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amanda1793's review against another edition
4.0
Why I didn't update this, I will never know. But I finished this one last week... And it was pretty good! Rather funny and I didn't want to stop listening!
I do have to say, it's seriously difficult to find an unabridged copy at my library of any of Kinsella's novels and I can make it difficult to follow along and update here accordingly!
Kinsella books are so awesome on audio, and I know I will continue to enjoy them this way in the future!
I do have to say, it's seriously difficult to find an unabridged copy at my library of any of Kinsella's novels and I can make it difficult to follow along and update here accordingly!
Kinsella books are so awesome on audio, and I know I will continue to enjoy them this way in the future!
kathydavie's review
3.0
This was a fun ghost story with friends growing and learning with each other.
yodamom's review
4.0
Audio-This was not the funny story I have grown used to from Sophia Kinsella. It had it's funny parts, but it had a feeling of melancholy through much of the book. Perhaps because I saw myself in the characters flaws.
Lara is a nice young lady with her own business and a fabulous boyfriend. Everything is going her way. Till her fabulous boyfriend dumps her, without saying why. Her partner leaves town, and all their clients that she was to take care of. She has no idea how to handle this side of the business. Her parents and friends thinks she's gone 'nutters' texting her ex constantly. To to it off she is being haunted by her Great Aunt. (What a mess.)
Sadie is her Great Aunt, she has just died at the age of 105 in a nursing home. She wants something, something that was hers and now it's lost. She in a funny lighthearted character that shows up in her twenties.
The two of them engage in all kinds of craziness. The search opens many new doors, and slams a few others closed. Lara has a chance to learn of her heritage and learn her own heart in this journey. Perhaps even give up her obsession with her ex ?
I enjoyed this book immensely. It was so close to my own life, with her job, her partner, her love, her obsession. I can't wait to read another book from this author.
Lara is a nice young lady with her own business and a fabulous boyfriend. Everything is going her way. Till her fabulous boyfriend dumps her, without saying why. Her partner leaves town, and all their clients that she was to take care of. She has no idea how to handle this side of the business. Her parents and friends thinks she's gone 'nutters' texting her ex constantly. To to it off she is being haunted by her Great Aunt. (What a mess.)
Sadie is her Great Aunt, she has just died at the age of 105 in a nursing home. She wants something, something that was hers and now it's lost. She in a funny lighthearted character that shows up in her twenties.
The two of them engage in all kinds of craziness. The search opens many new doors, and slams a few others closed. Lara has a chance to learn of her heritage and learn her own heart in this journey. Perhaps even give up her obsession with her ex ?
I enjoyed this book immensely. It was so close to my own life, with her job, her partner, her love, her obsession. I can't wait to read another book from this author.
jennrocca's review
5.0
I, typically, thoroughly enjoy Sophie Kinsella. This was no exception. I like the characters and how the plot unfolds. True, sometimes there are plot holes. Sometimes the main character will say or do things that are exceedingly dumb leaving me thinking, "That doesn't even make sense!" BUT It's always temporary and I'm willing to put that aside for the other fun parts of the story.
For pure lighthearted fun, this was good.
For pure lighthearted fun, this was good.
shadylane_00's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
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
4.0
kaulhilo's review
5.0
okay so my whole not-reading-anymore thing really isn't going on so well,, is this what they call book addiction and because this. sucks. two books in less than two days.. well it could be worse. it could be forty eight books in two days, so really, i ought to be grateful. really optimistic, honestly, i should totally go for that.
about this book:
spoilers present, almost all my reviews have spoilers
TWENTIES GIRL. i thought it'd be about a girl who had loads of twenty bucks crammed into her bag pocket and had a knack of giving them to everyone she met. aaaand then maybe she'd give a note to some multimillionaire guy who gets confused about why a random girl on a street is giving her twenty dollars?and he confuses her up with someone else and so and so until they fall in love and have twenty children. a bit far off? okay, how about ten children? :-)
feel free to overanalyze that smiley. it's supposed to be sarcastic.
okay no really, the book. the book is amazing. i honestly read it with a meh attitude, but guess im still dumb. sophie kinsella never disappoints. never. (apart from the new shopaholic books, like will she stop?) (seriously) but oh my god. lara, and lara and i love lara. and sadie!!!!!!!!!!! oh god!!! okay so the book totally spoiled itself at the beginning with the "ghost story" bit like,,!!!i didn't know there would be ghosts!!!! and i thought it'd be kind of boring!!!but it was actually so amazing and it made me laugh like three thousand times and everything is just so pretty!!!!! it's such a wonderful light read like????? wow???? beautiful??? please bless me with more of this wonderful elixir of All That Is Pure And Good In The World! okay so •points for writing type •points for the easygoing style •points for the character arcs •points for Ed I-Forgot-His-Last-Name-But-That-In-No-Way-Diminishes-My-Love-For-Him i love love love love ed i loved the way she asked him out straight up in a conference room and the weird drinks and the magic and the psychic-stuff and the dates and the kiss and the he!has!to!explore!London! and everything i love it so much i love everything God bless this book
about this book:
spoilers present, almost all my reviews have spoilers
TWENTIES GIRL. i thought it'd be about a girl who had loads of twenty bucks crammed into her bag pocket and had a knack of giving them to everyone she met. aaaand then maybe she'd give a note to some multimillionaire guy who gets confused about why a random girl on a street is giving her twenty dollars?and he confuses her up with someone else and so and so until they fall in love and have twenty children. a bit far off? okay, how about ten children? :-)
feel free to overanalyze that smiley. it's supposed to be sarcastic.
okay no really, the book. the book is amazing. i honestly read it with a meh attitude, but guess im still dumb. sophie kinsella never disappoints. never. (apart from the new shopaholic books, like will she stop?) (seriously) but oh my god. lara, and lara and i love lara. and sadie!!!!!!!!!!! oh god!!! okay so the book totally spoiled itself at the beginning with the "ghost story" bit like,,!!!i didn't know there would be ghosts!!!! and i thought it'd be kind of boring!!!but it was actually so amazing and it made me laugh like three thousand times and everything is just so pretty!!!!! it's such a wonderful light read like????? wow???? beautiful??? please bless me with more of this wonderful elixir of All That Is Pure And Good In The World! okay so •points for writing type •points for the easygoing style •points for the character arcs •points for Ed I-Forgot-His-Last-Name-But-That-In-No-Way-Diminishes-My-Love-For-Him i love love love love ed i loved the way she asked him out straight up in a conference room and the weird drinks and the magic and the psychic-stuff and the dates and the kiss and the he!has!to!explore!London! and everything i love it so much i love everything God bless this book
migles1's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
golddust95662's review against another edition
The main character was too annoying