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I've Got Your Number
by Sophie Kinsella
Fans of Sophie Kinsella definitely won't be disappointed by her latest addition to the fun, frothy chick lit canon. When we meet physiotherapist Poppy Wyatt, she's in full-on panic mode. She's just lost her heirloom engagement ring, an embarrassing gaffe made even worse by her intellectual future in-law's distaste for her. When her cell phone gets pinched by a thief on a bike, it seems like the icing on the cake until she spots a phone in the garbage can. It belongs to the personal assistant of an executive management consultant, and the winsome Poppy convinces Sam Roxton, the aforementioned executive, to let her borrow the phone temporarily, promising to forward his messages until her ring is found and he hires a new replacement. Poppy quickly entangles herself in Sam's professional life while also jumping to conclusions about his personal life. While engaging in a few wacky hijinks, Sam helps Poppy confront some uncomfortable truths and she helps soften his prickly personality.
Breezy, light, and fun, I whipped through I've Got Your Number in only a couple of days. Kinsella's trademark humor carries the narrative, but some of the goofiness stretches credulity. Would Poppy really have written all those e-mails for Sam? The first few were innocent enough, and more and more just kept piling up. While silly, Poppy seemed to have more sense than that and it nearly ruined the character for me. Overall I found Poppy lovable and sweet, but sometimes she's a bit of a flake and that flakiness can be grating. Chances are that if characters like Kinsella's own shopaholic Becky Bloomwood and Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones wear on your last nerve, then you won't be a big fan of Poppy, either.
I really enjoyed Sam and he reminded me a lot of Jane Austen's Henry Tilney - charming, kind, and knowing. And like Henry Tilney, he can clear up some embarrassing silliness without making his heroine feel stupid. He's a little too perfect, but he's fun. I also appreciated that many (not *all*) of the characters that came off as cardboard villains were revealed to be better people than they had once seemed. It was a little unexpected, and I like that Kinsella didn't take the easy way out with some of the characterization. The subplot of corporate intrigue worked very well - I found myself very reluctant to part with the book to sleep last night since I wanted to know how it all unfolded.
While I've Got Your Number certainly doesn't break any ground, it's a perfect escapist jaunt for fans of British chick lit looking for a little levity.
Breezy, light, and fun, I whipped through I've Got Your Number in only a couple of days. Kinsella's trademark humor carries the narrative, but some of the goofiness stretches credulity. Would Poppy really have written all those e-mails for Sam? The first few were innocent enough, and more and more just kept piling up. While silly, Poppy seemed to have more sense than that and it nearly ruined the character for me. Overall I found Poppy lovable and sweet, but sometimes she's a bit of a flake and that flakiness can be grating. Chances are that if characters like Kinsella's own shopaholic Becky Bloomwood and Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones wear on your last nerve, then you won't be a big fan of Poppy, either.
I really enjoyed Sam and he reminded me a lot of Jane Austen's Henry Tilney - charming, kind, and knowing. And like Henry Tilney, he can clear up some embarrassing silliness without making his heroine feel stupid. He's a little too perfect, but he's fun. I also appreciated that many (not *all*) of the characters that came off as cardboard villains were revealed to be better people than they had once seemed. It was a little unexpected, and I like that Kinsella didn't take the easy way out with some of the characterization. The subplot of corporate intrigue worked very well - I found myself very reluctant to part with the book to sleep last night since I wanted to know how it all unfolded.
While I've Got Your Number certainly doesn't break any ground, it's a perfect escapist jaunt for fans of British chick lit looking for a little levity.