The Morning After Memoirs - Kate Michaels

The Morning After Memoirs – Kate Michaels

I received an ebook copy of this from the publishers in exchange for an honest review. I honestly am thrilled to have received a copy of this book, as it was a brilliant laugh out loud read. The story follows that of Jess, a 29 year old living and working in London, and her tales of dating, romance, and friendship. All of which were a laugh a minute.

‘Twenty-nine-year-old Jess wakes up on New Year’s Day a touch hungover and a whole lot confused. The man in bed next to her is not her boyfriend, Ben. In fact, she doesn’t even remember Not-Ben’s name. It won’t be the first time she finds herself in a questionable situation in a year that proves her new single-in-the-city lifestyle is far from the glamorous, Sex And The City world she’s been promised on TV. Between hacking through last year’s leg hair, accidentally snogging someone who may well be her cousin, getting hit over the head with a sex toy that isn’t even hers, and ending the night with a walk of shame into her parent’s garage, Jess’s single life is turning out more cockroaches than cocktails.

The Morning After Memoirs is the story of one woman’s search for love, meaning, and a low-calorie alternative to wine.’

I love nothing more than a good chick lit book. I am not sure if now that i am nearing on the age of 27 and starting to worry about how little i may have accomplished in my life, but i found that i really related to our main protagonist Jess. This book felt like a more modern telling story of a woman living in London, and the ups and downs that come with it.

Jess provided us with humour, drama and some brilliant adventures as she led us on her journey throughout the course of a year. I loved how we felt just as involved in her life as if we were one of her many friends. It made me want to be a part of her friendship group, that almost collective of sisterhood and the drama and stories that unfold within it.  Especially the many drunken nights out that occurred. Jess made this story very real, and her sheer bad luck was incredibly unfortunate, and yet brilliantly hilarious. One of my favourite bits without giving too much away about this story is of a particular walk of shame back to her parent’s garage (where she was staying) and struggling to fit under the gap she opened up, subsequently resulting in the neighbours believing they were being burgled!!

We see Jess go through a break up, move house, make new friends, get a new job, and have many hook ups on nights out. I loved her break down of new men as she saw them, listed as their name, height, eye/hair colour. Almost like a mini bio of each male as she weighs them up. It felt very Bridget Jones like to me, as i could almost hear Renee Zellweger’s voice at the exact moment, and i loved it.

I really enjoyed the writing in this book, it was a quick easy read, with so much underlying humour throughout that you cannot help but enjoy it. I will certainly be looking out for any more books by Kate Michaels.

I would highly recommend this book if you enjoy a good Chick Lit, filled with humour. Especially if you are a fan of Bridget Jones or that of Sex and the City, as this is a perfect medium between the two.

I have given this 4 out of 5 stars.