Published by Harper Collins, The Wish List by Sophia Money-Coutts is the next eBook to be featured on the blog. The Wish List talks about your everyday girl, Florence Fairfax who loves her job at the little bookshop in Chelsea and her beloved cat Marmalade who keeps her company at night. She might have been single for quite a while – well, forever actually, if anyone’s asking – but she’s perfectly happy, thank you. Then suddenly Florence meets eccentric love coach Gwendolyn, and everything changes when she is asked to write a wish list describing her perfect man.
Florence refuses to take the list seriously but still pens down her desires such as finding someone who likes cats, has the sexual athleticism of James Bond and can overlook her ‘counting’ habit? Impossible! Until, later that week, a handsome blond man asks for help in the bookshop.
Rory seems to fit the list perfectly. But is he ‘the one’, or simply too good to be true? Florence is about to find out that her criteria for Mr Right aren’t as important as she thought – and that perhaps she’s been looking for love in all the wrong places…
What did I think of the eBook?
I love romcoms and find that they are a good light read to help me relax and break my mundane normality of everyday life. I am already a fan of Sophia after reading one of her earlier books, What Happens Now so could not wait to read this eBook. In the Wish List, her writing style is still the same, smooth and flowing and her story, relatable. I love how engaging her story is as she has the gift to pull you into the life of the characters, in this instance, Florence Fairfax or Flo as she is called, who works in a bookshop in Chelsea, has an obsessive counting problem and a cat called Marmalade.
The eBook starts off on a high note as there are lots of funny moments in the book and a lot of saucy sex in there as well. If you are single, you will be able to relate to Flo who is single with her biological clock ticking and her worried step-mum setting her up with Gwendoline, a love coach which leads her into creating a wish list for the perfect man in her life. Surprisingly, by the end of the week, Rory, an aspiring MP walks into her bookstore and fits her list perfectly. I also loved how close-knit Flo’s family were and the drama that goes on in her life with her half-sister getting married.
The first few chapters of The Wish List was very engaging as I delved deeply into Flo’s life, learnt more about Rory and her friends, but I could predict the ending of the story half-way through the read. Nevertheless, an enjoyable, witty and light read …oh and let me add that you will remember The Wish List every time you hear the word ‘Cowabunga’ from now on.
How much is the eBook and how can you buy it?
The Kindle edition costs £1.99 while the paperback edition is priced at £7.91, you can purchase a copy from Amazon here.
About the Author
Sophia Money-Coutts is a 30 plus-year-old journalist and author who spent five years studying the British aristocracy while working as Features Director at Tatler. Prior to that, she worked as a writer and an editor for The Evening Standard and The Daily Mail in London and The National in Abu Dhabi. She writes a column for The Sunday Telegraph called Modern Manners and often appears on radio and television channels talking about important topics such as Prince Harry’s wedding and the etiquette of the threesome. She has written two novels – The Plus One and What Happens Now? – and hopes to carry on writing books that make people laugh forever.
About the eBook
Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 1732 KB
Print Length: 463 pages
Publisher: HQ (6 Aug. 2020)
ASIN: B081DJ3YF2
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* We were sent a copy of the eBook in return for a feature. All opinions are our own.
26 comments
This sounds like my kind of holiday reading! Thanks for sharing your review. Will definitely look this out.
Hope you do check this romcom eBook out, such a light read
I think a romcom is exactly what I’d enjoy/ I’ve been looking for something to read over the summer when I get time. This sounds like a great book that would be fun and relaxing to read.
Yes a certainly fun and relaxing book indeed
This looks an interesting read, my wife loves to read this year on her Kindle, i will recommend this to her.
Hope you do Liam
Sounds like a good holiday vibe kinda book and I think I could definitely do with getting lost in this type of book right now 🙂
You certainly would, its a great book
Sounds like perfect holiday reading. I’m trying to get back in to reading at the moment, I just read a book on holiday so it’s great to hear of recommendations for others as I really want to keep it going!
A fab book to add to your list Nichola
This sounds like the type of book I love to read, especially when away and can find the time to relax and enjoy reading a good book, going to put this on my reading list
Exactly, a light and enjoyable read
I’ve seen this book in the press over the past couple of weeks and want to give it a read – it sounds like the kind of book I’d get into pretty easily x
Glad to hear that, you will enjoy reading this for sure
Another one of your fabulous book reviews…you really are making my life easier. I love how this is an e-book too and will deffo be reading x
Hope you do add this to your list
I love a good rom-com book and this sounds ideal, plus anything based in a bookstore is my dream x
Agree, the story is set in a bookstore
This sounds like a fun read, I do love a good rom com
Can’t go wrong with a good romcom
Oh may need to add this to my wish list! Sounds like a great book. I haven’t got a kindle but should especially because the books are so much cheaper
Kindle books are a lot cheaper, I used my tablet to read this book as I downloaded an app, so you can do the same
Sounds like a book I would definitely enjoy, love chic lit! I prefer paperbacks to kindle, but I guess at least they take up less space!
I do love paperbacks too but have resorted to kindle temporarily due to covid and the lockdown
It would be nice to plunge into this reading atmosphere and escape from your problems … Thanks for sharing!
You are welcome Darina