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3.32 AVERAGE
3.32 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Kinsella is talented at the character arc, because I was so frustrated with the characters I almost did not finish this book. But I’m really glad I did, because it was such a sweet story.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
I get that this is fluff and I should have known better but I’m absolutely exhausted by books where the main character is constantly railroaded by everyone else. I don’t care if she gets redemption in the end, I don’t care if she stands up for herself eventually - write a character with a backbone, with substance, from the start. Is that too much to ask?
A very quick read, and it had some good parts, but overall I didn't know what the author was going for.
Some of the plot details seemed so over the top and ridiculous! The main character's big trait/flaw is that she tries to fix people around her and the author actually named her Fixie. The first love character Ryan was so ridiculously annoying that it was difficult understand why the main character liked him at all. And throughout the book, Fixie made such stupid decisions that it was hard to sympathize with her.
I liked the main love interest Sebastian well enough but then sometimes throughout the book he made such weird decisions like breaking into someone's house to steal a hairbrush? What??
The author did a good job creating a memorable cast of side characters and overall I can't say the book was boring, but it also wasn't very good.
Some of the plot details seemed so over the top and ridiculous! The main character's big trait/flaw is that she tries to fix people around her and the author actually named her Fixie. The first love character Ryan was so ridiculously annoying that it was difficult understand why the main character liked him at all. And throughout the book, Fixie made such stupid decisions that it was hard to sympathize with her.
I liked the main love interest Sebastian well enough but then sometimes throughout the book he made such weird decisions like breaking into someone's house to steal a hairbrush? What??
The author did a good job creating a memorable cast of side characters and overall I can't say the book was boring, but it also wasn't very good.
funny
lighthearted
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
Sophie Kinsella's books are a great comfort read for me. Her protagonists are always 'flawed' in one way or another and it seems like life keeps handing them L's. Yet they always find a way to combat their 'flaws' or use the 'flaws' to their advantage while also finding out how to resolve all their troubles. In a year like 2020, it's nice to have faith that we can overcome most hurdles in life like Sophie Kinsella's characters.
2/5 Stars ⭐️⭐️
This was so close to being a DNF for me, but alas I pushed through. There was barely one character I liked through this entire book and as someone who turns red flags green for a living, that’s saying something.
The first bit was cute enough with the heroine, Fixie (terribly cliche nickname), having a meet-cute at a coffee shop with the only tolerable character in the book, Seb. Fixie saves Seb’s laptop from getting destroyed in an accident and Seb, insisting that he owes her, writes his number on a coffee sleeve. Needing to know how she would cash in on that is what pushed me to continue reading and the importance of that coffee sleeve was my favorite part of the book.
But after that, everything else went downhill. Fixie herself was incredibly annoying. She turned being a pushover and a “fixer” into a personality trait when she really only ever fixed things that benefited her. Her lack of backbone wasn’t even relatable, it was just frustrating especially when her asshole family members and her long-time love interest, Ryan, were introduced. Ryan was insufferable and he stuck around far too long for me to even be able to make an excuse for Fixie - there was not one redeemable quality to him. This book also took “family first” to the next level and for too long let that be the a-okay for her family practically being emotionally abusive and manipulative to her.
Fixie at times was no better than her family, like when she took advantage of Seb’s offer to help which made her just as unlikable as her siblings. Seb and Fixie’s relationship had potential at the start of the book, but ultimately fell flat. There was no tension or build up and they went in and out of each others lives so quick with little to no emotion that I got whiplash.
The ending was cute and wrapped the storyline up with a nice little bow, but personally, I don’t think there was nearly enough character development in any of the characters.
This was so close to being a DNF for me, but alas I pushed through. There was barely one character I liked through this entire book and as someone who turns red flags green for a living, that’s saying something.
The first bit was cute enough with the heroine, Fixie (terribly cliche nickname), having a meet-cute at a coffee shop with the only tolerable character in the book, Seb. Fixie saves Seb’s laptop from getting destroyed in an accident and Seb, insisting that he owes her, writes his number on a coffee sleeve. Needing to know how she would cash in on that is what pushed me to continue reading and the importance of that coffee sleeve was my favorite part of the book.
But after that, everything else went downhill. Fixie herself was incredibly annoying. She turned being a pushover and a “fixer” into a personality trait when she really only ever fixed things that benefited her. Her lack of backbone wasn’t even relatable, it was just frustrating especially when her asshole family members and her long-time love interest, Ryan, were introduced. Ryan was insufferable and he stuck around far too long for me to even be able to make an excuse for Fixie - there was not one redeemable quality to him. This book also took “family first” to the next level and for too long let that be the a-okay for her family practically being emotionally abusive and manipulative to her.
Fixie at times was no better than her family, like when she took advantage of Seb’s offer to help which made her just as unlikable as her siblings. Seb and Fixie’s relationship had potential at the start of the book, but ultimately fell flat. There was no tension or build up and they went in and out of each others lives so quick with little to no emotion that I got whiplash.
The ending was cute and wrapped the storyline up with a nice little bow, but personally, I don’t think there was nearly enough character development in any of the characters.
This starts off a bit too cute and a bit too shallow for my taste. Think 18-30 year olds migth get the most out of this one!
It felt more like a debut romance than a book by Kinsella to me! But it got a bit deeper after a while and I started to enjoy it.
The main character is really growing in this one - and I liked to follow her and see her find her own way. I did like the main characters, though they did feel a bit stereotype and that did take away a bit from my overall enjoyment.
I liked how it all shaped up later in the book, and the second half made up a bit for the first half. The end itself felt a bit rushed to me - so overall I'll end with 3* (with a new author I might have given 4* but I have grown to expect more from Kinsella).
A book that kept me well enough entertained so I definitely don't regret buying it or the time spent, but not one I'll ever read again.
It felt more like a debut romance than a book by Kinsella to me! But it got a bit deeper after a while and I started to enjoy it.
The main character is really growing in this one - and I liked to follow her and see her find her own way. I did like the main characters, though they did feel a bit stereotype and that did take away a bit from my overall enjoyment.
I liked how it all shaped up later in the book, and the second half made up a bit for the first half. The end itself felt a bit rushed to me - so overall I'll end with 3* (with a new author I might have given 4* but I have grown to expect more from Kinsella).
A book that kept me well enough entertained so I definitely don't regret buying it or the time spent, but not one I'll ever read again.
For the majority of this story I thought, “oh no; I’ve outgrown Sophie Kinsella”. I’ve been reading her novels since high school (around the time Moses wore short pants) and to think perhaps this would be my last read…and then the final 50 pages happened. You got me.
this book was really sweet, funny even at some points. i felt like it dragged on a bit and could have been shorter. but i did enjoy listening to it, definitely kept me company for several days.