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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
After all of the heavy stuff I've been reading lately, this was just what I needed- light and funny, but not mindless. It made me wish I was sitting on the beach.
Ho hum. I am delighted I finally got this ARC off my bookshelf...but also disappointed I carried it around for so long when the book was what it was....yay for chick lit! ....but this was....ouch.
This is the story of a woman who ditches her world and career goals to run off to Paris to be with her love....and then finds out at the airport he is not her true love, so she is sent in a tailspin....her nosy friends/sister get her to finally get a job and off the couch....she has a horrible interview, but of course still gets the job....and then quickly learns her new position and becomes (of course) amazing. Her friends all step up...her sister learns to let go....all is roses by the end of the book (because this is chick lit, duh).
Problems with book:
- my lord is the order of events/story SUPER confusing and clunky.
-Robert's French accent....is not authentic or cute...it is insulting. the author has it all over the place where he can/cannot pronounce certain sounds does not make sense. It was painful to read and just ugh.
-No one has an interview that bad and gets the job. Nope.
-There is NOTHING endearing about Vicki/Victoria and no reason she would be kept as a friend.
-Oy vey the sister. Nope.
-I get chick lit---but the characters need to be likeable.
-I still don't understand the point of half of the applicant's background stories. Seriously.
Ok...maybe I am a hateful person. But sigh. Not my cup of tea.
Read if you enjoy horribly written accents.
This is the story of a woman who ditches her world and career goals to run off to Paris to be with her love....and then finds out at the airport he is not her true love, so she is sent in a tailspin....her nosy friends/sister get her to finally get a job and off the couch....she has a horrible interview, but of course still gets the job....and then quickly learns her new position and becomes (of course) amazing. Her friends all step up...her sister learns to let go....all is roses by the end of the book (because this is chick lit, duh).
Problems with book:
- my lord is the order of events/story SUPER confusing and clunky.
-Robert's French accent....is not authentic or cute...it is insulting. the author has it all over the place where he can/cannot pronounce certain sounds does not make sense. It was painful to read and just ugh.
-No one has an interview that bad and gets the job. Nope.
-There is NOTHING endearing about Vicki/Victoria and no reason she would be kept as a friend.
-Oy vey the sister. Nope.
-I get chick lit---but the characters need to be likeable.
-I still don't understand the point of half of the applicant's background stories. Seriously.
Ok...maybe I am a hateful person. But sigh. Not my cup of tea.
Read if you enjoy horribly written accents.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was fun and interesting and I really enjoyed the quick and witty dialogue throughout. I still felt like I got to the end and wondering, what in the world did I just read? Would definitely recommend to anyone needing a fun, light hearted read.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. I appreciate it!
This was a sheer delight.
At first, I didn’t think so at all… I’ll admit. So I urge anyone reading to give this time. Don’t immediately buy into the Kinsella-adjacent marketing. For one thing, Sophie Kinsella’s books are inherently about ‘wacky’ characters (who often do deeply stupid things for which they rarely take true responsibility), and for the most part – romance. This book is not really wacky, nor is it in any way a romance. It’s about friendships, careers, parents and how rejection stings deeper than the worst wounds can ever sting.
It’s also wonderfully, dryly funny.
Kate, in short, is a mess. Which is fine with her scatterbrained and highly intelligent parents, but not so much with her friends and her wound-tighter-than-a-spring sister, Angela. You see, Kate’s been dumped by her tres-French boyfriend and her career is in tatters. When she finds a job as an Admissions assistant for a rigorously academic school in Manhattan, she decides to take her chances. What’s the worst that could happen after all?
Self-pity isn’t in the agenda for Kate after she begins her new position. In fact, nothing is – other than overzealous parents, ditzy and/or insufferable children, her colleagues Henry and Maureen (Maureen is my new book girlfriend) and “the dark time” of selecting candidates for the new school year.
Watching Kate navigate this new world – and the increasingly hilarious letters from parents and children begging to be let into Hudson’s Day – is, as I said, delightful. As is the lack of emphasis on romance (the downstairs neighbor is a welcome footnote, but just that – a footnote).
It’s refreshing to watch Kate’s growing competency, and glimpse the tertiary characters struggle with – or take joy from – her growing up and away.
This was a sheer delight.
At first, I didn’t think so at all… I’ll admit. So I urge anyone reading to give this time. Don’t immediately buy into the Kinsella-adjacent marketing. For one thing, Sophie Kinsella’s books are inherently about ‘wacky’ characters (who often do deeply stupid things for which they rarely take true responsibility), and for the most part – romance. This book is not really wacky, nor is it in any way a romance. It’s about friendships, careers, parents and how rejection stings deeper than the worst wounds can ever sting.
It’s also wonderfully, dryly funny.
Kate, in short, is a mess. Which is fine with her scatterbrained and highly intelligent parents, but not so much with her friends and her wound-tighter-than-a-spring sister, Angela. You see, Kate’s been dumped by her tres-French boyfriend and her career is in tatters. When she finds a job as an Admissions assistant for a rigorously academic school in Manhattan, she decides to take her chances. What’s the worst that could happen after all?
Self-pity isn’t in the agenda for Kate after she begins her new position. In fact, nothing is – other than overzealous parents, ditzy and/or insufferable children, her colleagues Henry and Maureen (Maureen is my new book girlfriend) and “the dark time” of selecting candidates for the new school year.
Watching Kate navigate this new world – and the increasingly hilarious letters from parents and children begging to be let into Hudson’s Day – is, as I said, delightful. As is the lack of emphasis on romance (the downstairs neighbor is a welcome footnote, but just that – a footnote).
It’s refreshing to watch Kate’s growing competency, and glimpse the tertiary characters struggle with – or take joy from – her growing up and away.
I really loved this book more than I thought. As a woman who had a breakdown and ambled into working at a private school, it hit home in a way I still didn’t expect. Something about finding yourself when you least expect it - a coming of age at an age when it seems like everyone else knows what they’re doing. This was fun and sweet and silly, but I really enjoyed the undercurrent of learning about yourself.