Litsy

The Wedding People: A Novel | Alison Espach

so-so

February 2025 Book #7

Sorry, unpopular opinion here. I think this book was overhyped for me. That situation at the hotel was so unrealistic to me. Then, we have a character not only with suicidal ideation but also a plan to do it and it was ignored? I have read books with morbid humor like Hagman by Maya Binyam but from the beginning you see the absurd tone. I didn‘t see that in this novel. It was tragic so sad her situation but ignored⬇️

Gissy (Cont.) There were some funny scenes but in general, it didn‘t work for me. At the end we see a growth in some characters which gives hope to the characters.

Maybe the book was so well commented with great reviews and a rating of more that 4 stars in GR that I expected a stronger story🤷🏽‍♀️ 3⭐️ 3d

Prairiegirl_reading I finished this recently and was also underwhelmed. 3d

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CrystalE02

Nora Roberts' Bride Quartet | Nora Roberts

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This was a four book bind up. I loved the characters and the friendship story plot of the book. I rated this book a 3 out of 5 stars.

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Read4life

The Wedding People: A Novel | Alison Espach

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. The Wedding People was my first book by Alison Espach and I loved it. I now have Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance on my TBR.

2. Tagged.

AmyG Oh, I didn‘t realize she wrote another book. Thanks! 1w

CSeydel My hold just came in on the Wedding People! I‘m looking forward to it 📚💜 1w

peaKnit I didn‘t realize she wrote Notes… I liked them both! 1w

Deblovestoread 🤦🏻‍♀️ I‘ve read Notes and Wedding but didn‘t catch they were written by the same person. I‘ll be keeping an eye out to what‘s next. 1w

TheSpineView Thanks for playing 1w

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IndianBookworm

The Wedding People: A Novel | Alison Espach

so-so

A woman who wants to kill herself gets stuck at the most perfectionist bride's wedding. Great setting but it just became toooo preachy at some points. Great characters though, them being the reason I kept on reading. I for sure know this is gonna be a great movie and I'd love it more than the book!
3.5/5🌟

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TheKidUpstairs

The Wedding People: A Novel | Alison Espach

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Unsurprisingly, given all the Litsy love for this one, I loved this book! I love how Espach took contemporary comedic fiction tropes and found genuine humanity underneath. The day drinking mother of the bride, the uptight sister of the groom, the perfectionist verging on bridezilla? They are all wrestling with their own vulnerabilities and trying to get through their days.

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TheKidUpstairs And an ending that's not "happily ever after" but rather "let's remain open to happiness" that is just *chef's kiss* 2w

TheKidUpstairs Also, the banter is perfection, and there are plenty of genuinely laugh out loud moments. I happily add my voice to the chorus of love for this one! 2w

CBee Really great review! I didn‘t think I‘d like this book and it ended up being a favorite of the year thus far 👏🏻👏🏻 2w

AmyG The cover doesn‘t remotely do this book justice. I, too, loved it. Contemporary fiction mixed with rom com. Such a good read. 2w

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AudiobookingWithLeah

The Wedding People: A Novel | Alison Espach

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4⭐
•The overall theme at work here was solid, but sometimes it went off on unnecessary tangents that pulled me out of the story entirely too often.
•Helen Laser‘s narration was fantastic.

IndianBookworm I agree with the “preachy tangents!“ 1w

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TheKidUpstairs

The Wedding People: A Novel | Alison Espach

It's a beautiful day to read outdoors!

PurpleyPumpkin it really is the perfect weather for reading outdoors today. Enjoy!☀️📚 2w

BarbaraBB Cool picture 🧡 2w

dabbe 🤩😍🤩 2w

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Aims42

The Wedding People: A Novel | Alison Espach

bailed

Definitely in the minority on this book, but I lost interest halfway through. I didn‘t connect with any of the characters and the “I don‘t like this” vibes started to outweigh the “I love this!” vibes. #HailtheBail 🚀

dabbe YES! #hailthatbail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 4w

Aims42 @dabbe The #hailthebail hashtag is so empowering 😁💕 I started a new book and already it‘s a better fit 4w

IndianBookworm Just finished the book, it's decent but even I do not get the hype! (edited) 1w

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Aims42 @IndianBookworm Right?! I found myself thinking of anything else but reading, I even thought of doing laundry instead! That was my “lightbulb moment” to pick a different book 😆 1w

IndianBookworm @Aims42 what an epiphany! 😂 I think it'd be a great movie though, lots of characters, beautiful setting and events, and less PREACHY❤ 1w

Aims42 @IndianBookworm Oh man, I don‘t even know if I made it to the preachy parts 🤣🤣🤣 I bailed during the bachelorette “seminar”. It could be a great movie though, I could definitely see some actresses in the role of Phoebe and Lila 1w

IndianBookworm @Aims42 hahaha, I think you passed a few but the frequency increased a lot more towards the end! 😓 1w

Aims42 @IndianBookworm Oof 🫠 Okay, glad I bailed when I did then 😆😮‍💨 1w

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