be there and anticipate her needs and to be discreet and loyal. There is also a man, well actually 2 men in her life. When things go awry Louisa has to be true to herself to have the life that makes her happy. This is my favorite book in this series! It was a pleasure to visit with Louisa again and laugh with her (no tears this time) and I made myself slow down reading so the book lasted longer.

To all of us that are fan of Jojo Moyes “Me before you”: do we needed another follow up? I didn’t, but I was curious about it. So I received the ARC from the publisher and I thought about how I love Jojo Moyes books etc, etc…. So my honest thoughts are: why? I am not very fan of sequels, I like to read a different book each time I found one that interests me. I think this story already had an end, I was heartbroken but, its fiction I know… but again, why? I think Louisa already had her “aha” moment after Wil’s death, she should be put inside a box and kept there so I could always think about: What Louisa would do with her life? I like to dream of all the possibilities when I finish a book. I don’t want all the answers, is to boring. So my opinion is: I didn’t liked, the author probably didn’t want to keep writing about Louisa Clark, but the people involved and her publishers probably wanted more so you could make millions. I always thought that the beauty of Reading is” to leave something for the reader to think about it, I want to be awed by a book, I want to be surprised at THE END”... Most of us do not want everything in a gold plate with all the answers. I don’t.

Moyes continues with the saga of Louisa Clark, the heroine of her wildly popular, Me, Before You and After You. In this installment, Lou is starting over in New York where she rubs elbows with the elite and exclusive members of New York’s über rich, all the while trying to keep her long distance courtship with Ambulance Sam alive. It’s not until she meets Joshua Ryan that she realizes she still needs to confront and deal with her past. Trying to keep her past and present separate will only cause more grief and pain. This isn’t may favorite entry in the series, that honor goes to the first book, but it’s much better than the second. It finally feels as if Lou is dealing with her loss in this story and fans of that first bittersweet novel will find themselves in tears as she moves on. Moyes is a master at tugging at her readers heartstrings and this novel is pure proof of that