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From Notting Hill With Four Weddings ... Actually - Ali McNamara (2014)

Scarlett O'Brien is living the jet-set life she's always dreamed of, back and forth between London and New York. But her crazy schedule is hardly ideal for planning her wedding to Sean. And whilst business is great, helping out A-list celeb Gabi Romero just adds another item to her ever-expanding to-do list. Then there's Sean's best man, Alex, who is stirring up a whole new world of trouble. Ali McNamara takes Scarlett on another wild ride, stumbling from one improbable situation to the next, and you certainly need to suspend all disbelief to join in Scarlett's journey. But even then it has an over-the-top, extravagant feel to it, big on imagination and fantasy. The pacing of the novel sometimes felt a bit off for me, too slow in the first half and too fast in the finale and whilst little happens at the start, the ending is jam-packed. In keeping with the novel's excess, Alex is a very caricatured villain, but the novel is populated by wonderful characters. I would have liked more romance and more time on Scarlett and Sean's wedding, but has Ali given a hint of what's in store next on the final page - a mini Scarlett or Sean? From Notting Hill with Nappies ... Actually? I'm not sure how a baby would fit into Scarlett's crazy world but it would be fun to see. (JC)



Movie addict Scarlett is back in the third book in Ali McNamara's series, From Notting Hill with Four Weddings ... Actually. The summary says: "Movie addict Scarlett O'Brien is finally living the jet-setting life she's dreamed of, but it all hangs by a shiny, golden thread. Flying between London and New York, running two businesses, and planning her wedding to handsome fiance Sean along with her best friends Oscar and Maddie - life couldn't be better. Then Scarlett meets paparazzi darling Gabriella Romero, and life suddenly becomes even more extravagant and glamorous. But as she begins to experience the other side of being rich and famous, it's not only Scarlett's perfect wedding that's put in jeopardy, but her whole world." From Notting Hill with Four Weddings ... Actually is out in October 2014.

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