I apologize in advance as this book review may contain spoilers. “Still Me” by Jojo Moyes continues the story of Louisa Clark; that is described in “Me Before You” and “After You” (both by Jojo Moyes). At the beginning of “Still Me”, Louisa arrives in New York in order to start her new job as a companion for Agnes (the young second wife of the wealthy Leonard Gopnik). Louisa starts to get more comfortable in her new surroundings when she finds a vintage clothing store in New York, starts to attend protests to save a local library, and starts to gain more confidence in her new job. But, things get interesting for Louisa when she and Sam break-up and Lousia starts dating Josh (who looks exactly like her deceased true love Will Traynor), Louisa finds out a huge secret about Agnes’ past and eventually gets fired and loses her living arrangements in an attempt to keep Agnes’ secret, Louisa’s sister Trina starts dating again, and there is an unexpected death in the Clark family. But, when Louisa finds a new job and living arrangements with Margot DeWitt (and her dog), a lonely and elderly neighbour of the Gopniks’ who shares Louisa’s passion for clothes, things start to turn around for Louisa. In the end, Agnes’ secret comes out, Louisa is able to help Margot, and Louisa is able to finally make some big decisions about her life (choosing between Sam and Josh, living in New York or going back to England, and continuing to work as a caregiver or taking on a new challenge). My favourite character throughout the “Me Before You” trilogy is Louisa Clark because I love her funky and cool personality and clothing style. I loved this book because I felt like I was a perfect ending to Louisa’s story (although, I still hope that Jojo Moyes will write a fourth book about Louisa Clark). My favourite parts of the book were the last few chapters (but I don’t want to spoil it for you by describing it). I was happy with all of the choices that Louisa made at the end of the book; I don’t think that I would have changed anything. I also loved how the majority of the novel was set in New York; I have been to New York before (and loved it) so it was cool to read about Louisa going to some of the places that I had visited. A few things that I disliked about the book were that the action was slow to start and (although I think it was a great book) this book wasn’t as good as the first book in the trilogy (“Me Before You”). I would definitely recommend this book (as well as the rest of the “Me Before You” trilogy) to others. This book would be perfect for anyone who has read and enjoyed “Me Before You” and “After You”. I think that this book would also be a great read for an adult female audience who enjoys romance novels. I am giving “Still Me” a 4 out of 5 butterflies rating; even though I loved the book, it wasn’t as good as “Be Before You”. "Still Me" photo credit: Penguin Random House Book Rating: 4/ 5
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