Dana (Dana and the Books)'s Reviews > Last Night at Chateau Marmont

Compared to Chasing Harry Winston, Last Night at Chateau Marmont is a masterpiece. However, as just another chick-lit novel, it’s decent.

If I hated CHW book so much, why would I pick up another book by the same author? I suppose it’s my weak spot for musicians? Or the plot seemed a little bit more interesting? To be honest, I have no idea why I picked this up, but I’m not entirely regretting it.

Lauren Weisberger seemed to learn a bit more about characterization since she wrote CHW. I actually had feelings for the characters – tiny feelings, but feelings nonetheless. I sympathized with the situation, was happy when things went right, and rolled my eyes when stupid decisions were made.

The bottom line: I wanted to find out what happened next. Something I can’t say for CHW, which was just awful. Stupid characters. Stupid writing. Stupid plot. I read it only 6 months ago and I honestly can’t remember what happened.

The writing was plain, but better than her previous novel. It was just mediocre enough for me to ignore the average syntax and focus on the story.

Nothing stands out as fantastic. It was an all around average novel. Nothing special, but I’ve read much, much worse.

Don’t add it to your ‘Must Read’ list, but if you have an afternoon to kill, it’s an all right way to take up a few hours if you want some brain fluff.