Am I the only one who thinks every Sophie Kinsella novel is eerily relatable? No? I didn't think so. 
 Sophie Kinsella has the amazing ability to create amazingly lovable heroines, and My Not So Perfect Life stars one of my favorites. Katie is living a not-so-perfect life in London. It's the dream, even if the commute is more of a nightmare and her flatmates are not ideal. Her Instagram would have you believe she lives a life not too much unlike her glamorous (and nightmarish) boss Demeter. But when Katie gets let go and is forced from her London life back to her dad's farm, she might find that perfect is not all it's cracked up to be. 
 Like all Kinsella's novels, there is a handsome, smart, successful love interest with a neat bundle of personal problems. There is a witty and likable main character with an adorable parent(s) and a complimentary cast of easily identifiable characters. The disgruntled worker, the secretly catty coworker, the plot-convenient girl/guy, the boss, all are here. It's what's comforting about her novels. However, I think Kinsella cuts a new line in this novel in that the antagonist is a lot more complicated then she seems. I get it, everyone is taking a sympathetic view of traditionally evil characters. Disney victimizes the villain at every turn, and the Loki fans likely outnumber the Thor ones. But in this case it's actually really refreshing to see a much more complex and fleshed out successful business woman. Somehow, along the way someone seemed to think that we could actually have it all and I think that's a load of bird feed. It creates a massive amount of pressure on women to perform on all fronts - you have to have the career, the personal life, the marriage, the children, the social life, you have to look, breathe, act, and weigh the part. When you create this image, you create the expectation. But that's impossible, and that's exactly how Katie views Demeter. And she wants that life, until her former boss shatters that illusion with the reality of her situation. Much like how Katie lets her friends and family believe that her London life is perfectly posh instead of a perfect struggle. Hilarity ensues ("yoga" with Demeter, anyone?), but also plenty of heartfelt moments. 
 My Not So Perfect Life is a perfect Kinsella novel - heartfelt, hilarious, and a joy to read. 
 Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to my loveless life of books and pizza.