Then There Was You
Captivating true life stories of self-discovery and reinvention

This was better than her first novel by a country mile. The first is both an incredibly basic and incredibly difficult read, mainly due to the lack of any style, substance, and editing. Around half the stories in this collection are genuinely interesting, with the others being simply "a bunch of stu......more

Similarly to Sophie’s last book, this one was again poorly edited which isn’t a good look for someone who is supposedly an author. Although I thoroughly enjoyed reading the women’s stories who are spotlighted throughout this book, hence the 4 stars, I felt as though it was only published to heighten......more

The stories themselves are interesting but the writing style is very simple and mundane......more

Thankfully I loaned this book from the library. I actually enjoyed Sophie’s first book so thought I would enjoy this one. This book is a collection of stories told to Sophie. I thought they would have been more enlightening or inspiring, however they were practically all the same. Someone leaving a......more

While I like the concept of this book, and think that the women who shared their stories are brave and commendable for doing so, I don’t think they were done justice in this book. The editing style didn’t allow any emotional connection to the stories and felt very much like a recount rather than the......more