I remember having enjoyed Hot Mess and found it relatable and comforting, this was much less so. It's about a girl under emotional and financial pressure to attend a lot of weddings and her bridezilla best friend, as she realises she doesn't want a wedding for herself and learns to speak up. I liked the point that people mainly go to expensive hen do's as a tit for tat, mostly untrue but it explains a lot! I also really like how Lucy Vine brings work storylines right into her novels, it's the majority of your waking hours but also a reflection of modern women's priorities! The summary notes of each menu (very Bridget Jones) were hilarious and I loved the unchanging menus.

Unfortunately, I have not been able to read and review this book.

After losing and replacing my broken Kindle and getting a new phone I was unable to download the title again for review as it was no longer available on Netgalley.

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

Really funny, relatable and a good amount of mad cap! I would recommend Lucy Vine's books to any of my friends.

What Fresh Hell is a contemporary fiction book about Lilah, who comes home from a horrible hen do, sick of weddings, only to be asked to be a bridesmaid for one of her best friends. In fact, her whole coming year seems to be full of people getting married. It's all putting a lot of strain on her relationship with her boyfriend, and her finances. Add to this some problems at work and with the old folks social group she helps to run, and Lilah really isn't having a great time.

I have to say, I didn't love this book. A lot of the so called 'friends' who Lilah goes to hen parties with, or sits with at weddings, seem completely horrible and I couldn't understand why she was willing to keep putting effort in to those friendships when the other people were treating her horribly. I also got frustrated with Lilah herself over how much she's neglecting her boyfriend. He clearly really loves her, and is trying to do nice things for her and carve out some alone time for the two of them together, but Lilah is completely oblivious to that. She consistently puts him last, and I didn't like that.

It's a relatively light story, about the ups and downs of friendships, the importance of friends, and how the wedding industry can affect some people so much that they seem to turn into a completely different person. I think a lot of people will enjoy this as a light, funny, read-on-the-beach book. Perhaps in a couple of years when more people I know are getting married, I'll find it a bit funnier, but at the moment I like to think that if anyone in my friendship groups was treating others the way some people in this book do, they would be called out on their nonsense. 'Friends' who treat you like crap and take advantage of you are not friends. Despite my problems with the book, though, it was well written, and I will keep an eye out for more of Lucy Vine's books. I'm giving What Fresh Hell 6 out of 10.

I think it must be me but unfortunately I really didn't connect with this story or the main character at all. I saw the comedy in all the wedding antics and bridezilla moments but it didn't make me FEEL anything and I couldn't tell what the main plot focus was supposed to be, surely there's more to it than just wedding after wedding, however after 50% in I had to give it up as I wasn't enjoying it at all

Twenty-eight-year-old Lilah Fox is having a very busy year. Her job as a producer assistant is very demanding, her divorced parents call her all the time to complain about each other, and she has one wedding after another to attend, including all those hen dos. Things get even busier when her best friend Lauren gets engaged and turns into a bridezilla, wanting Lilah's complete attention night and day. Meanwhile, her boyfriend Will is feeling neglected and her bank account is dwindling. When will Lilah find time for herself? And when will she learn to stop being such a people pleaser?
I loved Lucy Vine's first novel, Hot Mess, and I loved this one even more. It's sharp, accurate, and so hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing, especially at the hen do scenes. I really liked Lilah, she's engaging, smart, and very funny - the kind of girl you wish you had as a friend. This is a refreshing, witty, and enjoyable novel, a complete page-turner!

If you loved Lucy's last book Hot Mess then you will love this book, and it is even funnier than Hot Mess. If you loved Bridget Jones's Diary, then you will love this book, and this is even funnier! I know, I went there but this book was such a romp from start to finish. I laughed out loud, I identified with the main character, and most of her Friend so much and I just loved every minute.

Lilah is a great main character for this novel because she is just like all of us. She has set her life up, she has a boyfriend and a decent job but sometimes she hates that job and she's not sure her relationship is quite right for her, but at the age of 28 she really feels as if she ought to have it altogether. What she does have is great mates and she wants to be there for them and support them, especially when it comes to their big day.

The weddings, this story revolves around several (and i mean several) wedding that Lilah has to attend, sometimes as a bridesmaid and sometimes as a guest. We've all had those years when you have a zillion weddings to go and and the hen dos and the outfits and the wedding presents that go with them. You loose your bank balance, your sanity, and as happy as you are for your friends, you loose your life somewhat. Its a great premise for a book and Lucy Vine really pulls this off incredibly well, prepare for hilarity at every turn!

As i probably mentioned in my review of Hot Mess, Lucy Vine also writes down what we are all thinking. This is amazing and i defy anyone not to love her writing style, particularly when lines such as 'Fuck you Gwyneth Paltrow' and 'without a bra, these are already somewhere around my vulva'. There are also some really touching family moments in this book and its great to have some secondary storylines surrounding family and friendship running alongside Lilah's main issues.

I really enjoyed this novel. Lucy Vine doesn't censor her language so if swearing easily offends you then this might not be for you. But if you've ever attended a wedding, or had one of those years where everyone you know is getting married, if you;re questioning pretty much anything in your life even. Then this book is for you-enjoy the laughs!

Hilarious! I’m ashamed to say this is the first book I’d read by the author but I will definitely be going back to read her previous work. To anyone who’s ever been on one of “those” hen do’s, you’ll relate to so much of this. Maybe don’t gift to the Bridezilla in your life... it may be the end of your friendship (although, after reading this that may not be the worst thing...)

A brilliantly funny book which many woman can relate to. Lilah is stuck in an endless loop of hen parties and weddings of her friends.

The book accurately describes the awkwardness of going on holiday with a group of women you don’t know other than the bride-to-be, and the insane things you have to do as maid of honour. The characters are realistic, and I’m sure readers who have been in similar situations will recognise many of them.

Thank you to the publish and NetGalley for a copy of this book.

I enjoyed reading this book more than I thought it would. A great range of characters, particluarly Granny Franny, who embodies what you think old people will be like - saying what they want, when they want!
You feels sorry for Lilah, who doesn't seem to be the most important person in her own life, as she lets everyone walk over her, and it was intersting to see how she changed throughout the book.
I liked the end section of the book, which gave a mini epilogue for each of the main characters

Another great read for the beginning of 2018. I read Hot Mess last year and whilst I did have some issues - mostly with the anti-heroine - I found I enjoyed What Fresh Hell a lot more. I thought the characters were very believable and engrossing and the issues of not being able to say no is something that resonates with me greatly. A fun, millenial read. 4.5 stars.