81. Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella

This is the second Kinsella book that I've read. (I actually listened to to the first one.) Secret is every bit as funny even without the British accent reading it to me. True, there is too much profanity. True, the heroine comes off too ditsy for words and you can't understand why guys are attracted to her. Of course, it's told in the first person and she doesn't really brag about her looks other than to say she weighs too much and lies about it. That's the whole premise for this book. Emma always tries to tell people what they want to hear to make herself look better so she is keeping a bunch of secrets. That she is able to keep up with all these lies is pretty amazing. On a plane trip home from Scotland, she's had too much to drink and the plane hits turbulence sending Emma into a panic. She turns to her seatmate and spills all her secrets. Naturally, that man turns up in her life all too soon and the results are so hilarious. It's a light and fluffy book, very fun to read. I think Kinsella has a way of capturing the female psychic in a way that makes us relate without feeling too much pain. We all need to laugh at ourselves. If it wasn't for the profanity and sexual innuendos, I would read a lot more of Kinsella's books; but probably won't. We'll see. Rating: 4