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I Owe You One

Sophie Kinsella

3.32 AVERAGE

emotional funny lighthearted sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Complicated

jksadler's review

3.75
lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cadeyladey's review

3.0
funny lighthearted 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: Complicated

This was so dumb. Not quite the chicklit I was looking for at the pool.

gailarchi's review

4.0
hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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vkeith27's review

3.0
lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

crystal_grace's review

3.25
hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Really bad - don't know why I kept reading it even though I was feeling irritated.
Very generic hero and extremely desperate heroine.

Please save your time and don't read this if you don't like the first couple chapters, it really doesn't get better

Terrible

One of the most predictable and awful books ever. I finished it anyway for some dumb reason. Characters are flat and it rushes through so many issues (which could be explored but aren’t.)

I Owe You One was a sweet and easy read that had many laugh out loud moments and towards the end some heartfelt lessons about family, love and doing the right thing.
At times I felt Fixie was naive and not so straight thinking, but you can see she's struggling with self doubt and sees the best in people, even when they don't perhaps deserve it.
I loved how there were so many positive female relationships explored in their complexity and how loss and tragedy can define a person and change a family dynamic.
Overall there were parts (particularly about the shop) that seemed to drag and detract from the flow of the story, but there are also some classic emotional, heart tugging moments too that really made the book enjoyable.
I didn't overall love it as much as I have other books recently and I'm trying to be much more ordered in my star ratings, this would be a 3 and a half.