I've Got Your Number
Sophie Kinsella
Rating: 2 stars
I've lost it :(
The only thing in the world I wasn't supposed to lose. My engagement ring. It's been in Magnus's family for three generations. And now, the very same day his parents are coming, I've lost it. The very same day. Do not hyperventilate, Poppy.
Stay positive!! :)
A couple of glasses of bubbly with the girls and Poppy's life has gone into meltdown. Not only has she lost her engagement ring, but in the panic that followed, she's lost her phone too. When she spots an abandoned phone in a bin it seems it was meant to be . . . Finders Keepers!
Except the phone's owner, elusive 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. Can things get any more tangled?
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I normally love Sophie Kinsella novels, so was really looking forward to diving into this one. I love the new updated covers, they're sleek and stylish and I love the bold colours. I was also really intrigued by this novels description as well. I wanted to find out more - so I quickly started reading it!
However, what first struck me was how unrealistic some of what was happening was. Like how Poppy was reacting for example. The things she says. The things she does made me feel a bit like 'this would never happen' and therefore I just felt like I couldn't relate to it as much as some of Sophie's other novels. I didn't really like Poppy much to begin with and about a quarter of the way in I was going to give up. Then something really funny happened that made me remember why I love Sophie Kinsella novels so I decided to read on. I didn't like how she was replying on behalf of Sam and all these things happening as a consequence just wouldn't happen! Sorry! I mean who does that?!
Although I decided to carry on, I still just didn't really like it all too much. I didn't like most of the characters, I couldn't relate to any of them. Some parts were really funny don't get me wrong, but I just didn't enjoy it as much. Which is such a shame because I really wanted to. As well as this, I didn't like the inclusion of the footnotes, I found them really off-putting and I would pause what I was reading to read the appropriate footnote then get lost in what was going on so had to go back on myself which was quite irritating to be honest. I never normally write quite such a negative review but this book just got to me. So far I haven't had much good to say about it! Whoops!
Overall, just not my kind of book unfortunately. Too many things happening that generally just wouldn't happen and un-relatable characters. Shame.
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