I have to admit: I wasn’t planning on writing about Living the Dream when I was originally scheduling my review coverage. The book I had initially chosen to talk about this month was a darker, more “literary” pick, but with the news covering natural disasters and violent protests, I needed to immerse myself in something lighter. Instead, I chose Lauren Berry’s debut novel, and I’m so glad I did. It was such a pleasure to get lost in the lives of twenty-something Londoners as they made messes out of their careers, romantic relationships, and friendships (and tried their damnedest to clean them up. The book is a delightful romantic comedy romp, where the central romance is one of female friendship. Emma works in marketing at a job she loathes but puts her creative talents to use writing a blog in her spare time. Though everyone who reads her work praises her writing, she’s trepidatious to pursue it in any real way out of fear that monetizing it will sully her enjoyment of the art. Her best friend, Clementine, on the other hand, is taking a chance on herself and trying to make it as a screenwriter. They’re in very different continue...