This book was such a struggle to make it through. I thought Andrea’s friends in the movie were bad? HA! They had nothing on the ones in this book. I didn’t really care for her boyfriend Alex (big surprise there) or her best friend Lily. Getting mad because she could leave her job to come see an apartment? Mhmm yeah that makes sense. Throwing a fit because your girlfriend has to go to Paris instead of the college reunion so she doesn’t get fired. Yep totally understandable. Please note the sarcasm. Alex’s consistent whining and “holier than thou” attitude was just as irritating as Lily’s “oooh I’m a bad girl with a drinking problem and no real goals” shtick. Neither one had any development and we never really got an understanding of wth was going on with Lily to cause all of her issues and drama. Andrea did her share of whining and ramblings as well though and, unlike the movie, I just could not bring myself to care about the torture she was going through. The writing was jumpy and some of the details seemed completely unnecessary. The best part about this story is that it shows you there was nothing glamorous about life with Miranda Priestly or working for any other maniac but other than that, it let a lot to be desired.