This is my first time reading @juliagroberts and it won’t be my last. I just loved this book. I was engrossed from the start, shred a few tears along the way, to the perfect ending. I couldn’t stop reading and didn’t want it to finish. Unputdownable, a real page turning tear jerker.
A beautifully written story about love, loss, secrets, sacrifices and happy endings with relatable family dynamics that really pull at your heartstrings. It’s just captivating with so much depth and emotional drama. You’re just taken in by all the great likeable characters including Wilfie the cat.
The perfect family drama. Definitely recommend if you enjoy this genre. I can’t wait to read more from this author.
With thanks #NetGallery @bookouture for an arc of #JustLikeHerMother in exchange for a honest review.
Book publishes 17 April 2025

I have to admit that I struggled reading this book. The storyline was not bad but the way it was written lacked soul and emotion. It felt like something was missing. There were so many storylines but none were focused on in great depth.
A family saga with secrets and lies which had the potential to be a good book but for me fell short.

When I read ‘ An utterly gripping and emotional read about the sacrifices we make for those we love‘ I just expect more. Maybe I’m spoiled with the books I’ve read before with this description. It was okay but I was just waiting for more.

Will the secrets make or break up a family unit?
Make sure you have tissues to hand- they are definitely needed. This is such a tastefully written book, with just enough emotion but couldn’t put the book down - I had to find out the truth immediately.

When Will is keeping a secret from Jenny and other family members knowing what it is, will it make or break their relationship?

What a family will do for love really shows in this story, moving literally heaven & earth to be together travelling miles to be with the ones they love, all except Mari - she is a heartless woman who I thought had a motive against Stuart but it turns out the ‘‘green eyed monster’ played its part.

This story is full of twists and turns making this a fantastic read keeping you guessing at every chance.

Thank you Net Galley and bookouture for this ARC of Just Like Her Mother. By Julia Robert’s. A lovely British family story. Lovely characters including g the cat! Would recommend this enjoyable cozy read.

this book was a perfect family drama. it had so much depth and emotive drama. i was taken in by all the character. Lexi was so like alot of mothers. having all the plates spinning and doing it all. and first and foremost doing anything and everything to make the kids happy. or make them safe. or make them the center of all things. but then what happens when it becomes too much. and what happens when keeping something from your daughter means its hurts you. and in the end keeping it could hurt her too. especially when she finds out you new about it. so do you tell the secret and face the explosion. or o you keep it secret and face the explosions. it all feels impossible, and this in itself feels like such a relatable theme in families. we all want to make sure each other are ok. but when there is something in said t can spiral or become impossible to know what's best. and then things go the way they do whether we want them to or not.

"Just Like Her Mother" is a book about a woman, Alexis, who has so many plates spinning at once that she has a minor breakdown, which in hindsight is a good thing! The book is well written in great detail with a lot of emotional aspects. In my opinion it did drag on a little bit and lost my attention at times but the ending made it worth it!

If anyone walked in on our cosy family dinner, they’d think my daughter and her boyfriend were the perfect couple. I watch as he puts his arm around her. Her eyes shine as she gazes at him lovingly. But I know that he is hiding a secret. A secret that would devastate my daughter…Outstanding. I'll be sorry to not have it to read tonight, but couldn't put the book down! I was fully immersed in this from the start… fascinating!

An interesting family drama full of love, heartache and reconciliation.

Thank you Netgalley, Julia Robert’s and Bookouture for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

What an absolutely brilliant family drama this is, I don't know where I have been all these years for missing this great author.

It was extremely well written with good characters and I couldn't stop reading from the beginning until the ending which brought everything to a satisfactory conclusion.

I will certainly be adding this author to my list for reading her books and thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for this fantastic ARC which I can thoroughly recommend.

This was for me an OK read.

At first I found it quite intriguing and couldn't wait to find out the secrets and details that this family had.

Family dramas are always filled with drama and while this book had plenty of it I did find it a little overwritten,

I would recommend it as a holiday read, it's an easy read to pick up and put down..

Decent read, albeit confusing at times. It felt like there was several stories all going on at the same time. I would have liked the author to have focused on one and expanded it.

From the blurb I was under the impression that this was going to be more thriller esque, but maybe that’s my fault. This was an okay book, but I think my main issue with it was the writing. Everything felt overwritten and over explained and I found myself skimming things, surprised that the same event/action/thought was repeated so many times. It was a simple, slice of life book where nothing really happens. I’m sure this is someone’s perfect book, but it just wasn’t my cup of tea.

This was a very good book. I love how it shows that a family that looks perfect isn't. It also shows how secrets affect people and how you treat family members really is important. This was a good story that is from a mother's point of view as they maneuver through the loss of her mother in law, and their daughter's boyfriend problems. Overall just a great book that was very enjoyable.

A really enjoyable book about family dynamics that I think everybody could probably relate too on some level. I can't wait to read more by the author

According to Goodreads a 3 star review means that I liked a book.
This book was okay middle of the road.
Nothing really stuck out for me as loving it but I didn't hate it either.
I had a hard time connecting to the characters and that means that with a book like this that I really couldn't love it.
Thank you Netgalley and Bookouture for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Bookouture and NetGalley for an early copy of Just Like Her Mother.
For me was a 4,5 stars.
I really liked this story, is about family dinamics, and how the little secrets can affect everyone involved.
Lexi and Stuart marriage seems perfect, but the strains from Lexi having to work non stop to affoard the mortgage while Stuart is retired, and the load of her having to carry all the problems of her two grownup children Jemma and Callum, to a point that she needs to start to let things go or ask for help.
It gives me a Liane Moriarty likelyhood, it's about family, the difficulties that brings and also the love. It's not a fast themed book, but if you like the characters based books, it's deffinitley the one for you.
And a plus for me was Wilfie the cat.

Thank you Bookouture and NetGalley for an early copy of Just Like Her Mother. This was an extremely good story, the only fault I found was that it was full of description with every conversation that was said. I liked Lexi a lot, she was a great representation of a woman at her age. I did not like the part about the Plan but in this day and age, I guess that’s the way you have to play the game. The book closed up every characters story in a perfect way. A Great Read!

Such a good book. I had the hardest time putting it down to get anything done today. So so good. Thank you for letting me read this in advance.

I didn’t particularly enjoy this book. I felt that the plot was slow, with minimal development, and the writing contained a lot of unnecessary filler. It simply wasn’t an engaging read for me. I suppose this genre may not be my preference, though I can see how it might resonate with others. Additionally, having recently lost my grandmother, certain themes in the book evoked some difficult emotions, which made the reading experience even less enjoyable for me.