The 90s are back! That means mom jeans and chick lit – hooray! What did I think of this romance in which a good girl uses a podcast to channel her inner bad girl? Check out my review of Sorry Not Sorry
Sorry Not Sorry by Sophie Ranald
Published on February 13, 2019 by bookoture
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Synopsis of Sorry Not Sorry from Goodreads:
Charlotte has always been a good girl. She sorts her paper from her plastic. She eats her greens (even Spirulina, whatever that is). Boozy brunches with her best friends on the third Sunday of every month are about as bad as she gets.
But being good is getting boring… Charlotte’s not just stuck in a rut – she’s buried in it up to her chin. The only company she has in bed is the back catalogue of Netflix and falling in love feels like the stuff of fairy tales.
So when she stumbles across a popular podcast, Sorry Not Sorry, which challenges women to embrace their inner bad girl, she jumps at the chance to shake things up.
Old Charlotte would never ask for a stranger’s number, go on a blind date or buy lacy lingerie… But New Charlotte is waving goodbye to her comfort zone (with a side order of margaritas).
And it turns out that good things happen to bad girls, as Charlotte finally finds her Mr Right – or so she thinks… Is falling in love too tough a challenge even for Charlotte?
Review of Sorry Not Sorry
Back in the 90s I think I read every chick lit title out there, right until the moment in the oughts when chick lit was declared dead and gone. Then I switched to YA.
There were things I did like about Sorry Not Sorry, things that felt a bit too familiar, and things that were somewhat of a let-down.
I liked Charlotte (she was kind of a Charlotte in SaTC terms, a nice girl who wants a guy). There were some nice friendships (Charlotte and her friends even have a weekly brunch just like Carrie and Co.) and amusing moments.
This book felt a bit like a cross between Bridget Jones (Charlotte’s work life, in which she’s the dependable Girl Friday at a hedge fund) and Bridesmaids (a subplot in which Charlotte’s best friend gets married and Charlotte’s maid of honor duties get hijacked by a rich perfectionist.
I wasn’t so much a fan of the whole Bad Girl podcast element, which basically ends up with Charlotte involved with a married man (the relationship itself was more interesting.)
The middle of the book dragged quite a bit. The ending was good but with too much crammed in. Plus, I felt the romance with Mr. Right felt way too rushed and shoved into the last few chapters.
There’s my review of Sorry Not Sorry. If chick lit is back, I’m in! Tell me about your favorite chick lit books (new or classic) in comments!
I still dabble in chick-lit, but I feel like it’s only because there are a few authors I found, who work for me. This sounds cute though, and maybe like a good beach read type book. Though, I am not a fan of mistress storylines.
Agree. To be fair, the guy told her the old story about how he and his wife had grown apart and were living separate lives….. yeah, uh huh..
I used to read a lot of chick-lit but so much of it now is so over-the-top and a ridiculous chain of comedy of errors. I know it’s supposed to have lightness to it – and silly is ok – but the latest ones make me think everyone is so immature that I stop caring.
*bah-humbug* Get off my lawn! I have the moving grumpies lol
Karen @ For What It’s Worth
Yes, I think one of the reasons the genre disappeared was it got SO cliche. The sad single girl with the bad job and the hunky guy at work. I’m not going to say that this book avoided all those cliches…