Revenge Wears Prada

The Devil Returns

By: Lauren Weisberger

Narrated by: Megan Hilty

Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

The sequel you’ve been waiting for: the follow-up to the sensational number-one best seller The Devil Wears Prada.

Eight years have passed since Andrea "Andy" Sachs quit the job "a million girls would die for" working for Miranda Priestly at Runway magazine - a dream that turned out to be a nightmare. Now Andy’s on the top of the world: She’s writing and reporting to her heart’s content; running The Plunge, her wildly successful high-fashion bridal magazine with Miranda’s other ex-assistant, Emily; and most importantly, getting married to the scion of a storied media family and the love of her life.

But the night before her wedding, Andy can’t sleep. As happy as she is - as happy as she should be - she’s still haunted by the specter of her former boss. Maybe it’s survivor syndrome? Or maybe it’s justifiable, self-inflicted, paranoia. From the start, Andy and Emily have felt entitled to use their rolodex of contacts - Miranda’s contacts - from Runway as they make their way in the magazine world. As The Plunge succeeds, Andy and Emily realize they’ll soon come face to face with their former tormenter at industry functions, award ceremonies, and even weddings. Still, Andy can hardly anticipate the horrifying reality that’s approaching - a reversal so profound that she will be squarely in Miranda’s crosshairs once more.

Karma’s a bitch. And Andy’s efforts to build a bright new life have led her directly to the one she fled - and into the path of the Devil herself.

©2013 Lauren Weisberger (P)2013 Simon & Schuster

An interesting read

if you are thirteen. The first book was a fun read but this one is full contrived angst. It features a navel-gazing "heroine?" who consistently avoids dealing with her problems. When she finally gets around to taking action, the author serves up a jump in time--eg. she has a huge fight with her husband and best friend and suddenly it is a year later. No insights about dealing with the conflict, only the results. I kept envisioning Meryl Streep in the movie and hoping for a follow up. It is a good bet that we will not see Ms. Streep in the sequel because hopefully, Hollywood will overlook this bit of nonsense as should most readers.

Where was the revenge!?

Which character – as performed by Megan Hilty – was your favorite?

Megan Hilty was the best thing about this book!

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Such a disappointment. It was an epilogue not a sequel! Especially such a highly anticipated follow-up 10... I repeat 10 years in the making! Blah! Honestly, Lauren Weisberger could have saved us all the expense and made this an epilogue at the end of The Devil Wears Prada the book or one of those "the credit" snazzy things they do after movies. It did not need to be an entire book. It was a waste.

Ugh

I was very disappointed after I finished this book. Although Megan Hilty did an okay job with this book I felt that that author just rushed writing it.

Not at ALL like the first book. So if I had to do it all over again, I would of passed on this book and purchased something else.

Tiresome Story Line

What would have made Revenge Wears Prada better?

The story line is trite and very difficult to get through; I found myself skipping ahead and then finally just opting out of listening to completion. It felt like one of those books that was written to ride on the coattails of a previous hit; but the author didn't try very hard!

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Nope!

Surprisingly Bad

What disappointed you about Revenge Wears Prada?

The heroine was completely unlikeable. She was self-centered, harsh and unforgiving. Also, the plot really went nowhere. The disjointed book meandered about and totally lacked focus. I liked The Devil Wears Prada and was looking forward to the sequel, but I wish I had not read this as I just hated Nady Sachs. By the end I was pulling for Miranda Priestly.

Has Revenge Wears Prada turned you off from other books in this genre?

NO, but has turned me of of this author

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

The narrator seemed to have no connection with the story she was telling. She used this faux chipper tone to describe serious scenes, and was just far too "precious."

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

disappointment. frustration. anger at the main character.

WORST. BOOK. EVER! LISTEN TO THE REVIEWS!

The reviews had warned me not to waste my credit on this book and I did anyway because I wanted to see if it was really that bad.

It is.

Andy is not the same character in this book that she was in The Devil Wears Prada. She’s whiny, annoying, a bit spineless, and a hypocrite! How are you gonna lament over a letter from your fiancé’s mother, and the fact that you found out he ran into his ex while on his bachelor party weekend. Proceed to marry the man, but continue to ice him out and punish him for this thing that was just SO HORRIBLE! THEN! Turn around later in and not only encourage someone in your friend group to continue an affair because “it different when you’re not married” THEN THEN! ANDY, running into your ex boyfriend and having brunch with him and withholding the information from your now husband doing the EXACT SAME THING you were mad at home for in the beginning of the book!! Hypocrite!

The “plot twist” and the ending were horrible as well. Total cop out and a major waste of paper.

I hated how the book was written this time around. The narrator was meh. She didn’t do Miranda Priesly’s voice well at all.

Don’t bother reading this book. Please. Spare yourself.

Nothing like the first book of the series

This book was so upsetting and hard to get through! It’s not until, like, the last 15 minutes that the MC has a reason I could actually get behind, then the last 10 minutes blows the whole thing up.
Andrea was so annoying in this book I can’t even believe it’s the same author…

Very Disappointed!

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

I loved The Devil Wears Prada and was very excited when I saw the sequel. I should have listened to the reviews! This book was very disappointing. The characters were shallow and annoying. The witty, smart Andy from the first book has grown up into a whiny woman with no self esteem. In the entire book, she can't make a single decision or deal with any situations that life brings her way.

The story line was another huge disappointment. Two-thirds of this book deals with pregnancy, gory birthing details and describing babies. Not at all what you'd expect from Devil Wears Prada type of book. The last third deals with shallow characters who can't deal with life. Miranda is hardly present in the story.

Would you ever listen to anything by Lauren Weisberger again?

I would, but after carefully reading the reviews.

What didn’t you like about Megan Hilty’s performance?

She was just okay. Should have kept the original Andy narrator.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

No. Not even close to what I was expecting and was excited about.

Any additional comments?

If you are looking for a fun summer listen, look elsewhere.

Boring!

What disappointed you about Revenge Wears Prada?

Story line moved too slowly. I kept waiting for something to happen. It wasn't a bad story line; it just could have been told in a short story.

Would you ever listen to anything by Lauren Weisberger again?

Not sure.

Which character – as performed by Megan Hilty – was your favorite?

No one particular character but Megan Hilty did a great job. Created great visuals.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Revenge Wears Prada?

So much discussion and thoughts throughout about husband's possible infidelity before marriage. It became an unhealthy obsession but turned out she couldn't trust him. Should have gone with her gut to start with and not gotten married to him.

Did Lauren really write this?

What would have made Revenge Wears Prada better?

There was absolutely NOTHING special about this book. Typical wealthy New Yorker fairy tale gone bad and then turns out wealthy and happy? Are you serious? And the ending couldn't have been not only more rushed but stupid.

What was most disappointing about Lauren Weisberger’s story?

This book was not only a waste of time, but corny.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Megan Hilty?

Megan was fine, the book was just horrible.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Revenge Wears Prada?

everything