Still Me

About This Audiobook

Jojo Moyes delivers Louisa Clark’s third solo outing with the same warmth and wit that turned *Me Before You* into a phenomenon, but with a sharper, more reflective edge. This isn’t just another fish-out-of-water story—it’s a woman rebuilding her life after loss, negotiating the gilded cruelty of New York’s elite while wrestling with her own stubborn heart. Lou’s voice is as irreverent and observant as ever, but here, her humor is tinged with a quiet vulnerability that sneaks up on you. Moyes’ prose crackles with detail, from the clatter of SoHo cafés to the unspoken hierarchies of a Park Avenue household, making the city itself feel like a character. The emotional stakes are higher this time, too: love isn’t a fairy tale here, and neither is healing. Expect to laugh, cringe, and ache—often in the same sentence.

Anna Acton’s narration is the secret weapon, transforming Lou’s internal monologue into something intimate and electric. Acton nails the shifts between Lou’s self-deprecating quips and her sudden, devastating honesty, making you feel like you’re eavesdropping on a best friend’s most private thoughts. Her pacing keeps the story buoyant even at its heaviest moments, and her spot-on American accents (especially the icy upper-crust tones) add a layer of delicious authenticity. This audiobook isn’t just a story—it’s an experience, and Acton ensures you’re right there, living every cringe and triumph with Lou."

"review": "I went into *Still Me* expecting comfort food for the soul, and while it delivers that in spades, it also sucker-punched me with a gut-punch of emotional honesty I wasn’t fully prepared for. Acton’s performance is the kind that makes you forget you’re listening to a voice actor at all. Her Lou is a live wire—equal parts sharp-tongued and tender, her British cadence laced with a world-weariness that feels earned. The audiobook’s standout moment comes when Lou, mid-meltdown in a Fifth Avenue shoe store, lets loose a string of unfiltered rage that’s both hilarious and heartbreaking. It’s a masterclass in balancing tone: one second you’re laughing at her internal roast of a pretentious coworker, the next you’re holding your breath during a quiet, stinging conversation about grief.

That said, the middle act drags a tad—the subplot with Lou’s roommate and the love triangle’s third wheel feels like filler, and the production occasionally overuses dramatic pauses in moments that don’t need them. But these are minor quibbles. The ending, when it arrives, is quietly devastating in the way only Moyes can pull off, and Acton sells it with a restraint that makes the tears sneak up on you. If you loved Lou in *Me Before You*, this is a bittersweet but necessary update on her life—messier, wiser, and far more human than the last time we saw her. Worth every minute, even the slow ones."

"tags": ["feel-good fiction audiobook