Review: The Burnout

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Sasha is well and truly over it all: work (all-consuming), friendships (on the back burner), sex-life (non-existent). Sasha has hit a brick wall (literally).

Armed with good intentions to drink kale smoothies, try yoga and find solitude, she heads to the Devon resort she loved as a child. But it's off-season, the hotel is falling apart and now she has to share the beach with someone else: a grumpy, stressed-out guy called Finn. How can she commune with nature when he's sitting on a rock, watching her? Especially when they don't agree on burnout cures. (Sasha: manifesting, wild swimming, secret chocolate bars; Finn: drinking whisky.)

But when curious messages start appearing on the beach, Sasha and Finn are forced to begin talking - about everything. What's the mystery? Why are they both burned out? What exactly is 'manifesting', anyway?

They might discover that they have more in common than they think...

Genre: contemporary romance

Publication date: October 2023

Mature content: yes, but nothing overly graphical

Review: Loved it. The first part of the book is a riot, in the laugh-out-loud way Sophie Kinsella is a master at - starting with Sasha's job (and the way she runs away from it), ending with the Rilston hotel (staff most certainly included), and with Sasha's twenty steps to recovery app (although the hotel's own app is also a memorable experience).

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The second part is a bit more nostalgic, but also very inspirational. The romance between Sasha and Finn is sweet, even if a bit predictable. I would have liked more details on Finn's previous relationship (he's pretty close mouthed about it, but it seems like a big deal from Sasha's POV), but overall there's really nothing I would change in this book.

Totally recommended.

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