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May 25, 2009

Andrea rated it:

When I first read the summary of this book, I knew I had to read it! I loved the plot. I could really identify with Peggy and her wanting to be married to her boyfriend Brock. And I could totally then picture the whole crazy night in Vegas and the aftermath that followed. I fell for Luke but at times I wanted to strangle him and wanted him to share his feelings with Peggy. At first, I sped through the book, but it took me longer to get into it, the more it went on. I liked how the story ended, j More...

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Dec 09, 2010

Pam rated it:

After seven long years of courting Brock, Peggy Adams has reached the end of her over extended New York minute. She admits that she loves the handsome and charming sports cameraman but has seen one too many of her former roommates walk happily down the aisle, one too many of her old college friends announce a second pregnancy.
Just before hopping a plane to Vegas for a friend’s bachelorette party, she gives Brock an ultimatum: It’s time for action or eviction. If he doesn’t tie her down, sh More...

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Sep 09, 2010

Elizabeth rated it:

Although I grew up in the South, most of my family is from WASP central and let me tell you, this book--it gets it all right. The description of the parties, where all the women are dressed *exactly* the same and there's nothing but loads (and loads) ( and loads) of cheap booze and the food is, if you're lucky, Triscuits and squeeze cheese? Spot on! Ditto for the habit of living in old, falling-down houses (complete with ancient furniture) and wearing the same sweater than your grandfather wore More...

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Jan 12, 2010

Megan rated it:

Peggy Adams wakes up next to an unfamiliar man after a friend’s bachlorette party in Las Vegas. She sneaks out before he awakes, but is surprised to receive a phone call from him the next day and learns that she is married to the stranger. The stranger is Luke Sedgewick, the last in the line of the important and once rich, Connecticut Sedgwick family. Luke’s elderly great aunt has recently changed her will, stipulating that Luke must marry to inherit the historic, but decrepit, family mansion.
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Oct 18, 2009

Elizabeth rated it:

Peggy and Luke, level-headed strangers, marry the night they meet in Las Vegas. This begins a year of intrigue for the two, as they attempt to keep their marriage on a platonic level, while having all around them believe in the whirlwind courtship. Luke, the last of the Sedgwicks, a revered family that can trace their heritage to the Pilgrims, and Peggy, daughter of free-spirited parents who travel the country in their RV, couldn't seem more different from the outside. Raised with a rigid code o More...

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Aug 11, 2009

Elevate Difference rated it:

**spoiler alert** At its core, Mating Rituals of the North American WASP is wholly typical. Girl goes to Vegas. Girl gets drunk. Girl wakes up to find she married some stranger. Girl flees back to New York. Boy calls her up to tell her that, yes, they’re legally married. In time, Boy and Girl fall in love and decide to stay married. Mix in a secondary cliché plot: if they stay married, they get money.

Peggy is a New Yorker who runs a shop with her best friend. They’ve been successful fo More...

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Jun 01, 2009

Sarah rated it:

Advance review copy that I received a few weeks late (it got lost on my porch). This is chick lit. Thus, you can see from the very first page how the story will end, and it does. It begins with a classic plot: man and woman must sustain a fake marriage in order to earn large inheritance. I hated the main love interest in the story. I hated the secondary love interest in the story. The characters never talked to each other, which had me banging my head against the wall. The main character wasn't More...

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May 27, 2009

Serena rated it:

What happens when a cautious, anxious New Yorker, Peggy Adams, spends time in Las Vegas for a friend's last hoorah and sends caution to the wind, gets drunk, and meets a stranger? A quickie wedding and a huge hangover, followed by a deal of a lifetime for herself and her new husband, Luke Sedgwick.

"It took multiple tries to work through this last piece of information. Man. A man. A man in bed. In her bed. No, on her bed. He lay on his back on top of the coverlet, in a rumpled sh More...

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May 15, 2009

Lexie rated it:

To be clear when I first read the title for this I thought it was about the insect variety wasp, not the elite social circle WASP. I'm glad I read the info blurb on it however, since the insect variety of wasp does not interest me at all :)

This is apparently Lipton's second novel, but I haven't read the first (It's About Your Husband) so I can't be certain if her style improved or not. I personally found it eager and refreshing. Peggy is a likable character and Luke isn't a bad guy. If More...

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May 21, 2009

Debbie rated it:

I will honestly admit that in the first half of the book I was struggling to keep reading but I would say if you are in the same boat keep reading because it is worth it! Luke’s character was a nice change from the usual handsome, always know what to say guy you find in a lot of chick lit books. He’s sort of bumbling in an endearing sort of way. Peggy on the other hand was probably one of the reasons I found the first half of the book difficult to read. She was wonderful with Luke’s aunt Abb More...

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May 13, 2010

Brenda rated it:

Peggy Adams is upset when she wakes up next to a strange man after a Vegas night she can't remember....but she's horrified when she discovers that she married him! Luke Sedgwick is WASP royalty, the last of the new Nineveh, Connecticut, Sedgewicks. He might also be perfect, if Peggy weren't already pre-engaged to her live-in boyfriend of seven years (she even has the "promise ring" to prove it). Peggy and Luke agree to get an annulment ASAP -- and then receive an offer they can't re More...

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May 26, 2009

Shesten rated it:

Plot Sketch: Peggy Adams and her best friend Bex own a small bath products shop in New York. Bex is married to Josh, who still lives in the apartment down the hall from her. Peggy lives with her boyfriend of seven years, Brock, who just won't propose. Under a constant barrage from the everyday pains of owning a small business, they take a break for another friend's bachelorette party in Vegas. Peggy gets super drunk and falls. Enter Luke and the Little White Wedding Chappel. Luke is from N More...

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May 23, 2009

Bridget rated it:

I just finished reading Mating Rituals of the North American Wasp. This book reminded me of the movie "What Happens In Vegas". The main character's Peggy and Luke wake up one morning and realize that they married while drunk in Vegas. Peggy is the owner of a New York boutique and Luke is a Sedgwick, which means a huge house and land have fallen into his lap. It's not as glamorous as it sounds. The house Luke and his Great Aunt Abby inhabit is falling apart and Luke wants no part of his More...

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Jun 22, 2009

cecilia rated it:

While I enjoyed the story concept, I did not fall in love with any of the characters except maybe the great-aunt Abigail whom no one knew for sure if her marbles were still all there. I wish there had been a little more character depth and more interactions between Peggy and Luke that intensified their hate-but-perhaps-I-love-you relationship. I will admit that there were a few instances where my heart broke as Peggy and Luke walked away from each other, certain that nothing kept them together e More...

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Jun 15, 2009

Tascha rated it:

Mating Rituals of the North American Wasp is a good summer read-- light, enjoyable, entertaining and engaging. For those of us not in the club, it offers some interesting insights into the WASP worldview and some of its peculiarities.

The only aspect of the book that I felt disturbed the overall impression was Peggy's too-prolonged obtuseness in insisting on marrying Brock. We all know she's going to get together with Luke, and while a certain amount of suspense is good and necessar More...

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May 27, 2009

Valorie rated it:

Peggy Adams wakes up one Vegas morning in bed with a strange man. It seems during a whirlwind casino and alcohol romance, they were married. Her new husband and veritable stranger, Luke Sedgwick, is a Connecticut WASP from a family with a name and history almost as old as the Mayflower. His house, which is rapidly crumbling like his family fortune, stands as an icon of his heritage and prestige. A deal is struck up between Peggy, Luke, and Luke’s great-aunt Abigail: the two of them have to s More...

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Nov 22, 2011

Merredith rated it:

This is a chick lit book like many chick flick movies you've seen. A woman has been living with her commitment phobe boyfriend with years. He refuses to marry her. While on a bachelorette trip to vegas as a bridesmaid for one of her friends, she is so upset she gets wicked drunk and accidentally marries a complete stranger. She finds out he lives in CT and she in NYC, and instead of anulling their marriage, his old aunt promises to leave them her gigantic family home in her will, to sell and sol More...

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May 27, 2009

Nicole rated it:

When Peggy Adams accompanies her friends out to Las Vegas for a bachelorette party she laments at always being the bridesmaid and never the bride. Having a little bit too much to drink she finds her Prince Charming and the next thing she knows she wakes up in bed with an unfamiliar man. Horrified she flees his hotel without speaking to him, and goes back home with her friend and business partner Bex determined to put the experience behind her. She gets a pre-engagement ring from the boyfriend More...

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May 30, 2009

Holly (2 Kids and Tired) rated it:

After a drunken evening in Las Vegas, Peggy Adams wakes up next to an unknown man, horrified to learn they're married. Luke is East-Coast WASP royalty in Connecticut and Peggy is pre-engaged to her live-in boyfriend,and lives in New York. When they attempt to get an annulment, Luke's eccentric great-aunt offers them a chance to make millions of dollars by remaining married for a year. Agreeing, Peggy soon finds herself immersed in the posh old-money world of the WASPs (White Anglo Saxon Protes More...

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Jul 23, 2009

Caroline rated it:

Fun, light summer read. Really enjoyed it.

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May 27, 2009

Nely rated it:

What happens in Vegas - stays in Vegas!?!

That isn’t the case for Peggy Adams. Peggy is in Sin City celebrating a bachelorette party for a friend who is getting hitched. The morning that she is scheduled to depart from Vegas and head back home to New York, she awakens in a strange beg lying next to an unrecognizable stranger. She carefully picks up her belongings and catches her plane home. No harm, no foul - or so she thinks. She returns home to make up with her live-in boyfriend (th More...

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May 21, 2009

Angela rated it:

Mating Rituals of the North American WASP is a comedy of errors. The two main characters, Peggy and Luke, are unable to communicate their true feelings for each other which leads to frustrating and confusing interactions. Hiding their true relationship from almost everyone else that they know adds an additional complication to their lives. Both Peggy and Luke are flawed characters which makes them easy to identify with. Neither has a true sense of direction or purpose. I loved the character More...

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Sep 13, 2011

Jennifer rated it:

Loved this book. Exactly what I wanted. A quick romantic read...

(Of course it made me think of my WASPY ex...) :)

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Aug 24, 2009

Colleen rated it:

OK, so the plot falls nicely into the realm of "only in a chick lit book", and most of the confusion and conflict in the book could have been eliminated if the Luke and Peggy simply had an open and honest conversation about anything at all- I enjoyed this book regardless. Great-Aunt Abigail was a wonderful character, one whose poignant characterization helped carry this book to a four star rating. Lipton's writing is wonderful and at times the book is laugh-out-loud funny. A great esca More...

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May 28, 2009

Jaime rated it:

"Chick-lit" or "Women’s Fiction" aren’t genres I generally read, but I think I may need to explore them more! I really enjoyed this story of a drunken accident becoming a marriage of convenience. All of the characters are pretty likeable, and you even feel sort of bad for Brock (her pre-fiancé) in the end (even if he is a bit of a heel). The one thing the story could have used was a little more sexual tension between Peggy and Luke. Between his Yankee stoicism and her oblivio More...

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May 27, 2009

KyleeJ rated it:

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Jul 01, 2010

Kathryn rated it:

LOVE THIS BOOK!

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Mar 29, 2011

Sandra rated it:

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Jul 16, 2009

♔ Jessica Marie rated it:

I fell in love with Luke Sedgwick from the very instant in the story where he is awake, but it did take a bit longer to care for Peggy due to some of her quirky personality traits. The one character I believe any reader can not help but fall in love with would be Luke's great-aunt, Miss Abigail. She is a stubborn, dignified, but loving old lady that I believe many readers will be able to picture one of their own family members in. I also believe that many reader's will be able to relate to a rel More...

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Jan 20, 2011

Kat rated it:

Some people pick up books simply because the cover catches their eye. I am the same way with titles. Show me a book with a title asking a ridiculous question or with a play-on-words sort of title, and I'll take it home with me. Thus I ended up walking out of the bookstore the other day with this watermelon-colored volume. It was a cute, quick read, and though I wanted to shake some sense into the characters a couple of times, it wasn't so much that I got annoyed by it.

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