“I left Paris a whole new woman, evolved, like a Black girl Pokémon and I wanted that feeling to last forever.” – London Hughes.

This is one of my favourite lines in the entire book because it is inspirational, funny, and somehow captures the essence of being a person who endured teenagehood in the early 2000s in such a subtle way. The line also perfectly describes the journey that Hughes takes you on throughout her memoir.

Interwoven throughout the story of her rise to fame Hughes also details her love life in a hilarious and vulnerable fashion. I particularly appreciated how Hughes conveyed that she knew that some of the men in her life were temporary and that even though she loved some of them no man was worth her dreams. Rarely is the conflict between maintaining a relationship and following a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity (and the opportunity is the choice without question) given so much care and detail in a memoir.

I highly recommend this book if you want a funny and inspirational read. Hughes’ ability to articulate herself makes this book read like a conversation that you are having with your friend rather than reading a book. Her ability to story tell made this book a delight to read.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for my digital copy in exchange for an honest review. To be honest, I requested this title because of the happy smiling face and the title...I didn't even read the synopsis or anything because I thought it was going to be this super happy book. I'm just going to say that I don't personally feel like that is what I got AT ALL. There were so many parts of this book that gave me the creeps just reading them and the feel of desperation as she got older...it got to me. I feel like this woman and I would probably not want to spend too much time in each others' company...I can clearly see I am in the minority when it comes to that though...so by all means, give it a shot yourself. You may really enjoy it :)

I absolutely love London Hughes!! Her sense of humor is so on point!! I love how she looks to find the upside to almost any situation. She deals with life struggles just like most of us but it how she decides to deal with these struggles. She’s a “glass half-full” kind of person!!!

I'm always here for women beating the odds and getting their just deserts. This was easy reading and honestly felt like story time with my homegirl. The story was a hilarious and definitely spicy. It's hard to give a review on someones actually life, but I definitely enjoyed London's story!

London Hughes is the type of person that you root for from the beginning. This collection of essays is wildly transparent, honest, and overall funny. To see the way that baby girl let her haters know that they missed out on her in the UK is priceless. She is the epitome of "always stay gracious, best revenge is your paper" and I personally love to see it.

I know one thing, I love to see a Black girl, particularly when the cards are stacked against her, rise to the occasion and emerge triumphant. As Issa Rae famously said, "I'm rooting for everybody Black". Do your thing London, girl and live your best life!

London Hughes is the first-ever Black British woman to be nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award. Her Netflix special, To Catch a D*ck, was released in 194 countries and was a major success. Why is this a big deal? Because comedy in general is a male dominated industry and it's hard for women, especially women of color, to find success.

London wrote Living My Best Life, Hun in order to share her story of success with others who might need encouragement along the way. As a Black, British comedian who has had to earn her seat at the table she understands full well the barriers that exist for folx trying to break into show business but she did not allow those challenges to stop her.

I really enjoyed reading her coming of age story and the hilarious narratives shared in between her journey into show business. I read an article in The Guardian where she speaks to her desire to bridge the gap between Black America and Black Britain and I truly feel she does this in Living My Best Life, Hun. This book is not just her life story, it's a brilliant, witty, and humorous examination of being Black and British and making peace with making your Black identity your own despite the pressure to be placed in a box by society.

Thank you to the author and publisher for the e-arc copy!