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Mother of the Bride
She planned everything for the wedding–
except the falling in love part. . . .
In a family of jet-setters and lovable eccentrics, Cydney Parrish is the stable, sensible one, always with her feet firmly planted on the ground. Maybe that’s why she ended up raising her sister’s daughter Bebe. Now Bebe is all grown up and about to marry the nephew of the handsome and reclusive author Angus Munroe. Between planning the wedding, dealing with her high maintenance kin, and facing a future with only a cat for company, Cydney has her hands full. But she isn’t too busy to notice that aside from being pushy and generally infuriating, Gus Munroe may just be the man of her dreams.
Angus Munroe is not about to let his only nephew throw his future away on some ditzy debutante. He flies into town determined to “speak now and never hold his peace”–but ends up instead with a broken nose, a slight limp, and his mountainside home invaded by the bride-to-be’s family. He’s pretty certain it is all the wedding planner’s fault. Aunts aren’t supposed to be sexy, but someone obviously forgot to tell the irresistible Cydney Parrish. . . .
except the falling in love part. . . .
In a family of jet-setters and lovable eccentrics, Cydney Parrish is the stable, sensible one, always with her feet firmly planted on the ground. Maybe that’s why she ended up raising her sister’s daughter Bebe. Now Bebe is all grown up and about to marry the nephew of the handsome and reclusive author Angus Munroe. Between planning the wedding, dealing with her high maintenance kin, and facing a future with only a cat for company, Cydney has her hands full. But she isn’t too busy to notice that aside from being pushy and generally infuriating, Gus Munroe may just be the man of her dreams.
Angus Munroe is not about to let his only nephew throw his future away on some ditzy debutante. He flies into town determined to “speak now and never hold his peace”–but ends up instead with a broken nose, a slight limp, and his mountainside home invaded by the bride-to-be’s family. He’s pretty certain it is all the wedding planner’s fault. Aunts aren’t supposed to be sexy, but someone obviously forgot to tell the irresistible Cydney Parrish. . . .
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 28, 2002
About the author
Lynn Michaels
42 books63 followersMy first book was published in 1984 when I was 12. Why are you laughing? Since then I've published 16 books and 2 novellas: two Regencies originally written as Jane Lynson, one paranormal romantic suspense as Paula Christopher and everything else as Lynn Michaels. My husband Michael warned me never to dedicate a book to him, so instead I stole his name for my pseudonym.
Michael and I have 2 grown sons and 1 grandson. We live in Harry Truman's hometown, Independence, Missouri.
Michael and I have 2 grown sons and 1 grandson. We live in Harry Truman's hometown, Independence, Missouri.
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April 14, 2013
In the beginning, the book was a little slow, but then you get invested in the story and you want to find out how it goes. I liked the whole cast of funny characters, mostly Cydney, although it made me mad how she let her family walk all over her. Loved the reference of the peashooter vs the uzi. Gus sometimes seemed more of a bumbling clown than a hot hunk, with all the accidents he suffered from Cydney and Bebe, but he shone later on. He starts as a scowling, angry man, and as the book progresses, he changes into a different man, happier and funnier, and you deduct he was sad and lonely at first. Cydney grows from a peashooter to an uzi LOL. There were some hysterical scenes and overall, it was a fun read.f
May 5, 2013
A really fun book. Easy to keep those pages turning
March 3, 2012
***NOTE MY REVIEWS OFTEN CONTAIN SPOILERS***
Cydney Parrish is the only normal member of a family of extraordinary people. Her father is a bestselling mystery writer who’s on his sixth or so marriage. Her sister is an award winning photographer whose many marriages make the news. Her mother is not only a bestselling novelist but a syndicated newspaper columnist and though her niece hasn’t made the news yet she’s got the kind of looks that will take her places in life. She’s the backbone of her entire family though they don’t acknowledge it, she’s the one that does all the tasks her famous family can’t be bothered to do and she’s the one who cleans up all the messes they leave behind. When the neice who she’s raised Bebe comes home for college to announce she’s marrying the nephew of Cydney’s idol Angue Monroe she’s not sure how to react. On one hand she wants Bebe to be happy on the other Bebe is so young and Cydney isn’t really ready to let go. However she soon jumps to their defense when her idol and her father’s nemesis Angus shows up to stop the wedding before it even starts. Will Angus succeed in stopping the wedding and will Cyndey ever recover from her idol being someone so different from what she’d dreamed?
I don’t usually reread contemporary romance, as I’ve said before it’s not really my preferred genre because there’s not usually enough to it to really keep my interest, I mean some of them are enjoyable for a one time quick and entertaining read but trying to read them again for the most part I lose interested within a few chapters. However, this is one contemporary romance that is worth a second perusal and when I came across this in the box while I was sorting through things I knew I had to read again so I could review it. Micheals take hilarious to a whole new level in this book. Yes the set up is a little farfetched, it’s possible but unlikely that you’ll find a family with two bestselling authors one of which is also a syndicated columnist and an award winning photographer important enough to be the subject of news stories herself. And to have one of them randomly marrying the extremely rich nephew of another bestselling author in the same genre is even more unlikely. It could on some freak occurrence happen but the collection of characters gathered here would not normally be in the same family. It’s also unlikely that an author would be the subject of tabloid news or that a photographer would grace the cover of people magazine. Though authors are popular with the book crowd they’re not normally fodder for the racy gossip rags because the portion of our population who are readers isn’t large enough to sell gossip articles about writers. So yes I’ll admit that the set up for this a little farfetched but if you take that into consideration before reading this book you’ll soon forget about all of it as you can’t stop laughing. Anything that can go wrong for this wedding does, and it doesn’t help that the Uncle of the Groom and the Grandfather of the bride pretty much hate each other. The Uncle of the Groom doesn’t want his nephew to get married because he’s not ready to lose his nephew and the sparks that fly between the Aunt of the Bride and the Uncle of the Groom are sensational. They fight as often as they get along. Cydney has been idolizing Angus for ten years and a lot of her anger toward him is learning when she meets him that he’s a jerk. Someone is pretty much always fighting or plotting in this book and poor Angus should get his only private nurse for all the injuries he receives in this book. One of the things I didn’t like about the book was the discussions of Cydney’s writing dream. Her mother basically chastises her constantly about not having written her book even though it’s her mother’s fault as much as anyone’s that she hasn’t finished it. Her entire family expects her to do for them without so much as a thank you and leave her almost no time for herself in order to write. Then they put her down for not having the same achievements as they do. Then Angus tells her she clearly doesn’t have what it takes to be a novelist because she’s been working on the same novel for the last five year while he’s written six books in that time. The conversation really resided with me long after reading this book, and not really in a positive way. It’s pretty much when I realized my own person dreams of writing were never going to be anymore than dreams because I’d never finished anything either. The thing is Angus backtracks on this later constantly encouraging Cydney to pursue her dreams convinced she has what it takes, but at the point at which he changes his mind he’s never read anything she’s written. So the turnaround makes no sense whatsoever. The book varies between a distant third and a close third person. The opening reads almost like a narrator is telling the story before moving in to a closer third person point of view. It’s well written and a laugh from beginning to end. It’s got a nice fast pace though not in an adventurous sort of way but more in a something is always happening and you don’t realize how much you’ve read until you’ve finished the book. Beyond the massive injuries Angus keep receiving there’s also moments like when Bebe received the wedding napkins only to have them said Bebe & Frodo. Since all of her family are readers they can’t stop laughing but poor Aldo doesn’t get the joke.
The characters are by far my favorite part of this book. Angus and Cydney are extremely well developed and their lives though different almost parallel each other. Angus raised Aldo from the time he was three because his brother and sister in law died in a plane crash. Cydney help raised Bebe from when she was three and began raising her alone at 14. Both of the leads have made their niece and nephew the center of their worlds. They’re at the point that they don’t know what to do with their lives once this wedding takes place. Neither of them notices these similarities until later in the novel so for a lot of the book they feel completely alone. Cydney is by far the easiest character for me to relate to because she doesn’t know how to say no to her family. Everyone just expects her to clean up their messes and do their menial chores without so much as a thank you and she basically finds that all of her time is devoted to everyone else. She keeps telling herself she loves her life, but it’s almost as if she’s forgotten what selfish happiness is – that joy of doing something not because it’s expected or for some else, but just because you want to. Her dreams, her wants, her needs are all on the backburner and no one else seems to see that but Angus. She feels like no one really sees her and though she won’t admit it to other people, left out of the group. She also has this inner voice which obsesses over things that she often responds to and I completely get that as well. The character has a lot of strengths but her biggest weakness is her family. And while people with normal families may not be able to relate as much to her Cydney is probably the fictional character I can most relate to out of any book I’ve read. No I don’t have the jet setter family but being taken advantage of my family and friends, been there done that to the point that my way of dealing was to just hide. And that inner voice, mines like to obsess over all my stupid mistakes in the past, things that embarrass me. Angus also has that inner voice which is humorous, he’s kind of hidden himself behind a shell so he comes off like a major jerk at first before opening up to be this great guy. Both characters are well developed and likeable. The secondary characters are also extremely well developed from the manipulative Bebe to the flamboyant Fletch Parrish each character is an individual with both positive and negative qualities.
Overall this isn’t a contemporary romance to be missed. It’s an excellent read from beginning to end and I feel if you enjoy a good laugh it will appeal to you even when contemporary romance isn’t a genre which would normally appeal. Highly recommended.
Cydney Parrish is the only normal member of a family of extraordinary people. Her father is a bestselling mystery writer who’s on his sixth or so marriage. Her sister is an award winning photographer whose many marriages make the news. Her mother is not only a bestselling novelist but a syndicated newspaper columnist and though her niece hasn’t made the news yet she’s got the kind of looks that will take her places in life. She’s the backbone of her entire family though they don’t acknowledge it, she’s the one that does all the tasks her famous family can’t be bothered to do and she’s the one who cleans up all the messes they leave behind. When the neice who she’s raised Bebe comes home for college to announce she’s marrying the nephew of Cydney’s idol Angue Monroe she’s not sure how to react. On one hand she wants Bebe to be happy on the other Bebe is so young and Cydney isn’t really ready to let go. However she soon jumps to their defense when her idol and her father’s nemesis Angus shows up to stop the wedding before it even starts. Will Angus succeed in stopping the wedding and will Cyndey ever recover from her idol being someone so different from what she’d dreamed?
I don’t usually reread contemporary romance, as I’ve said before it’s not really my preferred genre because there’s not usually enough to it to really keep my interest, I mean some of them are enjoyable for a one time quick and entertaining read but trying to read them again for the most part I lose interested within a few chapters. However, this is one contemporary romance that is worth a second perusal and when I came across this in the box while I was sorting through things I knew I had to read again so I could review it. Micheals take hilarious to a whole new level in this book. Yes the set up is a little farfetched, it’s possible but unlikely that you’ll find a family with two bestselling authors one of which is also a syndicated columnist and an award winning photographer important enough to be the subject of news stories herself. And to have one of them randomly marrying the extremely rich nephew of another bestselling author in the same genre is even more unlikely. It could on some freak occurrence happen but the collection of characters gathered here would not normally be in the same family. It’s also unlikely that an author would be the subject of tabloid news or that a photographer would grace the cover of people magazine. Though authors are popular with the book crowd they’re not normally fodder for the racy gossip rags because the portion of our population who are readers isn’t large enough to sell gossip articles about writers. So yes I’ll admit that the set up for this a little farfetched but if you take that into consideration before reading this book you’ll soon forget about all of it as you can’t stop laughing. Anything that can go wrong for this wedding does, and it doesn’t help that the Uncle of the Groom and the Grandfather of the bride pretty much hate each other. The Uncle of the Groom doesn’t want his nephew to get married because he’s not ready to lose his nephew and the sparks that fly between the Aunt of the Bride and the Uncle of the Groom are sensational. They fight as often as they get along. Cydney has been idolizing Angus for ten years and a lot of her anger toward him is learning when she meets him that he’s a jerk. Someone is pretty much always fighting or plotting in this book and poor Angus should get his only private nurse for all the injuries he receives in this book. One of the things I didn’t like about the book was the discussions of Cydney’s writing dream. Her mother basically chastises her constantly about not having written her book even though it’s her mother’s fault as much as anyone’s that she hasn’t finished it. Her entire family expects her to do for them without so much as a thank you and leave her almost no time for herself in order to write. Then they put her down for not having the same achievements as they do. Then Angus tells her she clearly doesn’t have what it takes to be a novelist because she’s been working on the same novel for the last five year while he’s written six books in that time. The conversation really resided with me long after reading this book, and not really in a positive way. It’s pretty much when I realized my own person dreams of writing were never going to be anymore than dreams because I’d never finished anything either. The thing is Angus backtracks on this later constantly encouraging Cydney to pursue her dreams convinced she has what it takes, but at the point at which he changes his mind he’s never read anything she’s written. So the turnaround makes no sense whatsoever. The book varies between a distant third and a close third person. The opening reads almost like a narrator is telling the story before moving in to a closer third person point of view. It’s well written and a laugh from beginning to end. It’s got a nice fast pace though not in an adventurous sort of way but more in a something is always happening and you don’t realize how much you’ve read until you’ve finished the book. Beyond the massive injuries Angus keep receiving there’s also moments like when Bebe received the wedding napkins only to have them said Bebe & Frodo. Since all of her family are readers they can’t stop laughing but poor Aldo doesn’t get the joke.
The characters are by far my favorite part of this book. Angus and Cydney are extremely well developed and their lives though different almost parallel each other. Angus raised Aldo from the time he was three because his brother and sister in law died in a plane crash. Cydney help raised Bebe from when she was three and began raising her alone at 14. Both of the leads have made their niece and nephew the center of their worlds. They’re at the point that they don’t know what to do with their lives once this wedding takes place. Neither of them notices these similarities until later in the novel so for a lot of the book they feel completely alone. Cydney is by far the easiest character for me to relate to because she doesn’t know how to say no to her family. Everyone just expects her to clean up their messes and do their menial chores without so much as a thank you and she basically finds that all of her time is devoted to everyone else. She keeps telling herself she loves her life, but it’s almost as if she’s forgotten what selfish happiness is – that joy of doing something not because it’s expected or for some else, but just because you want to. Her dreams, her wants, her needs are all on the backburner and no one else seems to see that but Angus. She feels like no one really sees her and though she won’t admit it to other people, left out of the group. She also has this inner voice which obsesses over things that she often responds to and I completely get that as well. The character has a lot of strengths but her biggest weakness is her family. And while people with normal families may not be able to relate as much to her Cydney is probably the fictional character I can most relate to out of any book I’ve read. No I don’t have the jet setter family but being taken advantage of my family and friends, been there done that to the point that my way of dealing was to just hide. And that inner voice, mines like to obsess over all my stupid mistakes in the past, things that embarrass me. Angus also has that inner voice which is humorous, he’s kind of hidden himself behind a shell so he comes off like a major jerk at first before opening up to be this great guy. Both characters are well developed and likeable. The secondary characters are also extremely well developed from the manipulative Bebe to the flamboyant Fletch Parrish each character is an individual with both positive and negative qualities.
Overall this isn’t a contemporary romance to be missed. It’s an excellent read from beginning to end and I feel if you enjoy a good laugh it will appeal to you even when contemporary romance isn’t a genre which would normally appeal. Highly recommended.
September 19, 2019
Cydney Parrish's father is a best selling mystery author, her sister Gwen has 2 Pulitzer's for her photos, and her mother Georgette is a nationally syndicated etiquette columnist. Cydney runs her own photography company and has raised her niece for the past 5 years since no one else is around to do it. Bebe is 19 and when Cydney finds her in bed with Aldo Munroe, she announced her engagement. The next two weeks are a whirlwind. Aldo's uncle and guardian is Angus Munroe - also a best selling mystery writer and he does not approve of Bebe. To block the wedding, he invites them all to Possum Creeks, MO to his extremely secluded manion/B&B. Cydney has fantasized over Gus for years and they fall in love and marry at the end. Inbetween there are numerous subplots about Gwen and her new prince husband, Fletch and his bimbo wife & Georgette and some others thrown in. Somewhat confusing at times, like there's something that was edited out by mistake, but mostly humorous story.
November 19, 2018
Probably more like 2.5 stars for me but I rounded up because I ultimately liked the book more than I thought I was going to. This was a mostly cute story, but I didn't find the characters likable for much of it, and I kept finding plot holes while reading. Overall pretty good and a fine time passer, but just not something I fully resonated with.
October 12, 2021
I enjoyed reading this book.
June 1, 2022
Very enjoyable story with a lot of wacky characters that aren't afraid to express their emotions.
September 13, 2015
This was my first attempt at reading a Lynn Michael's book, and I loved it. I got exactly want I wanted to get out of a book, which is to be left with a happiness over reading it and a gut deep feeling; no matter what the feeling is; over a character. The worst thing in the world is to me, is to walk away from a book once done with it having no feeling at all. I would rather hate a book over being impartial to it, which is the exact opposite of how I felt about this book when I finished that last page at 4 am in the morning. In fact it was that exact moment I wanted to pick up the phone and call my really good friend Nikki and tell her how much I NEEDED her to read this book.
I know going into any romance novel that the timeline will be unrealistic, so I never factor that in, that being said I found this story-line to be very relatable. I connected to Cydney Parrish very much, and often times felt that the author has somehow snuck into my life to get her notes on what it is to be invisible. Cydney was complex and strong to those on the outside looking in, she didn’t take crap, and was fiercely loyal. Yet, her family walked all over her and treated like family service provider. I can’t say that I haven’t loved or identified with a heroine before, but I can say that I don’t believe that I have ever rooted so hard for one as I did Cydney Parrish.
At first I didn’t know what to make of Angus Munroe, he wasn’t your typical Alpha Male, and in fact some of him seemed almost Omega like. He had weakness and he showed it, sadness and he shared it, and pain that needed medical attention. But, despite all of that he was an Alpha, I would almost say all of those things actually added up to him being the perfect kind of Alpha Male.
Putting Cydney and Gus together, was brilliant, he pushed Cydney to be who she should have always been, and she helped bring the life he stopped living back. They had sparks (pheww!!!), and a real honest connection. I loved the fighting, and tempers, and misunderstanding.
Now for the rest of the characters, I hate with a passion fueled by a thousand suns Bebe, and no matter what she would of, could of, or did do will change that. The same goes for Gwen the sister, Fletch the father, or Georgette the mother. They were all great characters, which is why I hated them. The only shining light of the inner family characters was Herb. I loved him and thought he was too good for Georgette.
The rest of the secondary characters like, the sheriff, Elvin and his sister Louella. You absolutely cannot leave out Maimi, she was great.
I know going into any romance novel that the timeline will be unrealistic, so I never factor that in, that being said I found this story-line to be very relatable. I connected to Cydney Parrish very much, and often times felt that the author has somehow snuck into my life to get her notes on what it is to be invisible. Cydney was complex and strong to those on the outside looking in, she didn’t take crap, and was fiercely loyal. Yet, her family walked all over her and treated like family service provider. I can’t say that I haven’t loved or identified with a heroine before, but I can say that I don’t believe that I have ever rooted so hard for one as I did Cydney Parrish.
At first I didn’t know what to make of Angus Munroe, he wasn’t your typical Alpha Male, and in fact some of him seemed almost Omega like. He had weakness and he showed it, sadness and he shared it, and pain that needed medical attention. But, despite all of that he was an Alpha, I would almost say all of those things actually added up to him being the perfect kind of Alpha Male.
Putting Cydney and Gus together, was brilliant, he pushed Cydney to be who she should have always been, and she helped bring the life he stopped living back. They had sparks (pheww!!!), and a real honest connection. I loved the fighting, and tempers, and misunderstanding.
Now for the rest of the characters, I hate with a passion fueled by a thousand suns Bebe, and no matter what she would of, could of, or did do will change that. The same goes for Gwen the sister, Fletch the father, or Georgette the mother. They were all great characters, which is why I hated them. The only shining light of the inner family characters was Herb. I loved him and thought he was too good for Georgette.
The rest of the secondary characters like, the sheriff, Elvin and his sister Louella. You absolutely cannot leave out Maimi, she was great.
May 16, 2013
This novel started out unlikeable then gathered so much steam...
Cydney, who raised her niece after her self-absorbed sister was widowed, is trying to hold her life together when said niece suddenly gets engaged to an almost 21-year old young man. Whew. Cydney's head is still reeling about her soon-to-empty nest when who should walk into her garage but her favorite author, who happens to be the fiancé's uncle and guardian?
No, the Uncle is no happier about the situation than Cydney. They argue for a while, slightly slowed down by some slapstick and injuries, until they actually Communicate. (I got tired of the Big Mis years ago, thankfully it did not go on too long in this book.)
This is about where we discover just how dysfunctional Cydney's broken family really is. Fortunately, the Uncle also sees this, and whisks Cydney and the two lovebirds to his home to straighten them all out. Cue dysfunctional others to follow in various vehicles.
Without venturing into spoiler territory, the book picked up from here. The straining-for-laughs situations morphed into some genuinely funny ones. Everyone got to Grow Up (and they all needed it). Happy ever after ensues for most of the characters.
A fun, light read.
Cydney, who raised her niece after her self-absorbed sister was widowed, is trying to hold her life together when said niece suddenly gets engaged to an almost 21-year old young man. Whew. Cydney's head is still reeling about her soon-to-empty nest when who should walk into her garage but her favorite author, who happens to be the fiancé's uncle and guardian?
No, the Uncle is no happier about the situation than Cydney. They argue for a while, slightly slowed down by some slapstick and injuries, until they actually Communicate. (I got tired of the Big Mis years ago, thankfully it did not go on too long in this book.)
This is about where we discover just how dysfunctional Cydney's broken family really is. Fortunately, the Uncle also sees this, and whisks Cydney and the two lovebirds to his home to straighten them all out. Cue dysfunctional others to follow in various vehicles.
Without venturing into spoiler territory, the book picked up from here. The straining-for-laughs situations morphed into some genuinely funny ones. Everyone got to Grow Up (and they all needed it). Happy ever after ensues for most of the characters.
A fun, light read.
November 30, 2015
independence, individuality, loyalty, probably won’t happen in real life, dreaming, for entertainment purpose only, not serious, bit confusing, aunts and uncles, jalousie, love, rich people, responsibilities, redundant, HEA ending, get what you want, family, chicklit, differences, naivety, humorous, reclusive hero, older hero, unrealistic romance, acceptance of difference, immature young couple, love at first sight but not mentioned early on, character writing the book we read (?), famous and unabashed mother, spoiled niece, clichéd
an overall enjoyable read
an overall enjoyable read
May 9, 2013
I have been reading a lot of meaty stuff, so this looked like a fun break-except that I knew how it was going to end by the middle of the first chapter. I figured I would read it to see how Lynn developed the plot. It was mostly childish behavior being acted out by "adults." If I wanted to experience people behaving badly all I have to do is leave my kids alone for 5 minutes. For a romance it was light on the steamy stuff, which is good because I don't get into that anyway.
January 2, 2019
While I didn't hate it, there were many things that bothered me about this book. The adjectives are incredibly repetitious. How many times do I need to read that she had almond-shaped eyes, lilac scented hair, peach-kissed skin, and silver curls? I disliked that the main characters had inner voices they talked back to, and I just couldn't get behind the whole writing the book that I'm currently reading premise.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 3, 2009
Really enjoyed this novel. Read it a long time ago, but it almost begs rereading. Oodles of quirky characters, a few miscommunications, quite a few hospital visits, and fights between the main characters!
The last page confused me, and also felt that such interesting supporting cast deserved their own books. Confused that it isn't so.
The last page confused me, and also felt that such interesting supporting cast deserved their own books. Confused that it isn't so.
November 12, 2013
not an exciting book...slow moving
Annoyed with Bebe and esp Bebe's mom
Cydney VERY WEAK character and seems childish in how everyone can walk all over her...
typical bridezilla story line...and yes, Bebe seems like true character after dealing with my own true bridezilla...but so wanted to smack more than 1/2 the characters in the book
Annoyed with Bebe and esp Bebe's mom
Cydney VERY WEAK character and seems childish in how everyone can walk all over her...
typical bridezilla story line...and yes, Bebe seems like true character after dealing with my own true bridezilla...but so wanted to smack more than 1/2 the characters in the book
April 19, 2014
I bought this thinking it was another 'how to' and it is a romance. Well, more a slug fest. One of those 'romance' books in which EVERYONE is fighting. And then throw in some sex scenes. Did not read the entire thing, I got so weary of all the arguments. Pass on this unless you really do enjoy that genre.
April 30, 2014
Really liked it. The characters were a hoot. The plot was simple and yet crazily complicated with all the shenanigans. The humour was perfect. This writer is the closest to Jenny Crusie that I've found. This is the second book I've read of hers and she's now one of my favourites. For a light hearted romantic romp - it was just great.
April 22, 2016
I would say this book rate somewhere between three and four stars. I definitely thought it started out stronger than it finished. Although I will say it was hilarious at times! I enjoyed the characters a great deal and the plot was interesting. I think the book could've been condensed a little bit though.
August 12, 2010
i absolutely loved this book. it was so funny how the niece punched her fiances uncle... but i didn't understand why she calls her aunt "uncle" and why everyone was so pissed at her over the fake dumbness.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 24, 2013
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The story line was entertaining and made me laugh a few times. It also made me want to shed "happy tears" a time or two. When a book does that it is one that I will definitely recommend to other chick-lot lovers.
August 1, 2013
Predictable from page one, but a good book to pick up and put down the week before a wedding! I haven't read much chick lit, so don't know if this is typical, but a bit of juicy sex and enough quirky character to make a very enjoyable read.
July 2, 2014
The portrayal of the young people bothered me, as a young person. Yes, these people felt immature so treating them like children to some extent as children is justified, but I was so annoyed by a lot of it.
November 22, 2007
Yet another dime-a-dozen romance novel I read when I was a literary noob. This one was not quite at the top of the romance-novel-food-chain, but I've read worse.
September 25, 2009
Modern
April 17, 2013
Good, fun, predictable! Cydney got a bit whiny at times, but I enjoyed Gus a lot. Although if you're only going to read one Lynn Michaels book, I'd recommend Return Engagement over this one.
July 7, 2013
Lots of typos in the Barnes & Noble version, but overall a fun read with quirky characters and lots of crazy entertainment. I laughed, I cried.
May 2, 2013
A delightfully fun book to read that will have you smiling and laughing at the antics of a family preparing for a wedding no one but the couple wants! A good summer read....
July 10, 2013
This was a very good read, albeit predictable. The twist w/ Bebe was not expected. Very well written.
March 7, 2014
This is such a fun, light-hearted romance story!
April 26, 2014
really good book, totally considering buying more from this author really soon.
May 12, 2014
Funny and sweet, with a little sizzle... ;)
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