I really enjoy Jojo Moyes books and was thrilled to receive the arc for her latest book. I just love how relatable her books are.
Lila wrote a book about how fix a stale marriage and it became a bestseller, within weeks of her books release her husband had moved out and moved in with his mistress a fellow mum from the school playground. The book follows Lila as she comes to terms with her husbands betrayal, the loss of her mum and some very new family dynamics aswell as a looming deadline for another book.
The characters and their development throughout the book were lovely and I really loved the humour aswell as also shedding a little tear!
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Release Date - 11th February 2025

Not a regular romance reader and can't say I've been converted but this was a nice read. You get a real feel of the chaos of the main character's life and the struggle to balance her new reality as a single parent. The real star of this story is the different relationships that she has in her life and the ways that the different people in her life help or aggravate in equal measure as the story goes on.

This was such a sweet story with even sweeter characters. I have fallen into a reading slump over the last couple of weeks and this book was exactly what I needed to boost me and get my head back into reading.

Although there is a plot, it wasn't what I enjoyed most about this book. Most of the story was every day family life; antics, laughs, upsets and all. Following this thrown together family through their ups and downs was so heart warming and I grew to love each one of the characters for what they contributed to the story.

I don't know if I was supposed to, but I loved Gene as soon as he entered the clan. Something about him was so endearing and charming that I couldn't help but smile whenever he appeared on the page. His way of communicating with the children was adorable and made me wish for my very own Grandpa Gene. Most of the story was told from Lila's perspective so I naturally felt closest to her and I was dying for her to find herself the whole way through. The woman deserved a break and her own happiness so much, it was impossible for me to not cheer her on from the sidelines (even through her mistakes).

Although this story wasn't complicated, the characters had depth and provided me with smiles and a warm heart. I loved this book and would recommend it to anyone looking for a smile and a warm hug in the form of a book.

I very rarely read this kind of book but the blurb appealed enough that I decided to give it a try. And, it turns out, it wasn't really for me. This isn't at all a reflection on the book itself: as someone who's childfree by choice, lots of the book failed to resonate with me and so that is reflected in my rating, but it's well written and moves along at a fair pace with lots to appeal to fans of Lisa Jewell and Marian Keyes, and especially to women who are caring for both their parents and their children at the same time.

I just love JoJo’s voice and find her books such a comfort read. This one was probably a bit slow paced for my usual tastes and there were some bits that dragged, but there was also a lot of humour and love which I really enjoyed.

This is a story of the ups and downs life can present, with some lovable characters but no real ‘ooo’ moment. However it is very easy reading! I’m a big Jojo Moyes fan and her last (someone else’s shoes) was possibly one of my favourites. I will continue to pick up whatever Jojo Moyes writes!

I’ve loved the author’s novels since reading her first, many years ago and We All Live Here Now is JoJo Moyes at her best. It’s a heartwarming story about grief, loss and blended families which is strong on characterisation and had me rooting for Lila from the start. Newly divorced writer Lila is a single mother to two children, her husband has moved in with another school mum and she’s grieving the death of her mother when her step dad moves in and her biological dad turns up from America,
It took me a while to get into the novel but once I did I was completely involved with Lila and her family. I really warmed to Bill, Lila’s step dad and felt his loneliness after the loss of his wife, I found Lila’s biological dad Gene very annoying and felt frustrated with Lila’s actions following his appearance. However I think this storyline illustrates the strong and mixed emotions we experience towards family members.
An enjoyable read, predictable at times but with warmth and hope at its heart.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this digital ARC.

We all live here tells the story of Lila, her two kids and her two dads all trying to liver together in one big blended family. It is funny in parts and messy in parts just like real life and the characters are really likeable and easy to relate to. I really enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend.

Lila, author of books on how to have the perfect marriage, finds herself a single parent when her husband leaves her for another mum at the school. Her deceased mother’s husband seems to be spending more and more time at her house and then her estranged father turns up, wanting a piece of her and her daughters as well. With the indignity of having to face her husband‘s new lover at school pick up time, and the chaos in her own life which includes being asked to write a book on how to survive after a break up to include a non-existent newfound sex life, Lila is struggling to move forward. I really loved this book, I loved all of the weird and wonderful relationships between adults and adults and children and highly recommended it to anyone who wants a light but warm hearted read.

Lila’s life is a mess—she has writers block, her husband has left her, her mother has passed away, and now her long-lost father suddenly returns. Juggling two daughters, a struggling career, and a chaotic home and dog, she tries to hold everything together.

Jojo as always, has created relatable characters and whilst the story is perhaps, a bit predictable, it’s still a warm and uplifting read.

A great choice for your 2025 TBR list!!!

We All Live Here is a very enjoyable easy read by the wonderful Jojo Moyes.
42 year old author Lila is adjusting to life without her mother, and with the fact that her husband has left her and their two children to live with a much younger woman and her son. Lila is coping extremely well, managing the needs of her girls with those of her stepfather who seems to have moved into her home since her mother died. But Lila needs to take care of herself, spend some time on her work and her social life or she won't be able to look after everyone else.
I always know I will enjoy anything by Jojo and We All Live Here is another great read. Highly recommend this book.
Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for a Kindle copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

JoJo Moyes isn’t one of our favourite Authors for nothing, and a number 1 Times bestseller to boot. This latest book just cements her as one of the Queens of contemporary fiction.

Lila has managed to get through a very difficult divorce – made more difficult for having to see the other woman at school pick up each day! She has barely managed to hang on to the house, with her two daughters, but her step father has moved in bit by bit without her noticing – at least he handles some of the school pick ups. However, when her father – her mother’s first husband turns up, having been missing most of her life, that seems like one step too far.

This is JoJo Moyes doing what she does best, and is sure to be another bestseller.

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I absolutely love the way JoJo Moyes can write characters that you absolutely fall in love with from the start. This story drew me right in and the development of them kept me hooked to the end. Some lighthearted sections and some that make you think. Beautifully written! Thank you so much for this arc

A feel good book with great character building, the struggles of dysfunctional families with a happy ending.

Not quite a 5 star read for me as it is quite predictable but a nice read for fans of Jojo Moyes.

We all live here by JoJo Moyes is an entertaining story about a family that is not the traditional 2.4 children. It has a grandfather and step grandfather, separated parents, new family members and a new baby. As well as new male friends and girl friends.
Lila thought she was happily married until her husband left her for another school mother, whom she has to see every day at school. Lia had unfortunately written a book about how to stay happily married as her husband was leaving her.
She was then left to deal with the death of her mother, her step father’s grief as well as her own. The arrival of a renegade father whom she hadn’t seen since childhood.
The raising of her two girls without their father and how to become a part of a new relationship when you thought you would be always be married.
Very entertaining and funny in parts.

Who can resist a new Jojo Moyes book? An amazing author with another amazing book. As always you care about all the characters. Don’t miss it. Highly recommended

"Because they are all part of this family now, uneven shape, frayed edges, half-built or rebuilt parts and all."

I was fully invested in Lila's life and her family dynamics. I thought that there was some fantastic character development - the characters seemed real and their situations felt real.

The melodramatic Spanish soap storylines based around Estella Esperanza were thoroughly entertaining and made me smile.

This is a novel bursting with interesting and compelling characters. As ever the author makes them seem very real and I felt they were actual people I would have liked to meet.
Lila is a single mother dealing with the loss of her own mother, the terrible grief of her stepfather, Bill and her annoying ex husband Dan who has left her for another parent at her younger daughter’s school.
When her own father Gene suddenly appears , a larger than life American actor, famous for being in a “Star Trek” like programme many years earlier, Lila is completely overwhelmed. This is someone who abandoned her and her mother a long time ago and now he wants to play happy families.
However, unable to say no, Lila offers Gene a roof over his head, despite having Bill around in the house too.
This is a modern story about blended families, the pain of loss and of course the redemptive power of forgiveness.
Gene brings a light hearted touch of humour to difficult situations and seems to know the right things to say despite his absence from Lila’s earlier life. He builds a relationship with his grandchildren as best he can although Lila remains wary.
There are even hints of romance in the story which come from very unexpected quarters.
I found this book oddly moving and quite touching in places as the characters gradually worked through their problems and Lila tried to bring a semblance of normality to her family’s lives. Gene was great fun and he certainly lightened up what could have been a rather sad story as Lila struggled with her day to day problems.
I definitely recommend “We All Live Here” as an engrossing and entertaining read.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my advance copy.

“Yes, maybe this is a family. With all its mad history and chaos, heartbreaks, stupid jokes, ridiculous triumphs, and distinct lack of Noguchi coffee-tables, maybe this is my family.”

We All Live Here is a warm and lighthearted novel about the bonds of family from bestselling author JoJo Moyes.

It’s barely been eighteen months since Lila’s husband moved in with his much younger mistress (just weeks after the publication of her debut nonfiction book offering advice on how to build a strong marriage), followed by her beloved mother’s tragic death in a traffic accident, leaving Lila trying to keep it all together for the sake of her two daughters. But with writers block, recalcitrant plumbing, a grieving stepfather, dwindling finances, a dog that wont stop barking, and the unexpected appearance of her estranged biological father, Lila is barely hanging on.

A character driven novel, I was quickly invested in Lila’s struggle to reclaim her equilibrium in the wake of betrayal and loss. She easily earned my sympathy while navigating the needs of her family and herself, despite her mistakes. I enjoyed Lila’s conversations with her best friend, and the romantic subplot that has Lila torn between affable landscape gardener Jensen, and suave single dad, Gabriel.

With warring elderly fathers, a rebellious teen, and a guileless eight year old under one roof, Lila’s family dynamic is complicated. Plus there is her ex and his newly pregnant partner, whom Lila regularly has to face at the school gate to factor in. Moyes effortlessly communicates the daily chaos, compromises, and caring, familiar to every family. I liked the various strong-willed personalities of the main characters, and their interactions with one another.

I found We All Live Here to be well paced for a novel with close to 500 pages. Exploring the themes of heartbreak, longing, regret, forgiveness, and redemption, the serious moments are well balanced with humour. There aren’t really any surprises in the story but the author’s observations about what it means to be a family are witty and thoughtful.

An engaging read, We All Live Here is an amusing and satisfying domestic drama.

Another great read from this author. A simple read about family life dramas. No other plots whatsoever.

The characters in this book are well developed and are all dealing with different things in their lives but are all soldering on as best as they can. Throughout the book It has made me laugh in some places and then feel sad in others, a novel about love, forgiveness and most importantly family.

Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this ebook in exchange for my honest review.