As I mentioned in a previous post, I'm a HUGE fan of Sophie Kinsella (author of the Shopaholic series). I've read every one of her books and even though this review is a little late, since I read this one last year when it first came out, I have to say of all her "stand alone" novels, this was by far my favorite. She always writes about the modern, chic, single career girl, but this one has a little twist in that she delves into the supernatural, but the way she does it with her signature wit and charm makes it all so completely believable. I also really appreciated the attention to detail. She clearly did her research on the twenties for this book. From what they wore to brands and types of makeup they used and how they did things back then. Sadie (the ghost) describes things not like a grandmother, but like a hip, young fresh girl...who just happens to live in the 1920's. Even if you have no plans to get sucked into reading the Shopaholic series and just want to give something by Sophie Kinsella a try, this is the one to pick up! It's a great read which you will FLY through! Putting it down is pretty impossible. Below is the plot synopsis from Barnes & Noble.com:
Lara Lington has always had an overactive imagination, but suddenly that imagination seems to be in overdrive. Normal professional twenty-something young women don t get visited by ghosts. Or do they?
When the spirit of Lara s great-aunt Sadie a feisty, demanding girl with firm ideas about fashion, love, and the right way to dance mysteriously appears, she has one last request: Lara must find a missing necklace that had been in Sadie s possession for more than seventy-five years, and Sadie cannot rest without it. Lara, on the other hand, has a number of ongoing distractions. Her best friend and business partner has run off to Goa, her start-up company is floundering, and she s just been dumped by the perfect man.
Sadie, however, could care less.
Lara and Sadie make a hilarious sparring duo, and at first it seems as though they have nothing in common. But as the mission to find Sadie s necklace leads to...
When the spirit of Lara s great-aunt Sadie a feisty, demanding girl with firm ideas about fashion, love, and the right way to dance mysteriously appears, she has one last request: Lara must find a missing necklace that had been in Sadie s possession for more than seventy-five years, and Sadie cannot rest without it. Lara, on the other hand, has a number of ongoing distractions. Her best friend and business partner has run off to Goa, her start-up company is floundering, and she s just been dumped by the perfect man.
Sadie, however, could care less.
Lara and Sadie make a hilarious sparring duo, and at first it seems as though they have nothing in common. But as the mission to find Sadie s necklace leads to...
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