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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
Fans of Sophie Kinsella definitely won't be disappointed by her latest addition to the fun, frothy chick lit canon. When we meet physiotherapist Poppy Wyatt, she's in full-on panic mode. She's just lost her heirloom engagement ring, an embarrassing gaffe made even worse by her intellectual future in-law's distaste for her. When her cell phone gets pinched by a thief on a bike, it seems like the icing on the cake until she spots a phone in the garbage can. It belongs to the personal assistant of an executive management consultant, and the winsome Poppy convinces Sam Roxton, the aforementioned executive, to let her borrow the phone temporarily, promising to forward his messages until her ring is found and he hires a new replacement. Poppy quickly entangles herself in Sam's professional life while also jumping to conclusions about his personal life. While engaging in a few wacky hijinks, Sam helps Poppy confront some uncomfortable truths and she helps soften his prickly personality.
Breezy, light, and fun, I whipped through I've Got Your Number in only a couple of days. Kinsella's trademark humor carries the narrative, but some of the goofiness stretches credulity. Would Poppy really have written all those e-mails for Sam? The first few were innocent enough, and more and more just kept piling up. While silly, Poppy seemed to have more sense than that and it nearly ruined the character for me. Overall I found Poppy lovable and sweet, but sometimes she's a bit of a flake and that flakiness can be grating. Chances are that if characters like Kinsella's own shopaholic Becky Bloomwood and Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones wear on your last nerve, then you won't be a big fan of Poppy, either.
I really enjoyed Sam and he reminded me a lot of Jane Austen's Henry Tilney - charming, kind, and knowing. And like Henry Tilney, he can clear up some embarrassing silliness without making his heroine feel stupid. He's a little too perfect, but he's fun. I also appreciated that many (not *all*) of the characters that came off as cardboard villains were revealed to be better people than they had once seemed. It was a little unexpected, and I like that Kinsella didn't take the easy way out with some of the characterization. The subplot of corporate intrigue worked very well - I found myself very reluctant to part with the book to sleep last night since I wanted to know how it all unfolded.
While I've Got Your Number certainly doesn't break any ground, it's a perfect escapist jaunt for fans of British chick lit looking for a little levity.
Breezy, light, and fun, I whipped through I've Got Your Number in only a couple of days. Kinsella's trademark humor carries the narrative, but some of the goofiness stretches credulity. Would Poppy really have written all those e-mails for Sam? The first few were innocent enough, and more and more just kept piling up. While silly, Poppy seemed to have more sense than that and it nearly ruined the character for me. Overall I found Poppy lovable and sweet, but sometimes she's a bit of a flake and that flakiness can be grating. Chances are that if characters like Kinsella's own shopaholic Becky Bloomwood and Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones wear on your last nerve, then you won't be a big fan of Poppy, either.
I really enjoyed Sam and he reminded me a lot of Jane Austen's Henry Tilney - charming, kind, and knowing. And like Henry Tilney, he can clear up some embarrassing silliness without making his heroine feel stupid. He's a little too perfect, but he's fun. I also appreciated that many (not *all*) of the characters that came off as cardboard villains were revealed to be better people than they had once seemed. It was a little unexpected, and I like that Kinsella didn't take the easy way out with some of the characterization. The subplot of corporate intrigue worked very well - I found myself very reluctant to part with the book to sleep last night since I wanted to know how it all unfolded.
While I've Got Your Number certainly doesn't break any ground, it's a perfect escapist jaunt for fans of British chick lit looking for a little levity.
Happy Valentine's Day! Looking for a bit of romance today? I've got your number. No, really. The book I've Got Your Number is perfect for today, whether this is your first Sophie Kinsella or not.
Poppy is in big trouble: she lost her engagement ring, the engagement ring that has been in her fiance's family for about a generation. How? Well, you know. When your girlfriends want to try on your ring and everyone passes it around the table and suddenly the fire alarm goes off, things get crazy. Especially when your cell phone is swiped as you're trying to get help and you've given that number to everyone in case they find the ring. Poppy spies a phone in the trash bin, and hey - finders keepers. The only problem is the phone belonged to Sam Roxton's assistant before she ditched him in the middle of a business transaction, and Sam needs help urgently. In exchange for hanging on to the phone until she can find the engagement ring, Poppy agrees to help Sam out, forwarding texts, voicemails, and emails to Sam. So what if she reads some of these emails and texts and thinks she can help Sam out? Sam is curt, and he doesn't always respond to emails. Poppy thinks that an email or text here and there won't hurt....right?
Sophie Kinsella writes such fun books, and this one is no exception in that the more Poppy interferes with Sam's business, the more I cringed and wanted to peek between my eyes...in a fun way. I also love that Sophie Kinsella doesn't try to insult my intelligence like some writers of chick lit. Very often, writers of chick lit make the guy the girl is dating the totally wrong guy, so that when Mr. Right comes along, it's so clear and obvious that she should be with him. No, in I've Got Your Number, Poppy's fiance Magnus is a great guy, an academic who loves her and is thoughtful and kind. They are clearly attracted to one another and in love. Is he perfect? Of course not. No one is, but I liked that (until the end) the fiance is a good guy. I'm not sure if I buy the there's-only-one-person-out-there-for-each-of-us business, and this book is a perfect example of how you can be attracted to more than one person and have to figure out the messy stuff. Poppy has to make some tough decisions, even with all the silliness.
And Sam. I liked him immediately. He's intelligent and business savvy. He's loyal to the man who began the business for which he works. He's attractive and flirty. He's kind of the antithesis of any rom-com movie you see, which is great because those shows often drive me crazy. Sam Roxton doesn't fall all over Poppy, but he grows to enjoy her company and her lighter side.
So whether or not you have a hot date tonight or your hot date is a book and a glass of champers, consider making this your V-Day companion. Cheers!
Poppy is in big trouble: she lost her engagement ring, the engagement ring that has been in her fiance's family for about a generation. How? Well, you know. When your girlfriends want to try on your ring and everyone passes it around the table and suddenly the fire alarm goes off, things get crazy. Especially when your cell phone is swiped as you're trying to get help and you've given that number to everyone in case they find the ring. Poppy spies a phone in the trash bin, and hey - finders keepers. The only problem is the phone belonged to Sam Roxton's assistant before she ditched him in the middle of a business transaction, and Sam needs help urgently. In exchange for hanging on to the phone until she can find the engagement ring, Poppy agrees to help Sam out, forwarding texts, voicemails, and emails to Sam. So what if she reads some of these emails and texts and thinks she can help Sam out? Sam is curt, and he doesn't always respond to emails. Poppy thinks that an email or text here and there won't hurt....right?
Sophie Kinsella writes such fun books, and this one is no exception in that the more Poppy interferes with Sam's business, the more I cringed and wanted to peek between my eyes...in a fun way. I also love that Sophie Kinsella doesn't try to insult my intelligence like some writers of chick lit. Very often, writers of chick lit make the guy the girl is dating the totally wrong guy, so that when Mr. Right comes along, it's so clear and obvious that she should be with him. No, in I've Got Your Number, Poppy's fiance Magnus is a great guy, an academic who loves her and is thoughtful and kind. They are clearly attracted to one another and in love. Is he perfect? Of course not. No one is, but I liked that (until the end) the fiance is a good guy. I'm not sure if I buy the there's-only-one-person-out-there-for-each-of-us business, and this book is a perfect example of how you can be attracted to more than one person and have to figure out the messy stuff. Poppy has to make some tough decisions, even with all the silliness.
And Sam. I liked him immediately. He's intelligent and business savvy. He's loyal to the man who began the business for which he works. He's attractive and flirty. He's kind of the antithesis of any rom-com movie you see, which is great because those shows often drive me crazy. Sam Roxton doesn't fall all over Poppy, but he grows to enjoy her company and her lighter side.
So whether or not you have a hot date tonight or your hot date is a book and a glass of champers, consider making this your V-Day companion. Cheers!
Sophie Kinsella does not disappoint. Does she underwhelm and sometimes get on your nerves? Sure. But she also knows how to craft a funny and romantic story unlike no other and, in the end, that’s all that really matters. I went into this book looking for entertainment and swooning and that’s precisely what I found. The overall situation was a little unbelievable — which, I know, is a bold word when applied to the world of rom-coms, the one with protagonists throwing the weirdest jobs onto the sentences like they mean nothing and finding themselves under impossibly erotic circumstances with, guess what, the man whom they’ve pined over for all this time — and confusing, but it somehow… worked? I mean, I still found it pretty weird with the whole forwarding email thing that they had going on (rational-me couldn’t compute how a situation like that lasted for as long as it did), but the chemistry between Nick and Poppy was undeniable and exciting to see. It’s also a good strategy for increasing the value of a certain couple to make the alternative scenario of them apart literally insufferable, which was what happened in this case: Magnus was a piece of sh*t and his family made me ill. I got it that there was a whole misunderstanding issue between Poppy and her in-laws, but I didn’t buy it completely, and Magnus had no excuse — dude was a total man-child. Also, the lack of self-respect Poppy had for herself was weirdly nerve-wrecking even though I’m exactly the same: girl, why were you accepting that man’s proposal AFTER you FOUND OUT he’d been cheating? You deserve better!! But still. I digress. I devoured this book and it made me giggle at times so, considering I haven’t vaccinated and I’m still stuck in my house with another online semester coming, that’s something. Probably a 3.75 instead of a 4 but !
emotional
funny
medium-paced
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
No
i've got your numberremains a quick, delightful, fun and funny read that actually has some substance. the office-speak and corporate stuff make more sense this time round, but idk if it's concerning that i still relate to the my-phone-is-my-life bit even after all these yrs.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Sexual content
I kinda loved this tbh?? Sometimes I just need a light and uncomplicated read that doesn't have to be analysed and this was exactly that, and there was a perfect amount of 'dying of second-hand embarrassment' moments and parts that actually made me laugh out loud.
I've always loved Sophie Kinsella's books since I read the original Shopaholic years ago. They are light, silly, fun reads that I can get through in an afternoon. I've Got Your Number is no exception.
However, I'm getting pretty tired of reading the same scatterbrained, low confidence female protagonist who is unlucky in love until she meets a handsome, successful business man whom she originally hates but then ends up sweeping her off her feet. The story line in this novel is very predictable if you've read any of Kinsella's books before, not to mention completely unbelievable that this situation would even happen!
It makes for a breezy read, but I'd like to see something more original (and a stronger main character) from Kinsella.
However, I'm getting pretty tired of reading the same scatterbrained, low confidence female protagonist who is unlucky in love until she meets a handsome, successful business man whom she originally hates but then ends up sweeping her off her feet. The story line in this novel is very predictable if you've read any of Kinsella's books before, not to mention completely unbelievable that this situation would even happen!
It makes for a breezy read, but I'd like to see something more original (and a stronger main character) from Kinsella.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes