Author: Sophie Kinsella
Publisher: Bantam Press (Random House India)
Pages: 400
Price: Rs 599
Genre: Fiction / Chicklit / Romance / Modern Fiction
Rating: 7/10
Format: Paperback
Frankly,
I had read a few average reviews for the book, so I read it with very low
expectations. And, I liked it. Sure, the story is
over-the-top, preposterous and crazy. But nothing that a Sophie
Kinsella fan cannot fathom or a chicklit reader cannot imagine. I can
totally see a Hollywood rom-com on this story.
Lottie
and Fliss are 30-something sisters. Fliss is the older sister and has always
been protective about Lottie. This book gives a new meaning to how far she
would go.
Lottie
is in a steady relationship and is pretty sure her boyfriend is about to
propose, but nothing of that sort happens. Out of the blue, her boyfriend from
fifteen years ago turns up claiming that she had been ‘the one’ for him and he
never really found anyone like her. He proposes and she accepts. In her
rose-tinted world, perhaps this was meant to be. Fliss on the other hand, is in
the middle of a bitter divorce and does not want Lottie to do anything mindless
such as jumping into a marriage without any thought. But Lottie would not listen
and Fliss would not give up. Even when Lottie goes ahead and gets married,
Fliss will pull all strings to stop their Wedding Night so that the marriage
can still be annulled. What ensues is a crazy, roller-coaster till the end. The
narration alternates between Lottie and Fliss.
The
fact is all Sophie-Kinsella heroines are crazy and over-the-top. They imagine
things when there is none. Their imagination would start from one end and land up
somewhere completely different. There is a whole world in their imagination.
Add to that, all of them have a penchant for landing themselves in trouble, but
luckily, things fall into place for them at the end. And true to the genre,
they find the most deserving and charming men (and rich / successful).
Honestly
speaking, this story is completely different from the Shopaholic series and yet
the graph of the narrative is similar. The story takes off, the heroine lands
herself in trouble, keeps falling in self-created mess, but miraculously things
turn around for her benefit at the end.
There
are several laugh-out-loud moments in the fast-paced narrative but very few mushy
ones. It is more about the sisters than about the romantic angle, so to say. It is not in the league of the Shopaholic series or the author's last outing 'I've Got Your Number', but I had a fairly good time.
If chicklit is your fare, you will like it; just keep your expectations at bay.
If chicklit is your fare, you will like it; just keep your expectations at bay.
Review Book courtesy: Random House India
Image source: Random House India
Havent read any of the books from Sophie Kinsella. Have heard so much about the shopaholic series!
ReplyDeleteLady, you are missing out on some serious fun! Start from the first one in the series "Confessions of a Shopaholic". Each of us have a Rebecca Bloomwood (the protagonist) hidden inside us. But I am telling you right now she is over-the-top in an entertaining way :)
DeleteWell written article! will definitely catchup with shopaholic series soon.. I usually buy books from http://www.price-hunt.com/. They give good deals and best price of the product across various online stores.
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