Confession: I’m not a fan of Chick Lit, never was, but after reading this book I’m searching for some more Chick Lit books (and would be really grateful if you’ve got some in mind and would like to recommend me).
Warning: Do not, and I mean absolutely do not even think of reading this book in public. (Believe me, I did and am regretting it big time!)
Title: Can You Keep a Secret?
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Published: December 27th, 2005
Rating: 4 Stars
This book starts off with our heroine, Emma Corrigan finding herself in a completely hilariously humiliating situation when she unintentionally spills all her dirty little secrets to the stranger sitting beside her during a plane ride, who later turns out to be her company’s CEO and her boss, Jack Harper.
For a first few pages, I tried to keep a straight face while reading this, swear on my life, I did but after that, I just couldn’t help myself and ended up laughing my ass off in a room full of people (I was in my class). I mean how could you especially with this book in your hand?
As I finish speaking I plant the can firmly in the middle of the desk, reach for the ring pull and, with a cool smile, snap it back.
It’s like a volcano erupting.
Fizzy cranberry-flavoured drink explodes in a whoosh out of the can, landing on the desk, drenching the papers and blotters in lurid red liquid … and oh no, please no … spattering all over Doug Hamilton’s shirt.
And this was just the beginning of it. ‘Can You Keep a Secret?’ is a hilarious rollercoaster ride that will make you forget about your troubles and leave you snorting, giggling and laughing so hard until your stomach hurts, your face is red with tears of mirth rolling down your face. To me, it was the most humorous book I ever read (no kidding).
It was a book about an ordinary girl, Emma, who is just like us or me at least. She’s awkward with her own insecurities and lots and lots of secrets. Secrets from her boyfriend, secrets from her friends, secrets from her family. I know some of you must be thinking, ‘damn this chick sounds stupid and a big fat lier’. But believe me, she’s not. She’s such a cute and innocent girl who only wants to please everyone around her. Okay not everyone, at least not her colleague, Artemis, but in my opinion, that girl was a bitch with a capital B. (Sshhh don’t tell this to anyone but our little Emma sometimes water Artemis’s stupid spider plant with orange juice, just to serve her right…)
This book deals with Emma’s issues with her family and colleagues and how she overcomes those issues and her insecurities. It narrates a story of how Emma comes to a firm conclusion realizing that you don’t always have to lie to your loved ones just to please them and keep them happy, you can be brutally honest with them because sometimes your honesty would help them more than it’d please them.
The only factor that disappointed me was its romance. If you know me, then you’d know that I really really like, no scratch that, love romance in my books. A romance that is dark and intense and passionate and sweet and hot and fulfilling. A romance that has the capability to touch the core of my heart, bring a smile on my face and make me sigh in bliss and make me wish to the God above to have that kind of romance in my life for real. (Yeah, yeah, I know I’m a sucker for sappy romance!) This book had its own kind of romance, don’t get me wrong, but it just wasn’t my type.
Meet Emma Corrigan, a young woman with a huge heart, an irrepressible spirit, and a few little secrets: Secrets from her boyfriend: I’ve always thought Connor looks a bit like Ken. As in Barbie and Ken. Secrets from her mother: I lost my virginity in the spare bedroom with Danny Nussbaum while Mum and Dad were downstairs watching Ben-Hur. Secrets she wouldn’t share with anyone in the world: I have no idea what NATO stands for. Or even what it is. Until she spills them all to a handsome stranger on a plane. At least, she thought he was a stranger.…Until Emma comes face-to-face with Jack Harper, the company’s elusive CEO, a man who knows every single humiliating detail about her…
Overall ‘Can You Keep a Secret?’ was a really nice, easy and light read. I’d highly recommend this book in case you want to lift up your mood or if simply want a quick and easy read.
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