Surprise Me
Sophie Kinsella
Rating: 5 stars
Amazon UK (K £8.99 / H £9.49)
Number one Bestselling Author Sophie Kinsella's emotionally charged, witty new standalone novel about love and long-term relationship survival - and how those we think we know best can sometimes surprise us the most . . .
After being together for ten years, Sylvie and Dan have a comfortable home, fulfilling jobs, beautiful twin girls, and communicate so seamlessly, they finish each other's sentences. They have a happy marriage and believe they know everything there is to know about each other. Until it's casually mentioned to them that they could be together for another sixty-eight years... and panic sets in.
They quickly decide to create little surprises for each other, to keep their relationship fresh and fun. But in their pursuit of Project Surprise Me - anything from unexpected gifts to restaurant dates to photo shoots - mishaps arise with disastrous and comical results.
Gradually, the surprises turn to shocking discoveries. And when a scandal from the past is uncovered, they begin to wonder if they ever really knew each other after all...
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Wow, I loved this book!! I was recently treated to this novel by my boyfriend and although I wasn't too sure on it at first - I was totally blown away at the end. I'll be honest, I wasn't too sure just because I'd never read a book by Sophie Kinsella before (I know - the shock), and wasn't entirely keen to pay out for a book that I wouldn't enjoy (£10 isn't that cheap for a book) but luckily, I was treated to it and I did actually really, really love it!
Sophie Kinsella has a great style of writing - and now it's become my mission to read even more by her! I love the quirkiness her style brings - I was hooked after a few chapters (I wasn't feeling it as much at the beginning) but once the surprises start coming in and the humour starts, I loved it! It was hilarious, and I found myself laughing out loud on more than one occasion. As the story got underway, I just couldn't put it down and I found myself finding more and more reasons to pick it up and give it a read for an hour or so.
I wouldn't say I read this book quickly, it took me about a week but it was worth it. The hardback version is pretty hefty and heavy and I struggled to read whilst snuggled up in bed (I know - such problems) but I loved the simplistic design. The colour and the little characters drew me in because it doesn't give too much away. I was intrigued. I also loved that when you take the cover off, it looks completely different and so simple. The colour of the hardback itself is simply white and I think it just really works well.
The story follows main character Sylvie and husband Dan, after having a health check up, they find out that they have another sixty-eight more years together - this soon sees them panicking - how could they possibly be married for this length of time? Well, they soon come up with ideas for surprising each other and this is when it all goes downhill. The mystery behind what Dan was up to was so, so interesting! I found myself really feeling sorry for Sylvie on more than one occasion and I just couldn't wait to read what Dan was getting up to! The second part of the book was definitely better than the first.
Now, the one down side was Sylvie's character - in part. It really irked me that she kept calling her mum 'Mummy' and dad 'Daddy', I don't know why - maybe it was the way she was talking about them or whatever, but it got on my nerves a little bit. Aside from that, the book and storyline was brilliant and I'll certainly be checking out other novels by the author.
Wow, I loved this book!! I was recently treated to this novel by my boyfriend and although I wasn't too sure on it at first - I was totally blown away at the end. I'll be honest, I wasn't too sure just because I'd never read a book by Sophie Kinsella before (I know - the shock), and wasn't entirely keen to pay out for a book that I wouldn't enjoy (£10 isn't that cheap for a book) but luckily, I was treated to it and I did actually really, really love it!
Sophie Kinsella has a great style of writing - and now it's become my mission to read even more by her! I love the quirkiness her style brings - I was hooked after a few chapters (I wasn't feeling it as much at the beginning) but once the surprises start coming in and the humour starts, I loved it! It was hilarious, and I found myself laughing out loud on more than one occasion. As the story got underway, I just couldn't put it down and I found myself finding more and more reasons to pick it up and give it a read for an hour or so.
I wouldn't say I read this book quickly, it took me about a week but it was worth it. The hardback version is pretty hefty and heavy and I struggled to read whilst snuggled up in bed (I know - such problems) but I loved the simplistic design. The colour and the little characters drew me in because it doesn't give too much away. I was intrigued. I also loved that when you take the cover off, it looks completely different and so simple. The colour of the hardback itself is simply white and I think it just really works well.
The story follows main character Sylvie and husband Dan, after having a health check up, they find out that they have another sixty-eight more years together - this soon sees them panicking - how could they possibly be married for this length of time? Well, they soon come up with ideas for surprising each other and this is when it all goes downhill. The mystery behind what Dan was up to was so, so interesting! I found myself really feeling sorry for Sylvie on more than one occasion and I just couldn't wait to read what Dan was getting up to! The second part of the book was definitely better than the first.
Now, the one down side was Sylvie's character - in part. It really irked me that she kept calling her mum 'Mummy' and dad 'Daddy', I don't know why - maybe it was the way she was talking about them or whatever, but it got on my nerves a little bit. Aside from that, the book and storyline was brilliant and I'll certainly be checking out other novels by the author.
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