I love you… but what if I can’t love your life?
Ava is sick of online dating. She’s always trusted her own instincts over an algorithm, anyway, and she wants a break from it all. So, when she signs up to a semi-silent, anonymous writing retreat in glorious Italy, love is the last thing on her mind.
Until she meets a handsome stranger… All she knows is that he’s funny, he’s kind and – she soon learns – he’s great in bed. He’s equally smitten, and after a whirlwind, intoxicating affair, they pledge their love without even knowing each other’s real names.
But when they return home, reality hits. They’re both driven mad by each other’s weird quirks and annoying habits, from his eccentric, naked-sauna-loving family to her terribly behaved, shirt-shredding dog, Harold. As disaster follows disaster, it seems that while they love each other, they just can’t love each other’s lives.
The No.1 bestselling author of the Shopaholic series, Sophie Kinsella, returns with Love Your Life, an irresistible new standalone about falling in love with someone – but not necessarily with their life…
This was my first Sophie Kinsella novel, and I’ve got to say, I’m impressed! What a hoot! I was hooked from the very first page, and giggling hysterically throughout, as I followed Ava and Matt’s hilarious attempts to overcome their differences and find one life, together.
One of the most enjoyable parts of the novel – and there’s a LOT to love about it – is the colourful cast of characters that practically leapt off the page. There’s the protagonist, Ava, a hopeless romantic and eternal optimist who is strictly vegetarian, listens to Mexican spirit power music, and can never stick to one task long enough to see it through. Then there’s Matt, who eats meat, collects creepy artwork, lives in an ugly industrial apartment building, and has zero work-life balance. They’re polar opposites – despite Ava’s persistent claims that they’re 100% compatible – and watching them try and reconcile their differences makes for a very entertaining reading experience filled with plenty of mishaps and laugh-out-loud moments.
The supporting characters also shine here, thanks to Kinsella’s fantastic character-work, and it’s truly a joy to follow each of them.
Hilarious, sweet and completely binge-worthy, Love Your Life is a fabulous romantic comedy that celebrates relationships as they really are – warts and all. It’s the perfect weekend read. I can’t wait to see what Sophie Kinsella delivers next, but until then I’ll be hitting up her backlist.
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