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barbora_hodor's review against another edition
1.0
Author's ability to create dialogue in this book is almost as poor as main character's ability to function in everyday life. Laura Lake is one useless human being with no particular talent or ability.Calling herself a 'journalist' while losing her possessions and material for her 'ground breaking' article more often then actually writing one, had me thinking; Where could be the limit to her uselessness? Through the book I made simple assumption, that she actually has not limit in being waist of space, and I had to dig deep into my stubbornness in order to keep reading this 'thing'. Her grey personality and lack of ability to make interesting conversation is more than insulting for the unlucky reader.
This book set me on really uncomfortable journey of anger and annoyance of all shapes and sizes and planted the idea of not finishing this book into my brain. Although it was more than a hard work, sometimes even slightly painful, I managed to finish it. Disappointed but not surprise by the flavourless 'plot twist' and ending of this novel I consider this piece as THE WORST book I've ever read.
This book set me on really uncomfortable journey of anger and annoyance of all shapes and sizes and planted the idea of not finishing this book into my brain. Although it was more than a hard work, sometimes even slightly painful, I managed to finish it. Disappointed but not surprise by the flavourless 'plot twist' and ending of this novel I consider this piece as THE WORST book I've ever read.
portybelle's review against another edition
4.0
Laura Lake and the Hipster Weddings is a romp of a book that really could have you laughing out loud as you follow Laura and the funny situations she gets into as she investigates celebrity weddings. Laura longs to be a serious investigative journalist, following in her late father's footsteps. When she is offered the chance of an internship at a glossy magazine in London she jumps at the chance. Things don't go quite as she expected though, not helped by the fact that her arch-enemy who bullied her at school, Clemency, also works at the magazine. If ever there was someone misnamed, it is Clemency!
It took me a wee while to get into the story at first but from when Laura moved from Paris to London, I was hooked. Through an unfortunate combination of circumstances, she is left stranded in London with no money, no phone and nowhere to stay. I couldn't help but feel for her, as she really thought this was her big chance and everything that could go wrong, had gone wrong. I had to admire her resourcefulness as she tried to find a way out of her situation.
I must say that I really hope that the glossy magazine industry and the celebrity culture it reports on isn't as shallow as it appears in this book. The weddings that Laura attended were truly awful though did provide many really funny moments. The 'ironic' wedding taking place in a public loo was truly hilarious for many reasons. Many of the 'celebrities' attending the weddings had names suspiciously similar to real people and I had fun guessing who they were possibly meant to be. There were certainly some memorable characters throughout the book from the rap star with a secret fondness for crafting to Lulu, a socialite famous for being famous. Lulu provided some of the funniest lines in the book as she often made mistakes with her words and I certainly snorted out loud when I read that what she wanted more than anything was happiness. Now that may not sound funny but when you read that part of the book you'll know what I mean! Lulu's butler Vlad was also an unforgettable addition to the story.
As well as Laura researching the weddings, there was also a mystery regarding her father's death which isn't resolved in this book, the small matter of a jewel thief targeting the weddings and just what was mysterious reporter Harry Scott working on? No doubt some of these will be resolved in the next book to feature Laura (Laura Lake and the Celebrity Meltdown due out in 2018) and if it's as entertaining and witty as this book, I'll look forward to reading that too.
It took me a wee while to get into the story at first but from when Laura moved from Paris to London, I was hooked. Through an unfortunate combination of circumstances, she is left stranded in London with no money, no phone and nowhere to stay. I couldn't help but feel for her, as she really thought this was her big chance and everything that could go wrong, had gone wrong. I had to admire her resourcefulness as she tried to find a way out of her situation.
I must say that I really hope that the glossy magazine industry and the celebrity culture it reports on isn't as shallow as it appears in this book. The weddings that Laura attended were truly awful though did provide many really funny moments. The 'ironic' wedding taking place in a public loo was truly hilarious for many reasons. Many of the 'celebrities' attending the weddings had names suspiciously similar to real people and I had fun guessing who they were possibly meant to be. There were certainly some memorable characters throughout the book from the rap star with a secret fondness for crafting to Lulu, a socialite famous for being famous. Lulu provided some of the funniest lines in the book as she often made mistakes with her words and I certainly snorted out loud when I read that what she wanted more than anything was happiness. Now that may not sound funny but when you read that part of the book you'll know what I mean! Lulu's butler Vlad was also an unforgettable addition to the story.
As well as Laura researching the weddings, there was also a mystery regarding her father's death which isn't resolved in this book, the small matter of a jewel thief targeting the weddings and just what was mysterious reporter Harry Scott working on? No doubt some of these will be resolved in the next book to feature Laura (Laura Lake and the Celebrity Meltdown due out in 2018) and if it's as entertaining and witty as this book, I'll look forward to reading that too.
littlemisscass's review against another edition
2.0
Even after finishing this book, I can't tell whether this is purposefully tongue in cheek, was made as ridiculous as possible because the author hates herself for writing it, or is seriously written and just plain vapid. The characters all seem like caricatures: none, not even Laura, with any real depth whatsoever. The plot seems the only real driver in this book - and it's a good thing that the plot was the most interesting part. After all, who doesn't love the drama of a jewellery thief terrorising society weddings?
That said, a fun but in no way memorable read.
That said, a fun but in no way memorable read.
rekhamohan1's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
waddlealot's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
umbrellaladyreads's review against another edition
5.0
Full review and more can be found at my blog:
https://chicklituncovered.blogspot.co.uk/
Laura Lake and the Hipster Weddings is a slightly outrageous, wonderfully funny take on the world of glossy magazines. Wendy Holden was once a journalist on Tatler, and I like to think she might have had gathered some inspiration from her job!
Laura Lake is a wonderful character - determined, charismatic, still focused on her goal even when life doesn't seem to be doing her any favours. I absolutely adored her, and already can't wait for the next instalment (yes, this is the beginning of a series!). If you're a fan of The Devil Wears Prada then this book is very likely to appeal to you, however Laura Lake and the Hipster Weddings is, in my opinion, ten times funnier, with a cast of fantastic, eccentric characters that help make the book so addictive.
Laura Lake and the Celebrity Meltdown will be out in Spring 2018. Can't wait!
https://chicklituncovered.blogspot.co.uk/
Laura Lake and the Hipster Weddings is a slightly outrageous, wonderfully funny take on the world of glossy magazines. Wendy Holden was once a journalist on Tatler, and I like to think she might have had gathered some inspiration from her job!
Laura Lake is a wonderful character - determined, charismatic, still focused on her goal even when life doesn't seem to be doing her any favours. I absolutely adored her, and already can't wait for the next instalment (yes, this is the beginning of a series!). If you're a fan of The Devil Wears Prada then this book is very likely to appeal to you, however Laura Lake and the Hipster Weddings is, in my opinion, ten times funnier, with a cast of fantastic, eccentric characters that help make the book so addictive.
Laura Lake and the Celebrity Meltdown will be out in Spring 2018. Can't wait!
bethbond's review against another edition
2.0
Holiday read. It was nice and easy to read but was just not my cup of tea. Yes it does have some funny parts but on the whole I couldn't relate to the characters, especially Laura Lake.
sanadw's review against another edition
4.0
At first I did not like this as much as earlier works - but it soon won me over. Holden's humor as she makes gentle fun of "hipsters" does not fail to amuse.
lucyflaherty's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5