Four Weekends and a Funeral (add-on) : Discussion Thread

[Trisha]

A tender, laugh-out-loud debut romance about a woman who ends up in over her head after a little white lie . . .

When thirty-year-old post-double-mastectomy BRCA 1 carrier and reluctant thrill-seeker Alison Mullally arrives at her ex-boyfriend Sam’s funeral to find that no one knows he dumped her, she agrees to play the grieving girlfriend for the sake of the family and pack up Sam’s apartment with his prickly best friend, Adam Berg. After all, it’ll only take four weekends . . .

But Adam doesn’t want Alison anywhere near him. Forced to spend long hours with the grump, and his monosyllabic demeanor, Alison decides she must put her people-pleasing abilities to the test. She will make him like her. And after awkward family affairs and packing up dilemmas, the two form a tenuous friendship . . . if “friendship” means incredible chemistry and tension between them. Can Alison come clean and finally embrace the life and love she's always wanted? Or will her little white lie get in the way of her new, unexpected romance?

[Vicki]

Through Ch. 7, pg.92. 26%
I am enjoying this one because it’s just a light, fluffy read. Alison has already been through a lot with having a double mastectomy at such a young age. I don’t know what to think about Sam’s mother who would want someone else to go through her son’s belongings. And, Adam, asking Sam’s mom at her son’s funeral about the car and things he needed…not so cool.
I’m learning some things about people who’ve had a mastectomy, things I’d never thought about before. I think her mother is a bit too pushy regarding her going to her mom’s doctor and testing for cancer of the uterus or cervical cancer or whatever. At thirty years old I think she needs to know her daughter is an adult and needs to not butt in her business.
*NOTE* (view spoiler)[I was SO excited to see Goodreads mentioned. It’s becoming an everyday word, common to a lot of people. I know that a lot of people I’ve mentioned it to are readers but had never heard of it before. (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

Through Ch. 14, pg. 176, 50%
(view spoiler)[I knew they were going to fall for each other. I had been wondering why Adam seemed angry with Alison for nothing but figured something had to have been the cause. After this section I guess the reason is how guilty he felt about things between him and Sam so it was important to him to go through his belongings and clean up the apartment, but Alison was there too. I think in a way he felt like she was taking that away from him. But now I wonder why after they kissed and he said something like it wasn’t that he didn’t want to but he said, “I can’t.” So I wonder if he has something physical like she does after having her double mastectomy that he doesn’t want to share. (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

Through Ch. 22, pg. 267, 26%
(view spoiler)[I don’t think anything has happened in this section that I didn’t expect. They had the wild sex, he’s seen her mastectomy scars, she’s met his family. But unless I missed it, Sam’s family still doesn’t know that they’d broken up before he died. Not sure it’s going to come out but I think it almost has to, so I guess we’ll see. (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

Finished
(view spoiler)[I knew when it came out that they’d broken up it wouldn’t be pretty. It never is when a secret comes out. I thought it was interesting, too, how the two homes of the Lewis’s and Adam’s family were juxtaposed, one being down to earth and comfy basically while the other seemed more hoity toity.
I kind of had a feeling that somehow Sam was going to know that Adam and Alison were going to make a good couple. I thought that was sweet that their friendship meant so much to Adam not to “take over” his girlfriend but when it all comes out how Sam felt and that he was actually trying to set him up with her, he went for it. I loved that kind of respect.

3.5 stars rounded up (hide spoiler)]