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daisy06's review against another edition
Because i couldnt get in quiet good. The point is that i didn't read it daily.
kdurham2's review against another edition
3.0
Heidi has been engaged for a year and is in the last six months of planning her big day when work, friends and her relationship all hit a few speed bumps. A friend who is now a single mom, an ex reentering her life and a fiance who is sneaking around all make Heidi wonder whether this impending wedding is a good idea. If I had been in her shoes, I probably would have had the same crazy stress filled reaction.
An entertaining look at wedding planning and how it can affect a relationship. I also appreciated the real life aspect of talking about what happens after the big day because that is just as important as planning the big day. It was great to read about the same spats that each couple has while planning a major event.
Although, I felt justified in the spats that we have had, apart of the time I am not sure that this is quite the book to be reading while getting ready for a wedding. Full of secrets and exs reappearing, I didn't feel warm and gooey after reading it, but if I had read it at any other time I would have loved the story. I maybe would recommend it to those who are on their honeymoon and enjoying the after bliss of the day being in the past!
An entertaining look at wedding planning and how it can affect a relationship. I also appreciated the real life aspect of talking about what happens after the big day because that is just as important as planning the big day. It was great to read about the same spats that each couple has while planning a major event.
Although, I felt justified in the spats that we have had, apart of the time I am not sure that this is quite the book to be reading while getting ready for a wedding. Full of secrets and exs reappearing, I didn't feel warm and gooey after reading it, but if I had read it at any other time I would have loved the story. I maybe would recommend it to those who are on their honeymoon and enjoying the after bliss of the day being in the past!
loulud21's review against another edition
2.0
An easy read for when you don't want to think too much about plots etc.
tracimsouza's review against another edition
4.0
I give this 3 1/2 stars, it was slow to grab my attention but then it picked up about halfway through and I couldn’t put it down.
nicole_nicole's review against another edition
4.0
The twist at the end of the book was really surprising. I totally didn't expect it.
owls_rainbow's review
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
thebookmouse's review against another edition
3.0
Okay so this book was a perfect, light, chick-lit summer read. And that's the best way to sum it up for me.
Blurb:
[i]Every bride is entitiled to some pre-wedding jitters. And what girl wouldn't think twice about marriage when her fiance gets his eyebrows shaved off just in time to look hideouos for photographs?
But what if it's not the ceremony that freaks you out but the happy ever after? Heidi Savage is wondering whether she can really forsake all the others for macho, beer-swelling Ed. And how can a couple who've never even been baby-sitters be ready to start a family of their own?
Will the answer come in the form of her ex-boyfriend Steven? Grown-up, gorgeous and good-with-children. Is Heidi's dilemma simple a case of right shoes, right dress, wrong husband?[/i]
Okay, so from the blurb I expected to be reading about this woman who is second-guessing her whole life with her fiance, and I guess that is the basis of the story - though for some reason it was not at all what I expected. It isn't as simple as the blurb and you get into a lot more detail about why she is feeling the feelings she is... and they are what make the book for me. The ending to me was unexpected - completely the opposite to what I thought was going to happen - but I must admit it did make me smile.
The upporting Characters of Kara and her son were wonderful, too. I loved them.
Overall, it was a very good book in it's own right. Though it is not one I'd re-read, I would recommmend it for a sweet, romantic, sometimes funny summer read.
The only problem I had with this book, and why it didn't get a higher amount of starts for me was the fact that I could not easily sit down and read this book for hours on end - which is what I like in a good book. I happily read it, but I could easily put it down and I must admit, did get bored with at times.
But, like I said - I do not regret reading it, it was a fun journey.
Blurb:
[i]Every bride is entitiled to some pre-wedding jitters. And what girl wouldn't think twice about marriage when her fiance gets his eyebrows shaved off just in time to look hideouos for photographs?
But what if it's not the ceremony that freaks you out but the happy ever after? Heidi Savage is wondering whether she can really forsake all the others for macho, beer-swelling Ed. And how can a couple who've never even been baby-sitters be ready to start a family of their own?
Will the answer come in the form of her ex-boyfriend Steven? Grown-up, gorgeous and good-with-children. Is Heidi's dilemma simple a case of right shoes, right dress, wrong husband?[/i]
Okay, so from the blurb I expected to be reading about this woman who is second-guessing her whole life with her fiance, and I guess that is the basis of the story - though for some reason it was not at all what I expected. It isn't as simple as the blurb and you get into a lot more detail about why she is feeling the feelings she is... and they are what make the book for me. The ending to me was unexpected - completely the opposite to what I thought was going to happen - but I must admit it did make me smile.
The upporting Characters of Kara and her son were wonderful, too. I loved them.
Overall, it was a very good book in it's own right. Though it is not one I'd re-read, I would recommmend it for a sweet, romantic, sometimes funny summer read.
The only problem I had with this book, and why it didn't get a higher amount of starts for me was the fact that I could not easily sit down and read this book for hours on end - which is what I like in a good book. I happily read it, but I could easily put it down and I must admit, did get bored with at times.
But, like I said - I do not regret reading it, it was a fun journey.
naaila22's review
3.0
Eh. I'm very glad I purchased this book at our Library's quarterly bookseller for $1. I started reading it because i needed something light and easy after my plethora of heavy novels. This was a great palette cleanser, but it is by no means a great novel. It just was what it was, girl in her late 20s about to get married, wedding jitters etc. Nearly every character in this novel is intolerable. Heidi is annoying at best, Ed just seems pathetic for most of the novel until the very end, Kara is pushy, selfish and doesn't seem to have a care in the world.
caterinaanna's review
4.0
Enjoyable wedding-nerves/what-if tale with the inevitable misunderstandings leading to a happy ever after conclusion.
As in previous books I have read by this author, I felt the characterisation was less important than the sometimes farcical events, but as the book went on, the main characters rather suddenly revealed hidden depths, and I think more evidence could have been provided for these aspects which were hinted at before by rather repetitive motifs in how they were described.
As in previous books I have read by this author, I felt the characterisation was less important than the sometimes farcical events, but as the book went on, the main characters rather suddenly revealed hidden depths, and I think more evidence could have been provided for these aspects which were hinted at before by rather repetitive motifs in how they were described.
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