Chanel's Reviews > The Gatecrasher

I absolutely LOVE Sophie Kinsella, so when I found out that that was just a pseudonym and that Madeleine Wickham had written other books, I was thrilled! I was so excited when I read the description of this book, I thought it would top most romantic comedy books I've read. It started off good, but I wasn't too drawn to Fleur, the main character. Throughout the book I kept willing it to get better, but it never did. It wasn't very funny, and it didn't really reflect on the characters pasts' much; I felt that with those particular characters, their backgrounds could've made it a more interesting read. I felt that Fleur developed negative feelings for the Favour family, instead of developing friendships and love for them. The ending was the most disappointing for me. The story just stopped on not a very positive note, and before a scene which was constantly hinted to in the book, the only scene that I was perhaps looking forward to. All in all, the story I built up in my head even before opening up the book was better than the story itself. It could've been an amazing book.