Can You Keep a Secret?

I’d just finished reading a very heavy book, and I wasn’t in the mood for anything remotely complicated or dense.When I saw Can You Keep a Secret? floating around in my massive TBR, I literally yelled “yes!” Pre-blog, I read Kinsella’s Twenties Girl and Confessions of a Shopaholic books. This author is a master of hilarity, awkward situations and heartfelt moments.Can You Keep a Secret? fits those qualities perfectly. The premise alone was too cute to pass up. A girl who gushes all her deepest, darkest secrets to the handsome man next to her on a plane, who she later finds out is her new boss?! Perfect.This is the ideal beach, vacation or traveling read. It’s light but engaging and sweet yet sincere. It doesn’t require a lot of focus, but it’s 400+ pages will keep you entertained.Some people have issues with these types of books because they’re not “serious literature,” but who cares? Not every book has to change your life and challenge your brain. Reading is supposed to be entertainment, and I often need a break from all the aliens and vampires and dystopias.The only real criticism I have for this book – and Kinsella’s books in general – is the heroine, Emma. It’s not her fault, but she’s just like every other Kinsella leading lady. She is struggling in her career, a bit inept with her friends and family, interested in superficial things and has a penchant for making huge life mistakes.It’s a great character, don’t get me wrong, but Emma could have replaced both characters from the other two Kinsella books I’ve read and no one would have noticed.That is sort of non-issue for me overall because I simply adore Kinsella’s prose and dialogue. The romance is pretty predictable, but the same is true of any romcom movie.And, at least in Can You Keep a Secret? there is a nice little point about telling the truth and practicing honestly in life and relationships.OVERALL:I really needed this. It was plain enjoyable. The characters in every Kinsella book are all pretty much the same, but they’re likable enough that you might be like me and not care. Can You Keep a Secret? is basically a romcom in book form, and if you’re looking for a beach/travel read this is your book.

The Shopaholic series was a guilty pleasure of mine last year, and was just the thing to read while, e.g., sitting in the vet's office when my dog was terribly ill (he's okay now, thanks for asking), so I approached "Can You Keep a Secret" with both interest and a certain amount of trepidation. Kinsella has a formula that works for her, so I assumed that this latest book would be formulaic. But would it be intolerably so?The answer for me was both yes and no. "Can You Keep a Secret?" definitely follows the pattern that Kinsella set with the original Shopaholic series, of a ditzy and insecure young woman stumbling into good fortune, figuratively and literally, by meeting a high-powered executive and charming the socks and everything else off of him. This SHOULD be complete BS, but somehow Kinsella makes it work.No, not somehow. She makes it work because her heroines are indeed extremely charming, full of high spirits and keenly aware of the ridiculousness of the positions in which they find themselves, and are always able to overcome their external obstacles and internal insecurities to come out on top, save the day, and get the guy. Kinsella also sprinkles on the glitz and glamor with a liberal hand, but is still able to provide a pretty sharp critique of modern consumerist society and the way it can brainwash people into overspending and chasing after things that aren't actually that important. And she's got a great eye for the ways in which people feed themselves false narratives that they then cling to long past all sense. Not to mention a sparkling prose style."Can You Keep a Secret?" did, however, strike me as a little formulaic. What felt surprisingly groundbreaking in the early Shopaholic books felt a little more like retreading the same ground here. Furthermore, there were some things that gave me the sense that neither she nor her editor could be bothered to smooth out the details: e.g., Emma is 25, but if Jack actually started his company back in the 1980s, he must be twice her age, but the age difference never really comes up. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention, but a 25-year age gap between partners is a biggish deal in my book.Still, "Can You Keep a Secret?" goes down very smoothly, like cake or one of the Panther colas that Emma is supposed to be selling. If you're looking for some hard-hitting realism or an in-depth examination of the dark side of the human soul, you'll probably want to keep on looking, but if you enjoy Kinsella's other books or the genre in general, you're likely to enjoy this quite a lot.

This is a good fun read with no deep issue going on with the characters. I like her writing, easy to read but not childish and keeps you engaged and funny. I just finished her shopaholic series(book after book) and although I loved the first book, by the 4th book I was done with them and I couldn't finish it. The characters were all the same and the main character, although you gotta like her, her stupidity sometimes drives me crazy and you can only take too much. I really was impressed with Sophie Kinsella's writing in those series and therefor wanted to try her other books too. I'm somewhat impressed, it reminds me of her other shopaholic books and maybe if i didn't pick this right up after I got tired of that series, I might have liked it more. Although it's a different plot and characters, it just felt so much of the same to me. Please give this one a try, wether you've read her shopaholic books or not, she's worth it. As to how much I really liked her, I will keep an eye out for more of her books, I just will have to pace myself better and not read them all at the same time.

I'm currently re-reading this book for the umpteeth time and I love it. So what if the storyline is a little cliched and has some small plot holes? I'm a romantic at heart and like to think this could happen to someone. The book is light-hearted, funny, well-written and an enjoyable read that you don't have to think too much about. If you can imagine yourself in Emma's place and how you'd react so much the better. Perfect for a holiday read or just to pass some time.

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📚// 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 //📚 Can You Keep a Secret ?Author : @sophiekinsellawriterRating : ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨/5𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙨𝙩, 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨, 𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙚 ? 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙤𝙤𝙧 𝙀𝙢𝙢𝙖, 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 😳//𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐧 is a typical awkward girl, just like us or me atleast, who is trying to prove herself. She is flying back from a business trip, which of course went embarrassingly and horribly bad. And the point to note, she's scared of flying. During the flight, there is some clean-air turbulence, and she thinks she's going to die. With her freaking out, she spills all her damn secrets to the man sitting on her right, who, unknown to her, happens to be the company's CEO she works for in London, 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐫.Monday morning comes as a big horrifying surprise for Emma, when she comes face-to-face with Jack himself. He was visiting his London branch to meet his employees. She hoped he didn't remember her but unfortunately that's not the case. All her secrets are now out, Jack not only remembers her, but also each and every intimate and personal detail she uttered in the plane //This is my first book of Sophie Kinsella and I assure you it won't be my last. The plot is so damn perfect, a cute, cheeky office rom-com and I guarantee you won't be able to keep a straight face on while reading this. There are uncountable number of instances where I grinned like an idiot and had also laughed my ass out a few times.There are also a few heart-wrenching moments where the story becomes a bit serious, but overall it's a highly recommended, feel-good novel, which you will never want to put it down !𝐐𝐎𝐓𝐃 : Have any of you read this one?! What did you think?

Preso per esercitarmi con l'inglese. Ho un B2 e lo sconsiglio per livelli inferiori, molto meno scorrevole della serie "Shopaholic" e pieno di termini gergali. Metto 5 stelle per la storia in sé che è troppo divertente!

La historia está buenísima, y la autora escribe increíble, me reí en voz alta varias veces y al mismo tiempo te da ese sentimiento de romance también. Hay película, pero está mil veces mejor leer el libro! Si te gusta comedia y romance, vas a disfrutar este libro.