A very good read. Some ace characters . Lila had to juggle an x , her real father , her step father, a very awkward school pick up every day , Being a famous author. Lots of twists. Told mainly through Lila but sometimes her teenage daughter and her younger mum. I really enjoyed it. Brought back memories of the school run. Read it . Another hit from Joyo Moyes .

Absolutely brilliant book!
I am a big fan of this author and love the writing style!
I cant wait to read more!

This book was….okay for me. I had some trouble engaging in the beginning I just felt like I wanted to skip pages and I probably could’ve and wouldn’t have missed anything important. It does well showing the dysfunctional side of family relationships and how they affect many different generations. I like that it shows change, becoming your own and getting your life back together even tho I felt like Lila wasn’t a likeable character at times, there was bits where I felt frustrated with her lol. She does redeem herself toward the end but I think throughout the book it just wasn’t it for me.

Thank you NetGalley for the Arc.

Another cracking novel from JoJo Moyes, up with her best.
A middle aged woman, two fathers, two children, two boyfriends and a dog. A mix made in domestic hell! Nobody writes domestic chaos better than JoJo Moyes. An absolute must read.

What a joy! I didn’t know how much I needed a new Jojo Moyes book until this arrived. Beautifully written with characters you believe in and root for all through their stories. Cheered right to the end.

I have previously read and loved many Jojo Moyes novels so was excited to get an early copy of this one. It's a fairly middle of the road read about a woman who is a writer for a living but isn't sure she can support her children and stay in her home when her husband leaves them for a younger woman. Her father then comes to stay with her and there's some mild family drama. It's a fairly easy read but definitely not one of her best.

Fun and bittersweet adventures and misadventures of a middle aged woman and her unusual family arrangements. Fantastic characters and lots of truths.

What an absolutely amazing book that had me enthralled from the first page.
Lila is midway through her life and quite frankly her life has hit breaking point. Her husband has left her and she is struggling to bring up her two daughters while juggling her writing job, two fathers and her old house. The characters were all fantastic and so well written and I just felt like I was part of this wonderful dysfunctional group of people and I didn’t want the story to end.
Lila was a brilliant character and I loved the humour in the story , intertwined with romance and just general everyday life. The ending was excellent and had me in tears.
Thanks to NetGalley, Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House and Jojo Moyes for an advance copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

Lila has her two dads come to stay when her marriage ends. She has to learn to rebuild herself. I loved this book. Poignant and moving, this book made me laugh and cry. This is the best book I have read all year and is now one of my favourites. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me review this book.

Another great read by JoJo Moyes.

The main character we meet is Lila......mother of 2 girls and a dog. She is trying to pull her life together after her husband's shock departure with another woman.
Through into the mix and aging stepdad who has moved in with them after the death of her mum...the real dad who has been acting in America while missing in action from her life.....not to mention her publisher who is looking for the next best selling novel to be produced by Lila.

A brilliant story of blended families, overcoming the many challenges of life and trying to keep hold of you are in the midst of it all.

Definitely a book that a lot of people can identify with.

I was in a bit of a reading slump, picking books up and putting them down after a few pages. You can always rely on Jojo Moyes though! Three paragraphs into We All Live Here and I was hooked!

It’s a bad time for Lila Kennedy, recently separated from ther cheating husband and grieving the loss of her beloved mother she is struggling to cope with her two daughters and life in general. Throw in a well meaning but fairly nutrionally rigid step father, a noisy dog, money woes and the reappearance of her biological dad after many years and it's more than a bit chaotic!

Great cast of characters here from Truant the noisy dog to Gene, her film actor father they all add colour, humour and drama to the story. Throw in a bit of will they won’t they romance too and you have the perfect recipe for a great piece of literary escapism.

Did I predict the outcome of most of the story threads? Yes. Did that make it any less entertaining? Absolutely not!

Thanks to Michael Joseph and Netgalley for the chance to read an early copy

I didn’t think I would ever say this as I’ve loved so many of her previous books, but this is definitely her best yet.
It is a truly beautiful read and it’s very rare that I form such an emotional attachment to a book. It’s vulnerable, touching, relatable and memorable. It’s more than worthy of 5 stars and I’ll be recommending it to all.

'We All Live Here' by Jojo Moyes is a remarkable read. It might even be her best work to date. The book is incredibly believable and relatable—if you're not living a life like the one depicted, then your neighbor or someone just around the corner probably is. Simply brilliant. A must-read!

Absolutely stunning!! Jojo’s last book, Someone Else’s Shoes, was my favourite of hers so far, and I wasn’t sure if she could hit me so hard again with such a great story and characters – well, she has done it!

This is just all about the characters – wonderful, wonderful, real, vulnerable, stressed, characters just trying to be happy and get through an unusual period of transition like we all go through.

Lila is 42, she has two daughters – 16 year old Celie and 8 year old Violet – and her husband has just left her for another mum at her youngest’s school. Her house needs a load of work, her step-dad Bill seems to have slowly moved in without discussing it – and then, her real dad, Gene, turns up out of the blue. And meanwhile, she’s got a book to write if she’s to hang on to their family home, but needs some spicy love-life content to please her publishers!

It was just a magical book – I loved Lila and seeing her navigate through dating life after being with Dan for so long. I grew to love Gene, who was hilarious and really just trying his best to make amends. I loved step-dad Bill and his struggle to move on from his late wife and let himself find happiness with someone new. I also loved the insights into Celie’s mind, with the burden of high school and fitting in, and sweet and funny Violet.

I cried tears of both sadness and joy – it was just a perfect story from beginning to end! Moving, heart-warming, funny and clever!

We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes

Loved it ! Maybe even her best yet.
This book is so believable and relatable . If your not already living a life like this then your neighbour , or someone round the corner is.
Brilliant , brilliant , brilliant.
Read it !

Lila’s life is in chaos she wrote a bestselling book about the perfect marriage weeks before her husband left her for a younger model. Her stepfather Bill moved in when her husband Dan moved on. Her daughters are spiralling out of control. Her estranged Dad Gene an American actor shows up and her life is just going downhill she’s. It coping.
But when we are down the only way is up. This is an hilarious heartwarming read showing us the uphill struggle from being at the pits to reigning at the top.
Brilliant book well written and really enjoyed.

We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes @penguinukbooks a NetGalley review. A book abundant with a family of characters, the chapters spilt between two characters stories Lila who is mum and Celie her daughter. The whole family are adapting to a new normal, Lila and Celie trying to navigate changes in there world at different stages in their life and as the reader we see the repercussions of these changes. This is a really hard review to write because I’m a huge fan of the author and was so excited about reading this but I’ll be honest although I liked the book, it lacked that Jojo Moyes magic, that something that makes her books stand out from the crowd. This story was predictable throughout with no real twists or turns or surprises, sadly it felt like a generic read, lacking in any depth or emotional pull. Don’t get me wrong it had its moments and it’s an easy read, it’s funny in parts and it has its emotional moments but for me nothing that tethered me to the story. I also felt that Celie’s chapters weren’t needed, it didn’t feel like it added anything to the story and they were also few and far between, it would have been nice to have had more from this character. I also think although some of the characters were funny that maybe the book had two many characters making it feel very busy, I understand why there was loads of characters, this enormous blended family but I think that because there was so many it didn’t allow certain characters to shine as much as they perhaps deserved. Don’t get me wrong it was evident that Lila and Celie were strong, independent, fierce, determined and intelligent woman but they were also naive and vulnerable and in parts endearing but at other times annoying, especially for me Lila on her ignorance and naivety to the things she does that have consequences. This is probably the hardest review I’ve written because I’m such a huge fan of the author and perhaps my expectations were to high. However much I didn’t enjoy this book however wouldn’t stop me recommending the authors previous books and if new to this author perhaps start with one of her earlier book. For me it was a nice and easy read ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I absolutely love Jojo Moyes so I was excited to be able to read her latest offering.
I have to say that in my opinion it's probably her best one yet. Absolutely brilliant

An emotional read about Lila and her family with some good characters and some lovely moments. A story about family relationships and understanding.
Thank you to NetGalley and Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

I ended up adoring this read from Moyes, Initially, it was not what I was expecting and it took me a little while to warm to it. However, I stuck with it and was rewarded with a beautiful, emotional read that I simply loved. The plot is quite simple in its nature but at the same time Moyes has captured complex emotions superbly.
The characters really make this book, I loved all of them and enjoyed getting to know them and following them throughout this book and the changes they go through. There is something for everyone in this and a full array of emotions from heartache and sadness to love and laughter.
'We All Live Here' is a stunning read about family.
Thank you to NetGalley and Michael Joseph for an advance copy.