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Okay, so I loved the first Laura Lake book. It was brilliantly witty, funny, a bit silly, with a wonderfully eccentric cast of characters. I felt myself rooting for Laura and her dreams of becoming a journalist, and when I saw that the sequel, Last of the Summer Moet was released, I was excited.

I wanted to like this book. I really, really did. Part of the reason I liked the first one so much is because of Wendy Holden's humour, her quite sarcastic take on the rich and famous. Laura's world is like a well-crafted parody of a particular lifestyle and previously, I loved it. But this book was WAY too over the top. Don't get me wrong, I adore Wendy Holden's style of writing. It really is wonderful. But I think the issue I had with this book was that it was just trying too hard to be more hilarious and barmy than the last one. It just felt forced, as though the author was trying to outdo the silliness found in the first novel (which was so much fun). I found it hard to root for any of the characters this time round. Even Laura, whose plot seemed to have been swallowed up in everyone else's overly-eccentric lifestyles. Unfortunately I just couldn't get into this one.

snorthington's review against another edition

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3.0

This book was funny, entertaining, and filled with an eclectic, over the top cast of characters. I enjoyed the setting and pacing of the story, found the characters humorous and relatable, and thought this would make a fun movie by Netflix. Since reading, I've learned this book is part of a series, and I would definitely read more about this protagonist.

I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for my review.

annarella's review against another edition

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4.0

I really enjoyed this book! It was full of fun and likeable characters. It is well written and with a lot of funny situations.
Sometimes a girl needs some good chick-lit to brighten up.
Recommended.
Many thanks to Head of Zeus and Netgalley

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1.0

Holy wow this was terrible (and yet somehow exactly what I needed in the middle of a new - albeit hopefully brief - lockdown. I even read another one in the series, which was, if possible, even more diabolical. I also laughed, a lot - mostly at how ridiculous the writing was. Good times.)

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4.0

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