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Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity.
Natalie.

This book had me laughing out loud at times, Loved the interactions with her parents which just goes to show you are never too old to disappoint them! The stories about her best friends other "best friend" reminded me a bit of Bridesmaids! Loved it!

Gabby and Emma are best friends. While Emma has just got engaged and has a stable life, Gabby is working in a job that she hates, she dreams of being an actress (she has finished a drama school!) and goes on one disastrous date after disastrous date. However, she promises herself to grow up in time for Emma's wedding.

I've requested "Lush" after reading the synopsis - I loved it. I'm already not in the author's age range but well, I still remember some of the antics and troubles I've got myself into and you really don't want to know where I threw up once. Those were the times...
However this book didn't work for me, sadly. Gabrielle, our main character in this novel, wanted to change. So far, so good but a) I didn't fully get why she wants to change - only because her best mate is getting married?, b) why write a book about it. There are many, many people out there living the same life as Gabrielle so, theoretically, they all could also write a book about their (miss)adventures? Blame it on my age, please, but some of the antics and Gabrielle's approach didn't make me laugh, they made me cringe - sometimes if felt much too overdone and as if the author has really tried too hard. Partly, it wasn't funny anymore for me. However, I absolutely appreciate the fact how honest it was, and, in some ways, relatable.

But. I of course can so well understand that this book is going to speak tons with the younger audience. It so brutally honestly shows how it is to try and fail, to try again and to fail again but still not give up. The writing style was hilarious, engaging, sharp and hooking and the story itself was partly funny and partly touching and some of Gabrielle's adventures were hilarious, I especially liked the TV episode or the bootcamp part. So even if I'm in two minds about this book, I'm sure that if you're in your 20's, you're going to enjoy this memoirs about being single. Yes, hands up, it rang a bit to my own experiences, and I'm really glad to have read this book, even if it turned out that it's not the perfect read for me, but you'd better try it for yourself.

Copy provided by the publisher in return for an honest review.

I am in two minds about this book. On the one hand I loved its honesty and relatability. On the other, I found that it tried a bit too hard to be loud and brash, missing out on some moments for softer humour. I actually think I would enjoy this book much more as an audiobook. Overall, I am glad I read it but glad I opted to read it on a plane (if that makes sense at all?!)

What can I say about this book that hasn't already been said? A rip-rollicking, genuine laugh out loud book which chronicles the trials and tribulations of Gabrielle. The prose is witty and sharp and the author's voice is clear and brutally honest. I would recommend this to all my friends to read this as there's something in here that every woman can relate to, in regards to dating especially.

I really enjoyed this book. Hands up, being completely honest, I had seen it recommended and hadn't read the blurb: I thought it was going to be another sobriety memoir. It was such a joyous surprise to read this breathless, cackling account of being single and in your mid 20's in London. It rang extremely true to my own experiences. I enjoyed it hugely.

My one reservation is the chronicling of dieting, weight loss and body image. Don't get me wrong; I laughed at the bootcamp chapter, it is fun and well written. And I entirely understand the frustration of being surrounded by stick thin model-types in the acting world. But Gabrielle: you are not fat by anyone's standards, and even if you were, it's FINE. It's FINE. Your worth is not measured by your weight, and it was the one element of the book I found frustrating.

It's not often that I am helpless with laughter reading a book. I was with Gabrielle Fermie's Lush.
She has all of Karl Ove Knausgaard's naked honesty but with a gift for raucous comedy all her own.
I defy anyone not to laugh. A lot.