Unmarried, thirty-year-old Sophy Metcalfe told a little white he to soothe her nagging mother. The white lies name was "Dominic," the ideal boyf... read full description
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Sep 23, 2007
Denise
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My dear friend Heather lent me this book and told me that I had to read it. The novel Asking for Trouble is what the movie The Wedding Date was based on. The movie was completely disappointing because the book is hundreds of miles better. The book is filled with innocent misunderstandings and such depth of emotional plot between the characters that it is hard not to get wrapped up with them. I had to go out and buy it before I returned my friend's copy and have since re-read it countless time
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Aug 07, 2011
Ice
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I'm not going to say anything like how it pleased be in the literary sense or whatnot, because really, for books like these, it's all about how they make you feel and whether you laughed and cried in the moments when the author intended for you to. This book delivered on that front, but beyond that, I really liked how, despite the ridiculous set-up and frustratingly inane characters, they still managed to feel so real. The overbearing mother hurrying her children off to marriage (not unlike Mrs.
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Jan 06, 2012
Jennifer
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Such a great book! I got this because I liked the description and when I needed a break from the deep, loaded books, I picked this one up and was pleasantly surprised. I expected the typical girl falls in love with guy story, but it was well beyond that. Enough twists and unexpected surprises that kept me shocked many times throughout the book. I really thought I'd always know where the book was going, but many times I sat here thinking, "Man, I didn't see that coming!" I also enjoyed
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Sep 10, 2011
Anne
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Sophie has one of THOSE mothers.
The kind that want the best for you. As long as you want what they want. And as long they can brag about you to the competition. And the competition is fierce. Especially when your younger sister is getting married. And you don’t even have a date to the wedding.
So Sophie hires one.
Josh. Who she intends to break up with immediately after the wedding.
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The kind that want the best for you. As long as you want what they want. And as long they can brag about you to the competition. And the competition is fierce. Especially when your younger sister is getting married. And you don’t even have a date to the wedding.
So Sophie hires one.
Josh. Who she intends to break up with immediately after the wedding.
But it turns out it can be even more difficult to break up with someo More...
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Nov 15, 2009
Pam
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Books that are the basis for screen plays often have an unusual plot twist that you can't anticipate.* In our post-Bridget Jones world, I expected it to be in fine Helen Fielding, Sophia Kinsella fashion. It turns out that the plot had a fun twist, that although I knew what was going to happen I wanted to see how.
It definitely classifies as a beach read and fit my life the last couple of days perfectly, which though there was no beach, I had as much time and attention to devote to a bo More...
It definitely classifies as a beach read and fit my life the last couple of days perfectly, which though there was no beach, I had as much time and attention to devote to a bo More...
Aug 09, 2010
Brenda
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Sophy, sedang menikmati masa lajangnya dan belum ingin memiliki pacar baru. Namun demi menghentikan rongrongan ibunya, ia mengaku sudah mempunyai seorang pacar baru, bernama Dominic. Ia berhasil mempertahankan kebohongan itu dengan melontarkan bermacam-macam alasan kenapa Dominic tidak bisa datang ke berbagai acara keluarga, sampai akhirnya ibunya menuntut kehadiran Dominic di acara pernikahan adik Sophy. Jadi apakah Sophy mengakui kebohongannya? Tentu saja tidak. Sophy malah menyewa seorang pri
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May 26, 2011
Allie
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This is the book the Debra Messing movie The Wedding Date was based on. I thought the movie was okay, but the book was MUCH better. It takes place entirely in England and I found it to be quite funny. It's a quick read, one that normally I would consider skipping until I had a couple of days to lay in the warm sand at the beach. Definitely a beach book, or in the absence of a beach, a pool book.
Sophy has to attend her sister's wedding and to appease her mother she invents a boyfrie More...
Sophy has to attend her sister's wedding and to appease her mother she invents a boyfrie More...
Jan 22, 2012
Stephanie
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I learned about this book after watching The Wedding Date. The movie is very (and I do mean very) loosely based upon this book. So if you've seen the movie and don't think you want to read the book because you're expecting the same story, you're wrong. The only thing the two have in common is that the main character hires a man to be her boyfriend for her sister's wedding. Apart from that, the plot is completely different.
Sophy is pretty funny even if she talks about her "wobbly More...
Sophy is pretty funny even if she talks about her "wobbly More...
Oct 07, 2010
Nicole
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The premise was novel - daughter makes up a boyfriend to get her mother's naggling off her back, then discovers she cornered with her sister's wedding and needs to have this pseudo-boyfriend suddenly make an appearance. Introducing one male escourt! I think I rather enjoyed the dialogue and the interesting british slang a little more than the actual interactions between characters though. I grew annoyed with the main character and her need to continuously lie to all those around her simply ca
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Dec 17, 2009
JillRock
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A million times better than the movie (The Wedding Date)! This book is hilarious! I love how Elizabeth Young's characters are always getting themselves into impossible situations -- too funny. The movie changed quite a bit, and in my opinion was not good.
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Apr 25, 2011
Kat
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Every so often I watch a movie and think, "Interesting idea, but could have used better execution. I wonder if the source material managed that?" And then I sometimes go dig up the source material and read that to see if it's any better. This was one of those times.
In this case, the source material faces a different set of problems than the movie they made out of it. The film moves briskly along, checking off plot points along the way and resolving everything in a tidy 90 min More...
In this case, the source material faces a different set of problems than the movie they made out of it. The film moves briskly along, checking off plot points along the way and resolving everything in a tidy 90 min More...
Jul 09, 2011
Tracy
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I started reading this book and thought "Wait a minute....I know this story...haven't I seen this movie?!?!?!" I googled the book and yep....I was right......the movie is "The Wedding Date" and I just saw it about 6 months ago. The book starts out the same but goes in a very different direction after the wedding and was definitely better than the movie....aren't the books always better than the movie versions?!?!? It was a light and fun read...there are some terms in the book
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Jun 27, 2011
Kerrigwen
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The film The Wedding Date is one of my favourite rom-coms, and I've seen it a few times. I'd been meaning to check out the book it was based on for some time, and finally got around to it recently - so glad I did! It was a very fun, smart, satisfying chick-lit; Liz Young is now on par with Sophie Kinsella in my library. :) I like how Sophy was actually pretty and confident about herself - it IS possible to know you're pretty enough to turn heads, and still be terribly self-conscious and insecu
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Jan 10, 2012
Elizabeth
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This is a chic lit, when you are depressed (period) lift up my spririts book. I almost didn't read because the books cover made it seem like a typical cheesy romance but once you start it and discover the twists to the plot and how interesting the characters are discribed and likeable....you find you self reading it just to find out if the main characters end up together. This attachment to the characters was what a similar feeling that I feltwhen reading Twilight and Emily Griffin books.I am go
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Jul 14, 2009
Bookgirl89
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a very good read, i saw the movie a couple of times but i have to say that the book is much better. its cute and a pretty fast read. a lot of the character in the movie that i did not like are very likable in the book, i.e in the movie the sister is such a bi*ch but in the book she is sweet and lost, the ex is an a*s in the movie but in the book he is nice and we feel sorry for him.
i recommend it reading the book and not watching the movie.....oh no Dermot Mulroney is in the movie, s More...
i recommend it reading the book and not watching the movie.....oh no Dermot Mulroney is in the movie, s More...
Apr 14, 2010
Angela
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I did eventually get into this book but it took a long time. I never got to the point where I liked the protaganist, she was kind of a spineless neurotic, guilt-driven compulsive liar. Plus I thought the plot was kind of crowded, too many unnecessary characters and the dialogue was overdone. Meaning the author was clever with dialogue but a little too clever, some of it came across as forced.
Good book though, well written. Just not one of my favorites. Ah, but if you're really More...
Good book though, well written. Just not one of my favorites. Ah, but if you're really More...
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Jan 25, 2012
Wendy
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Sophy Metcalfe lied to her mother and made up "Dominic". He is supposed to be her successful boyfriend. Now her sister is getting married and Sophy has to produce "Dominic" as her date to the wedding. Sophies friend talks her into hiring an escort. If they can pull it off the wedding may just go off without a hitch.
I listened to this in audio form and really enjoyed it. It was perfect for lifting my sour mood. It was narrated by Jasmine Hyde and I find and I find More...
I listened to this in audio form and really enjoyed it. It was perfect for lifting my sour mood. It was narrated by Jasmine Hyde and I find and I find More...
Oct 18, 2009
Robin
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I liked this book alot. She has a great sense of humor and she gave me several good laughs. I had lived in England for 3 years back in the 70's and so I know that 'fag' is a cigarette and 'loo' is the bathroom and some of her other slang terms. I did have trouble with her initial terms. I think she should have put a page of what these terms meant for us Americans. WLTM on page 13, GSCE on page 23, SAS on page 39 ect..ect.. But, none of these stopped me from enjoying the book. I would just l
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Jan 03, 2012
Lix
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Alright written, would be fine if not for all the rampant internalized misogyny, boy delirium and weight obsession. I couldn't like or relate to the main character, no matter how hard I tried, because she was so horrible to other women and hard on herself in a way that came across as insignificant and self-righteous. The writer also insists on having every single female character have broken up with their exes because the guys cheated on them -- which comes across as a case of "women become
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Dec 13, 2010
Romina
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Hilarious, easy-reading, fun and diverting. The writing reminded me of The Diary of Bridget Jones, but it has it's own charm as well. The movie "The Wedding Date" is based on this, which is the reason I decided to give it a go. Basically it's about a thirty year old woman who invents a date to her sister's wedding in order to get her mom off her back, since she's hankering after her to settle down. Misunderstandings, lies, and mayham follow as she tells lie after lie. Definitely r
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May 06, 2010
Karschtl
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Sophy ist zusammen mit ihrem Freund Dominic zur Hochzeit ihrer Schwester eingeladen. Nur leider gibt es gar keinen Dominic, den hat sie sich vor ein paar Monaten ausgedacht damit sie auf die ständigen Nachfragen ihrer Mutter endlich Antworten hat. Bisher konnte sie es auch geschickt vermeiden, ihn zu irgendwelchen familiären Anlässen mitbringen zu müssen. Aber zur Hochzeit der Schwester, da ist wohl keine Ausrede groß genug. Sie könnte ihn kurzerhand verlassen... Doch wie würde da ihre Mutter da
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Jul 13, 2009
Michelle
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I really enjoyed the movie "The Wedding Date," and while I knew they would be different, I did not realize just how different the book and movie were going to be. The book was entertaining overall, but Sophy got on my nerves, especially all the comments about feeling like a "cow." She was also quite bitchy to Josh (Dominic) throughout, and I have no idea why anyone would put up with it. All in all, I am glad I read it, well, skimmed it (as it just wasn't good enough to keep m
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Dec 08, 2008
Jennifer
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The book is so much better than the movie! (The movie they made from this book is </b>The Wedding Date</b> with Debra Messing & Dermot Mulroney.) The movie felt really forced and it wasn't like that at all in the book. The book was your non so typical swan story - kind of a reverse Pretty Woman except the guy wasn't really a ho he was just Ho for a night to help out a good friend. (awwwwwww.)
But seriously - it's a cute story and worth the read.
But seriously - it's a cute story and worth the read.
Jul 07, 2009
Heather
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The Debra Messing/Dermot Mulroney film The Wedding Date was very, very loosely based on this book - which is, as is so often the case, far better than the movie. It's that rare creature - a genuine "chick lit" book which is both intelligent and funny as well as having a proper happy ending. It's actually far less salacious than the movie, and much more believable. Perfect beach reading - as are most of Elizabeth Young's books.
Dec 23, 2011
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Sophie yang tidak punya pacar akhirnya menyewa ke agency seorang pedamping ukt menemaninya di pernikahan adeknya.
Dominic diminta tolong oleh temennya yg mempunyai agency utk menggantikan salah satu pedamping yg sedang berhalangan.
Apakah penyamaran mereka terbongkar? Apakah akhirnya mereka benar2 berkencan?
Lucu...bagaimana Dom dan Sophie bersandiwara dan bagaimana akhirnya mereka berdua bisa jadian...
Dominic diminta tolong oleh temennya yg mempunyai agency utk menggantikan salah satu pedamping yg sedang berhalangan.
Apakah penyamaran mereka terbongkar? Apakah akhirnya mereka benar2 berkencan?
Lucu...bagaimana Dom dan Sophie bersandiwara dan bagaimana akhirnya mereka berdua bisa jadian...
Sep 21, 2009
Ann
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I always liked "Will and Grace" so I watched Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney in the romantic comedy called "The Wedding Date." The movie is based on this book -- or so the credits said. The book bears as much resemblance to the movie and F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story does to Brad Pitt's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Uh, not at all!
I say skip the book and watch the movie...something I RARELY say.
I say skip the book and watch the movie...something I RARELY say.
Apr 25, 2011
Marty
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Beach book that I picked up in the Resort "leave one - take one" library. I had recently seen the movie, so thought it would be interesting. The book was originally published in the UK - and the language was heavy with British slang, almost excessively so! I usually enjoy British references and language, but this was a bit much, even for me. The movies was much better.
Jan 17, 2012
Andrea
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so this is the book the movie the wedding date was based on. I love that movie and was anxious to read the book...all I can after reading it is whoa not a lot similar there...I mean if you try hard you can make connections but really not alike much at all. with that said I did enjoy the book but I think I prefer the story line of the movie better. good read though
Apr 06, 2008
Ryann
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A funny British romp (ala Bridget Jones) this novel stars Sophy Metcalfe, a thirty-something woman who invents the perfect boyfriend to keep her mother off her back. Unfortunately, when her sister's wedding comes along her mother forces her hand and Sophy decides to hire an escort to help her get through the wedding weekend (instead of telling the truth, of course). When she begins to fancy the escort, she tells herself to curb her feelings...but what if he feels the same?
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Oct 24, 2011
Corie
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I do agree that this book was like the movie The Wedding Date but I liked the movie way better. This was very hard to ready because of the English slag used. I also disliked the main character. She was always talking about how fat she was and very down on her self. You get an image in your mind from that and then when she describes Josh you think he is really good looking and with how it ends I just did not like it. Save your time and read something much better!
