From the New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me.Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life, confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles. She steps into the world of the … Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles. She steps into the world of the superrich, working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife, Agnes. Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life.
As she begins to mix in New York high society, Lou meets Joshua Ryan, a man who brings with him a whisper of her past. Before long, Lou finds herself torn between Fifth Avenue where she works and the treasure-filled vintage clothing store where she actually feels at home. And when matters come to a head, she has to ask herself: Who is Louisa Clark? And how do you find the courage to follow your heart—wherever that may lead?
Funny, romantic, and poignant, Still Me follows Lou as she discovers who she is and who she was always meant to be—and learns to live boldly in her brave new world.
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A great and fitting end to the trilogy; brilliantly wrapped up. Well done!
Anxiety reaches my head, covers each of my parts, runs through my anatomy with speed … A trampoline speed, a boomerang speed.
What happened here? I did not understand very well what triggered my crying at the end of this book. Maybe the reason is to have felt so different from the other two (Me Before You, After you). Or maybe it was his romantic ending, as charged with emotions as laughter and despair, they two together walking side by side to make someone reach their destination and discover themselves at the top of the zenith of love. Or maybe, what made me cry was the time it took me not to read something so well written, so good and so sublime … so original. Maybe, not expecting that the third book in this series would be able to make me run, was what made me run. I do not know! But she did it, Jojo has done it again.
Then, we are here again with a review of a consecrated author, and after a few weeks without posting anything new on the blog. I had to rejoin to give life to (LOS LIBROS DE RANA) THE BOOKS OF FROG blog, and what better to do it with: 1) Have finished reading a book like this and precisely on March 8, International Women’s Day. 2) Write the review on that same date, with the perfect idea in mind that recommend it to celebrate our day, it was ideal.
Still Me, is the third installment of the series Me Before You, which has had all the success in the world, and was taken to the movies. His second installment is After You, speaking of a depressed Louisa, trying to rebuild his life after a terrible loss and there, we meet other important characters, who travel with us through personal and collective healing sites, and then move to New York and accompany the protagonist in his future adventures, that is: The third book. So now, in this last installment Moyes comes to tell us about these adventures, describing The Big Apple so well, that we feel even the smells told in its pages, as well as the change of climatic seasons, the brightness and uneasiness of its inhabitants, as if We were really there. I am sure that, whoever reads Still Me, will be able to agree with me when I ask for a big applause for the descriptive resource that the author used, here.
Among all that interesting descriptive paraphernalia, we have the Surprise Factor. During my reading I always put the book under my face and to tell me out loud, by way of riddle, what could happen next, giving me face to face with the answers that the plot was giving me. Maybe I could deduce some scenes, but I would NEVER guess the sequences, the forms, or I was just amazed at the top by what was happening. The Surprise Factor is so important that when you get there, you may stop reading for a few hours to weigh the information. Or you may end up laughing raw and open jaw because the surprise is really pleasant, vibrant, screaming. And here comes another part of the review: This book is VERY FUNNY. Seriously, it will also kill you laughing.
The new characters are divine, and it’s not that they were all good people. They are divine because they represent a society that really exists, told with the utmost honesty, mixing it with a story that we already knew. They are the pump, definitely, they are the pump.
When I say that Still Me by Jojo Moyes is perfect for recommending an International Women’s Day, it’s because here we see a more determined Louisa Clark, a woman who is transforming herself with her experiences and teaching us that she has grown up, which is a much more experienced and more mature woman. Come on! What happens with many of the people who usually migrate and must adapt to a different idiosyncrasy to which they were raised. And this is one of the central themes, having to “Divide the heart in two”, as the same narration shows, when somebody moving to another country.
But Jojo Moyes also covers other topics in this wonderful book. She speaks to us about temperaments referring to deep-rooted social status, she talks about sacrifices that in the sight of many would be cut off and condemned, she talks about deceptions and the intensity of them in noble and coherent hearts, as in hard and dark hearts. She also tells us very deep things about renewed passion, about the change that a person can make when seeing another world very different from the one they was used to. Jojo makes us feel true love with the relationship between Sam and Louisa. Those who, apart from being the protagonists, are the eye of the hurricane. And the strongest thing of all this core, is the appearance of Will; protagonsita of the first book. Maybe I should notice a spoiler, but the mode of its appearance is curious and wrinkles our hearts. You will see it.
Yes, I released everything. I had to do it in a very personal and tight way, taking my head and heart with my hands to calm my anxiety for wanting to give my opinion about this literary work, which should give you all the opportunities that exist. You must read it! It is one of those books that can not be overlooked. And this is when I understand why the author is BestSeller and why they have made she a film (and will continue to make more audiovisual productions): simply, BECAUSE SHE IS GOOD.
Mother of God, Still Me is an EXQUISITE book.
Even without remembering much of the first two books of this trilogy, I was entranced with this story. Louisa’s character – wild fashion statements, huge heart, trusting nature – shone like a bright star as she navigates the strangeness of Manhattan. I cheered for her when things were good and worried for her when things went awry. The author has a knack for inventing unlikely but plausible situations that made laugh and cry, and I enjoyed Lou’s thoughts about the snobbish rich and the people who work for them. And, of course, the love story . . . ah, the love story . . . The ups and downs and twists and turns are as surprising and exciting as your favorite roller coaster. I love this book and JoJo Moyes.
Thus is a sequel and not as good as the first book. But still an entertaining story with an inspiring main character.
it was a marvelous way to draw everything to an end…and what’s more in many ways it’s really a beginning! I so enjoyed catching up with Louisa once again, and commend her emphatically for her courage, drive, and HUGE HEART! I adore her from her innocent please others first ways to her gorgeous stripey tights. The lives she touches along the way are made the better for knowing her, just as she is them. I was really teetering on the edge of hope with the ending because I wanted her happy, but I wanted her loved, and I wasn’t so sure that the one was for her, but the other had done some stomping of their own, and well, really…the final scenes were PERFECT.
Oh this book! It made me laugh, it made me cry, it infuriated me! Oh Louisa, your life is an adventure!
Louisa Clark has started a new life in New York with her friend, Nathan, who worked with her at the Traynor household. She is to be the personal assistant for Agnes Gopnik, which proves to have perhaps more challenges than caring for a quadriplegic.
Her heart belongs to Sam in London, but she’s settling into New York with a new zest for life. All seems on the up and up until an unfortunate bump in this new life suddenly changes everything. How far will she go to keep Agnes’ secret? As things in New York begin to unravel, things in London begin to become undone too…
Who is Louisa Clark? Where is home? How long can she survive being a girl with her feet in two places?
Oh No!
That was my first thought reading the opening pages of “Still Me.”
Could I stomach another plucky, self deprecating, Brit chick-lit heroine a la Bridget Jones or Becky/Shopaholic? (Keep in mind, up until this point, I hadn’t read the prior two books or anything else Ms. Moyes had written.)
Thankfully, Louisa Clark turned out to be a breath of fresh air. Bright, fierce and learning to be independent, she lands in New York as a trophy wife’s assistant. Dropped into the monied and glamorous world of the Upper West Side (Crazy Rich New Yorkers) Louisa quickly adapts to the various moods and quirks of the wonderfully drawn supporting characters.
But not everything goes as planned – especially her long distance relationship with Sam, the man she left behind back in England. The high pressure moments of having Sam visit – must do it all, everything has to be perfect, and the inevitable let down – are spot on.
So to is her see-saw relationship with Agnes – the troubled and lonely wife of Louisa’s billionaire employer. As a former massage therapist from Poland, Agnes is paying the social price for her lack of pedigree amongst the NYC Glitterati. When Louisa becomes complicit to her long-buried secret, the stakes begin to change.
Tied up within the main story are three subplots – a crusty doyenne who lives in the same building, two sisters who run a second hand store and a flirty love interest who is too good to be true. All of these added depth and interest to the already engaging story without weighing it down.
Still Me was an easy read but substantial too. I look forward to reading the first two books of this series and now I know what to expect!
I haven’t read it yet!
Loved it
This is the 3rd book in the series “Me Before You”. Our main girl – Louisa Clark -has moved to NYC to work for a wealthy family as an assistant. The wife is prone to depression and the husband feels that if she had an ally she would be more willing to go to public events that are required for their social status. Louisa likes the power couple, and her new living situation on Fifth Ave, right from the start. The wife – who was an immigrant to America herself – finds Louisa refreshing.
Louisa struggles with being far away from her boyfriend, Sam, and when he visits her in NYC their weekend is a disaster. She is torn between her old life in England and her new life in NYC and she isn’t sure how Sam and their relationship fit.
Then Louisa is told a secret by the wife, and soon that comes back to haunt her. She is torn between keeping the secret and revealing it and keeping her job.
This was a pretty good book. ACtually – I liked about 3/4 of it very much – couldn’t wait to get back to reading it. But the ending….not so much. It felt rushed and it felt like she was just filling space. I was disappointed especially when she starts filling pages with letters back and forth between Sam and Louisa. I saw this as a waste and I have never liked this style of story telling. And the ending was very “cliche” that it made me roll my eyes.
I would not skip it – especially if you read the other books before this one. I just think Moyes probably should quit this character now.
I just love Louisa Clark. She is the wonder who fell in love with Will Traynor in Me Before You. She has made her way to NYC and has an unorthodox job and experience. But she is unorthodox and funny and kind and adorable. If you like the other Jojo Moyes books about Lousia you need to read this!
This one is hard to put down! You get caught up in the story and are really pulling for all the characters!
Love Louisa Clark and this one is as good as the others. Hope Jojo Moyes writes a sequel
Louisa Clark, the protagonist of Me Before You, has moved to New York City to be the “assistant” to the young second wife of a billionaire. The wife, Agnes, sees Lou as more of a friend – they are the same age – and Lou gives her the kibd of advice that Will Traynor gave Lou in Me Before You: be yourself and don’t give a damn what others think, especially your husband’s first wife.
Louisa struggles to make her new relationship with Sam, a paramedic who still lives in England, work. She meets Josh, whio looks eerily like Will, a few weeks after arriving in the US. He pursues her, but Lou is determined to make her long-distance relationship with Sam work.
Louisa’s boss, Agnes, betrays her once in a small way that almost ruins her relationship with Sam and in a big way that costs Lou her job. Lou moves on and moves in with a neighbor who proves to be her savior.
One of the things I like about this series is Louisa’s adapatbility and her ability nevr to wallow in the crap that life hands her (for example, Will’s death). She’s a spunky survivor who makes the best of her circumstances and karma rewards her for her trusting nature and positive outlook.
While not as emotionally inpressive as Me Before You or even After You, I still enjoyed Still Me and hope it’s not the end of Lousia’s story.
Here is the completely satisfying conclusion to the three-novel ME BEFORE YOU series by Jojo Moyes, where every page is a joy to read. In fact, I consider this is the best of the three books. It’s mature, fully believable, and has lots of of delightful surprises.
The Louisa Clark story continues, with Lou determined to take on New York City alone and maintain her new romance with Ambulance Sam by long distance. She becomes the paid assistant to a very wealthy “trophy” wife, joining a household with much more hired help and friction than she bargained for. Lou is working hard to balance the difficult role,—part paid help, part friend to her very sad boss— who, it turns out, is hiding her own secret.
At the same time, Louisa becomes immersed and captivated by the protected world of wealthy 5th Avenue — limos to take you everywhere, elegant charity functions to attend, and expensive designer gowns. (Moyes delightfully nails the excess, self-absorption and superficiality of upscale NYC.) And in the midst of all the difficulties of a long-distance romance, there’s that handsome and ambitious Wall Streeter, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Will Traynor, ardently pursuing Louisa.
But, as months go by, Louisa makes some interesting discoveries. There are less glamorous sections of the city. There’s more to the nasty widow who lives down the hall. And there are limits to the loyalty in an employer-employee relationship. It all compels Lou to take another look at what truly makes her happy and who she really wants to be.
I think what I liked best in the way this story unfolds (and I read it in 48 hours) is the unexpected twists and turns — so I was always puzzling how the book could possibly be resolved satisfactorily. Yet, Moyes did it. She managed to end this series that is less about the tragic death of Will Traynor and more of a coming-of-age story about a thirty-ish Brit who turns out to be her own extremely likable heroine.
4 1/2 loved it. Hoping for a follow up book.
I’ll start this off by saying that I thought this series could have ended with Me Before You and I would have been OK. With that being said, it didn’t end and we get to learn more about Louisa Clarke and how she is moving forward with her life. I’m happy where this went and feel like I can finally close the book on her.
In Still Me, Louisa has moved to New York City to embrace a new part of her life. She’s thrown into the life of the elite, donned with upscale events and many elaborate things. It’s easy to see that she is changing a bit. Being in a different country for any amount of time could do that to anyone. But she has Sam back in England and the two of them are finding out just how hard long distance relationships are.
There’s a bit of angst in this story, which I always enjoy. My heart was constantly conflicted because all I wanted was for her to be happy. My favorite part, however, was watching Louisa finally discover who she is and who she’s always meant to be. It’s taken a long time for her to get to this point and it was much deserved.
Still Me provides the closure we needed along with some laughs, heartache and healing. There are also several interesting characters in this story that really help make it. I’m very happy I read it and I urge anyone that has read this series to make sure they don’t miss this one.
Just read it! You will LOVE IT!
This book is the follow-up of the first book Me before you and the second After you of the English author Jojo Moyes. The main character is Louisa Clark a young woman who is so genuinely fresh in her language,sentiments, and generosity. Sentimental but not sweet. A true girl of the every day world, with a great heart. Read all the three books, your life will be with larger horizons.
The characterization in this novel was very well developed. The time was light-hearted, yet the subject matter was real and down to earth. Quite a page turner.