Synopsis:
After being together for ten years, Sylvie and Dan have all the trimmings of a happy life and marriage; they have a comfortable home, fulfilling jobs, beautiful twin girls, and communicate so seamlessly, they finish each other's sentences. However, a trip to the doctor projects they will live another 68 years together and panic sets in. They never expected "until death do us part" to mean seven decades.
In the name of marriage survival, they quickly concoct a plan to keep their relationship fresh and exciting: they will create little surprises for each other so that their (extended) years together will never become boring. But in their pursuit to execute Project Surprises, mishaps arise and secrets are uncovered that start to threaten the very foundation of their unshakable bond. When a scandal from the past is revealed that question some important untold truths, they begin to wonder if they ever really knew each other after all.
With a colorful, eccentric cast of characters, razor-sharp observations, and her signature wit and charm, Sophie Kinsella crafts a humorous, yet thoughtful portrait of a marriage and shines a light on the danger of not looking past the many layers of the ones you love to discover how infinitely fascinating--and surprising--they truly are.
After being together for ten years, Sylvie and Dan have all the trimmings of a happy life and marriage; they have a comfortable home, fulfilling jobs, beautiful twin girls, and communicate so seamlessly, they finish each other's sentences. However, a trip to the doctor projects they will live another 68 years together and panic sets in. They never expected "until death do us part" to mean seven decades.
In the name of marriage survival, they quickly concoct a plan to keep their relationship fresh and exciting: they will create little surprises for each other so that their (extended) years together will never become boring. But in their pursuit to execute Project Surprises, mishaps arise and secrets are uncovered that start to threaten the very foundation of their unshakable bond. When a scandal from the past is revealed that question some important untold truths, they begin to wonder if they ever really knew each other after all.
With a colorful, eccentric cast of characters, razor-sharp observations, and her signature wit and charm, Sophie Kinsella crafts a humorous, yet thoughtful portrait of a marriage and shines a light on the danger of not looking past the many layers of the ones you love to discover how infinitely fascinating--and surprising--they truly are.
Publishing C.O.: The Dial Press
Release Date: Feb. 13, 2018
Rating: ★★(2.8)
Review:
I received this book from Netgalley and The Dial Press in exchange for my honest review & my first thoughts were, "Damn! They are a boring ass couple!" I honestly expected more out of this based on the synopsis and the author being the Sophie Kinsella, and I do mean the, not the, there's a difference.
Sophie Kinsella has a way of making you feel what the characters are feeling. For instance, all of the awkwardness, BOREDOM, & fear. However, I hate that I was not pulled into this story or really captivated at all during this story. And it was very disappointing seeing that I loved my first Sophie Kinsella book, My Not So Perfect Life, so much.
The parts that I guess were supposed to be shocking, surprising, or funny just felt really corny as compared to how I reacted to other books where I actually laughed out loud 😆😆. Also, the big secret, compared to what I thought was going on, really sucked and didn't do it for me. I was better off living in my fantasy land.
To sum this all up, I seriously can't reiterate how disappointed I am with this book. I'm sorry Sophie, but this was a turn off for me and I know you could do better and I can't recommend this book to anyone unless you don't mind corny reads.
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