Author: Holly Wainwright
Format reviewed: Ebook
Source: Netgalley
Publisher: Legend Press
Publication Date: 1st November 2019
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Elle is holed up in an exclusive retreat where women pay thousands to mimic her extreme lifestyle, or die trying. But who's bankrolling Elle's new empire?
Abi just wants to marry her true love in the garden on New Year's Eve. But her ex-husband is building a financial cult in the shed and her teenage daughter's YouTube channel is gaining followers for all the wrong reasons.
Frances has a newborn and a WhatsApp mothers' group that's giving her anxiety. But she's certain that if she can just be more like those fitmums on Instagram, things can only get better.
Enter the world of How To Be Perfect… fake gurus, green smoothies and bad influences included.
I loved being back amongst some of my favourite dysfunctional families, for even more chaos, blogging shenanigans and the return of Elle.
If you haven't read The Mummy Bloggers then some of the backstory in this one may not make as much sense, especially with the feelings towards Elle, but it could potentially be read as a standalone, depending on how much that sort of thing bothers you.
Set 18 months after the end of the previous book, Elle has re-imagined herself completely, and although she is still someone who is incredibly hard to like, I did start to feel sorry for her in places.
We also have the return of Abi's family, and she is due to get married very soon, if only her ex-husband, and his kids weren't living in their barn!
And the final main focal character we have this time is Frances, who is a devoted follower of Elle, has signed up to the exclusive site and believes pretty much every blog post and piece of advice Elle produces.
I must say that I rolled my eyes at most of the stuff Elle was spouting and felt sorry for anyone who was vulnerable enough to believe her. And the people she is surrounding herself with now aren't much better.
Filled with humour, more on the theme of not believing everything you read online or on social media, and all manner of great interactions between assorted characters makes this a really amusing and fun book to read.
I really hope this isn't the last we have seen of these characters, I'm pretty sure they could get up to all manner more misadventures in the future!
Thank you to Legend Press and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed voluntarily and honestly.
If you haven't read The Mummy Bloggers then some of the backstory in this one may not make as much sense, especially with the feelings towards Elle, but it could potentially be read as a standalone, depending on how much that sort of thing bothers you.
Set 18 months after the end of the previous book, Elle has re-imagined herself completely, and although she is still someone who is incredibly hard to like, I did start to feel sorry for her in places.
We also have the return of Abi's family, and she is due to get married very soon, if only her ex-husband, and his kids weren't living in their barn!
And the final main focal character we have this time is Frances, who is a devoted follower of Elle, has signed up to the exclusive site and believes pretty much every blog post and piece of advice Elle produces.
I must say that I rolled my eyes at most of the stuff Elle was spouting and felt sorry for anyone who was vulnerable enough to believe her. And the people she is surrounding herself with now aren't much better.
Filled with humour, more on the theme of not believing everything you read online or on social media, and all manner of great interactions between assorted characters makes this a really amusing and fun book to read.
I really hope this isn't the last we have seen of these characters, I'm pretty sure they could get up to all manner more misadventures in the future!
Thank you to Legend Press and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed voluntarily and honestly.
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