The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella

6/22/2017

Recreation Books

Living a busy life in the city as a career woman, you might also be dreaming of a long paid vacation somewhere or live a life where no one expects you to be anything. I know I did until I left that busy industry. That was actually the basis when I chose this book.

Samantha Sweeting is one of London's top lawyers awaiting partnership after seven years of hard work. On the night she was to be declared partner, she realized she had made a little mistake due to carelessness that hugely implicated an important client and ran away to be a housekeeper somewhere.

Well, of course that's not how I imagined my getaway will be but you get the gist.

You can say that Samantha is probabaly in shock when she decided it but for a lawyer her age, that's stupidly unprofessional. I mean, sure, walk for a bit, collect your ducks in a row, I do that. But to actually be incognito for weeks for fear of losing the job you worked hard for, shouldn't you see that coming anyway if you will not take responsibility?

Don't get me wrong, I'm not hating it. In fact, it's a page turner, or probably it's just my love for books, I listened to audible and finished it in a day. I can't say I fell in love with it though. Somehow, every aspect of the story felt like it lack something.

Don't be discouraged reading it. Personally, I would still give it a rating of 3.7. It's just that, I expected so much from the character given that she's a lawyer but all her choices just doesn't reflect the same.

Is there any book you can suggest me to read? I'd love to know so please comment it below.

-Aisiah Ezekyel