Twenties Girl

Details

Title: Twenties Girl

Author: Sophie Kinsella

Publisher: The Dial Press
Publication Year: 2009

Language: English

Genre: Romance, Chick Lit, Humor, Fantasy

Rating: 9/10

Continuation: No continuation yet.

Pages: 435

Review

Lara Lington's great Aunt Sadie - a young, feisty girl with strong ideas about love, fashion and dancing - appears to her in spirit, she has a request to make: Lara must find her aunt's drangonfly necklace, as she cannot rest without it. 

Lara and Sadie make an interesting duo and their mission to find the missing necklace brings Lara love and intrigue. At first they seem to have nothing in common, but their adventure brings them to learn surprising truths about each other.

Twenties Girl is an outstanding novel. The whole story was narrated by Lara and when Sadie comes into the picture, the novel truly hits the funny bone. Lara is left wondering whether she has gone completely mental, while dealing with Sadie, who is upbeat and prone to teenage strops. The book starts off like a dull ghost story, but soon transforms into a heartfelt and humorous story about the friendship of Lara and Sadie.

The paranormal element at first seems obnoxious and hard to believe, but I soon find myself wanting Sadie as a companion. Her role in Lara and Ed's relationship make her seem like an interesting voice to have. Sadie's character is ditzy, but not so much to the point of annoying, and she makes the novel implausible and interesting at the same time, leaving the reader questioning his own sanity!

While Lara struggles with her relationship and career to portray the helpless heroine, Sadie saves the book from transforming into a tragedy and instead spins it into a tale of inspiration. The romance between Lara and Ed was very cute and engaging. I found Ed Harrison quite likable as a male character. 

The elements of humor, fantasy and romance, combined with the elements of 1920s, such as the Charleston and flapper dresses, makes this book a far-fetched, but enjoyable light summer read. I will recommend it, mainly for female readers.