Alright, I admit it, I loved this book. This novel is character-driven, not an unusual choice for Sophie4.25 STARS (I do have perspective, after all.)
Alright, I admit it, I loved this book. This novel is character-driven, not an unusual choice for Sophie Kinsella, but really the plot was what caught me in. You find yourself gripping the pages in excitement, wondering what's going to happen next. All the characters were wonderful. Welllll...one or two were kind of...dull. But, honestly, both Poppy Wyatt and Sam Roxton more than made up for them. "I've Got Your Number" handles several interesting topics, jokes and little funny quirks throughout the whole book with such a playful ease. I highly recommend if you're searching for a little skip away from reality....more
The Romantics is a different kind of read. For starters, the story's narrated by no one less than LOVE itself. From his perspective, the sto...4 STARS
The Romantics is a different kind of read. For starters, the story's narrated by no one less than LOVE itself. From his perspective, the story rotates all-tangled romance stories from several characters - though he points out the main protagonist is Gael. LOVE is a quirky, Chesire-type kind of narrator, he is funny, and for an imaginary deity the author makes him/her/it sound like the boy next door who fumbles with his tools. Aside from that, I love the way he entwined the love stories from everyone, the way he shifts from one story to the other always coming back is not confusing at all, and also I love how he described every type of person based on their very own love-type (Romantics, Loyalists, Drifters, Dreamers, Cynics, etc). ...more
The Undomestic Goddess was a fun read. I did quite like the story, even though it is not her very best work, i.e. Twenties girl, it waThree Easy Stars
The Undomestic Goddess was a fun read. I did quite like the story, even though it is not her very best work, i.e. Twenties girl, it was enjoyable enough. Only the romance was a little...meh. There were no sparks, no surprises, and no tangible chemistry I could detect whatsoever. Anyway, the plot was passable. What realy saved the novel was the characters' banter and the jamboree of quirky situations the protagonists digs herself in throughout the book. This is the type of book you'd like to read on a lazy afternoon with a warm cup of chai tea. ...more
Oh lord, this needs to end. I'm serious. This really needs to end. It was fun once, I do accept a second and third repe2.5 STARS (This is a sad truth)
Oh lord, this needs to end. I'm serious. This really needs to end. It was fun once, I do accept a second and third repetition. I mean, bring the fourth and fifth if you've got to. But seven, eight...nine? The Shopaholic stories weren't perfect since the start, but they were charming in a sort of goofy-and-light way. Now, they feel utterly pointless. I'm trying not to sound unnecessarily harsh but, sadly, this is the truth. The plot felt recycled, overused and useless. The romance trama consisted of a few cheeky jokes, an almost-we-have-no-iota-of-idea affair and...well, the list ends there, unfortunately.
The book wasn't horrible, terrible nor hideous. Really, it wasn't. But it DID felt flat. Nothing new to apport. ...more
You know, in this book, things really, really start to sound very repetitive and flat.
Basically, it's 3.5 STARS (I put 4 'cause math rules and all...)
You know, in this book, things really, really start to sound very repetitive and flat.
Basically, it's Sophie Kinsella's usual drill, shopaholic-wise. Becky starts a new chapter in her life, she begins to experience new things, some panic, some charming along the way, suddenly she latches into a strange and new thing she oh-so-wants (the thing she has to have above everything), she then lies, basically messes things up on a whole new level of wrongness, everyone gets mad, she gets mad, Luke storms to some place, Becky's life collapses, she gets stubborn and morose, then, OH THEN, she realizes how she f*cked up big time, she apologizes to everyone else and so on....
Anyway, major points are:
1. There were some few good jokes. The usual measure.
2. I hated, loathed, Becky's selfishness and shallowness. (I practically whopped when that girl in her dad's trailer sassed her.) I mean, the girl has such good friends, a good life, a good husband, all the money she wants, and any f*cking thing she wants...and still she can't be grateful for it. I know many people have pointed out that glorified narcisim as the series Achille's heel, and even if I somehow managed to ignore it in the previous books for the sake of good ol' humor, I can't ignore that BIG-LETTERED notion in this book. Gosh, the sheer speed in which she threw money away got badly to my nerves .
3. The only, I repeat, only thing I'm looking for is the next book. I just hope, really hope, that the plot doesn't let me down. I've been waiting at least two books for an unused, fresh plot. And Shopaholic to the rescue does look promising...let's see if I'm not wrong on that one too.
In Shopaholic Ties the Knot we found the charming Rebecca Bloomwood in quite the hassle once again! JUST PICTURE THIS - a wedding,FIVE GOLDEN STARS...
In Shopaholic Ties the Knot we found the charming Rebecca Bloomwood in quite the hassle once again! JUST PICTURE THIS - a wedding, no scratch that, two weddings, two continents and, on top of things, no less than a shopaholic as the bride - IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT REBECCA BLOOMWOOD YOU'LL KNOW SHE DOESN'T NEED ANY MORE THAN THAT TO MAKE A PRETTY GOOD DISASTER SONG, ALSO READ THE BOOK AND FOUND OUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENS. Ha. I wasn't really going to spoil you much. Actually, you should go read it. Go read it, I know you won't be able to put it down. I'm serious, once you start this book, or any book of the series (which can be read individually if you want, you don't necessarily need to read the one before to know, Miss Kinsella's books wave off the importance of the other stories. Wonderful, right?)
Now. There isn't much to say about the book other than highly praise Sophie Kinsella's unique writing style once again - I mean, if you don't laugh your ass off with this series where in the world is your heart, you grinch? This book has a lively romance, an ongoing storm of chirping humor that rattles every scene in its very own way. A light-hearted, insta-loveable, mesmerizing tale of a nonperfect girl with the perfect heart. So, what are you doing reading this, you should be reading Sophie Kinsella's books instead! Believe me, they're worth every penny....more
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