The Mama’s #CBR5 Review #60: Last Night at Chateau Marmont by Lauren Weisberger

chateauFrom the author of The Devil Wears Prada comes the story of Brooke and Julian Alter. Brooke is a nutrionist working two jobs to support Julian, a better-than-average musician who is hoping to make it big. When Julian is discovered, he rockets to fame, and Brooke feels as though she’s left in the dust.

Brooke struggles with being supportive of Julian while she continues to maintain her career. She is enchanted with the sudden glamour of her husband’s new life, but feels completely out of place among the glitterati. Things become tense when Julian begins appearing in the tabloids, and even more tense when Brooke is seemingly left behind to clean up the messes Julian is leaving.

The story wasn’t horrible, and Weisberger did a nice job of commenting on how quickly we elevate our celebrities to hero status, and how quickly we help them fall. But I disliked every character. I found Brooke whiny and irritating and Julian was an overgrown boy in a man’s body. And I didn’t think it was possible for characters in a book to not have any chemistry, but these two had less than zero.

Unfortunately, Chateau Marmont was no Devil.

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One thought on “The Mama’s #CBR5 Review #60: Last Night at Chateau Marmont by Lauren Weisberger

  1. it’s been ages since i read this and your review is a perfect reminder as to why it’s yet to be a ‘re-read’. thanks for posting about this – glad to know that i’m not the only one who read it at least

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