Heart-warming, heartbreaking (yes, I did sob loudly at this one too) and smile-inducing – another lovely read from Jojo Moyes. Yet again, it’s another thought-provoker and one in which you’re willing good fortune to all the characters involved – you just want them to flourish as you know they’re capable of doing. The One Plus One throws into question what you’d risk if you hit desperate times and how far you’d be willing to go to chase your dreams – or help someone else achieve theirs. Although, granted, I wasn’t as brainy as she is.

Tanzie perhaps steals the show for me slightly – she’s just adorable, plus she has a love of maths like I did when I was her age. Jojo brings us a bunch of dysfunctional humans, who we just can’t help but love. In fact, reading it curled up on the sofa was the first thing I did once my maternity leave officially started. So when this arrived in the post I couldn’t wait to get started. The last Jojo Moyes book I read was Me Before You, and you’ll probably recall how much I LOVED it (and sobbed uncontrollably whilst devouring it in two sittings) – it’s still the first book I recommend if people ask. The One Plus One is a captivating and unconventional romance about two lost souls meeting in the most unlikely circumstances. Into their lives comes Ed Nicholls, a man whose life is in chaos, and who is running from a deeply uncertain future. Sometimes Jess feels like they’re sinking … And Nicky, Jess’s teenage stepson, can’t fight the bullies alone. Jess’s gifted, quirky daughter Tanzie is brilliant with numbers, but without a helping hand she’ll never get the chance to shine. Activities and Societies: Doctoral Fellowship, 2009. And sometimes you take risks you shouldn’t. With two jobs and two children, Jess Thomas does her best day after day.

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