So, you know why the fans love Sophie Kinsella, and you also know why the authors and publishers love Sophie Kinsella, but what about the crew here at Chick Lit Reviews? Good news, you’re about to find out exactly what it is about this author that inspired us to dedicate an entire week to her! So here goes…

Leah: I love Sophie Kinsella for the simple fact that she writes the stories I want to read. Consistently. She has written 10 books and I have absolutely loved every single one of them. I admire her for managing to write six books featuring everyone’s favourite Shopaholic Becky Bloomwood and have the books still be as fresh now as when the first book was released. I admire her for taking the plunge with her latest stand-alone novel Twenties Girl and writing about ghosts. Not many Chick Lit writers would write a ghost story but Sophie Kinsella not only did that but she pulled it off spectacularly. Sophie could write a book about paint drying and it would still be witty and hilarious and fantastic - she is that good. All of her female characters are warm and relate-able and all of her leading men are always the type of men people dream of marrying. A lot of people debate over who the Queen of Chick Lit is, but for me it will always be Sophie Kinsella. There is nobody else whose books excite me in the way the thought of a new Kinsella does.

Chloe: Other authors may try to imitate the great Sophie Kinsella’s writing style, but no one has ever managed it, and THAT is why I love Sophie Kinsella’s books. They are unique, no other books allow me to laugh out loud like the Shopaholic series, and Becky is one of my favourite Chick Lit characters of all time. I do enjoy Kinsella’s stand alone novels but for me they aren’t a patch on the Shopaholic series, although I did love Twenties Girl, I do have to admit. The fact her books appeal across the age ranges, and across the world says a lot about the appeal of her books, and the amazing comments we’ve had from all our readers about the books show just how much they are loved. If I had to recommend a good starting point for a newcomer into reading chick lit, I would certainly recommend they start with a Sophie Kinsella novel, she’s inimitable, and I hope Sophie Kinsella week has shown exactly how popular her and her books are.

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