I will say I really don't like Sophie Kinsella. Her books are rambling, and seem to be a (gutter) watered down of Pride & Prejudice/Bridget Jones. Girl finds annoying rich guy. Rich guy is not so annoying, but girl is, and you can't figure out why guy likes her.
I am supposed to empathize with said girl, but I just want to kick her.
I have not read anything in the genre yet that I liked, but I tend to not like fiction. I am a non-fiction girl.
Though Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire cn sort of be seen as type of chick lit...hmm..