I’ve long heard wonderful things about Sophie Kinsella’s writing but am ashamed to say I’ve never actually got round to reading one of her books. Consequently, I’m delighted to rectify that omission by reviewing her latest novel, The Burnout, for My Weekly.

The Burnout was published by Penguin imprint Bantam on 12th October 2023 and is available for purchase here.

The Burnout

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 Mars 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…

My Review of The Burnout

My full review of The Burnout can be found here on the My Weekly website.

However, here I can say that The Burnout is absolutely brilliant, being laugh aloud funny, relatable and surprisingly emotional. I adored it!

Do visit My Weekly to read my full review here.

About Sophie Kinsella

Sophie Kinsella is an internationally bestselling writer. She is the author of many number one bestsellers, including the hugely popular Shopaholic series. She has also written seven bestselling novels as Madeleine Wickham and several books for children. She lives in the UK with her husband and family.

For further information, visit Sophie’s website and find her on Facebook. You can also follow her on Twitter/X @KinsellaSophie and Instagram.