The Accidental Socialite by Stephanie Wahlstrom Published by Swoon Romance on April 15th, 2014
Pages: 330
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased by Reviewer
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Quirky and clumsy twenty-two-year-old Paige Crawford arrives in London on a cold Saturday in January. Just when Paige starts to think that moving thousands of miles away from home with no real plan was a bad idea, Jason Frost appears. Confident and classy, Jason is the complete opposite of Paige and just what she needs in her life, or so she thinks.
But before their romance has time to blossom, Paige trips and falls into the arms of a mysterious man on a drunken night out. She' s snapped by paparazzi, and newspaper headlines the next day suggest that she' s having an affair with a married footballer.
Paige finds herself instantly elevated to tabloid celebrity status which isn' t exactly a picnic, particularly when trying to juggle her new job at Fashionista magazine, a catalog of dating disasters and a nagging doubt that she maybe she can' t conquer London after all.
When a trip back to Canada for Christmas reminds Paige why she left her old life behind, she returns to London with renewed vigor realizing that while jobs, flats and men may come and go, friends in London are forever.
If you’re looking for something that will seriously make you LAUGH OUT LOUD, this book is for you!
I really enjoyed this book. I haven’t laughed this hard since I read the Chocolate Lovers series by Tara Sivec! It had me laughing within the first few pages…
Paige Crawford has graduated college and booked a one way ticket to London. Within her first day there she makes friends and already has been invited out that first night to hang out. Later that night while leaving The Box, the club that Jason (the cute guy she meets outside her Flat when she first arrives) invites her to, Paige, being drunk, trips and falls into the arms of a well known soccer player while the paparazzi are there to capture it on film. The next day she’s an insta-celeb, which ends up being both a blessing and a curse.
I really enjoyed this story, so much I couldn’t put it down to go to bed. Though, I have to warn you: The most disturbing thing I’ve ever read in a book happened at the beginning of this story. Though doesn’t mean it didn’t have me laughing after going ‘OMGWTF?!’
My reaction to it:
and then:
I really hope that there will be a sequel to this story, because I would like to see what other shenanigans Paige will get herself in to.
If you’re looking for a book that will give you a good haha giggle snort, I definitely suggest you check this book out. 😉
About Stephanie Wahlstrom
Growing up in Edmonton, Canada, a significant amount of Stephanie’ s time was spent making up and acting out stories. She was studying to be an actress when she realized there weren’ t any parts for women being written. So, Stephanie wrote herself a short screenplay just to be in it and quickly realized that writing was her true passion. She graduated from the University of Alberta with an English and Sociology degree and she also has a Bachelor of Motion Picture Arts from Red Deer College. She moved to New York on a whim after University and has written a variety of TV shows including an environmentally friendly lifestyle series and a tween magazine style show about celebrities. Stephanie moved to London in 2008 and aside from being obsessed with Eggs Benedict, shoes, Fruit Roll Ups and travelling, she also works in Children’ s Television.
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