Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella

Publisher:Random House Audio
Publish Date: April 23, 2013
Format: Audio
Discs: 11
ISBN: 978 0385361668

Lottie just knows that her boyfriend is going to propose during lunch at one of London’s fanciest restaurants.  But when his big question involves a trip abroad, not a trip down the aisle, she’s completely crushed.  So when Ben, an old flame, calls her out of the blue and reminds Lottie of their pact to get married if they were both still single at thirty, she jumps at the chance.  No formal dates – just a quick march to the alter and a honeymoon on Ikonos, the sun-drenched Greek island where they first met years ago.

Their family and friends are horrified. Fliss, Lottie’s older sister, knows that Lottie can be impulsive – but surely this is her worst decision yet.  And Ben’s colleague Lorcan fears that this hasty marriage will ruin his friend’s career.  To keep Lottie and Ben from making a terrible mistake, Fliss concocts an elaborate scheme to sabotage their wedding night.  As she and Lorcan jet off to Ikonos in pursuit, Lottie and Ben are in for a honeymoon to remember, for better…or worse.

My Thoughts

Let me start off by saying that I am a huge Sophie Kinsella fan, and have been for many many year.  Hell I even enjoy reading Kinsella books as Madeleine Wickham.  But this, this was just downright awful.  I've read every book of her's (and Wickham's) and even own every single one of them...except Wedding Night. I made the mistake of listening to this on Audio and the narration was atrocious, which made it an even worse experience.

Where did Kinsella go wrong with this book?  It wasn't just the beginning or the middle or the end...it was the whole thing!  Every character drove me nuts and I don't even know how I managed to finish it, but I did.  It lacked the usual wit and endearing parts of the characters we all hate in the beginning then fall in love with in the end.  Also, it could have easily been 100-150 pages shorter.

Is Sophie Kinsella slipping or am I just outgrowing her novels?

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The Best Day of Someone Else's Life by Kerry Reichs

Publisher: Orion
Publish Date: 2008
Pages: 332
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0752891219

Despite being cursed with a boy’s name, Kevin “Vi” Connelly is seriously female and a committed romantic.  The affliction hit at a tender age of six when she was handed a basket of flower petals and ensnared by the “marry-tle.”  The thrill, the attention, the big white dress – its’ the best day of your life, and it’s seriously addictive.  But at twenty-seven, with a closetful of pricy bridesmaid dresses she’ll never wear again and an empty bank account from paying for it all.

Eleven weddings in eighteen months would send any sane woman either over the edge or scurrying for the alter.  But as reality separates from illusion, Vi learns that letting go of someone else’s story to write her own may be harder than buying the myth, but just might help her make the right choices for herself.

My Thoughts
The Best Day of Someone Elses’s Life is a funny, light hearted novel with likeable characters.  There are some genuine funny bits and is well written which flows along at a good pace and never gets boring.  Defiantly recommended as a beach read for a future bride-to-be or anyone interested in weddings. 

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