A really fun story by one of my favorite authors about something most people can relate to.....be stressed and overworked! The main characters are like-able, the supporting cast are adorably quirky. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a light, fun heartwarming read!

I don’t know if this makes any sense, but Sophie Kinsella is my Emily Henry. Any new book from her is a breath of fresh air and a delight in itself.

I saw too much of myself in Sasha, which made the ending all the more satisfying. I think a lot of other readers will also relate.

I follow Sophie Kinsella on social media, so I was anticipating reading “The Burnout.” I am currently going through a bit of a mid-life crisis, and naturally, I knew parts of the plot ran true to me.

Due to a tough as nails boss, Sasha is ready for a little respite. She returns to place where she spent her summers as a child, staying at a fancy hotel with plans to follow a twenty-step program. Can you spell disaster? Of course, it’s a Kinsella novel.

Like most of Kinsella’s characters, Sasha is whimsical, and her antics give you plenty of laugh out loud moments. For the most part, Kinsella manages to keep her characters from becoming caricatures. Kinsella deals with several series topics without overdoing on the sentimentality. Fans of Kinsella will enjoy this light-hearted tale, even if some of the story’s resolutions are wrapped up a little too easily.

Three and a half out of five stars.

Thank you the Sophia Kinsella, NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC of this novel.

I look forward to Sophie Kinsella's every-time I read them. She is so wonderful at social commentary, humour and romance!

Sasha is burnout out from her marketing job at a startup and in true-Kinsella form, hilarity ensues when she quits. Taking a break from the monotonous everyday life, she goes to a resort where she used to go as a kid to transform into a new person by following totally doable steps (hilarity ensues) as it is not quite as she remembers it.

I found the ending a bit cliché and I've never worked in a place that would ever be able to implement those kind of changes, and the ending was a bit rushed but as a fellow-burnt out person, I really enjoyed it!

4.5/5 stars
Thank you to Random House Publishing Group & NetGalley for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

It has been awhile since I read a Sophie Kinsella novel and this is one of her best. I was laugh out loud laughing through this delightful story of burn out and finding yourself again. I loved both the main character and love interest but I also loved the way this story was written and the focus wasn’t that jumping into a relationship was the answer. It was both hilarious and touching and could not recommend enough! Thank you NetGalley for this arc in exchange of my honest review. Read this book as soon as it comes out!

So[hie Kinsella is back with a cute, quirky, story, set on a winter beach in a rundown hotel, and you won't be disappointed. Small beach town memories, a bit of a mystery, and of course a little romance make this Sophie Kinsella novel, The Burnout, a must-read for her fans! Thanks, NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC ebook to review.

I devoured the Shopaholic books years ago, so I was excited to read the latest by Sophie Kinsella. Reading The Burnout was like coming home after a long time away - cozy and relaxing, a little predictable but so comfortable and familiar. It was laugh out loud funny at times, and there might have been a couple moments where I had tears in my eyes. I related to Sasha and the burnout she feels so much. This was a quick but enjoyable read.

The Burnout features a hilarious cast with relatable burnout.. Sophia Kinsella does not disappoint with her clever humor as she tackles mental health with an enemies to livers trope. A must read!
5 stars

This book hit really close to home for me! It was fast paced and the love story unfolded in a beautiful way. If you have ever had an overbearing mom or sister, this book is for you! Cute, quirky, and LOL-worthy.

Thanks NetGalley for proving me an e-ARC.

Love this author and the voice, but the story here felt lackluster and took quite long to get going unfortunately.

Another excellent book by Sophie Kinsella. At times a raw look at work and expectations in today’s society, while following a mystery and of course romance and relationships. A great read!

Reading a book by Sophie Kinsella is like sitting down for wine with a best friend. In her latest story, Sasha is beyond burned out at her marketing job. So burned out, in fact, that she tries to run off to become a nun. And she's not even Catholic.

Sasha returns to the seaside resort town from her childhood, to recover, find herself, and just maybe find love.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Truly delightful romance with a heroine that has flaws we can all relate to and consider. I enjoy Sophie Kinsella's novels because they delight and entertain and make you feel like you're in a romantic comedy. This one is special because the set up of a career burnout is one that I can definitely relate to personally. The heroine Sasha is flawed and fumbling through life. She has a meet cute/frenemies encounter at this old hotel with Finn, a man she has a negative impression of at first. Then they realize they have lots of common interests, including visiting the old hotel with their families when they were kids. The slow burn of friends to lovers is rewarding because both people have baggage and troubles. I like this in romance novels because as a woman who got married at 39 and had her first and only baby at 40, I spent a huge part of my life focused on my career first. Both by necessity and by the fact it took me years to meet my now husband. I loved this book for the way the characters grow organically and the quirky side characters helped the plot and kept it interesting. Love this book!!!

Sophie Kinsella has been my favourite author for 20 years. True to form, The Burnout is an absolute delight to read.

A book about burning out in a post-covid world is so relatable and Kinsella delivers it with her signature humor and lightheartedness. Sasha, a burned out professional, meets Finn, another burned out professional. I appreciated that both of these characters were on level playing fields and neither needed to be rescued by the other.

Since The Burnout is a romance novel, a happy ending is inevitable, but Kinsella always delivers her conclusion without an abundance of cheese. The happy ending feels like a hug, which is a pleasant way to conclude a pandemic-feeling story.

I felt like Sasha's career trajectory was somewhat unrealistic, but I'm always supportive of seeing more representation of women in leadership, so it was okay with me.

I really enjoyed Kinsella featuring a slightly older than usual female protagonist and I loved her ambition. Cassidy was also a fantastic supporting character.

Finn was one of the most relatable love interests I've ever encountered in a romance novel. I loved that there were almost no physical descriptions of him and he spoke and behaved like a real person.

Kinsella will continue to be my favourite and I will always but her works!

Many thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a slow paced, moderate mid-life crisis/burnout, enemies to lovers, comedy. It started off with a bang and was witty and quite entertaining. It then hit a repetitive lull that could have been condensed, in my opinion. It takes quite awhile to get to the enemies to lovers portion and although the humor continues, I found the "quirky" hotel staff to be a bit unrealistic and the jokes played out to exhaustion. The premise is cute, and it's mostly a lighthearted book with some self discovery and vacation feels.

What modern woman hasn’t felt burned out at some point (or several points) in her career? Sasha is tired and stressed and burned out at work. She can’t function there or in life anymore and needs to take some time off to recharge. She heads to a seaside town she and her family used to visit every summer when she was growing up. She seeks refuge at a grand hotel that has fallen on hard times. She meets Finn who is also staying at the hotel to recover from some burnout of his own. While healing from burnout Sasha and Finn forge a friendship and reconnect with the town and surrounding area. A great cast of supporting characters is present. Cassidy and Terry were favorite supporting characters of mine, I usually found myself laughing or deeply touched in scenes that featured them.
A well written story, which I really enjoyed.

Thank you to Penguin Random House and NetGalley for this ARC. Really fun read from beginning to end.

I wanted to love The Burnout; I really did. Kinsella has always been hit or miss with me. The book started out strong with our main character having a work burnout mental health crisis. I've been there and wish that had been explored more seriously (I think you can do that and still be funny and a romance). She heads to a quirky seaside town to find herself again, and of course, meets the man of her dreams. I love a quirky supporting cast as much as anyone, but some of these scenes read as farce and the central mystery of her stay there just didn't seem believable (or important) at all...I just couldn't bring myself to care. In the same vein, the resolution with the company she worked for was not believable at all. I really wish this book had stuck to realism just a bit more...I think it would have been far stronger. I may be grading too harshly because I enjoyed Finding Audrey, Twenties Girl, and The Undomestic Goddess so much more...but I'm pretty sure I won't remember the plot of this book in two months' time.

Sophie Kinsella has always been one of my favorite authors. She had me hooked with the Shopaholic series. Her past couple of novels have been just OK. This book, The Burnout, strongly reminded me of the amazing Shopaholic series. This book was funny, heartwarming, and well-written. I could totally relate to being burned out at work! I took one star off because I felt like it ended way too quickly and didn't wrap up the way that I expected. However, I would definitely recommend this book to those who love the Shopaholic books.

Sasha is in her dream job but there’s a problem. She never has time to answer emails until the third follow up and the employee enjoyment officer keeps asking her why she has not posted on the online aspirations mood board. She has a sticky note to remind her to be joyful for goodness sake! She was getting to it! All of this leads to Sahsa escaping from the office and taking the many built up vacation days to relax at a childhood favorite vacation spot.
If you’ve ever worked for a company that stresses ‘employee experience’ while at the same time giving you more work than you can handle, you will completely relate with Sasha. I laughed out loud many times at the beginning of the book with the expectations set on Sahsa.
This book is a perfect escape from daily life as once you start reading you will be transported into Sasha’s world. I loved everything about the book, especially the writing! Sophie Kinsella has a way of writing characters who say the most off beat things and seem totally normal. It makes me laugh each time. I loved this book!!!

Sasha is burnt out at her corporate job. She is one unnecessary email away from completely losing it. Sasha relies on the same meal, drink, and movie everyday just to get through life. Eventually the day comes when it’s all too much for her after another employee from her department quits and there is no replacement in sight. Instead of taking on more work, Sasha decides it’s best that she run away and join the convent across the street. That does not work out so well for Sasha, and instead she finds herself on leave from work for a wellness break. Sasha decides that the best place to relax, get fit, find herself again, and decide what she wants for future is at her childhood vacation destination that she has not been to in 20 years.
Sasha is on her way to the epitome of rest and relaxation. Only to find that what she remembers is not a rundown, dilapidated hotel and barely functional beach lodges. To add to the depressive state, one of the few other guests at the hotel is Finn Burchell, the man grumpy, irate man she encountered on the train in. Both have embarked on their own wellness journeys, but find themselves drawn together, especially when mysterious messages appear on the beach seemingly for the two of them. Finn and Sasha spend their days checking off items on Sasha’s wellness list and trying figure out the beach messages. Will they pair figure out who is writing the mysterious messages? Will they be able to manifest their wellness and futures? Will they be in each other’s futures?
Another cheeky, entertaining read by Sophie Kinsella.