'Champagne' books

'Champagne' books, as I refer to them, are all fizz and glamorous image with little substance, leaving you a little little-headed and with a slightly lowered IQ; but they are very enjoyable and easy to polish off in a short amount of time.

• La Vie Parisienne by Janelle McCulloch: while I class this is a champagne book as it is an easy, girly read about the style, food and romance of Paris, it is actually very well-written, funny and charming. You don't learn much from it but you won't regret reading it. You'll also want to eat macaroons and buy new lingerie.
  
  
• How to be Adored by Caroline Cox: basically the representative of champagne books. Tips on releasing your inner Old Hollywood glamour puss through the art of dressing well and seducing. Almost completely useless but really fun to read in a bubble bath while wearing a satin shower cap and a face mask.
  
  
• Rules for Saying Goodbye by Katherine Taylor. More substance than the above as it is a fully-fledged fictional novel with some substance, however it's frequent references to designer clothes, hotels, boarding schools, sex, love and drugs makes me put it in the champagne category. It is a really good book though, enjoyable and easy to read, but at times a bit sad and serious.