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cianny's review against another edition
4.0
Nice and easy read. A bit over the top but it was entertaining.
leelee77's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this, a good summer read. Keeps you interested with the different twists brought on by the hypnotism.
khourianya's review against another edition
1.0
When engaged couple, Josie and Harry, bring along their best man and chief bridesmaid for a planning weekend at the bride's parents house, little did they know that the attendants (who had yet to "meet") actually shared a tumultuous history. One night, at Midsummer's Eve and with the help of some local mythology and a mischievous hypnotist - these four people have their lives turned upside down in a comedy of errors.
Though a comedy of errors that's not really worth reading...so it's a good thing this book was cheap.
The whole book feels super repetitive. She will describe one characters thoughts and their presumptions of how other characters are feeling and then she will jump to another character and basically confirm that they are feeling that.
In the end, the basic theme is:
Yep - we got engaged too soon and are rushing the wedding
and
Wow - I've spent the last x (number of years) hating you when it was really a big misunderstanding.
I understand that the author was trying to go for an "Inspired by Midsummer Nights Dream" thing, but it ended up being a book that was far too long (and it's not a long book) and far too repetitive to be enjoyable.
Your mileage may vary, but I was expecting something a bit more magical from a book with "magic" in the title.
Now I need to re-read Lord of the Rings again to cleanse this one out of me.
Though a comedy of errors that's not really worth reading...so it's a good thing this book was cheap.
The whole book feels super repetitive. She will describe one characters thoughts and their presumptions of how other characters are feeling and then she will jump to another character and basically confirm that they are feeling that.
In the end, the basic theme is:
Yep - we got engaged too soon and are rushing the wedding
and
Wow - I've spent the last x (number of years) hating you when it was really a big misunderstanding.
I understand that the author was trying to go for an "Inspired by Midsummer Nights Dream" thing, but it ended up being a book that was far too long (and it's not a long book) and far too repetitive to be enjoyable.
Your mileage may vary, but I was expecting something a bit more magical from a book with "magic" in the title.
Now I need to re-read Lord of the Rings again to cleanse this one out of me.
kba76's review against another edition
2.0
If you want a story where people get confused about who they love, you'd be better reading A Midsummer Night's Dream.
It's not that there's anything really awful about this, but it's heavy-handed. The issues about the relationship confusion are too dragged out, and I didn't really believe any of the relationships.
This was a quick read. Fluffy. I knew exactly what I was getting, but it isn't one I'd urge people to read.
It's not that there's anything really awful about this, but it's heavy-handed. The issues about the relationship confusion are too dragged out, and I didn't really believe any of the relationships.
This was a quick read. Fluffy. I knew exactly what I was getting, but it isn't one I'd urge people to read.
vixenchick's review against another edition
4.0
This book was fun! I don't get to read a lot of chick lit so this was a nice break for me. Sometimes these types of books get annoying with each character holding back their thoughts with each other. That wasn't the case here, at least for me. The characters were real and very different from each other. My only problem is that I don't understand English slang. Being American, I didn't "get" it.
knaylor's review against another edition
Shallow immature characters. Zero desire to find out what happened to them.
book_tangled's review against another edition
2.0
This was really bad...... I've never used this word but ut so was and I know it might really hurt the lovers of the novel and the author but I totally wasted my birthday money on this.
It was just freaking repetitive, I was bored out of my mind! I didn't like any of the four main characters as they were so monotonous and noisy.
The plot was nice for the classic Shakespeare retelling but the writing and the execution were all wrong...
It was just freaking repetitive, I was bored out of my mind! I didn't like any of the four main characters as they were so monotonous and noisy.
The plot was nice for the classic Shakespeare retelling but the writing and the execution were all wrong...