Someone Else's Shoes: A Novel

I loved this book. Some of the characters were instantly likable and others grew on me as the story progressed. The story is filled with strong women and great characters. I wish it had a sequel.

Someone Else’s Shoes was a book club read for me. It took me a while to get into it for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I thought the first few chapters were slow, and secondly, I found Sam’s character to be really annoying. I stuck with it though and I’m happy I did because the story turned out to be great fun. I could definitely see it being made into a romcom movie due to it bordering on farcical at some points. When all the characters came together, around chapter 25, the story began to shine and the ending was extremely satisfying. One star taken off for the unnecessary filler detail, which slowed the momentum at times, but nevertheless, a thoroughly enjoyable read.

When Sam Kemp and Nisha Cantor mix up their gym bags it sets off 448 pages of hilarious fun, serious drama, and unlikely friendships. It is a story that will remain with you long after the last page is read. The Marc Jacobs bag Sam accidentally grabs has a beautiful designer jacket and crocodile-skin-red-take-me-now Louboutin sling-backs in it. The shoes may be a bit tight and the heels too high but she can’t show up at meetings scheduled that day wearing gym flip flops and she has no other shoes. Plus those heels make her feel like a new woman. Poised, confident, a serious business woman who can close deals for the company and bring in new business for her abusive misogynistic boss. But beautiful, uber rich, germaphobic Nisha ends up with a Marc Jacobs knock-off bag containing well worn sensible dark shoes and a wet swim suit in a plastic bag. Sam’s two-man negotiation team pick her up in the company van after her work-out and rush to their first meeting of the day. Her boss changed the time of the meeting but failed to tell Sam. There is no time to go back for her bag. Nisha is sounding the alarm that someone stole her bag and demands to see camera footage of the dressing room to see who the thief is. The attendant reminds her that there are no cameras in the locker rooms. So, Nisha, wearing gym flip flops and a white gym robe, rushes to the hotel where she and hubby are staying only to find that she is barred from entering the penthouse and hubby won’t take her calls. Both women find themselves in situations way out of their comfort zones. Teammate Joel looks at Sam in ways that her husband hasn’t in years. Nisha finds herself adrift from her husband and their son who is in boarding school a continent away. Those issues are just the tip of the iceberg that threatens their homes, jobs, and lifestyles. As each woman develops new friendships and supporters throughout the story, the reader is left laughing and wondering what will happen next as there is no way these characters are going to get out of the messy situations in which they find themselves. I loved this heart gripping, fun slice of life as these women redefine friendship, power, and who they are. This is my second Jo Jo Moyes book but not my last. A five star read for me!

Very well written interesting and entertaining anybody would enjoy this I couldn't put it down And read it in 1 sitting

I really enjoyed this book. I feel like I got to know the character’s personalities individually and how they blended together as they were all thrown into a chaotic situation from a simple mishap. There is humor, strong woman characters and heartwarming moments.

The overall story is sweet. The plot comes full circle with a satisfying epilogue so the reader knows what happens to all the characters in the end, and everything works out "just fine." The reason I only gave it a 3 is that so much of the plot is predictable, and there were too many instances where I kept thinking, "That would never happen." Plus, the characters often acted in a way that was just unrealistic. As a result, the story comes across as not realistic and, thus, not very deep. There's no real meaning to be gained here. But it's a good beach read.

Most enjoyable read. Very funny romp

Great style of writing

Such a great story! Have bought it as a gift for a few friends as it made me laugh! A great beach read!

Funny, witty, with a few plot twists and a new found improbable friendship of two women from two different walks of life.

Mysig bok, går ej att förutse vad som ska hända.

Wieder eine tolle und spannende Geschichte! Jojo Moyer gehen die Themen nicht aus :o) !

The book is a great story about women from different walks of life, it’s funny, sad and exciting all at the same time. I read the book within a few days and couldn’t put it down. The characters in the book are true versions of women in today’s world just getting by as they know how . Thanks to the author for a great book!