I just didn’t like this book. I could not connect with the characters at all and honestly found them so irritating. The MC was the worst for me and i just didn’t like her or believe her. To me she came across desperate and needy.

I didn’t buy into the romance from the get go. It was insta-lovey and felt forced and awkward to me. The MC’s obsession with the love interest was over the top.

Sorry, this one just wasn’t for me.

I have always enjoyed Sophie Kinsella’s books and this is no different. It’s a fun, cute story, though a little predictable in places.

Ava is all over the place in her interests and totally scattered. She adores her friends and her dog and is overly optimistic about all things, sometimes having a hard time accepting reality.

Matt is very staid and set in his ways, seemingly a bit of a workaholic. He does as is expected of him by his family, even when it’s not what he wants. He keeps his feelings to himself, rarely sharing his true wants.

While Ava and Matt seemed so perfectly connected when they met at the retreat, once they are back in their real lives they are complete opposites who tend to butt heads. Their friends are also complete opposites.

This book was light and fun, though I was thrown off by the two time jumps that occurred towards the end of the book. They took me by surprise, but worked in the story. I think the first one was necessary to move the story forward, the second one happened a little abruptly at a very intense moment and was a little disconcerting.

Throughout the story, I wasn’t sure that Ava and Matt should end up together. I thought that he would ultimately hurt her. I did like the way the story ended though, and the understanding that the characters all came to.

Disclaimer: I received a DRC through Net Galley on behalf of the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Very cute typical Sophie Kinsella! Very entertaining and light hearted read. I would definitely recommend!

Love Your Life by Sophie Kinsella follows Ava, a hopeless romantic, who thinks love should be found in the real world, not on apps that filter men by height, job, or astrological sign. She believes in feelings, not algorithms. So after a recent breakup and dating app debacle, she decides to put love on hold and escapes to a remote writers' retreat in coastal Italy. She's determined to finish writing the novel she's been fantasizing about, even though it means leaving her close-knit group of friends and her precious dog, Harold, behind.

At the retreat, she's not allowed to use her real name or reveal any personal information. When the neighboring martial arts retreat is canceled and a few of its attendees join their small writing community, Ava, now going by "Aria," meets "Dutch," a man who seems too good to be true. The two embark on a baggage-free, whirlwind love affair, cliff-jumping into gem-colored Mediterranean waters and exploring the splendor of the Italian coast. Things seem to be perfect for Aria and Dutch.

But then their real identities--Ava and Matt--must return to London. As their fantasy starts to fade, they discover just how different their personal worlds are. From food choices to annoying habits to sauna etiquette . . . are they compatible in anything? And then there's the prickly situation with Matt's ex-girlfriend, who isn't too eager to let him go. As one mishap follows another, it seems while they love each other, they just can't love each other's lives. Can they reconcile their differences to find one life together?

While I've loved so many of Sophie Kinsella's previous romances, this one was not for me. I really hated these characters and was hoping for them to break up.

I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I bated all of the characters in this book. Ive never disliked a Kinsella novel before, but this one had very few redeeming qualities. The main characters had no chemistry whatsoever and I really genuinely didn't like any of the supporting cast, even the dog.

I stopped reading around half way through. I initially really enjoyed our main characters, but once they went home, I felt that they weren't trying to communicate or make their relationship work. I think I could have finished the book and maybe felt meh, but I typically don't like to keep reading if I'm feeling meh for a large portion of the book.

Sophie Kinsella always had a way to write and make you fall in love with her characters. This book is just the case. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to all readers that enjoy her book and her writing style

Usually, I love a good Sophie Kinsella book ( the Shopaholic series is great!). This one fell short for me. I really tried to like it. There were moments where I was really enjoying it, and then times where I put the book down with no desire to keep reading.

*Thank you @randomhouse for the copy in exchange for an honest review. Review not posted to Amazon/Goodreads because less than 4 stars or DNF.*

Hello

Apologies for the late notice, but I have decided not to review this title. While I am certain it's obvious by now, I wanted to also clear this off NetGalley, so it's not showing as open for either of us.

Thanks,
Laura

At a luxurious writing retreat in Italy, where their identities are anonymous, 'Aria' and 'Dutch' meet and begin a whirlwind romance. Back in London however, Ava and Matt soon realize that in the real world they actually have nothing in common. Can their love survive?

Sophie Kinsella is my go to author when I'm looking for a palette cleanser after a long streak of psychological thrillers. 'Love Your Life' with it's lovable, quirky heroine, funny (if sometimes cringy) situations and cast of strong supporting characters was just what was needed to recharge. Sophie Kinsella has such a talent at creating quirky, lovable, well developed characters and storylines and her writing consistently manages to pull at those heartstrings, making you laugh and/or cry sometimes within the same page. Always wants me coming back for more.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group (The Dial Press) for providing a digital copy in return for an honest, unbiased review.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me a free advanced copy of this book to read and review.

Listen, I love Sophie Kinsella. I love all of her books and I will recommend her earnestly to anyone looking for a fun romantic comedy. So, I obviously highly recommend this book. But it wasn't quite my favorite. I like Ava and Matt and I liked the challenges of seeing them date in a real world, but I felt like this book was missing some of the humor I expect from a Sophie Kinsella story. Good but not her best.

The premise of this book was so different and i thoroughly enjoyed it. I like the characters and how they danced around each other throughout the book.

I love Sophie Kinsella! One of my favorite rom-coms to date! Witty banter between characters is my absolute favorite. Great beach read.

If you're a fan of Sophie Kinsella, you'll enjoy this book. It has an engaging plot and characters, but also deeper meaning. The reader grows as the characters do. There are several plot twists at the end that made me unable to put this book down. A great read!

Sophie Kinsella is one of my all time favorites, and I will never NOT read anything she writes. That said, this book just wasn't for me. It seemed to lack a bit of her trademark charm, almost like there was a rush to publish it. Although it wasn't in the top titles by Kinsella, it wasn't enough to deter me from reading future titles, but I do hope she will revert some back to her hopelessly funny stories full or charming characters that the reader truly.roots for. I know she's capable of that, since I've been reading her books for over 10 years. I'll cross my fingers for the next book!

I normally enjoy reading books by Sophie Kinsella (Shopaholic series etc.) but this one was just too silly for my liking. I had to give up on it after a 5 chapters.

I've read several of Sophie Kinsella's novels and always enjoy them. though none have surpassed Confessions of a Shopaholic, my introduction to chick lit 20 years ago. This is no exception. The characters are well-drawn and entertaining (though honestly the main character becomes frustrating early on and shares the same flaw that, it seems, most of Kinsella's main characters have - a vague and eventually annoying childishness that they don't seem to really grow out of) and the settings in London and a writers' retreat in Italy are fun and interesting. I'd recommend this to anyone who has a soft spot for chick lit.

This story is extremely disjointed between the trip to Italy and life back in London. I know that is almost the whole point of it, but it really didn’t work for me. The characters were largely unlikeable, extremely immature, and behaved poorly. No wonder they don’t have partners if that’s how they behave! I honestly had to stop reading about halfway through as I just couldn’t handle them. There was no character growth at all. This is supposed to be adult fiction but it certainly reads more like young adult fiction with how the characters behaved.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I LOVE Sophie Kinsella! I’ve never read something of hers that I just didn’t enjoy from beginning to end- until this book. From the very beginning I just felt so bored! I never clicked with any character. The premise- ehh. I got this solely on the fact that it was written by Ms. Kinsella. I will still grab her books, but I don’t feel that they are certain five stars for me.