Author Review: Sophie Kinsella

And I loved it. These are the reasons that come to mind offhand:

· It’s about a young adult with a career not going as expected (so close to home for so many people I know)

· It’s set in England, complete with all the vocab and mannerisms I remember from my time there

· The main character, Katie, helps her parents start a yurt glamping campground. What’s not to love about yurt glamping?

· The book is all about the appearance of the perfect life—how people feel like they have to have one and how they assume that everyone else does when obviously, as Katie learns, they don’t. This seems very relevant in today’s society

Also, I should mention that I rarely read adult books—young adult is my jam; I usually just find it more relatable—but Sophie Kinsella is a big exception. I’ve also read her Twenties Girl, I Owe You One, and Can You Keep a Secret? and enjoyed them all. Sophie also wrote a young adult book called Finding Audrey, but I’ll admit I didn’t like it much. (The pacing felt funny, and the character development and the romance didn’t feel very believable to me—just my opinion). But as I’ve said, her adult books are awesome. I’d say they feel like light, beach reads—but that they also make you think about issues, both your own and society’s. Not too shabby of a feat, in my opinion.