Someone Else's Shoes
Ratings30
Average rating3.9
Took me a little while to get into - just getting to know the characters. Then it all just clicked and I had to keep reading to find out how it was going to end!
Love love love JOJO notes character development. Makes her books so entertaining. Thoroughly enjoyed this. Listen to audiobook, daisy Ridley did phenomenal job narrating.
I always include major spoilers (hidden), to help with my memory issues. Read them at your peril!
Nisha has been married for 20 years to an awful human being.
Sam has also been married for a long time to a lovely man, who has depression and is unemployed. Her boss is awful, her parents are critical and demanding, and she's struggling to cope.
Sam accidentally picks up Nisha's bag in the gym, forcing them to swap shoes, and things go increasingly crazy from there. Life changing stuff. Good female relationships, lots going on. It all comes together very satisfyingly in the end. Nisha's husband is a diamond smuggler unknown to her. He is a ruthless and dangerous man. Sam's husband had to constantly refuse to end his dad's life, also unknown to his wife.
I love the way Moyes writes female friendships. Aleks was a dream in a realistic way and I loved him and Nisha together. I loved everything about Jasmine, Andrea, and Grace. I was more interested in Phil's POV's than Sam's. I hate Sam's parents. The fifth star was knocked off because of the multiple instances of fat phobia/shaming, but this book was great otherwise.
