Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham

Sleeping Arrangements it a huge let down, I was disappointed but to be fair I have come to expect a lot more from Wickham (also, know as Sophie Kinsella). Her characters are normally clever and witty but this were flat, boring and trite. The plot is thing, the characters are one dimensional and the ending is too perfect. If you feel the need to read it, check it out from the library or borrow it from a friend. There are better books out there to spend your money on, for instance Sophie Kinsellas' Shopaholic Series. 

Grade: D 

Synopsis by Publishers Weekly Wickham (The Gatecrasher; also, the Shopaholic series as Sophie Kinsella) spins a delightful story of British families forced to spend their vacation together after a mutual friend promises them the same week in his Spanish villa. Chloe Harding hopes that a holiday will soothe the strain between her and longtime partner Philip Murray, who is worried that a recent takeover of his company may cost him his job. Their hopes are dashed when they arrive and find another family already settled at the villa. To Chloe's disappointment, she'll be sharing the space with Hugh Stratton, the beau who broke her heart 15 years ago. Now married to high-maintenance Amanda and with two children, Hugh apologizes, and though Chloe initially expresses nothing but hurt and disdain (all the while keeping their past a secret from Philip), she eventually considers beginning life anew with Hugh. Wickham does a bangup job of creating believable characters-even Amanda is less vapid than she at first seems. Surprises abound as the plot unfolds, and the families begin to wonder whether their mutual friend made an innocent mistake in getting them together. (July)