The Wish List
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- Create Date：2021-08-14 12:16:04
- Update Date：2025-09-23
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- Author：Sophia Money-Coutts
- ISBN：0008370575
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Summary
‘The new queen of the rom-com returns’ i
‘Saucy… fizzing comedy in this slice of escapism’ Metro
‘Full of wit， warmth and heart’ Beth O’Leary， The Flatshare
‘You want me to write a list？ Like a shopping list？'
Gwendolyn nodded。 'Exactly。 But for what you want from a man， not ASDA。’
Florence Fairfax isn’t lonely。 She loves her job at the little bookshop in Chelsea and her beloved cat Marmalade keeps her company at night。 She might have been single for quite a while – well， forever actually， if anyone’s asking – but she’s perfectly happy， thank you。 And then Florence meets eccentric love coach Gwendolyn， and everything changes。
When Gwendolyn makes Florence write a wish list describing her perfect man， Florence refuses to take it seriously。 Finding someone who likes cats， has the sexual athleticism of James Bond and can overlook her ‘counting’ habit？ Impossible！ Until， later that week， a handsome blond man asks for help in the bookshop…
Rory seems to fit the list perfectly。 But is he ‘the one’， or simply too good to be true？ Florence is about to find out that her criteria for Mr Right aren’t as important as she thought – and that perhaps she’s been looking for love in all the wrong places…
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Praise for The Wish List:
‘Impossibly hilarious’ Abbie Greaves， The Silent Treatment
‘Love， love， loved it。 I might start re-reading again！’ Lucy Vine， Hot Mess
‘The perfect escapist read！’ Cressida McLaughlin， The Cornish Cream Tea Summer
‘Funny and biting， I couldn’t get enough’ Laura Jane Williams， The Love Square
‘Touching and totally addictive’ Zara Stoneley， The First Date
‘Properly funny。 I laughed my way from the first page to the last’ Alex Brown， A Postcard from Italy
‘Saucy… fizzing comedy in this slice of escapism’ Metro
‘Full of wit， warmth and heart’ Beth O’Leary， The Flatshare
‘You want me to write a list？ Like a shopping list？'
Gwendolyn nodded。 'Exactly。 But for what you want from a man， not ASDA。’
Florence Fairfax isn’t lonely。 She loves her job at the little bookshop in Chelsea and her beloved cat Marmalade keeps her company at night。 She might have been single for quite a while – well， forever actually， if anyone’s asking – but she’s perfectly happy， thank you。 And then Florence meets eccentric love coach Gwendolyn， and everything changes。
When Gwendolyn makes Florence write a wish list describing her perfect man， Florence refuses to take it seriously。 Finding someone who likes cats， has the sexual athleticism of James Bond and can overlook her ‘counting’ habit？ Impossible！ Until， later that week， a handsome blond man asks for help in the bookshop…
Rory seems to fit the list perfectly。 But is he ‘the one’， or simply too good to be true？ Florence is about to find out that her criteria for Mr Right aren’t as important as she thought – and that perhaps she’s been looking for love in all the wrong places…
***
Praise for The Wish List:
‘Impossibly hilarious’ Abbie Greaves， The Silent Treatment
‘Love， love， loved it。 I might start re-reading again！’ Lucy Vine， Hot Mess
‘The perfect escapist read！’ Cressida McLaughlin， The Cornish Cream Tea Summer
‘Funny and biting， I couldn’t get enough’ Laura Jane Williams， The Love Square
‘Touching and totally addictive’ Zara Stoneley， The First Date
‘Properly funny。 I laughed my way from the first page to the last’ Alex Brown， A Postcard from Italy
Reviews
Zlatomira
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Even though it was quite predictable who Florence is going to end up with， it was a please reading this book。 Florence's habit of always counting to predict if she has a good or bad experience was quite funny， on the top of that having a critical step mom who makes you visit a love coach sounded like the perfect plot！ I loved the book so much that as soon as i finished it， i was already reading the synopsis for Sophia's previous books。 Even though it was quite predictable who Florence is going to end up with， it was a please reading this book。 Florence's habit of always counting to predict if she has a good or bad experience was quite funny， on the top of that having a critical step mom who makes you visit a love coach sounded like the perfect plot！ I loved the book so much that as soon as i finished it， i was already reading the synopsis for Sophia's previous books。 。。。more
Rona Nimmo
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The Wish List by Sophia Money-CouttsFlorence Fairfax who is thirty two and is happy working in a small Chelsea book shop and spending her evenings with her cat Marmalade。 Until her stepmother decides she should have a boyfriend and arranges to send her to a love coach。 Then her life as she knows it starts to change。This is a well written book about fabulous characters and they all interlink in Florence’s life and the journey she is taking 。 You will laugh and cry at situations that Florence find The Wish List by Sophia Money-CouttsFlorence Fairfax who is thirty two and is happy working in a small Chelsea book shop and spending her evenings with her cat Marmalade。 Until her stepmother decides she should have a boyfriend and arranges to send her to a love coach。 Then her life as she knows it starts to change。This is a well written book about fabulous characters and they all interlink in Florence’s life and the journey she is taking 。 You will laugh and cry at situations that Florence finds herself in and shout at how poorly she seems to be treated by some and the injustice of it。 It also seems her confidence grows in unexpected ways and the relationship she has with all the people in her life 。 A romcom at its best。 。。。more
Jenna
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A light-weight， fun summer read。
Rose Grabowski
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Florence Fairfax has never had a boyfriend。 She is somewhat bewildered by the one night stands in her past。 At 32， she is content with her job at a bookstore and living with her sisters and her 17 year old cat。 Her stepmother isn't happy with the situation and sends her to a love-coach。 She is asked to make a list of the attributes of her ideal man。 Much to her surprise he shows up。 But is he what she really wants or is she missing a chance at happiness that is right in front of her？ This had so Florence Fairfax has never had a boyfriend。 She is somewhat bewildered by the one night stands in her past。 At 32， she is content with her job at a bookstore and living with her sisters and her 17 year old cat。 Her stepmother isn't happy with the situation and sends her to a love-coach。 She is asked to make a list of the attributes of her ideal man。 Much to her surprise he shows up。 But is he what she really wants or is she missing a chance at happiness that is right in front of her？ This had some very funny moments and had some wonderful character development and growth。 。。。more
Sofie Nordlund
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Such a comfortable feel good read！
Ruth Halford
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Took me a little while to get into but very funny and enjoyable book
Arabella Mai
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I devoured this book in a day and just could not put it down。 I loved the pacing， the storylines。 the characters and the writing style was so enjoyable to read。 There was a little part that made me sob but other than that I had so much fun reading this book and am so unbelievably happy with the way it ended。 I definitely want to read more of Sophia Money-Coutts work in the near future。
Alison Smith
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Such fun！ a light romance read。 Highly enjoyable。 For my full review please go to http://thebooksmithblog。wordpress。com Such fun！ a light romance read。 Highly enjoyable。 For my full review please go to http://thebooksmithblog。wordpress。com 。。。more
Dani Beggs
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This book made me Laugh out loud one minute and cry the next love it tho
Jazz Webb
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Review will be published on the girly bookclub website in a few weeks time All in all its a funny feel good romcom！
Jan
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Dnf
Donna read。athon2021
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I have have this book on my Goodreads “Want to read” list for more than a year， so when it was available on a Kindle Deal this week， I snapped it up。 Quirky Florence works in a bookshop in Chelsea in London。 Having lost her mother at age 3， she is the Cinderella sister living with her two half sisters and at 30-something， has never had a boyfriend。 Her stepmother offers her a session with love guru and she reluctantly agrees。 So Florence makes a list of her ideal man’s qualities。 The next day sh I have have this book on my Goodreads “Want to read” list for more than a year， so when it was available on a Kindle Deal this week， I snapped it up。 Quirky Florence works in a bookshop in Chelsea in London。 Having lost her mother at age 3， she is the Cinderella sister living with her two half sisters and at 30-something， has never had a boyfriend。 Her stepmother offers her a session with love guru and she reluctantly agrees。 So Florence makes a list of her ideal man’s qualities。 The next day she meets Rory who seems to tick all the boxes。 Except she realises that maybe what she thought she wanted wasn’t what she really needed。 This is an adorable book and I so enjoyed Florence and her half-sisters and the sweet characters that she works and is friends with。 It was worth the wait！ ❤️📚 。。。more
Elissa
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3。5
Alex Elizabeth
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Hilarious！
Angela Stenning
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Brilliantly written and totally relatable。 Great characterisation and warm， friendly protagonists。 Equally laugh out loud and cringeworthy in places。 Marmalade almost did me in。 Can’t wait to read more by this author。
Nicole
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loved this， a delightful read
Louisa Jones
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This was a perfect audiobook！ I loved the story， and I loved the narration。 The fact that the author narrated it was， as the author stated “simply marvelous！”
NS Chua
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Disappointing。 There was minimal narrative on the relationship developing。 It came almost too suddenly at the end， as if the author suddenly remembered she was supposed to make our heroine find true love。The only reason I kept reading was because I liked the side characters。 They had personality。 If the author could do they same for Mr Right， this would be a more enjoyable book。
Charles
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Funny read
Vanessa Jones
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Quite enjoyed this book！ Easy to read， great development。 Nothing to full in。 Just what I needed
Maura
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I loved this book。 I listened to the audio book which was read by the author。 I found that both her voice and her writing reminded me of Phoebe Waller-Bridge。 I loved the characters and the fact that a bookshop features prominantly。 It's a lovely feel good read which gave me Fleabag vibes， a nice lockdown escapistic book。 I loved this book。 I listened to the audio book which was read by the author。 I found that both her voice and her writing reminded me of Phoebe Waller-Bridge。 I loved the characters and the fact that a bookshop features prominantly。 It's a lovely feel good read which gave me Fleabag vibes， a nice lockdown escapistic book。 。。。more
ReadbyCait
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Copy received from HQ/HarperCollins UK via Netgalley for an honest review。 Thank you！Florence Fairfax works in her a book shop and lives with her sisters and cat Marmalade。 She’s single and her family wants her to find a partner。 Her step-mother pays for her to visit a love guru， Gwendolyn Glossop， who advisers her to make a wish list of all the requirements she’s looking for in man。 Then Rory enters the shop and fills out a lot of her criteria but is he Mr Right？Having read one of Sophia’s prev Copy received from HQ/HarperCollins UK via Netgalley for an honest review。 Thank you！Florence Fairfax works in her a book shop and lives with her sisters and cat Marmalade。 She’s single and her family wants her to find a partner。 Her step-mother pays for her to visit a love guru， Gwendolyn Glossop， who advisers her to make a wish list of all the requirements she’s looking for in man。 Then Rory enters the shop and fills out a lot of her criteria but is he Mr Right？Having read one of Sophia’s previous books， I was looking forward to reading another book by Sophia。 This is an easy light hearted book， with a great cast of characters and set in a bookshop what could be better。 It had the right amount of humour and drama， it was romantic but not too cheesy。 This book had me laughing and crying throughout。 Let’s just say ‘Cowabunga’ and I cannot help but laugh， I’m sure if/whenever I hear this word it’s going to make me think of this book。 。。。more
M
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3。5 rounded up to 4 because it was really enjoyable to readreally fun/funny british romcom with a lovely slow-burn， great chemistry between the leads even with a few flaws， i really enjoyed the writing， the characters， and the romancei saw someone described this as a British Nina Hill and i totally agree - loved both！cons and thus why not higher:-i don't love 'gross' humor and there were a few things of that nature described a little too vividly in there， just personal taste/preference-the sex s 3。5 rounded up to 4 because it was really enjoyable to readreally fun/funny british romcom with a lovely slow-burn， great chemistry between the leads even with a few flaws， i really enjoyed the writing， the characters， and the romancei saw someone described this as a British Nina Hill and i totally agree - loved both！cons and thus why not higher:-i don't love 'gross' humor and there were a few things of that nature described a little too vividly in there， just personal taste/preference-the sex scenes made me cringe a bit？ i think they may have been intended to do that but still not something i enjoy-would've loved even more scenes focusing on the build up of F&Zbut overall really enjoyed it and will read more from this author！ 。。。more
Colette O'meara
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I found it difficult to get into this book initially but when I did it got really funny。 I've read books by this author before and really enjoyed them。 It's about Flo who lives with her stepsisters who feels lonely and a bit cut-off from them。 She works in a bookshop and one day a man from her wishlist enters the shop and they start dating。 The book goes on to prove that what you think you want isn't necessarily what you need。 I found it difficult to get into this book initially but when I did it got really funny。 I've read books by this author before and really enjoyed them。 It's about Flo who lives with her stepsisters who feels lonely and a bit cut-off from them。 She works in a bookshop and one day a man from her wishlist enters the shop and they start dating。 The book goes on to prove that what you think you want isn't necessarily what you need。 。。。more
Vicki
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A very enjoyable read。 Flows nicely and the story is fun and easy to follow。 Brilliant for a holiday read！
Amber
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⭐️⭐️⭐️。5I’m struggling to sum this book up in all honesty because whilst I really did enjoy it， it is unnecessarily long and a bit chaotic in places。 It’s a basic story - girl struggles to find boyfriend and then falls fast for the wrong one。 However！ I’m still giving it 3。5 stars because I really liked Florence。 Lovely Florence and her counting， her games of Consequences and her love for her 17 year old cat Marmalade。 I loved her sisters and I even enjoyed the daft character of her step mother。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️。5I’m struggling to sum this book up in all honesty because whilst I really did enjoy it， it is unnecessarily long and a bit chaotic in places。 It’s a basic story - girl struggles to find boyfriend and then falls fast for the wrong one。 However！ I’m still giving it 3。5 stars because I really liked Florence。 Lovely Florence and her counting， her games of Consequences and her love for her 17 year old cat Marmalade。 I loved her sisters and I even enjoyed the daft character of her step mother。 Rory （our leading man） is truly horrendous。 An upright conservative politician who thinks he’s headed for Downing Street， he’s totally self centred。 Him， his family and his posh friends were all rather over the top ‘posh’ and that grew a bit tiresome at times， but the introduction of lovely Zach （along with Florence’s delightful colleagues at work） saved the male race for me in this book！ All in all a fun read， especially if you’re a big fan of chic lit tropes。 Please note this ebook was gifted to me via #netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 The Wish List is available now。 。。。more
MaryAnn Clarke
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Such a fun Cinderella spin。 This is an excellent funny heartfelt romance。 You can’t help falling in love with the hapless nerdy Florence while she does all the wrong things while trying to convince herself they’re right。 I can’t wait to read more Money-Coutts。
Lisa Vaccaro
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Very funny and enjoyable chicklit。This is my type weekend/holiday style read。
Alexis Bruno
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I really enjoyed this book。 It took a little bit to get into it， then something happened and I was IN。 l enjoy characters that have issues like real people。 Great story。
Sinead
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4。5 stars - with this book completed， I’ve now read all three books written by Sophia Money-Coutts。 She has become one of my favourite authors。 The characters are always interesting and funny and the storyline is always engaging。 If you enjoyed her other books， this is a must read。
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