If you enjoy the author, her latest book will satisfy you. The book, set in London, puts the fun in "dysfunctional family".

This book started a bit slow for me the the middle and the end were great. A nice story about finding love and family.

Yay. Sophie Kinsella is back!! I haven’t been a fan of her recent books (sorry) but this one is a real winner. It’s like the 1980s rom coms... in the best possible sense. I loved the character development of Fixie and the happy ending. I read until the wee hours because I just had to read how the snarled mess of a life got all fixed in the end. Spoiler... it did! Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for the ARC. Loved the book.

I absolutely adored this. Another fun, heartwarming book from Sophie Kinsella. Similar to MY NOT-SO PERFECT LIFE, I liked that Fixie's problems didn't come from making ridiculous choices. A lot of it stemmed from her willingness to believe the best in people and family issues, and who can't identify with that? To me, adding in these types of real-life conflict really elevates I OWE YOU ONE and MNPL a notch above the Shopaholic series.

The Shopaholic books were not only my gateway into the glorious world of chick lit, but also what inspired me to want to write my own romantic comedies. So to say that I think Fixie is a more identifiable heroine, that this book is more relatable and interesting to me, is extremely high praise. Kinsella's books just keep getting better and better.

My only complaint is that I wish the cover had a picture of a coffee sleeve.

**Review of an ARC from Netgalley**

5/5 stars for I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella!

Kinsella has done it again with her newest book. The characters are likable, the setting is charming, and the story is enjoyable to read with a few surprises chucked in.

Many thanks to netgalley and the publishers who gave me an ecopy version of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I Owe You One is signature Sophie Kinsella…cute girl who has some personal relationship troubles and is learning to find her way. There was a lot to love about Fixie, who has spent her life fixing things for other people but rarely living her own life. She was earnest, and kind and she always tried to her best for her family and friends. The one thing I had trouble with was the amount of time spent (nearly half the novel) with people being really rotten to her while she does absolutely nothing about it. It is never really mentioned why Fixie feels she needs to compensate for everyone. What happened to her that she would be this way? I feel like I would have liked and connected with this better if Jake would have come around sooner. It felt a little too late. Ryan was miserable, and I didn’t even enjoy him in a funny way. He left the picture around 50% and the book became infinitely better from there. His and Jake’s characters were so similar I almost felt like the book should focus mainly on her relationship with her family and then maybe a side bit of Ryan with a much smaller plot. Or maybe having Ryan be a little less grating? Overall, I love that Kinsella offers us a sweet romance that will always work itself out. That predictability is actually her strength and despite being aggravated at some of the side characters, I will keep coming back for more.

Once again Sophie Kinsella for the win! Fixie and Seb and the IOU's take on a life of their own. It's another fun and witty book. I truly can't wait to find out what is next, yet I'm bummed when I am finished with the book. Loved the characters and story-line.

Whenever I learn about a new Sophie Kinsella book I get super excited - She is hands down one of my favorite authors, and one who I feel continues to write better and better books. I find myself loving each new story a little bit more than the one I read before. And that totally was the case with I Owe You One.

Such a lighthearted, fun filled read with a very unique and quirky cast. No matter if I wanted to reach into the pages and hug or strangle a character I felt such a connection to all of them. I had all the feels reading this story and was sad to see it come to an end...

This one may be my favorite Sophie Kinsella book. I’ve read all of hers, including the ones she wrote as Madeleine Wickham, and I’ve always enjoyed them, but this one stood out for me. I loved the main character, Fixie (though I still can’t quite get behind that name!). I appreciate that all of Kinsella’s characters grow, but sometimes they are a bit much for me - for example, Becky from the Shopaholic series always gave me a little knot in my chest of half annoyance, half secondhand anxiety. Fixie was not like that. You could see from the beginning that she was strong and sharp and funny and confident and creative. I related to her even while I cringed at some of the mistakes she made. And while some of the book’s arc follows predictable patterns at a broad level, the storyline actually felt fresh to me, like a modern spin on standard women’s lit. I appreciated seeing all of the characters in the book evolving and not just Fixie. Plus, the storytelling itself was just really solid. I was engaged, I really related to what was happening and felt invested, and I flew through the whole thing in one night. Perfect relaxing read that still has real thought and wit behind it.

Another feel good from Sophie Kinsella- I just couldn’t put it down!!! Fixie Farr was taught to always put her family first and in turn, she seemed to fall somewhere closer towards the back of the line. Women as doormats often are a tough read for me... Yet with all her quirks (and sometimes infuriating blindness to reality), she was loveable and relatable and hope to see her in another novel in the future.

Be sure to add this to your 2019 wish / to be read list !! You will not be disappointed.

Special thanks for NetGalley, Random House, and of course Sophie Kinsella for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I have been a Sophie Kinsella fan for as long as she's been writing. This book was fantastic and hooked me from the start. A light, whimsical read, perfect for in between my addiction to thrillers. Loved this book.

Fixie Farr loves and appreciates her family’s business, two siblings with lofty, grandiose ideas, and a boyfriend just returning from a unsuccessful stint in Hollywood. Why is she named Fixie? Because she wants to “fix” everything! This new addition to best-selling author, Sophie Kinsella ‘s list of novel’s is a stand-alone. Cute story with plenty of zany characters, including a thirty-something heroine, make this a fun and entertaining read! Fixie is just trying to “fix” her life and everyone else’s!

I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella will be available February 5, 2019 from The Dial Press, an imprint of Random House Publishing Group-Random House. An egalley of this book was made available by the publisher in exchange for a honest review.

This is the first Sophie Kinsella book that I've ever read. I really enjoyed the Farr family. Being a part of Fixie's life when she was desperately trying to come into her own, leave her past failures behind her, stand up for herself and really say what she wanted to, to make a life for herself had me holding my breath to see what would happen next. She was doing all of that while also trying to hold her family together and find her voice with them. Her siblings were so used to her doing what ever they tell her to that she has been lost. Nice light story that makes you chuckle while rooting for the heroine to have her happily ever after!!

I received an ARC of this novel from Netgally in exchange for my review. I have been a Sophie Kinsella fan since her Shopoholic series, so I was really excited for the opportunity to read I Owe You One. One of the things that I like best about Kinsella's writing is her quirky but loveable characters. Fixie, the main character in this novel is loveable but her flaw of allowing her family and friends to push her around was a distraction in the story. I wanted to root for her and at times the story flowed really well, but then her brother or sister would screw things up and she would have to step in and clean up the mess again and again and it would get tiresome. With that being said, I loved how the title of the story became the main plot line and I will think of this story whenever I use the phrase," I owe you one!"

What a super fun, fast read! I love all of the characters and the family dynamic. They were totally dysfunctional but functioned well together. I haven't read Sophie Kinsella since her Shopaholic days. I really enjoyed this one as much as I enjoyed Shopaholic.

Fixie was a super fun character. I get why she was called Fixie but I hated that name. What a dumb nickname. Terrible, awful, yuck.

The main character of this book was very hard to root for, she was desperate, a pushover, and didn't have any backbone. It was hard to finish the book when I couldn't even root for the main character to win. She had these horrid relationships with her siblings and couldn't seem to stand up for herself or others. You couldn't understand why this CEO would take a liking to her when she had barely a personality except for her incredible desperation for another man. It's hard to see how a woman in the 21st century would be this downtrodden and without courage.

I've read Sophie Kinsella before on vacation and it ended up being a perfect vacation book. This one is too! It's a light, funny, entertaining romantic comedy that's a nice read when you need a break from life. TBH, Fixie's name annoyed me. Her entire family walked all over her like a doormat, but it was nice when she finally developed a bit and made some changes in her life while still staying true to her nickname (but helping instead of flat-out fixing). Ryan was a red flag from the start, Maybe I've been reading too many romantic comedies that I saw it coming so soon, but I didn't like him from scene 1. And I didn't like it that he really didn't get what was coming to him and more people didn't tell him off.

No spoilers for the ending though! All in all, I enjoyed this book and I look forward to reading another Sophie Kinsella book...I have Surprise Me! on my shelf right now.

Sophie Kinsella is one of those authors whose books I keep picking up even though a lot have them have been lackluster. This one was a pleasant surprise. Her protagonists are usually insufferable, almost always because they’re pathological liars. but this one isn’t bad – she just starts out a little weak and evolves over time. This story revolves around family and the obligations that come with it, but also includes the usual romance aspect, too. It was a little slow in spots and I would have liked better character development, but overall it was a nice breezy read.

I really liked this book! It's a return to what I think is classic Sophie Kinsella - the sassy leading lady with an equally sassy name (Fixie Farr!).

Fixie has to fix things, people, the world. It's a compulsion that you know will either get her trouble or save her. She saves a man's life, and they have a complicated "payback" series that teaches Fixie some lessons in the end.

Sometimes reading this book I wanted to strangle her, but as in all Kinsella books, it's all about the character development and you have to sit back, read, and enjoy.

I highly recommend this book. Thanks to Random House and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Sophie Kinsella is back with a sweet, thoughtful book about family loyalty and breaking out on your own two feet. Fixie is an endearing and at times meddlesome sibling who just wants to fix everyone's problems all while forgetting to follow her own dreams. When the reality of life finally hits her that she too needs to follow her own plans...will she step out or just keep fixing her families issues? Kinsella brings love, laughter, and a little reality check into Fixie's fixer habit.