Sophie Kinsella and A SPOILER ALERT (should have written this in most of my posts...)

I am stressed out. The pressure is real. The absurd expenses caused me guilt. Its not that I am being ungrateful, its just a wild thought. Am I making the right choice? Of course I am. I just wondering what IF I am not. Life is full of tricks on its sleeves, all I can do is hoping I manage it well. I am putting my life at stake for this, I don’t have any back up plan. So if any of these are fraud then I am screwed. Why am I thinking like that, I guess at times like these the pessimistic side of me is taking control. Filling my heart with a pang of guilt and whispering it won't work out.  But it will, I am sure it will. I don’t know how it will turn out but everything gonna be worth it. Fingercrossed.

Anyway… Let's stop talking about how boring my life is and talk about the fun stuffs. Things that keep my mind off the university orientation. Funny and lovely stuffs like Sophie Kinsella’s books. I’ve only read 2 of them, but both of them are really funny and got everything that I want in a novel.

1.   I’ve Got Your Number

I got this book at the airport. That time I don’t know who Sophie Kinsella is. All I want is a romantic and funny novel, and this novel’s summary gave all that I wanted in a novel. An accident. One that happened out of the quirkiness or clumsiness of the main character. Here we got Poppy Wyatt. An extraordinary girl who works as an physiotherapist. She is on top of the world after her boyfriend propose her with a precious family ring. Until she lost it in a hotel. She got crazy wild when she found out that the ring is nowhere to be found. At the most urgent moment in her life, someone stole her phone. Poppy needs a phone! What if someone calls her that the ring is found and she wouldn’t know. At the most erratic moment she found a phone in the trash bin. Finders keepers right? But unfortunately it belongs to Sam Roxton. A cold and serious bussinessman. Well, it used to belong to his Personal Assistant. Both of them needs the phone and Sophie got entangled in Sam’s life and so does Sam.  Sophie had to forward all Sam’s emails and she can’t help her self to look at every single email. She started to picture Sam’s life and his relationship with his coworkers, family, and fiancee. If Poppy may say, a lunatic fiancee. Poppy always wondering why Sam is engaged with that woman. But that is none of her bussiness. But Poppy could make some little changes in Sam’s life. Sam’s always been too strict with all the invitations he got in his emails. Maybe Poppy could say yes to the Guatemala’s trips on behalf of the Sam’s name. Or saying birthday to Lindsey, his coworker. Or saying that everyone at work should come up with some ideas to brighten the company…. Before Poppy can realize it she has been sending A LOT of emails under Sam’s name. She thought she did good… She meant to do him a favor… But not everyone taking it well. Especially Sam. Poppy felt super guilty and Sam demanded his phone back. Few days passed, Poppy went to his company to return his phone. It seems that her little initiatives turned out to not be so bad. Not everything turned out well, but it does gave Sam some advantages.  

Poppy got a perfect fiance and a perfect life. But after she met Sam, she feels… incomplete. She points out Sam flaws, but so does Sam. Sam said that Poppy always felt inferior with the Tavishes (her fiance’s family). She doesn’t! Doesn’t she?

Once again Poppy entangled in Sam’s life. Sir Nicholas Murray, a CEO and a person that Sam’s admire, got caught up in a corruption scandal. Which wasn’t true. Somehow it’s up to Poppy to save Sir Nicholas. Poppy only have few days behind before her marriage. Why she said yes to this?

Together, Poppy and Sam searching for evidence. While everyone at company lost hope and believing Sir Nicholas’s scandal. When the statement is out Poppy met Sam in discreet. Out in the woods. They were texting, being honest one another. Poppy felt a warm feeling in her heart, which is wrong,  but again she is afraid to let this moment go. That is when Sam’s arms wrapped her body. They stayed there for 5, no 10 minutes then pretend that nothing happened.

Poppy had a perfect fiance, she has the perfect life waits for her after the marriage. But all of that crumbles when she found out that Magnus (her fiance) is cheating with his wedding planner, Lucinda. She is hurt and call off her wedding. She said that to Sam, but he only said sorry. She emailed him with a friendly tone, but he sent back a cold brushed off email. One that says nice words but it was sent to all of people we don’t want to talk with. That’s why she said yes when Magnus beg her to keep marrying him.

Poppy is at the church and about to say her vow. Magnus looked like he was going to end his life, he is definitely only want to get through with it. The priest started by saying “Wilt thou..” but Magnus answered by saying “I do”. Poppy lost her temper because Magnus not taking this seriously ( he obviously only watch many stupid American wedding in movies) and she realized that it is not meant to be. When she about to leave the church a woman stopped her. Saying that she have been emailed by some guy to stop this wedding. So does the other guests. EVERYONE in the church got the email.

“Stop. Stop her. Hold it off. Delay it. She’s doing the wrong thing…”

“Lover? I don’t know. I don’t know if she loves me… I don’t know if I love her.”

“All I can say she’s the one I think about.”

“All the time. She’s the voice I want to hear. She’s the face I hope to see.”

There he is. Sam Roxton. Standing in front of the church asking Poppy for a coffee. Poppy said yes, and she is ready to begin a lovely and honest relationship.

What I love is, Sam Roxton is not a perfect guy. He is oblivious and cold. But then so does Poppy. She is really careless and I think she needs to get hit just once. Sophie Kinsella put this two opposite characters into one story, and they complete each other. Poppy may have the perfect man beside her. But perfect for other may not perfect for her. Poppy weird endeavour gave colour in Sam’s life. They are perfect for each other eventhough they don’t seem like it. Eventhough they were put into the stickiest situation ever. Sophie Kinsella manage to give a beautiful twist with a strong comedy in it. A perfect read for you who looking for a relaxed mind in a holiday.

The next book I read is Can You Keep A Secret? But I’ll recap it tomorrow. Ciao!