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    I've Got Your Number: A Novel

    By Sophie Kinsella

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    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life comes “a rollicking page-turner . . . It’s funny. It’s clever. It twists and turns. . . . Sophie Kinsella has yet another winner.” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

    “Sophie Kinsella keeps her finger on the cultural pulse, while leaving me giddy with laughter.”—Jojo Moyes, author of The Giver of Stars and The Last Letter from Your Lover

    Poppy Wyatt has never felt luckier. She is about to marry her ideal man, Magnus Tavish, but in one afternoon her “happily ever after” begins to fall apart. Not only has she lost her engagement ring in a hotel fire drill, but in the panic that follows, her phone is stolen. As she paces shakily around the lobby, she spots an abandoned phone in a trash can. Finders keepers! Now she can leave a number for the hotel to contact her when they find her ring. Perfect!
     
    Well, perfect except that the phone’s owner, businessman Sam Roxton, doesn’t agree. He wants his phone back and doesn’t appreciate Poppy reading his messages and wading into his personal life.
     
    What ensues is a hilarious and unpredictable turn of events as Poppy and Sam increasingly upend each other’s lives through emails and text messages. As Poppy juggles wedding preparations, mysterious phone calls, and hiding her left hand from Magnus and his parents, she soon realizes that she is in for the biggest surprise of her life.

    “Fresh, fast-paced, and fiercely funny . . . Kinsella pens her most lovably neurotic protagonist yet. . . . A laugh-out-loud comic caper.”—Publishers Weekly

    “Poppy is easily as charming and daffy as shopaholic Rebecca Bloomwood.”—Kirkus Reviews

    “A screwball romance for the digital age.”—The Star-Ledger
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateFeb 14, 2012
    ISBN9780679644682
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    I've Got Your Number: A Novel
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    Sophie Kinsella

    Sophie Kinsella has written a number of bestsellers, including the Shopaholic series, Twenties Girl, Remember Me?, The Undomestic Goddess, and Can You Keep a Secret? Confessions of a Shopaholic was made into a major motion picture starring Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy. Born in London, she studied at New College, Oxford. She lives in London with her husband and family.

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    • 3/5
      Originally posted at The Wandering Fangirl.This was my first Sophie Kinsella novel (I know, right?) and I found incredibly pleasing in a Hits The Right Chick Lit Spot kinda way. For something that required nothing but a minor investment in the characters, it was a lot of fun. The main character, Poppy, was a little too much at times (when she starts meddling, oh God, just stop and think for a second, girl) and parts of the plot wrapped up a little too neatly to make things easy for her -- not to mention the big climax that was totally written with a movie scene in mind. I see what you did there, Sophie.
    • 4/5
      I absolutely love Sophie Kinsella. Her books are so entertaining and they make me smile. I decided to listen to this one and again Jayne Entwistle reads this one. She does a fantastic job making Poppy come to life. I didn't want Poppy and Sam to leave my life. I was sad once the book was done. Poppy's phone is stolen after her engagement ring goes missing and she finds a cell phone in the trash. It's Sam's PA's phone. That's when the relationship starts. This is a great beach read and a great book to listen to while driving to work. I can't wait for another Sophie book.
    • 5/5
      Poppy should be be the happiest woman on earth, having just gotten engaged. But her happiness turns to panic when she loses the antique family engagement ring at a restaurant. She is using her cell phone to try to track it down, when the cell is snatched from her hand. But in a stroke of good luck, finally, she finds a cell that has been tossed in a bin. She claims it as her own, but it is a business phone, and she soon finds herself texting with Sam, an official at the company. She won’t give the phone back, claiming she needs it, but she promises to be his unofficial assistant and sends on his texts. Poppy’s life is about to be complicated in ways she can’t even imagine. Sophie Kinsella has given her readers a delightful and humorous tale of love gone awry. Peopled with quirky characters in a somewhat convoluted plot, she keeps her readers guessing the outcome until the very end. This audio version was made even better by the excellent performance of Jayne Entwistle.
    • 2/5
      Well this might be a British author, but NEVER British Literature.....

      Well, I've certainly got her number.... what unmitigated schlock! Why are all her heroines gormless twits? How do they ever end up w/ any man? And you know I only read this for the 10 points the cover gave me!

      Poppy is engaged to Mangus (an Academic with ever higher Academic parents). Poppy loses her antique (family heirloom) engagement ring, someone bumps her & steals her phone, and then she finds a phone in the bin. The phone belonged to Violet who has just chucked her PA position to Sam. Sam & Poppy make a deal, she can keep the phone as long as she forwards all of Sam's e-mails to him........
    • 4/5
      Poppy's engagement ring goes missing and her phone is stolen in one night. As luck has it, she finds another phone in a trash can and so the story begins.

      Sophie Kinsella's books are fun, quick reads and this one is no exception. Think rom-com in book form; I'd be surprised if it didn't get the Hollywood treatment.
    • 4/5
      Reread October 2014. Still fantastic.

      Original review (March 2012): Love, love, love Sophie Kinsella's writing. My favourite of her standalone novels are still Twenties Girl and Can You Keep A Secret - but - the love story in this one may be my favourite. Sam is such a great foil for Poppy. The plot starts to creak as Kinsella strains credulity in order to maintain the appropriate levels of misunderstanding, but her effervescent writing style wins out. Heartily recommended!
    • 2/5
      Blerg, I don't like chick lit
      Despite the genre it had good moments.
    • 5/5
      This book was so funny and cute. I loved it and the footnotes.
    • 5/5
      I wanted to read something light after two murder mysteries. It was a great choice. It was a lot of fun and I really couldn't put it down. I always thought that Sophie Kinsella's stuff wouldn't appeal to guys, but I was wrong. It is packed with humour. I plan on reading more.
    • 5/5
      I absolutely loved this book, I couldn't put it down,I read it in 2 days. It usually takes me a long time to read a book
    • 5/5
      Loved this! The premise was so clever and Kinsella had me cracking up throughout. Awesome!
    • 5/5
      This is the most perfect Chicklit ever. Funny, charming, witty and smart. Highly recommended.
    • 3/5
      This is a very cute story. A bubbly but modest girl named Poppy Wyatt loses her engagment ring (a family heirloom!) and is robbed of her cell phone all in the same night. Luckily for her, she finds another cell phone tossed away in a garbage can and decides to use it. Unfortunately for her, the owner of the phone, Sam Roxton, won't let her get away with it so they do a co-sharing relationship with the phone and through the process fall for each other.

      The budding romance is okay, by the way, nothing actually happens even after Poppy finds out that her fiance, Magnus, has been cheating on her with the wedding planner, Lucinda, who happens to not only be his ex-girlfriend but his almost ex-fiance AND Poppy isn't the first girl he's pulled the ring out for, more like 4th.

      This was one of the rare instances where I wasn't rooting for the romance. Mostly because of Kinsella's writing. The relationship between Poppy and Sam, in my opinion, came off as more of a brother and sister kinship than an actual start to a love match. There is one scene where he is behind her in the dark and scary woods and it is supposed to be tense and sparks are supposed to fly but it all falls flat and seems rather incesteous. If it were a show, I would wondered if the writers did it for sweeps week. It was a first for Kinsella whose romances in her other novels felt more organic.

      Besides from that, it was good. Not the best. It lacked the charm of Twenties Girl and The Undomesticated Goddess but it was a quick and enjoyable read.
    • 5/5
      Hmmmm, I loved this book. Loved it. It was funny and quirky and totally enjoyable.This is a story about a girl, Poppy, who loses her engagement ring and as she's looking for it, she goes outside for better reception and that's when her cell phone gets stolen. While waiting to speak with the concierge about her ring, she finds a phone in the trash... and the rest is history.This book reminded me a lot of Bridget Jones' diary because Poppy was a mess too and there's a wonderful love story wrapped up in here and finally this book is screaming to be a film.Definite recommend.
    • 5/5
      At first, i have my reservation over this book solely because of the title of the book. Would it be as good as her previous books was what have been played in my mind. At the end of the book, where i close the book in my ereader, i know that Sophie has once again succeeded in producing an amazing book with a great plot that managaed to capture the heart of the readers.The story started with Poppy struggling to find her engagement ring which she seems to have lost after letting her girlfriends to try on. At the time where she trying to find reception for her call, her phone was being snatched away. Guess bad luck has befallen on her.. at the time where she needed a phone for her to call, she found one in a dustbin. The story from then on, peak up with how it turned out to be Sam's PA phone where the access to his emails are which Poppy have access to and with her simple minded, at times she replied the emails on behalf of him with him ended up with problems.It is really hilarious with the emails exchanges and i really like the changes in Sam who is rigid in nature became more adaptable and able to accept others opinion, all thanks to Poppy. Poppy is a likeable character with her bizarre actions and thoughts. Am really enjoyed this book very much and was a little sad when i reached the last page of the book ;)
    • 5/5
      My favorite Kinsella novel to date - I think I like it better than the original Shopaholic book. The usual Kinsella formula is there: cute, impetuous, somewhat addled girl meets and upends the life of a handsome, successful, somewhat remote man - but Kinsella managed to create real emotion and some surprising depth. Don't get me wrong, this is a still a cream puff bon-bon of a book, but the calories aren't nearly as empty as expected. And of course, it was completely entertaining.
    • 5/5
      I think this is probably the best Sophie Kinsella book that I have read.Poppy Wyatt has lost her engagement ring which just happens to be a priceless family heirloom and is having a mental breakdown as if things cant get any worse her phone is stolen. However she finds a company mobile phone in a bin which leads her talking to the owner of the phone.I found Poppy a very likeable, believable character, Sam I found was a very frustrating but I think that was how he was supposed to be portrayed.This book brought out several emotions, sadness, shock (I actually gasped) happiness and laughter.I literally read this book in 24 hours, when I put the book down all i could think about was what was going to happen next. I thought it was going to a predictable but it had twists that kept me wanting more. I don't think there was anything that I didn't like about the bookI don't usually write reviews as I am not very good at them, but I loved the book so much I had to tell you all.I wuld definitely recommend this book to any one that likes chick-lit and has read any other Sophie Kinsella books.
    • 3/5
      Its a Happy go lucky kind of a story for all people like me who prefer heavy stuff like murder. Though At times I can relate myself with Poppy!
    • 5/5
      Really cute! Fun light read...I have yet to be disappointed by Sophie!
    • 2/5
      Fun story but way too much language.
    • 4/5
      The Good Stuff Poppy is adorable, loving, supportive and a hilarious flake -- I can totally relate to her Laugh out loud funny on many occasions, yet sweet and heart breaking at times Realistic character development for both Poppy and Magnus Throughout the book I totally pictured Magnus to look and act like Colin Firth, couldn't help myself -- also really could translate to a movie I actually couldn't put it down, which surprised me, I kept reading even-though I really should have been doing the laundry, dishes, reviews -- well you get the point Will definitely be passing it around to many of my friends Adored all the phone/text conversations between Poppy -- and well everybody Liked the development of Magnus' parents - despised them at first and ended up feeling compassion and love for them Did I mention I kept laughing out loud while reading -- freaked the cat out Hands down my favorite Kinsellla bookThe Not So Good Stuff Could have really benefited from a bit more editing to tighten up the story Predictable (not really a bad thing, because predictable is not all that bad - more of an FYI) Also less of the footnote idea -- once in a while was ok, but it really became a little irritating at the beginningFavorite Quotes/Passages"I've never had so much access to someone else's phone before. Not my friends'; note even Magnus's. There are some things you don't share. I mean Magnus has seen every inch of my body, including the dodgy bits, but I would never, ever let him near my phone.""I've told her she just needs to exercise at home with her Dyna-Bands, but she insists she needs my help. I think she's become totally dependent on us - which might be good for the cash register but is not good for her.""Of course he doesn't want to read it; he's trying to be nice. Which is sweet of him but makes me feel even more tragic, since I'm twenty-nice and he's seventeen."Who Should/Shouldn't Read Fans of Chick Lit, Romance and Contemporary will enjoy Not for those who enjoy intense or non stop action PERFECT beach read or if stuck at home with a sick child who sleeps most of the day Obviously fans of Kinsella's other books will love this4 Dewey'sI received this from Random House in exchange for an honest review
    • 5/5
      I've been eagerly anticipating Sophie Kinsella's newest book, I've Got Your Number. Once I had it in my hot little hands, I had to stop and savour the cover and have a quick peek at the last page number - just to see how many there were to enjoy. (433) Then, ensure that I had nowhere to be or anything that needed doing right away - and only then begin, because I just knew I wouldn't want to put it down. (I was right!)Poppy Wyatt is celebrating her upcoming wedding at a champagne tea with girlfriends at a hotel. Everyone has been oohing and ahhing over her engagement ring - a family heirloom of her fiance. A fire alarm drill sends everyone running and afterwards - no one can find the ring. After much frantic searching, she steps outside to see if she can get cell phone reception to pick up her messages - and is promptly robbed of her phone by someone on a bicycle. She needs that phone! When she spies a cell phone in a garbage bin...well... finders keepers, right?And here the fun begins. When the phone rings, Poppy answers it without checking the screen. Hmm, apparently the phone belonged to Violet - personal assistant to Sam Roxton of White Globe Consulting. Sam desperately needs Violet to stop a client, Mr Yamasaki, from leaving the hotel. And since Violet seems to have quit her job, Sam implores Poppy to keep Mr Yamasaki occupied until Sam's elevator reaches the main floor. Honestly, I was laughing out loud at the antics Poppy employs.Poppy somehow gets Sam to agree to 'share' the phone with her. You can see it coming can't you? Missed messages, mixed messages and more...I have to say that although I have enjoyed each and every one of Sophie Kinsella's previous chick lit books, I think this is my favourite. (so far!) Poppy is a wonderfully engaging character. She's absolutely the kind of friend you'd love to have. Warm, caring, smart (but she doesn't think so) yet ditzy at the same time. The more she tries to make things 'right', the more wrong they end up. And of course the love story. Will Sophie marry Magnus or.... And yes, even though you can predict the outcome, the journey there is so enjoyable. A light hearted, comical romp of a read that will have you laughing out loud and rooting for Poppy to find true love.Kinsella has used different 'hooks' in her past books, such as emails scattered throughout. This time it is footnotes Poppy injects in her story; they're a fun addition to the book.Yes, it was a five star read for me - nobody does chick lit better than Kinsella. I can so see this one being made into a movie.
    • 4/5
      This book is a fun depiction of a 21st century relationship in my eyes. Everything is done by phone, text, or e-mail. Sophie Kinsella writes women's fiction with a sense of humor! The characters are so much fun, and the day to day craziness in Poppy's life, and Sam's will make you laugh out loud. The only thing I found to be annoying were the footnotes! I told my self I would stop reading them after the first several pages, but somehow they drag your eyes to them! It felt, to me, like an unnecessary disruption in the story. But still an enjoyable book.Would recommend to anyone who wants a story with a lot of laughs.
    • 5/5
      It's always a treat when ever a new Sophie Kinsella novel comes out. True they are rather formulaic, plucky heroine meets uptight man, hilarity ensues. The adorable high jinks are so darn cute though that you can't put the book down. Think Lucy and Ricky type escapades if they weren't married and were British. I finished the entire book in one day.In this latest installment Poppy, even her name sounds peppy, meets the serious and brooding Sam when her cell phone is stolen and she finds his phone in a trash bin. She takes over his phone and in doing so soon takes over his life. Although she means well Poppy makes wrong assumptions about Sam and her "help" leads to some rather embarrassing situations for Sam. In the meantime while trying to fix Sam's life she has her own problems to deal with in the form of impending nuptials to her possibly two timing fiance. Of course everything works out in the end and you can't help rooting for the immensely likeable Poppy.No one does a chick lit novel like Kinsella. Although you could swap any of the men in her novels for another, the ladies are always feisty and funny. I loved the last novel Twenties Girl and this one was equally enjoyable.
    • 5/5
      This was my first Sophie Kinsella read and I was absolutely charmed from the very first page. The character of Poppy Wyatt is one that I feel most women can easily relate to. She's flawed and insecure yet impulsive and mouthy at at once. The author does an amazing job of capturing the realities of what we all think and feel at one time in our lives or another and imbuing Poppy with those emotions!The supporting cast are also a pleasant surprise running the gambit from a less that ideal fiance and in-laws, to the assortment of friends...some true...some not so true. And the pace of the novel is perfect... keeping things moving along while peppering in moments of hilarity, reality, uncomfortability, and incredible sweetness. I was laughing non stop and enjoyed every minute.The budding romance that develops of all things via text messages between Poppy and Sam was incredibly sweet and somehow believable. I think I fell a little in love with him myself as I felt so much like Poppy while reading this!The only downside for me were the footnotes...not that I didn't enjoy reading them, but it was a bit difficult toggling back and forth on an e-reader. With a print copy though I feel they'd only enhance the read.This was an amazing delightful read that I stayed up way past my bedtime to finish and when I did I was left with only one question... Why in the world did I wait so long to read Sophie Kinsella??
    • 4/5
      A bit slow at first, but eventually I realize I'm hooked on the developing relationship between Poppy and Sam. Interesting story, if a bit predictable in its culmination. Might give another one of Ms. Kinsella's "stand-alone" books a try; her Shopaholic series just didn't capture my interest.
    • 4/5
      Settling on four stars for the pure enjoyment of this book, it really gets five for being the perfect read while waiting for a jump for the car and subsequent wait at the shop for a new car battery! It gets bumped down a bit for Poppy and Sam really just being thinly veiled disguises for Luke and Becky, but in the end, that's ok. I got a huge kick out of the premise of the book. Poppy discovers a mobile discarded in a bin and decides possession is more important than anything else. Of course, it's a work phone for a very important company and Sam's previous PA gave up the ghost with no notice. Poppy plays along, forwarding important looking emails and texts, seemingly oblivious to the ways in which their lives are becoming intertwined.
    • 4/5
      Read on February 02, 2012I know when I pick up a Sophie Kinsella that it's going to be a good book. I've never been disappointed. She's a great writer with fun, quirky female leads. And thank the chick lit powers-that-be that Poppy doesn't work in publishing or "finance"! I highly recommend this book if you're sick in bed. You should also have tea while you're at it.
    • 4/5
      I really liked the character of Poppy Wyatt and I grew to like her even more as the novel went on. It's all too easy to fall into the pattern of pleasing people and losing sight of what you actually want or need. It was fun to see Poppy take back her life - and the bit of romance was quite fun as well. And I love the British atmosphere ...
    • 4/5
      Typical Sophie Kinsella novel. Good read.