I've Got Your Number: A Novel by Sophie Kinsella

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Poppy Wyatt has never felt luckier. She is about to marry her ideal man, Magnus Tavish, but in one afternoon her “happily ever after” begins to fall apart. Not only has she lost her engagement ring in a hotel fire drill but in the panic that follows, her phone is stolen. As she paces shakily around the lobby, she spots an abandoned phone in a trash can. Finders keepers! Now she can leave a number for the hotel to contact her when they find her ring. Perfect! 

Well, perfect except that the phone’s owner, businessman Sam Roxton, doesn’t agree. He wants his phone back and doesn’t appreciate Poppy reading his messages and wading into his personal life. 

What ensues is a hilarious and unpredictable turn of events as Poppy and Sam increasingly upend each other’s lives through emails and text messages. As Poppy juggles wedding preparations, mysterious phone calls, and hiding her left hand from Magnus and his parents . . . she soon realizes that she is in for the biggest surprise of her life.

review

I absolutely adore Sophie Kinsella's books! They are like dessert or sparkly things, depending on what you like more. While sometimes it gets way too blindingly over-the-top, it ultimately leaves you feeling warm and loved! I've Got Your Number surpassed the Shopoholic series and even some of her best standalones in terms of being super hilarious and insightful! What more- even the over-the-top moments were good over-the-top (while in the Shopoholic series, it could get annoyingly over-the-top). I loved the made-for-movie moments and beautifully flawed Poppy!

I've Got Your Number opens with Poppy freaking out after having lost her engagement ring (in a hotel fire drill) and cell phone in one go. She finds an abandoned cell phone in a waste basket and is glad to have a replacement phone. Only, the phone's owner, businessman Sam Roxton (it belonged to his PA), wants it back. Poppy and Sam come to an agreement about sharing the phone (she agrees to forward all of his messages to him) till the hotel gets back to her about the engagement ring. Meanwhile, her fiance, Magnus's parents are in town and since she's already way intimidated by Magnus's super brainy family, the last thing she needs is for them to know that the ring is gone.

What follows is sequence after sequence of hilarity mixed with wonderfully sweet moments. I adored the book to bits. Every text message between Poppy and Sam, every smilie and "x" and "o" made me smile! On the surface, Poppy seems very similar to Becky Bloomwood of the Shopoholic series, but as you get to know her more, it is obvious that they are both different people. I adored Poppy and could relate to her compulsive need to be liked. She is a great person and doesn't even know it!

I enjoyed getting to know Sam as well. While Poppy peppers her messages with a zillion x's and o's, Sam's emails are painfully short and cordial. They couldn't be any more different but somehow, in the course of their interactions, they bring out the best in each other. I was squealing along with Poppy when Sam used his first smilie! There is also that certain scene in the woods that was plain beautiful! ❤

I also enjoyed a lot of Poppy's random ramblings- whether it was about the lady who says "You have one new message" or her hilariously disastrous conversations with her future in-laws. They were fun and they were also equally meaningful! Apart from the text messages, the book is written in Poppy's point of view. And there are also footnotes (yes, footnotes)! I did not enjoy navigating through the zillion footnotes this book has but I couldn't help laugh out loud at the purpose of the footnotes! 

If you enjoy chic lit or you're just looking for a feel-good book that will keep you smiling throughout, you've got to pick up I've Got Your Number! I read this when I was extremely frazzled and annoyed and it instantly changed my mood. I'd love for this book to be made into a movie!

Publication date: 14th February, 2012

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

Source: Bought

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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