cute chick lit book. main character tells man beside her on plane all her embarassing secrets when she thinks the plane is going to crash. turns out the man is the ceo of the company she works for. funny, romantic story develops. ( )

After reading the Memory Keeper’s Daughter, I knew I needed something light. So, I chose Sophie Kinsella’s Can You Keep a Secret?

I have read her Confessions of a Shopoholic series and loved it. I know Kinsella’s books are funny and other than the continent barrier, pretty easy quick reads.

I really related to the main character Emma in this book. I have a HARD time keeping secrets. If its super important or it will hurt someone, I am a master, but I often tell too much to too many people. I can definitely see myself in Emma’s position, clutching the airplane seat in front of me and getting all my secrets off my chest. When I reach Heaven’s gates, secrets won’t keep me back

Kinsella lives in England, so most of her stories are based from there. I’ve been to Europe, but England wasn’t one of my stops. I always love reading about it because it sounds so pristine… I mean they have a Queen. I imagine it being such a different life than over here.

Another plus about this book, it made me laugh. I laugh A LOT and normally it doesn’t take much, but when a book makes me laugh, it gets bonus points. I get lost in my books. When I come home from work, I want to forget about all the cruddy news going on and want to relax in someone else’s life and if I can laugh while doing it, I’ll definitely sleep better at night. That also means I’ll be less grouchy the next day, so if you’ve read books that’ve made you laugh, for my Mikey and my co-workers sake, please pass them along!

There wasn’t much I didn’t like about this book. I don’t understand what some of the London lingo means. I know “knickers”. But that’s only because I watched the Beckham special when they came to the States and Victoria got into an earthquake simulator and was talking about her knickers.

I have a bad habit of getting attached to characters. And I’m just going to put this out there: I HATED JEMIMA! Yeah, her pops paid rent, but what a cruddy friend. Rants make me feel better. Jemima Who?

This book did it for me….like the other Kinsella books. So, I give it 4 bookmarks! ( )

I love! this book. I have read all of Sophie Kinsella's books, and I have enjoyed all of them. But, I would have to say this is the best. Emma is just brilliant. I would recommend to anybody who enjoyes chick-lit from time-to-time. ( )

I’m not usually one for Chick Lit, but I’ll pick one up every once in a while just as a fun, light read after I’ve read something with a bit more weight. And what Chick Lit should be is exactly what Can You Keep a Secret? is: fun and light. While fun and light, Can You Keep a Secret? was engaging, too. I was really taken in by the story and I cringed and winced more than once at the situations Emma was thrust into. As a twenty-something looking to move up in the world, I could definitely relate to the heroine, and I’ve found myself in her shoes on quite a few occasions, though none as bad as having all my dirty laundry aired on national television.

After I got over the initial shock of Emma’s loose lips at the beginning of the novel, she was an incredibly likeable character, though a bit dim sometimes. The supporting cast was just as enjoyable, even Emma’s conniving roommate Jemima. The only thing I find fault with in Can You Keep a Secret? is the quick way the novel wraps up. It was a little wham, bam, thank you ma’am for me, too cut and dry. But it was a pleasant ending, nonetheless. The hero and the heroine wind up together, can you ask for anything more from Chick Lit?

When I’m back in the mood for Chick Lit, I’ll definitely be picking up some more by Sophie Kinsella. She’s got a witty, playful style to her writing and I quite enjoyed it. Probably because she’s British. The British always seem to do the whole writing thing a bit better, in my eyes. ( )

Be careful who you blurt out all the things you've done that are not so kind or upstanding! I LOVE Kinsella's works, and thoroughly enjoy her stand alone books. In this book, the main character reveals things she feels about her job & the people she works with to a perfect stranger on an airplane. Who is he, and how will she feel when she realizes that she has told this man all her secrets? Great read. ( )