This book is the perfect summer read. A fun , lighthearted delightful book. Starring one of the favourite characters from the devil wears Prada ex assistant Emily Charlton this book takes us from the catwalk to the suburbs and explores how life changes with age and motherhood.

Emily is now working in Hollywood as an image consultant to the stars but she is slowly losing her grip in the industry. She goes to stay with her oldest friend Miriam in the suburbs where she is introduced to Karolina Hartwell, a famous supermodel who is in need of help. Karolinas reputation and family are in jeopardy and Emily may be the answer to her problems.

This is a story of friendship and how woman supporting each other is powerful. A totally wonderful well observed book , I loved it!! I am an all time fan Of The devil wears Prada and Lauren has continued her fantastic writing with this page turning book.

I felt this was a little young for me as I wasn’t that interested in the celebs mentioned or the glitzy world felt this more suited to the Kardashian generation can see its appeal though

If you enjoyed The Devil Wears Prada then you will like this book. It is an enjoyable read with a cast of likeable characters and and easy to follow story.
An ideal beach read.
So buy it and pack it away for your summer holiday!

This is a super fun, laid back book that everyone should read for a bit of escapsim. Even if you've only watched The Devil Wears Prada as a film you'll instantly recognise the wonderful character of Emily and her sassy, go-get attitude.

The woman this book focuses on three women about are roughly my age, but I am much more of an Emily than I am a Miram or Karolina and at times I found it hard to relate. But that's much more me being in my bubble than the book itself. There were genuine laugh out loud moments, and really tender moments too.

Was the book predicatble? Yes. Was it an easy read? Definitely. Would I recommend it for a beach read? Absolutely.

Girl power, and all that!

I'm afraid I picked the wrong book here.
The constant name dropping of ' celebrities' meant so little to me that I didn't know if they were real or fictional - though even I have heard of Bieber and Kardashian and so realised that some were real. The lifestyle and attitudes are way out of my orbit.
I know the fault lies with me, but I couldn't relate to this book or the people in it at all.
Thank you anyway to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC.

I loved this book! A really enjoyable, entertaining read (compared to my usual Murder/Thriller reads!). Ps. I read this not realising that it was the author who wrote The Devil Wears Prada!

When Karolina is accused of drink driving with her stepson and friends in her car, her senator husband quickly distances himself from her as she becomes a social pariah. Old friend Miriam and acquaintance Emily step I. To help her get her life back on track and try to be allowed to soend time with her stepson Harry.

Living in rural Derbyshire, the lives of these women could not be further from mine if they tried yet I was totally hooked. Funny and shocking in equal measures I was drawn in to this highly entertaining book. Would I like to live their lives? No. Would I like their clothes, handbag and shoe allowance? Oh yes!

This really isn't my genre but I fancied something fun and relaxing as a change and this turned out to be a quick and easy read that didn't tax my brain. I find that sometimes it works well to give a different genre a go even if you find you cannot wait to return to your usual type of book.

"The Wives" is perfect for the beach or a summer holiday. I found it wasn't too twee that I couldn't bear it unlike some chick lit. All in all, an amusing and glitzy experience from the bestselling author of "The Devil Wears Prada."

Many thanks to HarperCollins for an ARC. I was not required to post a review and all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

A nice easy read with a couple of different story threads running through. The characters are very likeable to all.

​Wow, this was a very pleasant surprise! I was offered this book to review and, although I was in two minds about whether it was my sort of book or not, I decided to give it a go. And it was just so good - I can't believe I nearly gave it a miss! Definitely one of those page-turning books, just one more page to see what's going to happen next. I was reading a couple of pages any time I had a spare minute!

It starts off setting up the story with the three main female characters, Emily (celebrity 'fixer' who sorts out disasters that 'stars' get themselves into/married to Miles), Miriam (former high flyer, recently moved from New York, now a stay at home Mum with 3 children living in the suburbs/married to Paul) and Kristina (ex-supermodel, step-mum to 12 year old Harry since he was 2 years old, married to Graham, a Senator/wannabe President). Miriam is friends with both Emily and Kristina. She's known Kristina since they were very young, but Emily initially didn't really know Kristina that well.

There were some very funny moments, it's like a completely different world in some parts of the country the things these women with too much money and time on their hands were getting up to or various surgeries they were getting done to themselves. Quite jaw-dropping!

I really liked all the main characters, even though they were so different from one another - Emily was definitely a bitchy, take charge character, but in a way that made you still really like her character. Miriam was floundering a bit in her new world after stopping work to look after her children, but found her own way eventually, and Kristina finally got her revenge. Kristina was the one who was really hard done by through no fault of her own (her lying, cheating husband's total fault) and the one you really wanted to come through the whole messy situation on top. It was extremely satisfying that she eventually got there.

I haven't read any of the Devil Wears Prada series (supposedly this is book 3 and is also called 'When Life Gives You Lululemons' - one of my pet hates I must admit when a book is called two different names in different countries - why?!!), or even seem the film (am I allowed to admit that?!), even though I vaugely know what it's about, but it didn't make any difference to me reading this book and it is a stand-alone if you want to read it without having read the others. And I would most definitely recommend reading it! I loved it - and there was a lovely ending too. I'm only sorry it's finished now. Very, very entertaining.

This is quite an addictive read. Very light and easy to read about privileged American women who have to be one up on everyone else. Very funny in parts and the characters one warms to despite being quite outrageous. The baby shower for a fourth baby, called a sip and see, taking place after the birth, is brilliant, not a baby to be seen. I was a bit doubtful how I would get on with it as I'd not read the previous two novels but I didn't feel as though I'd missed anything. A bit of a light hearted yarn.

Another good novel from Lauren which I enjoyed, although I must admit I found it a bit boring to start with. It follows the lives of three women and how they eventually all pull together.

This book has a great storyline but it does occasionally get lost in the brand names / band names / famous names that keep getting dropped all over the place. Liberally. Like confetti.
The characters are great, the story moves along and each woman has a chapter or so to herself and then switches which I like, it’s also very very current, very now so I feel will date quickly. All in all I quite enjoyed it but I would have enjoyed it so very much more without the name dropping. It feels a little like it’s trying too hard and it really doesn’t need to

Weisberger is one of my go-to writers when I need something switch-off and fun: she manages to do glitz and girly without being schmaltzy and silly, and her writing can be smart and clear-eyed. Here she's especially satirical about competitive wives in the suburbs of NY, complete with their 'designer vaginas'. Luckily, sassy, sarcastic Emily (from [book:The Devil Wears Prada|5139]) is on hand to add a welcome note of snark. Perfect for beach or bath.

Oops! Lauren Weisberger's The Wives popped up in my inbox from netgalley and in my anxiety not to miss it I neglected to check if it was my type of thing. Definitely not! My thing is crime and mystery this is chick lit (with some strong language, as it turns out). I thought I'd give it a go having downloaded it. Serious mistake! I was hooked. There was a mystery and a bit of detection and it was a really easy read.

Emily Charlton from The Devil Wears Prada makes a reappearance as an image consultant with a career on the skids. Karolina Hartwell, former supermodel now senator's wife, arrested for DUI, is the client of a lifetime. Miriam, the third of the titular wives, is now a homemaker but her legal training together with Emily's pr skills make them a formidable team in their bid to vindicate their friend.

Couldn't put it down. Would I recommend it? Of course not, it's not my type of book ...

The Wives by Lauren Weisberger is an absolute hoot. Reading it made for a fun afternoon. It features the adventures of Emily from The Devil Wears Prada, and her friends Miriam and Karolina. One of them has terrible man trouble, and so they join forces to take him down. It features a delicious cameo from Miranda Priestly. What's not to like? Four stars.

Chicklit is not usually my go to genre for reading, however, I was delighted to be offered an e-arc of The Wives for review. It is the third book in the series, the first being the more well known, The Devil Wears Prada. However, you do not have to have read the previous books to enjoy The Wives. It follows three friends, Emily, Miriam and Karolina. Emily is now a "fixer" for the problems of well known celebs, Miriam is a stay at home mom after many years of being a workaholic lawyer, and Karolina, a former supermodel who is now married to a senator that is thinking of running for presidency at some time in the future. Throughout the book they support each other through various traumas and tears.

This book is a light and quick read. It is witty at times, and a perfect holiday read. I enjoyed it.

Thank you to NetGalley, to Harper Collins and to Ms. Weisberger for the opportunity to read The Wives in exchange for an honest review.