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Hot Mess

By: Lucy Vine
Narrated by: Elisabeth Hopper
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Hot Mess [n.] - someone who is often in a state of disarray while remaining attractive in spite of their flaws and repeatedly finds themselves in uncomfortable predicaments.

Ellie Knight is just like you. Her life isn't turning out the way she thought it would. Some people might say she's a hot mess, but then who really has their s--t together before they're 30?

It's Valentine's Day, and Ellie Knight finds herself eating Nutella in the bar stock after a no-show date. But single doesn't have to be the loneliest number, does it? She goes back home to her flatshare and weird flatmates. It's okay there's black mould everywhere, right?

With a hangover from hell, she goes to the office job she thought she would have quit by now. Doesn't everyone hate their job? Maybe Ellie isn't following the official life plan, but perfect is overrated.

For fans of Fleabag and Girls, this is a fresh and funny coming-of-age story with a single-girl heroine that everyone will relate to - a modern Carrie Bradshaw meets Bridget Jones. Read by Elisabeth Hopper.

©2017 Lucy Vine (P)2017 Orion Publishing Group Coming of Age Contemporary Contemporary Romance Dark Humour Fiction Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Urban Women's Fiction Comedy Funny Feel-Good Witty

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Absolutely hilarious!! Story is brilliant and really insightful. Narrator is great (best I've heard).

Anyone 25-35 who isn't rushing to get married and have children will totally relate.

Her dads books was possibly the best thing I've ever heard. Even my boyfriend thought this book was one of the best he had heard - proving how non chicklit/fluffy it was!

This is THE BEST audio book I've listened to!

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Excellent reading to a brilliantly funny, smart, honest and relatable novel. I have bookmarked the parts with her dad`s novel and have listened to them several time. It's a mood boosted for sure, can't help laughing out loud every time - which happens hardly ever. About the novel itself - I love how it's all about self love and finding one`s passion rather than obsessing over a partner.

Will listen to it every time I want to cheer up

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I was pointed to this book via a podcast- and was given to think that this book is a feminist twist on the usual rom-com/chick-lit. Alas, it was not to be. Although this book has a different twist in that the ending is not the usual syrup-y nonsense, in its on way, it till belongs to the "summer beach reads" list. It's light, vacuous with little to say.

Don't be fooled- it's still chick-lit

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It was an OK holiday listen. Not gripping, but some likeable characters. The reader mispronounced some words and voice became grating after a while.

OK, nothing special

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I identified with this a lot as we are around the same age and it's of the current time. It's LOL funny, the narrator especially. The only irritating parts were the 'novel' that was read out, I skips those parts. All in all, realistic and hilarious

Hilarious and real

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