It’s no secret to everyone who knows me that Sophie Kinsella is one of my favorite authors, if not my favorite. Her chick lits are simply so entertaining that you can’t put them down, and they’re the easiest page turners I’ve found thus far. And if you were put out by the Shopaholic series like I was, you should still give her other stand-alones, like The Undomestic Goddess, a try.

Samantha is a twenty-nine-year-old lawyer who lives, eats, and breathes her work. What she does is everything she knows, and her life is nothing without the pile of work on her desk and the stress her job brings her. She just loves the tension in the office, to the point where her personal life is not even important anymore. Boyfriend? Of course not. Family dinners? Not even for her own birthday! Sex? What is that? Samantha has a very specific schedule, but one day, when she makes a very rookie mistake and risks losing her job, her world falls apart. So the only thing she can think of is to run away.

A throbbing headache forces her to stop and ask someone for a glass of water or some medication. She's been walking for hours and is in the middle of nowhere. However, a simple glass of water turns out to be a job application, which she finds herself accepting despite the fact that she doesn't know how to cook, clean, or take care of anything. But for the next couple of weeks, she's going to be a maid.

Obviously, just like any other chick lit and romance novel, she finds a man during her journey. The gardener happens to know how to cook, and together – and with the help of his mom – they fool the owners into believing that Samantha really is Cordon Bleu trained under Michel de la Roux de la Blanc – the Chef himself!

The novel is a real chick lit. It's very predictable and you won't have to use your brain very much to understand, but it's still one of the most entertaining stories I've ever read. The writing, as usual, is exquisite, and the British slang isn't too hard to understand. In fact, I think it's Sophie Kinsella's easiest book to read because she tends to overuse British slang to the point where it's unnatural.

Another thing is that there isn't much character development. The whole story takes place within a very short time frame, so there isn't much development at all. It's a short, fun story, with a lot of fun adventures and no complication whatsoever.

If you're in need of a chill evening with a glass of wine and some Lush bath bombs, definitely check this book out. It definitely deserves a 4 on 5.