I really enjoyed the idea of celebrating a family that was atypical. Two elderly men and a gardener are not what you would consider a normal family, but it was really wonderful to see them all come together and support each other and two young girls in different ways. The older men provided a lot of comic relief and reminded me of watching Grumpy Old Men. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a light read with lovable characters.

Jojo Moyes is one of my automatic-read authors. I truly enjoy her stories of every day women. This is the story of Lila, and her unconventional family, all living together in one home at some point or another. It is the story of loss, forgiveness, acceptance, and much more. The characters are well thought out and show a lot of growth throughout the story. There is something for everyone here, as this book covers three generations of the family. It is a well-written story that I will be recommend to others.

I was always intrigued. I was curious the entire time where this was going. It started a little slow, but sometimes that is necessary, and that was definitely the case with this book. I love a book with strong characters and characters that appropriately grow, or don't.
This book is all about the characters- their history, their trauma, their growth. This book takes you on a wonderful journey through love, loss, heartache and strained family relationships. This book represents that change is ok. It's hard, but change can be good.
This was my first Jojo Moyes book, and I cannot wait to read more. I cried, I laughed, I left feeling happy.

Jojo Moyes at her best. The characters development are genuine and likeable. I would of moved in to this chaos dysfunctional lovable family.

I could not get into this book. I managed to push through it but it really fell short for me. None of the characters were especially likable. I kept waiting on something big to happen but it never really did. I usually love books by Moyes but this one fell short.

Jojo moyes does it again! Another great book with great loveable characters. Great character development and the family element always makes it more relatable . Emotional, drama filled and love able all the same! Love the way she’s able to capture some real life messes in her stories

Lila's trying to keep her life together. She has a book due to her editor on a topic she is unprepared to tackle, an ex-husband having a baby with his mistress, a stepfather who is slowly moving into her home, a biological father who has reappeared suddenly in her life and won't leave, and two daughters with a lot of emotions over all of these things. Lila is barely hanging on. Somehow she has to put her life back together and it will look much different than it ever has.

This book started off very slow and was probably a little longer than it needed to be, but overall it was worth it. The second half really pulls it all together in a beautiful unexpected way. The characters were quirky, interesting, and generally relatable.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Viking Penguin for the ARC of We All Live Here.

Moyes writes books I love, and this one is no exception. A slow-paced family drama that will tug at your heart strings. Genuinely such a sweet and comforting story. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes made me laugh and cry. This story and the characters are so real that they feel like friends. I didn't want this book to end.

I found We All Live Here to be a good fit for anyone in the same stage of life- parenting children at the same time as caring for parents. Jojo Moyes did a wonderful job of balancing this story between the main character’s concerns for the generations she cares for, as well as her own relationship and employment needs being met.

This book was a long one for Jojo Moyes but worth it. It is a character-driven, family drama. Moyes always has great character development and this one has a satisfying ending. It will resonate with many readers.

Trigger Warnings: medical situation, parental abandonment, infidelity, and death of mother/grandmother (off-page)

WE ALL LIVE HERE, by Jojo Moyes, is the perfect story for readers who love family drama. Lila is a 39- year-old single mother with two teenage daughters. She is caught up with a new writing project when surprise company arrives. Her estranged father and sickly stepfather are under her roof, and they do not get along. Lila’s life is anything but normal, but it’s still believable and relatable.

One day, Lila meets another single dad in the school pick-up line. (No pun intended!) And then there’s the gardener. It’s no surprise that Lila has a brief affair, but then she writes about it. She needs the money, and a spicy story is what her readers crave. Her relationships suddenly become very messy.

This story is serious and yet funny at the same time but, oh, so realistic. This could really happen! I love the family dynamics and the excellent character development. Every single one is flawed but has some redeeming trait. Jojo Moyes is a new writer for me, and now I can’t wait to read her backlist.

This book is about a middle-aged woman who is at her wits end and many of the problems that have arisen are no fault of her own. The question is how will she deal with everything thrown at her. This book was enjoyable and the main character, Lila, is very relatable. I do question why the author occasionally included other points of view; for me, this took me out of the story. I enjoyed the outrageousness and banter of Lila's fathers, her interactions with her daughters and ex, as well as her relationship woes. I recommend this for those who enjoy reading about the crazy situations that can happen to a woman in the midst of life.

What a complicated living arrangement!

Lila life is no less than a train wreck and every time she turns around there is some kind of issue. For example her house is falling down around where even flushing the toilet is a gamble. This same scenario seems to aptly describe her life… flush! Currently she is dealing with her ex husband, a hormonal teenage daughter, a precocious younger daughter, and her very own two long-lost, and suddenly found fathers. Two? Yes there are two of them with very different personalities and they have moved into her falling down house.

Lila is the author of a very successful self-help book about repairing marriage which publishes about the same time her husband leaves her for younger and now pregnant woman carrying his child. This fact derails her next book, which was to be her bread and butter. Her stepfather is subtlety and gradually moving himself into her home, much to the dismay of her daughters who can’t take many more of his healthy meals that include mounds of lentils as well as his endless tidiness! Then Lila’s biological father, who she hasn’t seen in decades, shows up in a needy manner. He’s a seedy actor still riding high on his hit TV show from years before. And there’s plenty of other problems that rear their ugly heads as the entire family moves day by day into their new lives and relationships.

Wow, the character development is outrageous. I felt kind of sorry for Lila’s aging actor father, just because of the way she treats him, but you have only one father and why not give him a chance? The ex is a word that rhymes with whoosh. Her other father was a bit intense. The guy she wanted to romance with seemed a dud to me. And her two daughters who think they know everything are very typical. Still, Lila moves on with her life. The romance she hopes for doesn’t end up being the one she wants. As you see issues abound, and as things develop, and are out in the open, you begin to see the change in family, love, and forgiveness. These characters pull at your emotions all in their very own ways, with their own part to play and each is equally important.

This is family drama and we can… admit it… all relate to in some way. The chaos keeps you entertained throughout. This is a slow moving story of life with no thrillers where everything is grounded in real life and believable and relatable situations. “We All Live Here” is such an enjoyable book and I’d love a sequel to revisit these folks even though I thought the book ended perfectly.

We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes is a character-driven story that follows Lila, a woman barely holding it together after her husband leaves her. She’s juggling raising two daughters, coping with her mother’s death, dealing with work issues, and now navigating the challenge of her estranged father and stepfather moving in. On top of it all, she finds an unexpected love interest. There is so much going on, but you are never confused or lost in this plot or with these characters. It’s a story of a grown woman rediscovering herself—almost like a coming-of-age journey in adulthood. This would make a great pick for book clubs. I look forward to what is next from Jojo Moyes.

We All Live Here is the newest novel by Jojo Moyes. This one centers around Lila and her convoluted family. Lila is newly divorced, her ex has a new baby on the way, her stepfather seems to have quietly moved into her home, she's raising two daughters, and still trying to manage her career as an author. So much to juggle and then a new face appears unexpectedly at her door to add even more turmoil. To say there's a lot of family drama would be an understatement. My life felt like a vacation while I was reading this. Read and enjoy!

3.5 stars, rounded up.

In general, this book hovers around a 3 star most of the time. However, I thought the last 25% of the story really elevated the book out of that 3-star range. Moyes really knows how to write a character driven story!

Lila is a writer and single mom to two girls. Her mom recently passed away, her stepfather is living with them, and then her wayward father shows up. In the chaos that is her life, Lila needs to come up with a new book idea and her friends are encouraging her to get back into the dating world.

I admit that much of my problem with this book had to do with not liking Lila for a great deal of it. I could see the writing on the wall about a few things, especially her love life. The part of this book that really shines, though, is the realistic portrayal of the family situations--the good, the bad, and the ugly. It shows how real life doesn't always have a straightforward path, there are mistakes, forgiveness, missteps and refocusing. People are never all good or all bad, it is the choices we make when dealing with heartaches and disappointment in life that make us learn and grow.

If you're looking for a heartfelt family drama with some romantic spice thrown in, Moyes is always a great choice.

Another divorcee coming of age book but I liked the cast of characters and it was realistic - post divorce chaos that turns into found and real family

We All Live Here follows Lila, a divorcee living in her fixer-upper of a house with her two daughters, and sometimes elderly her step-father Bill. Suddenly her real father shows up at her door and begs to live with them also, and it's almost too much for Lila to handle, what with having written next to nothing on her current book. Moyes's novel was okay, definitely not the author's best work, and I found parts of it boring.

**Early ARC release from NetGalley

If you are a Jojo Moyes fan, you will enjoy this book! This particular book showed and portrayed several different characters in different points and stages in their lives. It mainly follows Lila, a divorced author that was betrayed by her ex-husband, lost herself in the process, and learning to find what her next chapter is in life. Although the view point is mainly through Lila, all characters were unique and full of personality in very different ways. I often was laughing out loud especially any banter that involved Lila's estranged Dad, 'your good pal gene'. Excited for Jojo Moyes next one, thank you Jojo Moyes and NetGalley for the early release!