"Settle down with this rather naughty and very funny book for a quite delicious reading experience."
A sparkling, witty, occasionally rather sexy debut that made me nod in agreement and splutter with laughter. 30 year old Polly works for Posh! magazine, she excels in making the aristocracy look spectacular on paper, however her love life is wilting dramatically… and she needs a Plus One for her best friend’s wedding. Polly quickly settled into a fabulous friend status, we sat together gossiping, I giggled, winced, and regularly raised my eyebrows as I read. Sophia Money-Coutts has a wonderfully light touch, she also keeps laughing gas in her pen, and isn’t afraid to use it. I alternated in reading bits out loud to my husband (who was as shocked as I’d hoped he’d be), and just sinking into, and enjoying the story. There is a heart-felt reality kick along the way, however for me this was an outrageously feel-good read. ‘The Plus One’ became my best friend while I read it, very funny, sometimes shocking, always extremely entertaining.
| Primary Genre | Romance / Relationship Stories |
| Other Genres: | |
| Recommendations: |
A great debut novel from Sophia Money-Coutts. It will have you laughing out loud and routing for the hapless heroine.
I was out of my comfort zone with this book, but was keen to try it after reading some good reviews. Polly is a journalist for ‘Posh’, a celebrity magazine for the rich and famous aristocracy. She seems to be forever single having never found ‘the one'. After interviewing Jasper, a bit of a posh playboy, for Posh magazine, they end up dating. Polly's best friend Lex announces her engagement, but will Jasper still be around for the wedding to be Polly’s Plus One?
This is the great debut novel of Sophia Money-Coutts. It is in the same vein as Bridget Jones, without the tedious diary entries. Polly is the hapless heroine who gives us many moments of humour, usually regarding her sex life. The whole tale is a light hearted and a really enjoyable read.... Read Full Review
Comedy, sadness, sex, anger and joy. If you liked Bridget Jones you will love this. A fantastically written debut and Sophia Money-Coutts is a brilliant author. I would definitely recommend it.
The Plus One was really hard to put down I was hooked from early in. Polly was a likeable character; I warmed up to her very quickly. She felt real to me, a bit like Bridget Jones, in fact this is who she reminded me of quite a bit, especially with the humor and the journalist job and the bad luck with men. I am sure we have all been there at some point though.
Polly’s best friend Lex is getting married and Polly is on the lookout for a potential plus one, this is not an easy feat as she finds out.
She is asked to interview Jasper, Marquess of Milton and her colleague has dated him before, she is not interested at all, well that is what she told herself before interviewing him.... Read Full Review
A cracker of an old school chick lit romp, bang up to date and brimming with laugh out loud humour. A fab debut from Sophia Money-Coutts, Cant wait for the next one!
Polly's best friend Lex is getting married and Polly needs to find that illusive plus one, the unlikely Jasper, Marquess of Milton steamrolls into her life and they end up dating... so the question is he her 'plus one' is asked and expertly answered.
I was really excited to read this, the blurb reminded me of all the chick lit books I read in my twenties, including Bridget (We'll get back to her in a mo). The writing is witty and acerbic and at times laugh out loud funny, others shockingly graphic. There are loads of references to the classic chick lit books of old but also the classic Pride and Prejudice where Jaspers reminds me of a Mr Darcy. The characters are great, likeable and Polly especially was great.... Read Full Review
