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No, I don't care that you're really a size 12 but tell people you're an 8. No, I don't care that you have a lame ass boyfriend who listens to jazz and likes bad movies. Just as I was about to hit "delete" and ditch the book from my ereader, something happened.

I started laughing. A LOT. Not the polite little giggly "oh that's cute" type of laughter. The snorting, choking, oh-my-god I'm dying laughter. My husband even looked up from his zombie like trance mid-video-game to give me a wtf? It took several chapters for me to warm up to the book and truth be told, if I hadn't promised myself that I wanted to finish at least one chick lit book just to say that I had given the genre a shot, I would have quit out before getting to the part where it started to get good.

Once I got past the mediocre parts revolving around the main character's office and family life, and got into the part where she was spending most of her time trying to figure out how to make a relationship with her boss work, I was along for the ride. It was quite the fun ride, too. I was pleasantly surprised. Will I continue to read chick lit after this? I don't know. Even with as funny as this book was, I've browsed some reviews for the author's books and it looks like she tends to stick with a similar subject matter for most of her books.

View all 26 comments. Jul 06, KAS rated it it was amazing. How hard is it to keep your deepest, darkest secrets, especially if you think you are about to die?

Well for poor Emma, it seems to be quite hard. Emma is in an airplane which is being tossed about in heavy turbulence, and when pure panic seizes her, she bursts out to the stranger sitting beside her This is it. I have How hard is it to keep your deepest, darkest secrets, especially if you think you are about to die?

Jack had just flown in from America to visit with his employees. He not only remembers her but also every intimate thought and personal secret she uttered. Let the embarrassment begin ; This is my second Sophie Kinsella audiobook, and I am having the best time.

View all 89 comments. This was such a fun and entertaining book! I laughed out loud multiple times and I also cringed several times because of how embarrassed I was for Emma. My only problem with this book is that I felt like it could have been longer!

It felt rushed at times and I wished there was more of an ending. I wanted to know how it all came together and like, for example, how Kerry was doing terribly, I hope.

Nevertheless, I really enjoyed reading this book and I can't wait to read more of her novels in the This was such a fun and entertaining book! Nevertheless, I really enjoyed reading this book and I can't wait to read more of her novels in the future! View all 5 comments. Oct 25, Michelle rated it really liked it. Have you ever been on a plane ride through hell and you got so scared, you thought it was better to say what you have been dying to say all your life before you crash?

I feel that way every time, honestly! Emma is a lovable neurotic dreamer that I feel protective of. Spilling your deepest secrets, only to have the Have you ever been on a plane ride through hell and you got so scared, you thought it was better to say what you have been dying to say all your life before you crash?

Spilling your deepest secrets, only to have them resurface at a very inopportune and public moment is a shame beyond measure. Yet she endures -- and triumphs. Kinsella builds these characters that we want to see succeed, although we hope they do learn a lesson or two along the way. The story is a big mouthful of pink cotton candy -- a light and fluffy romance. Fearing a plane crash, The heroine spills all her deepest secrets to a total stranger.

Unfortunately, the total stranger turned out to be the CEO of her company. Of course he didn't use her name, but she gave it away by her behavior. There were some very hilarious moments in this story. It would be a delight to be around such a woman, although she has the morals of an alley cat. She's a "self-made career girl" and a future marketing executive.

All in her head of course. So it's no wonder she gets herself into such tangles. She lives in her head! I think everyone knows people like this and can't help laughing at them when they get into trouble. I love the fact that she gets herself into constant binds, but good things invariably end up happening to her in the end. I think we all like a lovable loser, don't we? Not much I can say about the hero, just another closed-mouth guy, but he did come through in the end.

He eventually learns that communicating with someone you are interested in is the key to trust and a lasting relationship. A couple of snarky characters, and an imbecile ex-boyfriend made for good story telling. Only wish the ending was longer. Lots of buildup and ends in a few pages, and epilogue was not informative enough. Nevertheless, I was completely hooked on this book, and was immensely entertained.

This story was so funny and so far-fetched that I could actually imagine it happening to me. I will never ever spill my guts to a perfect stranger on an airplane no matter where I am going or under what circumstances.

Very wise View all 7 comments. Oct 04, Anne rated it really liked it Shelves: chick-lit , kindle , romance , read-in No, seriously. True story. I've been on the hunt for really funny fluff this past month and finally decided to pull the trigger on my first Sophia Kinsella book. Sometimes what makes me smile doesn't match up with everyone else in the room So was it funny?

I mean, it wasn't the sort of humor that had me doubled over, gasping for breath, but there were cute moments. It was the kind of jokey stuff that would have done well with a laugh track or something. Even though this wasn't exactly what I was initially looking for, I still had a reallyreallyreally good time reading it!

It was just a super cute romance-y little story about a young woman in the middle of getting serious about her career path, finding a man she loves, and simultaneously growing a set of balls.

And this one was no different. The ending felt sort of rushed as everything gets kinda built up to this crazy-dramatic showdown, then everyone whistle-farts away into a Happily Ever After. There was quite a bit of the ridiculous in this as far as nonsensical plot stuff goes, but I don't read this genre to get a glimpse of realism. So, a lot of the nuttier aspects of the story, view spoiler [like the way her co-workers figured out he was talking about her on television hide spoiler ] , get a pass from me.

If you're looking for something fluffy to get you through the week, I would say Can You Keep a Secret? View all 27 comments. Nov 15, Ahmad Sharabiani rated it really liked it Shelves: romance , 21th-century , fiction , humor , literature , british. She is in a stable, but dull, relationship with the "perfect" man, and is currently attempting to climb the corporate ladder at Panther Cola, a multi-national cola company headquartered in London. Satisfied with life, she is thrown off-kilter when she mistakenly blurts out all of her inner secrets to a complete stranger on a plane when it hits turbulence and she believes she is going to die.

Emma believes t Can You Keep a Secret? Emma believes that she is in the clear when she leaves the plane, as she is confident that she will never see that stranger again. However, when he shows up at work, and turns out to be the company's founder, she is forced to come face-to-face with the man, her secrets, and the desire for her life to change.

Shelves: lol , definitely-not-young-adult , easy-read. Kinsella another chance. Love you, girl! View all 37 comments. Mar 02, Beverly rated it it was amazing. OMG, this book is laugh out loud funny, like sitting in my cubicle at work just giggling to myself.

In the days, I spent reading this one I told numerous people about it because I was just so excited and happy to find a book that made me actual loud out loud. Some of my best friends raved about this book during our girls weekend last year and I was repeatedly told, you have to read this!

Emma Corrigan is a typical girl, just like us or me at least. She is awkward, inappropriate and just trying to OMG, this book is laugh out loud funny, like sitting in my cubicle at work just giggling to myself.

She is awkward, inappropriate and just trying to prove herself. Emma is flying back from a business trip, that of course went horribly bad. During the flight, there is some extreme turbulence and she thinks she is going to die. During her freak out she precedes to unload all her secrets on everyone around her. All her secrets are out, some as small as hating g-strings and the coffee at work, to her insecurities with her family and lesbian dream she had about her best friend.

This story is so freaking perfect. This is my first book by Sophie Kinsella, but it will not be my last. The audiobook is absolutely fantastic and made me believe the narrator was Emma.

Teaser created by me with stock images purchased from depositphotos. View all 47 comments. Jul 15, Cecily rated it did not like it Shelves: overrated , did-not-finish. My first - and almost certainly last - foray into chick lit. Very shallow, contrived and implausible, albeit in a self-conscious "ironic"? Although the "plot" may excuse the improbable co-incidences, there is no justification for the ludicrously artificial dialogue.

I find all the "poor fluffy little me struggling to bluff it in the big bad grown up world" nauseating. Not as funny as it thinks because the humour, such as it is, is entirely reliant on very cliched stereotypes.

If it were w My first - and almost certainly last - foray into chick lit. If it were written by a man, people would be outraged at how sexist it is. Even if Kinsella was once ahead of the game by writing in this way, its startling unoriginality is just another annoyance. View all 39 comments. Shelves: super-cute , audiobook , love-triangle-ugh , hilarious , pgs , standalones , contemporary. Gosh, this books was so much fun!!! But damn, is Sophie Kinsella hilarious!

This woman is a hoot, let me tell you. I'm losing it. Everyone knows this is how criminals get caught. They add too many details and trip themselves up. So this book was adorable and sweet and really really charming in a lot of ways. It was such an easy read and really brought on that little bits of glee that usually accompany a great book. Oh, and I really love Jack!! What a little darling. But there were parts of the book that I found excessive.

For example the fact that Emma seemed to face problem after problem after problem. Kinda excessive if ya ask me. Shelves: lollercoaster , cotton-candy-fluff , my-reviews , before , cr , authors-i-stalk , read-in Rating Breakdown: Enjoyment - 5 stars Story - 3 stars Emma - 3. This book is, hands-down, the funniest book I've ever read. I laughed so hard, I had tears in my eyes and cramps in my tummy throughout. This book should come with a warning label, something like, Can You Keep a Secret?

It's nearly impossible to hate a book after it makes you feel so warm and fuzzy inside. Most of this book is solid 5-star material. There's humor, romance, lesbian fantasies, drama, and good decision-making, along with some of the most outrageously hilarious characters ever to be created yes, I mean you, Jemima.

Unfortunately, the ending sorely lacks closure, and is the main reason why I didn't give this a higher rating. All my other problems mainly stem from this one issue. The ending left me entirely unsatisfied and highly doubtful about the future of Emma and Jack, as a couple and otherwise.

Basically, it didn't feel like an ending. It was rushed and anti-climactic, in addition to being slightly unrealistic. It would have been the perfect ending had this been a series, but since it's a stand-alone novel, I got the distinct impression that there were still several chapters left, and they were simply missing from the version of the book I read. Not the greatest feeling to have after finishing a book, to be sure.

I'm sure most female readers can relate to her in one aspect or the other. I really loved Jack too, until he view spoiler [betrayed Emma hide spoiler ]. I never truly accepted his excuse, nor did I entirely forgive him for it. After everything that happened between Emma and Jack, especially the whole deal with their respective secrets, I would have really liked to see more of them as a couple, to genuinely believe they had anything lasting going on.

These are two individuals from vastly different backgrounds, and let's face it: the man's a multimillionaire, and the girl's his employee. In real life, these kind of relationships hardly ever work out, and I would have liked Kinsella to prove me wrong by actually showing Emma and Jack in a stable relationship, one where they both learn to talk their problems out instead of jumping to conclusions.

We never really get to know Jack as someone besides "Jack Harper, the man who founded the Panther Corporation", and the trust between Emma and him seems too delicate and fragile for anything but a temporary affair. I guess I was simply expecting more from this book, and while it was one of the best light reads I've read in a while, that annoying feeling I got, the one where I really don't feel the ending did justice to the story, sort of ruined it for me.

That aside, this is truly a fantastic book, one of the rare ones I'll certainly be re-reading in the years to come. I am forever indebted to you. View all 33 comments. You cannot trust me on this! She not that have much money, but she met an sweet-angel air-hostess so this sweetie air-hostess invite Emma to sit on the plane in Business class!!! She cheat!!! Without anyone else know! See what she did! There is guy sit next to her..

She hold his hand tightly Oops and spill all her secrets blah blah blah.. O It became she not die! OKay her life is go on.. One day, she go to work.. Someone BIG visit her work place.. OMG Is that guy???

Yess the guy she unintentionally spill all her top secrets to is her CEO. This book is funny! Hahaha She is clumsy, whinny, and funny that made me laugh so hard until having face palms for her. Whatever, this like a modern fairy-tale! An ordinary girl is interested by a handsome wealthy dreamy man.

Nahh… I just want something like this happen real to my life! Why it has to be only in fiction? Sometimes secrets are shameful, right? My dad even say "Pang gone crazy! I can feel how hurt and embarrassed she is. Not just Emma, but also Jack our hero who is so mysterious with something he not gonna tell anyone..

I will let you know by yourself! Xoxo Pang. View all 69 comments. Jan 07, Lady Gabriella of Awesomeness SLOW rated it did not like it Shelves: shoot-me , read-n-reviewed , skimmed-paragraphs , soft-n-fluffy , office-romance. I swear the moment I was done with this book I was just so..

Fr the first time,in my history of reading books. I'm mean seriously you guys, I wish I could say I loved this as much as I enjoyed this author's I've Got Your Number but sadly this didn't even score half of it's rating View all 36 comments. Aug 18, demi. It was hilarious. It made me laugh.

But the problem is It made no sense since Emma the protagonist of the book told all her secrets to a complete stranger. But oh, I was so wrong. A lot of things in the book frustrated me. The first problem passed, the second problem came. The second problem passed, The third problem came. The third problem passed, the fourth problem came.

It was like a cycle and it gave me big big headaches. Anyway, I need to take a break from this kind of story for a while. View 1 comment. Sep 28, Trina Between Chapters rated it really liked it Shelves: adult , , romance , audiobooks , standalones. This was SO enjoyable to me! It delivered on the premise.

I felt like the meme of eating popcorn while reveling in the drama. Cautions: -The whole thing revolves around an entry level employee and the CEO of her company knowing inappropriate things about her. This was published in and this type of 'humor' was unfortunately part of that time. Full disclosure - I'm straight so don't take only my word on if this is truly harmful, but it did make me want to facepalm and I think I would have rated this higher without it.

The heroine Emma blurted out every little detail of her life to some random guy sitting next to her just because the plane she was on was going thro 2. The heroine Emma blurted out every little detail of her life to some random guy sitting next to her just because the plane she was on was going through some turbulence.

Naturally, the random guy turned out to be her sexy, bazillionaire boss who used her secrets against her the first chance he got never mind professionalism and good work ethic. Nothing else was important, career and family didn't matter, it was all about landing a man. That was the ultimate achievement. She was seriously deluded. Not once did he tell her he loved her and there was nothing in his actions that suggested he was. They'd had two dates and one night of sex and that somehow made Emma think Jack was in love with her.

What a stupid cow. Why are all of Kinsella's heroines such doormats? Emma was on a whole other level of doormat, she just smiled and kept her mouth shut whenever her family or someone else bitched at her. It was beyond infuriating to read the POV of someone who was so unable to stand up for themselves. They saved all that for their niece Kerry , and treated her better than their own daughter.

Emma was the one who needed love and emotional support, not Kerry. When her jerk parents finally realised how they'd been favouring Kerry over their only child for years, all they did was give a lame apology and act mildly remorseful. And silly cow Emma immediately accepted their apology and was over the top grateful for them finally acting like half decent parents. Yea, as fucking if. A halfhearted apology doesn't erase years of rubbish parenting, Emma's reaction was so unrealistic. In reality she would have still been hurt and bitter about how unloved she'd felt growing up, I didn't expect her to rant and rage at them but some real emotions would have been appreciated.

Instead she went on like they were the best parents in the world, and magically forgot their douchey behaviour after a sentence or two of mild remorse. Yea right. The way Jack talked about him, it was like they had an epic love affair or something. And then him acting like it was unintentional was beyond ridiculous, he revealed every little thing about her and then he was all 'duh, it was an accident.

I'm sowwy. They were both such idiots. A ridiculous read, but it was still quite funny and entertaining in a cheesy, predictable, cliched, silly sort of way. View all 19 comments. This was really cute and funny! A great lighthearted read. Review to come! View 2 comments. Aug 25, EmBibliophile rated it really liked it Shelves: 4-stars. Emma ,who is kinda scared of flying, was on an airplane when a turbulence occur. Everything turns out to be okay. Emma goes home. This was my first book by Sophie Kinsella and I decided to read it after reading the review of my dear friend KAS, so thank you.

This book made me grin, a lot. And I really felt embarrassed for Emma. This girl is a mess. Overall, it was entertaining. Song recommendation: Do you want to know a secret by The Beatles View all 15 comments. This book was hilarious. The basic idea is, imagine what would happen if in a moment of panic you were to spill all your darkest secrets to a perfect stranger and of course that stranger was extremely attractive and turned out to be a new big shot at your company, genius uh?

When Emma spills it all out it makes you want to cover your eyes with your hands and tell her: The fun, as always with Kinsella standalone novels, is guaranteed and the romance is just witty and cute.

In the final retribution moment I was yeah! I actually pictured myself kicking her in the derriere a couple of times!! View all 3 comments. Shelves: e-books , zreads , lollerskates.

First of all thank you, Jasprit, for insisting I read this one. A couple of days ago I was sick and in bed all day. I had just finished another book and was wondering which book to start next.

I saw this on my Nook and remembered you said it's her best book. This book really made me feel better when I was under the weather. Emma is 25 and has been through many jobs. She has had a job in marketing for over a year now, and although she does okay, she's not exactly moving up the corporate ladder.

Sh First of all thank you, Jasprit, for insisting I read this one. She lives with her bff Lissy and has a boyfriend that she thinks is almost too cute and perfect. One day on a terrifying plane crash she turns to the man next to her and starts blabbering every random secret she has to the stranger next to her. She tells him everything including several things that could get her in trouble at work.

A few days later when this stranger walks in her workplace and she's made aware that he is the founder of her company she is mortified. Can he keep her secrets? I've gotten to the point where I feel like if you have reviewed one Sophie Kinsella book you have reviewed them all.

The same things always apply. Laugh out loud humor, a loveable but usually quite clueless heroine, some barely there romance, and a picture perfect ending. They also usually include a subtle message from which the character learns something important about life.

The fact that you know what you're getting when you go into one of her books can be a good thing or a bad thing. For me I like it. I know what to expect and she never lets me down. Note: I have read a few of her singles, but still haven't gotten to the Shopaholic series, so don't hold me to that. My only complaint and reason for giving this 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the predictability.

See how I said it could go both ways? I like knowing what to expect, but I would also like a bit of surprise with the ending. This one had a formula that seemed so similar to "I've got Your Number" in regards to the boyfriend factor.

Why bother giving the heroines a boyfriend at the start of the book?