 PUBLICATION YEAR: 2012
GENRE: Chick lit
PAGE COUNT: 459
FORMAT: Paperback
AVAILABLE AT : amazon
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Lately
I have been reading a lot of books with dark themes . I needed something light
and fluffy to relax my mind. Early this year , I had read this book called “ My
Not So Perfect Life “ by Sophie Kinsella and I remember enjoying it . I wanted to read something like that
. So I went to the internet and searched
for the best books by this author and
the book “ I’ve Got Your Number” popped up.
Before
writing the review, I have to admit that I am not really a big fan of the chick
lit genre. This is surprising because a few years back, I used to only enjoy
contemporary romance/drama. I found them relevant and somewhat relatable. But
soon my reading taste evolved and now I rarely read this genre of books.
Hence, I had a hard time reviewing
it. I had a great time reading it though . 😊
The
story is told from the perspective of the main character Poppy who is getting
married to her fiance Magnus in a few
weeks time. However during a party, she lost her engagement ring which happened
to be a family heirloom. Things went further downhill when her phone got stolen
and she started panicking. Luckily she found an abandoned phone in the trash
bin and started using it . She gave that number to everyone around with the
hope that they might give her
information about her missing ring. Soon she found out that the phone belonged
to the PA of a successful businessman called Sam. She convinced Sam that he let
her use the phone for a while with the agreement/condition that she would forward him all his official messages from
the phone to his number.
With
a goofy main character like Poppy, the story became funny right from the start. It had witty
dialogues and the circumstances she gets herself into were extremely hilarious.
I dont think I have ever laughed so much while reading a book. I loved the
scenes involving the interactions with her future in laws who were highly acclaimed
intellectuals in their respective fields
. Those were some of the funniest moments in the book. Apart from the
LOL moments, I also enjoyed the fact that there were some familial elements as
well. The subplots involving friendships, the communications , being scared to
tell the truth, trying to get approval of in-laws etc were quite relatable .
The
main protagonist Poppy was either downright nosy or she was trying to distract
herself from the reality that she was getting married in two weeks. One may say
she was a “ curious soul ” but I would
disagree as she seemed only interested in Sam and nobody else – not even her
own life. This was a bit annoying. At
times she got into my nerves . I found her too dramatic and quite problematic
as a person. Instead of focussing on her life, she seemed too interested in the
affairs of Sam. This behaviour was getting her into more and more troubles and she never seemed to learn her lessons. I
would have despised her in real life but I enjoyed her as a character in this
story. I guess, such flawed behaviour got her into
hilarious sticky situations in the first place which made the story entertaining .
The
other characters were forgettable except for may be- Sam and Poppy’s mother in law. Sam was the typical alleged
successful bachelor from any ROMCOM movie who finds the goofy female lead
adorable. Poppy’s future in laws were absolutely fantastic and they had the
best comic scenes in the book. Other characters which included the fiance, a couple of friends and colleagues of both poppy and sam
did not exactly make a mark.
What
I liked about the book was that although it belonged to the “ Contemporary Romance”
genre, we see a story which has so much more to it than just romance. There was
drama, comedy and just the right amount of romance. Also there were these
footnotes which added some extra fun elements
to the narrative.
The
pacing of the book was alright. I was able to read the first half of the book
pretty fast as a major chunk of it had some of the most memorable funny scenes.
After that though, with all the subplot involving a major scandal and
office politics of Sam , I got a little bored. Then towards the end as
we head towards the climax , I started to enjoy again. The climax was
predictable and cheesy , I adored it nonetheless.
Overall
this book was cute and a bit dramatic just like any ROMCOM movie. It was a fun one time read. Never before
has it happened that I hated the main character yet loved the book. It has most
certainly fulfilled my criteria of a fun
fluffy read and I would highly recommend it. 😊
RATING- 🌕🌕🌕🌕 (4/5)
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