Review: Sorry Not Sorry by Sophie Ranald
About the Book
Charlotte has always been a good girl. But after discovering a motivating podcast she suddenly feels restless and sees that being good is getting boring . . .
She’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 catalog of Netflix, and falling in love feels like the stuff of fairy tales. So when she stumbles across the 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 do happen to bad girls . . .
If you’re a fan of romantic comedies by Sophie Kinsella, Helena Hunting, or Christina Lauren, and love TV shows like Girls, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and Jane the Virgin, you won’t be able to put down this hilarious read.
Quick Review
Sorry Not Sorry is the first novel that I have read by Sophie Ranald. I finished the story, but it took me a while to get into. The disconnect for me fell within a few areas: writing style, pacing, characters. I just never became fully invested. I thought that it was funny in parts, though I was expecting more humour. What I wasn't expecting was the amount of angst and drama it had.
In the end, Sorry Not Sorry just didn't excite me. It was just alright.
2.5-3 Stars
*Complimentary copy for review provided by the publisher. All opinions expressed here are honest and entirely my own.
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About the Author
Sophie Ranald is the youngest of five sisters. She was born in Zimbabwe and lived in South Africa until an acute case of itchy feet brought her to London in her mid-20s. As an editor for a customer publishing agency, Sophie developed her fiction-writing skills describing holidays to places she’d never visited. In 2011, she decided to disregard all the good advice given to aspiring novelists and attempt to write full-time. After one false start, It Would Be Wrong to Steal My Sister’s Boyfriend (Wouldn’t It?) seemed to write itself, and six more novels have followed. Sophie also writes for magazines and online about food, fashion, finance and fitness. She lives in southeast London with her amazing partner Hopi and their two adorable cats.
