Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books 
 Lady Bridget's Diary is, structurally speaking, a total mess, and I didn't believe a single thing that happened in it. However, the characters are delightful. I read this when I was down with the same cold that was afflicting everyone in America that particular week, and it was great for my humble purposes at the time: it was solidly entertaining and enjoyable, and I didn't have to think a lot. 
 One of the problems with this book is that the darker plot elements disappear with such alacrity that at one point I seriously thought I must have skipped a couple of chapters, but I didn't. There are some actual, serious conflicts in this book right up until there aren't. It's like magic. I did not believe in these resolutions in the slightest. 
 Another problem is that book is trying so hard to do so many things at once. It's homage to Bridget Jones' Diary, but there's hardly any diary (although the diary itself is a major plot point, we don't get to read much of the diary itself). Bridget Jones' Diary is, of course, homage to Pride and Prejudice, so there's a ton of that, with a nod to Mean Girls on the side. This book is most enjoyable when it stops trying to mimic other books and is just itself. Lady Bridget is neither Elizabeth Bennet nor Bridget Jones, and the plot rather quickly diverges from the basic Pride and Prejudice story, mostly by throwing in tons of other stuff (various scandals, Bridget wants to fit in, etc.). This is an awfully busy book and it lacks focus. It keeps shooting off in various directions. 
 All that being said, this is a nice "I'm sick" or "I'm stressed" book. It is immediately obvious that this book is not going to make you seriously worry about anything. The characters are delightful. 
 - Carrie S.