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My Not So Perfect Life - Sophie Kinsella

Well let me start this off by saying I am not a Sophie Kinsella fan. I read the first two Shopaholic books and just absolutely abhorred Rebecca Bloomwood. I couldn’t get over how incredibly irresponsible she was so I just plumb gave up. When the movie came out, I actually physically snorted at the idea of paying money to put myself through that kind of torture.
Which is why even I was surprised when the back blurb of My Not So Perfect Life caught my attention, enough for me to actually pay kobo to have it (yes, yes I know libraries will lend e-books but to this day I haven’t figured it out).
Katie Brenner is so goddamn relatable to the point in my life that I am at, that there are no words. The aimless, praying (and working) for the job of your dreams, not being able to see how to get the life you want, soul crushing stress... yeah. I can get that. And looking at people who are living on the “other side” where the grass appears to be so much greener, without looking past the surface... The book implicitly deals with the idea of “don’t judge a book by its’ cover.” I was as surprised by the turn of events with Katie’s boss Demeter as anyone, and this applies to both Katie’s revenge and Katie’s salvation. Don’t get me wrong, the way in which Katie manages to save Demeter  is a little over the top, but it is a book and there does need to be a climax.
The way Kinsella tackles roommates as well is very  realistic, but fortunately I didn’t have to struggle through too many of my own bad-roommate-flashbacks because she is back on the farm within a few chapters with a whole new host of crazy characters for readers to either fall in love with or absolutely detest (there is no in-between).
I think this is a great book for anyone who isn’t quite where they want to be, but also works really well for people who love exactly where they are and want a nice, easy summer read.

4/5 – It loses a mark for being a tad excessive in parts.

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