Three Weddings and a Scandal - Wendy Holden (originally titled 'Laura Lake and the Hipster weddings')

She'll need a triple-barrelled name for the castle one. She'll need a gallon of glitter for the woodland one. She'll need a lobster-shaped hat for the Shoreditch one.

Laura Lake longs to be a journalist. Instead she's an unpaid intern at a glossy magazine – sleeping in the fashion cupboard and living on canapés. But she's just got her first big break: infiltrate three society weddings and write a juicy exposé. 

Security will be tighter than a bodycon dress, but how hard can it be? Cue disappearing brides, demanding socialites – and a jealous office enemy who will do anything to bring her down...

I've read books by Wendy Holden in the past and she is really is an author who delivers on her blurbs; an easy read, large sum of bitchiness, office gossip, dash of romance and of course, a central protagonist you can feel for and align your allegiances with.

Laura Lake was no different.

The original title was what drew my attention to this simply from the mention of 'hipster' ( clearly, i was sold on it). Cue images of fantastical weddings, ridiculous outfits and the situations you can foresee Laura (gentle, calm and quiet) getting herself into.

The story follows a quiet girl who lives quite a life of solitude with her nan in Paris but is desperate to be a journalist who is given the opportunity of a lifetime at working a a London fashion magazine (i know...sigh). On her journey she meets a moody reporter (obviously a hot one), comes face to face with her school nemesis and a series of socialite characters clawing for attention.

This was the perfect anecdote to my reading lull i found myself in and made me laugh throughout.

A Summer breeze of a book.

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