Review: Watch out Sophie Kinsella!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 1, 2014
Natalie Dashwood is the heiress to a UK Department Store who, not surprisingly, loves to shop. With Dashwood and James on the verge of bankruptcy, Natalie is not only forced to give up her shopping addiction, but she is required to work to save it (the horror)! It's a good thing Rhys Gordon, the brilliant business man hired by her grandfather to get the department store back in shape, is so darn sexy. Or is it? Natalie nor Rhys can deny that their chemistry is off the charts, but they butt heads on just about everything. Trying to keep her family business afloat and curtail her spending habits is challenging enough but add blackmail and a persistent ex-boyfriend to the table and all bets are off!If you like Sophie Kinsella, I highly recommend you give this book (and Katie Oliver) a try. Prada and Prejudice reads like British chicklit and I was shocked to learn that the author is actually as American as apple pie. Natalie was as endearing a main character as Becky Bloomwood, Rhys was as sexy and brooding as any Kinsella hero, and the banter between the two (and all of the other characters) was lively and witty and I enjoyed every minute of this book. There were several interesting sub plots as well which is a nice set up for the other two books in the series: Love and Liability and Mansfield Park. I have added both to my TBR. Katie Oliver is an author to watch and I'll be watching.