The Rereader - I've Got Your Number - Sophie Kinsella

Genre: Contemporary Romance

The Back of the Book (Source: Goodreads):

I’ve lost it. :( The only thing in the world I wasn’t supposed to lose. My engagement ring. It’s been in Magnus’s family for three generations. And now the very same day his parents are coming, I’ve lost it. The very same day! Do not hyperventilate, Poppy. Stay positive :) !!

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.

What’s it about?

Poppy loses her ring and her cell phone in the same day. Fortunately for her, she finds another phone in the dust bin. Minor detail: It just belongs to someone else. Spoiler alert: Not such a minor detail. :) 

My Review:

I remember my brother asking me what I wanted for my birthday a few years back. Like a good book lover, I said “Boooooook!!” Being a major Sophie Kinsella fan, the latest standalone novel “I’ve Got Your Number” was the obvious choice for a birthday gift. So I walked back home with a shiny new copy three years back and a smile on my face. I’ll let you in on a little secret. I still smile whenever I read this book. And I’ve reread it quite a few times.

This book just cannot fail in anyway. The strongest point for it would be the storyline. I mean who would have thought of writing a story about sharing a phone? The very idea of sharing something as intimate as a phone is a little scary but Sophie explores this phenomenon in a fascinating and hilarious manner. She does it in a way only Sophie Kinsella can.

I have a weakness for books with email/SMS conversations so naturally this book wins on that count as well for me. It has some exceptionally funny conversations between the main characters. I have actually been found laughing every time I read this book.

As for the characters, Poppy Wyatt is like a breath of fresh air with her charm and naivety. She exudes warmth for everyone and is a truly lovely person. It is certainly tough to top a character like that. Yet, Sophie manages to do that in the same novel with Sam Roxton. He is brutally honest yet sweet, serious yet has a smile that could disarm a reader let alone Poppy and always, always goes for what he wants! He remains one of my favourite Sophie Kinsella characters of all time.

In case I haven’t reiterated it enough in the review already, I’m going to say it again. This book is not to be missed. It is AMAZING! :)

Favourite Character: Sam Roxton (Nuff said)

Favourite Quote: There are so many! But this one honestly cracks me up every time:

“We're playing Scrabble. It's a nightmare."

"Scrabble?" He sounds surprised. "Scrabble's great."

"Not when you're playing with a family of geniuses, it's not. They all put words like 'iridiums'. And I put 'pig'.”

I know it’s been too long since the last review. I’ll keep up with the books and write some more super soon. :D Thanks for reading!

Until the next one,

The Perennial Reader :)