{"id":1576225,"date":"2018-12-15T11:02:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T16:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.divinemagazine.ca\/?p=1576225"},"modified":"2026-03-18T20:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:14:46","slug":"divine-reads-the-plus-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/divine-reads-the-plus-one\/","title":{"rendered":"DIVINE Reads: The Plus One by Sophia Money-Coutts"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Plus One<\/a> by Sophia Money-Coutts<\/h3>\n

\u201cPolly Spencer is fine. She\u2019s single, turning thirty and only managed to have sex twice last year (both times with a Swedish banker called Fred), but seriously, she\u2019s fine. Even if she\u2019s still stuck at Posh! magazine writing about royal babies and the chances of finding a plus one to her best friend\u2019s summer wedding are looking worryingly slim.<\/em><\/p>\n

But it\u2019s a New Year, a new leaf and all that. Polly\u2019s determined that over the next 365 days she\u2019ll remember to shave her legs, drink less wine and generally get her s**t together. Her latest piece is on the infamous Jasper, Marquess of Milton, undoubtedly neither a plus one nor \u2018the one\u2019. She\u2019s heard the stories, there\u2019s no way she\u2019ll succumb to his charms\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Sounds like your typical chick-lit<\/a>, doesn\u2019t it?\u00a0 Au contraire divinistas!\u00a0 This book has it all.\u00a0 It is laugh out loud funny in parts.\u00a0 There are also deeply touching moments that may bring a tear to your eye.\u00a0 Polly is a delightful heroine \u2013 not quite as accident prone, but just as lovable as Bridget Jones.\u00a0 Money-Coutts gave her a wit and intelligence that makes Polly her own character, not a carbon copy of anyone else.\u00a0 The novel features unusual twists and turns that keeps the book interesting.<\/p>\n

The supporting characters range from a witty Marquess to a hilarious best friend to the guy that\u2019s always in your life as a friend and knows you best to a junk food (literally, the food should be junk) eating mother with a heart of gold.\u00a0 There are other supporting characters, but none feels superfluous which is a true testament to Money-Coutts\u2019 ability to create a great story arc.<\/p>\n

Polly\u2019s inner voice kept me smiling all the way through the book, and although the situations could be ridiculous at times, the character never was.\u00a0 This book is set in London and features a dry, British wit that has sorely been lacking in female fiction lately.\u00a0 It is a story that begs for a sequel so that you can spend more time with this lovable cast of characters.<\/p>\n

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The Plus One by Sophia Money-Coutts \u201cPolly Spencer is fine. She\u2019s single, turning thirty and only managed to have sex twice last year (both times with a Swedish banker called…<\/div>\n
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