Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella

Lara Lington has always had an overactive imagination, but suddenly that imagination seems to be in overdrive. Normal professional twenty-something young women don't get visited by ghosts. Or do they?

When the spirit of Lara's great-aunt Sadie-a feisty, demanding girl with firm ideas about fashion, love, and the right way to dance-mysteriously appears, she has one request: Lara must find a missing necklace that had been in Sadie's possession for more than seventy-five years, because Sadie cannot rest without it.

Lara and Sadie make a hilarious sparring duo, and at first it seems as though they have nothing in common. But as the mission to find Sadie's necklace leads to intrigue and a new romance for Lara, these very different "twenties" girls learn some surprising truths from and about each other. Written with all the irrepressible charm and humor that have made Sophie Kinsella's books beloved by millions, Twenties Girl is also a deeply moving testament to the transcendent bonds of friendship and family.

Honestly, I thought I could expect more from Sophie Kinsella but somehow, Twenties Girl just fail to exceed my expectation.

The story itself is interesting but I had a sense of deja vu as I proceed from page to page. The siblings rivalry, the keeping-secrets-from-the-parents thingy, the I-thought-he's-a-perfect-boyfriend stuff... it's kinda getting old. But overall, Twenties Girl is an OK read for passing the time (especially when you're in the office, pretending to be working).

Can you imagine being haunted/hounded by a dead great-aunt? Make that an obnoxious, overbearing and commanding great-aunt. She's like a guardian angel, only a tad bit irritating. That's Sadie, the very little known dead great-aunt who's haunting and taunting her great-niece, Lara.

Together, they embarked upon a journey to find a piece of Sadie's past. Well, it is more of Sadie forcing Lara to help her by screaming at her ear for every 5 minutes. In the process, they got to know more of each other and Lara learns of her great-aunt's past and the family's little secret.

At first, I could not stand Sadie. But as the story unfolds, I thought I could use a guardian angel just like Sadie. Maybe ask her to torture a certain someone for me. Just a thought. Wink.

What I love about Sophie Kinsella's writing is that her heroines are always full of life and spark. Their thoughts tend to run wild but never off on tangents and they always seem to get themselves into hilarious situations. It's always a fun adventure when I pick up a Sophie Kinsella book, whether it is Lexi Smart who can't remember the past 3 years of her life or Lara Lington who thinks she gone mad because she's being haunted by her Great Aunt Sadie. Read More