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A review by nedjemet
Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
5.0
Can You Keep A Secret? is one of my favorite books of all time.
I'm a romantic. I love happy ending. I love fairy-tales. I love romantic male leads that come across as charming instead of pretentious. Oddly enough, that last one is hard to find, but this book manages to pull it off. That's probably because this is one of those delightful novels that understand that you don't always need some major drama to make a romance interesting. Sometimes, all that you need are good characters that work well together and voila, you've got the perfect story.
It certainly helps that Sophie Kinsella has a real gift for making me laugh. Her brand of humor always comes across as organic to the situation. It never feels forced, like something that was added because the scene needed some laughs. Instead, all those funny lines come across as things that the characters would actually say or think. Things that aren't even funny to them. They're just organic lines that happen to be hilarious to outsiders.
I've read several of Kinsella's books now and, while they're all fun, this has to be the one with the most relatable cast. For the most part, these characters felt entirely realistic. The grandfather who's totally out of touch with reality, the best friend who you've known since you were a kid, the showoff cousin, and Emma, the every-girl main character who is anything but.
Alright, enough praise. What about complaints?
Well, to be honest, I don't have anything but nitpicks. However, if I had to complain about anything in this book, it would be that one of the characters goes from one relationship to the next a little too quickly. It's a minor complaint and in the real world a person in this situation would probably wait a few weeks, but that would have really slowed down the book so it didn't bother me.
If you like romances, but have a hard time finding good chick-lit, then this is one I'd highly recommend giving a go. I've read it twice now and both times I've finished the book grinning ear-to-ear.
I'm a romantic. I love happy ending. I love fairy-tales. I love romantic male leads that come across as charming instead of pretentious. Oddly enough, that last one is hard to find, but this book manages to pull it off. That's probably because this is one of those delightful novels that understand that you don't always need some major drama to make a romance interesting. Sometimes, all that you need are good characters that work well together and voila, you've got the perfect story.
It certainly helps that Sophie Kinsella has a real gift for making me laugh. Her brand of humor always comes across as organic to the situation. It never feels forced, like something that was added because the scene needed some laughs. Instead, all those funny lines come across as things that the characters would actually say or think. Things that aren't even funny to them. They're just organic lines that happen to be hilarious to outsiders.
I've read several of Kinsella's books now and, while they're all fun, this has to be the one with the most relatable cast. For the most part, these characters felt entirely realistic. The grandfather who's totally out of touch with reality, the best friend who you've known since you were a kid, the showoff cousin, and Emma, the every-girl main character who is anything but.
Alright, enough praise. What about complaints?
Well, to be honest, I don't have anything but nitpicks. However, if I had to complain about anything in this book, it would be that one of the characters goes from one relationship to the next a little too quickly. It's a minor complaint and in the real world a person in this situation would probably wait a few weeks, but that would have really slowed down the book so it didn't bother me.
If you like romances, but have a hard time finding good chick-lit, then this is one I'd highly recommend giving a go. I've read it twice now and both times I've finished the book grinning ear-to-ear.