As much as I love Sophie Kinsella, this book was a tough one to read.  Beginning with the main character who is a fixer of people and problems so her name is Fixie. 

Since her father has died Fixie and her mother with very little help from her self-absorbed siblings have been running their home goods store. When her mother takes some much-needed time off, Fixie basically becomes a doormat.

Everyone in this book walked all over her and she just annoyed me so much. Everyone was using her. And none of the other characters had any redeeming traits. Especially her brother and an old crush come back to town, Ryan. 

I'm sorry, but this one had no depth for me. I did not care one way or the other what happened to her. 

Netgalley/February 5th 2019 by Dial Press

I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella is set in England in modern times. Fixie Farr, is nicknamed as such because she can’t stand things not being right whether it is straightening a vase on a shelf or people’s lives. Her family owns a houseware store and they all work there, to some extent. Her father has passed away so her mother is now in charge. Fixie and her siblings don’t see eye to eye very often. Fixie is at the local coffee shop when a business man asks her to watch his laptop while he steps outside to take a call. While he is gone the leaky ceiling collapses but Fixie jumps up and covers his laptop getting covered with ceiling debris and soaked in the process. Sebastian is elated that she did this for a stranger. He writes an IOU on the coffee sleeve and gives it to her along with his business card. This is the beginning as he does her a favor then something happens and she owes him, back and forth goes the coffee sleeve. How will they put an end to this?
I liked the story but felt bogged down at times in the issues with her family. Fixie was so busy trying to fix others she often neglected herself and any common sense she might have. I did find the characters to be realistic though Mom was a bit of a pushover. The ending is excellent. I believe this book will appeal to a wide audience. I give this book 4 of 5 stars.
I received an advance copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

Predictable, but still a fun fluffy read. Most of the time I was internally yelling at Fixie for not having a spine, but am pleased that she ended up growing one in the end. I would have loved for the ice skating issue to be completely resolved - perhaps in a sequel??

Sophie Kinsella is one of my go to authors. I Owe You One just solidifies why. I fell in love with Fixie and her story. Just one of many likeavle characters in this novel and an ending I had hoped for!

I've never read Sophie Kinsella, and was pleasantly surprised by the first chapter of her new novel, I Owe You One. Because of her reputation, I was excited to read her, and the first chapter had me hooked. But after that, I'm terribly afraid I didn't love the novel as much as I had hoped. Fixie was an endearing character that, at first glance, seemed charming. However, by the end of the novel, I found her to be a bit cliche.
Perhaps I've read too many romance novels lately, but I just didn't love this one. I tend to enjoy romance novels from Tracey Garvis Graves and Colleen Hoover - that's my taste. Unfortunately, this compared to Jasmine Guillroy's novel "The Proposal" for me. Well-written, but not unique; entertaining, but not satisfying.
I will definitely give Kinsella a chance in the future - I've not written her off yet, but this just wasn't a top pick for me.

If you've read Sophie Kinsella before, this one does not disappoint. Fixie the heroine made me so angry in the beginning, she's took it upon herself to fix all the issues with her family and is in love with the stupidest guy. Thankfully she meets Seb and after saving his laptop from water damage, he is soo thankful that he gives her a written and signed I Owe You, which she redeems. I really enjoyed this book, it was nice to see Fixie coming into her own and standing up for herself. I have to say that I love how close her family was, although for most of the book I hated most of her family members. A very fun read indeed!

I think I've read every one of Sophie Kinsella's books, and I've yet to regret any of them. This one is no exception - sweet, light-hearted, and centered around Fixie, who is striving to keep the family business alive despite two dunderheaded siblings that can't seem to take an interest. Of course there's a nice romantic subplot as well, and things all turn out pretty much for the best.

My goals for "lightweight" romantic comedy is entertainment and while I ultimately found the book engaging, the initial chapters were frustrating as the main protagonist, "Fixie" appeared to be beyond obtuse. This is a story of a family business, siblings and parents and off course, romance. Ultimately, the story became much more engaging, and involved issues of romance, siblings, work, goals and communication. It never was, unfortunately, fully believable, but it became a pleasant read.

A fun read it wasn’t my favorite by this author but was a solid book I enjoyed. I liked the character of Fixie a lot. Her witty mind had me cracking up and her loyalty to her family even when they drove her crazy was very sweet to read about. Her character really made this book! It was heartwarming and fun and a easy read!

Mini review:

DNF

Trigger warning: Abuse of power and authority. Making someone feel small. Ceiling falling on top off someone’s head.

I received this E-ARC via Random House Publishing Group and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I was really looking forward to reading this! I have enjoyed Kinsella’s books in the past. Unfortunately I didn’t like it.

I really liked Fixie! I simply didn’t care for anyone else. Nor did I care for the story. As I read on I started to get bored and was pulled out of the story.

This was a personal thing. I still recommend.

I really enjoy Sophie Kinsella books as they're entertaining, charming and funny. Lately though, I've found them a little predictable. I Owe You One fell into that category, I felt as though I had read it before. I continued it as the characters were entertaining and it was a story I didn't have to get too involved in.

This book follows Fixie Farr, a girl tragically still obsessed with her high school crush at 30. Fixie works in her family's hardware store, Farrs, just as she's done for years, when one day she has a chance meeting in a coffee shop with a man who might just be "the one." After saving his laptop from a roof leak, he leaves her with an IOU, which leads to repeated meetings in order to cash in the IOUs that they pass back and forth from that day on.

Overall, I'd say this book is cute, but nowhere close to as good as all of Sophie Kinsella's other novels. I've been reading Kinsella's books for over a decade now, ever since I came across Confessions of a Shopaholic in high school and I've loved them all. If you're looking for a quick chick-lit read or are a big sophie kinsella fan, I'd say give this one a chance.

Classic Sophie Kinsella which is always a delight. An engaging heroine, plenty of irritating antagonists, and a happy ending. What more can you ask for?

Sophie Kinsella has done it again! Infinitely readable, lovely characters. A perfect book to read in one weekend.

Every so often, you come across a book that you don't want to see end. I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella is one of those books. Fixie Farr is, as her name implies, a fixer. She can't help it - it's part of her DNA. Unfortunately, all of her efforts don't always turn out the way she hopes. Coupled with some serious self-doubt, Fixie can't stand up for herself with her brother and sister. When their mom becomes I'll and needs to have some R&R time, Fixie finds that she needs to assert herself before the rest of her family run the family business into the ground.. Add in a chance encounter that turns into a romance, and then blows up without Fixie really understanding why, and you have a very engaging story. Kudos to Sophie Kinsella!

It is a sweet read about finding your true self. And all, how important it is to deal with family dynamics and still stand up for yourself too. It is a great long weekend read.

Pretty standard fare from the author. A quick entertaining read, a nice break between the holidays. Unfortunately I didn't care the for the characters all that much, at times it was like watching a train wreck. But has some good humor in it, and as all the other books by Ms. Kinsella, it all ended well.

I was able to read I Owe you one by Sophie Kinsella for free from Netgalley, the publisher and the author for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Netgalley and publishers for offering me this book!
In this new book from Sophie Kinsella's, we get to meet her new heroine, Fixie Farr, she is constantly fixing things for her family. After her father's death, she has trouble handling things and is always putting herself last. When her mom and sister go on holiday, Fixie is left to handle her brother and the store. She meets a great man and he only adds to the things she already has to handle. Fixie will learn that loving someone is more than handling things for me, is to support them and force them to handle their own things. She learns to handle less and love herself more specially with her new man in her life.

Ugh, this was a trying one. I liked the story and it moves along at a fairly decent pace. But the heroine a frustrating one to read. She is so wishy-washy and trying to please everyone - not to mention being painfully (to the point of unbelievable) naive - that her growth by the end of the story is also somewhat unbelievable. I mean, you finally can cheer "yes!" for the girl after spending 70% of the book (literally, thanks to Kindle I know this) cringing on her behalf and also wanting to reach into the book and shake her constantly. Look, you know where this book is heading the entire time. That's part of the charm of a romantic comedy and Kinsella writes them well but this heroine was rough to read for a majority of the book and honestly, I thought about DNF'ing this one a lot before Fixie finally showed signs of life. I enjoyed the side characters a lot, especially her siblings who are comically awful to Fixie for most of the book, mainly because they are so wrapped up in their own problems they really don't much notice their sister. Again, their turnarounds are quick and unlikely but at least they were always interesting. Kinsella also wrote a good "bad guy" for this one though - he's delightfully swarmy on all levels (it's too bad the heroine is really out to lunch about him because any good rom-com reader would spot his kind six chapters away). As always, this author delivers a decent read but honestly, that was in spite of the heroine of the story.

Fixie Farr tries to keep the family business from going under while her mother grieves her father's death, her ambitious brother takes financial risks to make the business more upscale, and her ditzy sister insists on opening a yoga studio in the middle of the housewares store. Fixie's infatuation with an old crush leads her to risk a relationship with a guy who could actually be good for her. As usual, Sophie Kinsella never disappoints.