sophie kinsella love your life paperback

And, though on the surface, this story looks like this is an instant love story, below the surface, it is not and ultimately follows a more reasonable timeline. I do not usually love instant love stories.

It is a group of friends that you want to go out for a drink with after a grueling day of work, as they will have you laughing your way out of your bad mood in no time. They each have a unique voice to go with their authentic list of foibles and charming attributes. Even the support characters are so well-developed that they leaped from the page into my life. I love that it is hard to choose which character is my favorite because I adored them all.

As one mishap follows another, it seems while they love each other, they just can't love each other's lives.Love Your Life by Sophie Kinsella has all the quirky charm of the Shopaholic series with the addition of an adorable dog to love and a cast of new characters to get to know. are they compatible in anything? And then there's the prickly situation with Matt's ex-girlfriend, who isn't too eager to let him go. From food choices to annoying habits to sauna etiquette. As their fantasy starts to fade, they discover just how different their personal worlds are. Things seem to be perfect for Aria and Dutch.īut then their real identities-Ava and Matt-must return to London. The two embark on a baggage-free, whirlwind love affair, cliff-jumping into gem-colored Mediterranean waters and exploring the splendor of the Italian coast. When the neighboring martial arts retreat is canceled and a few of its attendees join their small writing community, Ava, now going by 'Aria,' meets 'Dutch,' a man who seems too good to be true. She's determined to finish writing the novel she's been fantasizing about, even though it means leaving her close-knit group of friends and her precious dog, Harold, behind.Īt the retreat, she's not allowed to use her real name or reveal any personal information.

So after a recent breakup and dating app debacle, she decides to put love on hold and escapes to a remote writers' retreat in coastal Italy. She believes in feelings, not algorithms. 'Sophie Kinsella keeps her finger on the cultural pulse, while leaving me giddy with laughter.'-Jojo Moyes, author of The Giver of Stars and The Last Letter from Your LoverĬall Ava romantic, but she thinks love should be found in the real world, not on apps that filter men by height, job, or astrological sign. Description From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher, an utterly delightful novel about a woman who ditches her dating app for a writer's retreat in Italy-only to find that real love comes with its own filters

Sophie kinsella love your life paperback