Poppy Wyatt has never felt luckier. She is about to marry
the ideal man, Magnus Tavish, but in one afternoon her 'happy ever after'
begins to fall apart. Not only has she lost her engagement ring but in
the panic that followed, she has now lost her phone. As she paces shakily round
the hotel foyer she spots an abandoned phone in a bin. Finders keepers!
Now she can leave a number for the hotel to contact her when they find
her ring.
Well, perfect except the phone's owner, businessman Sam Roxton doesn't
agree. He wants his phone back and doesn't appreciate Poppy reading all his messages and wading into his personal life.
Review:
The
story kicks off right into action on page one. The story is narrated in present
tense through Poppy’s eyes. Poppy’s ultimate decision lies hanging till the
last moment and she finally makes one while standing in front of her
to-be-husband in church on her wedding day.
Poppy
is goofy, honest and extremely funny. She was so easily likable and relatable
that it was hard not to smile each time she walked on page. More than the
characters, the situations are so over-the-top that they naturally churn out
laughable reactions.
I
admire not only all of Sophie Kinsella’s heroines but also all her male
protagonists. They are all real gentlemen, laid back and sincere but also not
without flaws. It’s very easy to relate to her characters. Sophie Kinsella
makes situations hilarious more than
the dialogues.
What I did not like:
Poppy
worried about things that could have been solved easily had she been a little brave.
Like confessing she lost the ring or that she isn’t a genius like her in-laws.
Poppy’s
lack of confidence and her inferiority complex. But these flaws made her seem
more real nonetheless.
The
footnotes. They were distracting.
Suitable for: Anyone who wants to
have a good laugh, enjoy a well-written story with gripping plot and doesn’t
mind staying up all night with puffy eyes just to see what happens next. Go
pick it up!
Overall: gripping and hilarious.
Once again, Sophie Kinsella meets her fans' expectations.
Stars: 5/5
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