Helpful Score: 5
I really enjoyed this book. It is not, in my opinion, a chick lit novel. It is not light, fluffy and a great place to get ideas for your own wedding. However, it is an excellent read, the writer uses wonderful language, and the result is an intelligent take on marriage and what it means. It is about morals and principles and how they change as we get older, and how they stay the same. If you're a little tired of the chick lit treadmill, read this! You'll enjoy the vacation!
Helpful Score: 4
This book is visually rich, from the main character's best friend's Urban Outfitter t-shirts to the array of matrimonial locales, guest lists, dresses, dressmakers, etc. It is a movie waiting to happen. The novel is cynical in tone, which at times works and is hilarious and at others falls flat, as whinny/bitchy. But all in all, it's better than anything Candace Bushnell has written.
Helpful Score: 3
Engaging, witty and not the standard cl. However the ending was disappointing.
Helpful Score: 3
All in all, not a bad read. Definitely not typical chick lit and I'm not exactly sure of the message Ms. Cosper was trying to get across, but I did particularly like the part with the grandparents where the grandfather says that you must not just put up with your SO's foibles, but love them as well.
Helpful Score: 3
All of my friends loved this book... but I didn't love it! Maybe it was because I was trying to read this while juggling the needs of a new baby... :) It is about a woman and her relationships the summer she is invited to 17 weddings!
