Surprise Me by Sophie KinsellaMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
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I have enjoyed many of Sophie Kinsella's books every the years. Every now and then, though, she writes one that just doesn't work for me. Unfortunately, this book falls in the latter category.
Sylvie & Dan have been together for ten years. They feel they know all there is to know about each other. It's comfortable. Easy. Until their doctor predicts they are in such good health they will have another 68 years of life together. Then comfortable starts seeming a bit stodgy. And easy is no longer a good thing. Operation Surprise Me commences.
This book was just ho-hum for me. I generally love Kinsella's quirky main characters, but Sylvie just didn't inspire any sort of interest or investment from me. I wasn't itching to get back to her story when real life interfered. I can't pinpoint exactly why this was. Maybe I found her a bit whiny with mentality that kept her from really taking control of her life until later in the book.
I probably like Dan slightly better but still not enough to keep me engaged.
There was a lot of language and mention of sex in this book. And one pretty described scene. All of that turned me off a bit too.
For me, it was a disappointing read. But I'll still anxiously await her next book. Another gem is coming.
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