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My Best Friend's Wedding
This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Thank you to Bookouture for letting me take part in this tour and for my copy of this book via Netgalley. I am a big fan of Tilly’s work and have been for a long time so a book with Christmas and a wedding sounded ideal. Sadly for me, this one didn’t hit the mark.
Our main character Libby has had an awful few months. Libby is a likeable enough character. She seems like a lovely girl that just wanted to be loved. I had no real issues with Libby but she just wasn’t someone I easily connected with.
Rufus the Dufus I think I will call Libby’s ex. I think the fact that he turned up to Willow and Tomas’ is pretty unrealistic. If he had been close friends with Tomas or even good friends then I could understand it but for me, this didn’t feel natural that he would turn up at a wedding where he barely knew anyone. This was one of the big reasons this book didn’t work for me.
The book takes place over a relatively short amount of time but the romance seemed very slow burn. It’s very hard to describe. I felt like we just started to get to know the characters and the book was over. I think I would have shortened some of the wedding section and then seen some more of Libby and Noah post-wedding.
There were some really funny and entertaining moments in the book. I especially liked the trio of torment. I find children always add an element of mischief and fun that is so different to that of the adults. I enjoyed all the Christmas elements and the snow too.
While this wasn’t my favourite Tilly book I do look forward to seeing what she brings us next time.
Thank you to Bookouture for letting me take part in this tour and for my copy of this book via Netgalley. I am a big fan of Tilly’s work and have been for a long time so a book with Christmas and a wedding sounded ideal. Sadly for me, this one didn’t hit the mark.
Our main character Libby has had an awful few months. Libby is a likeable enough character. She seems like a lovely girl that just wanted to be loved. I had no real issues with Libby but she just wasn’t someone I easily connected with.
Rufus the Dufus I think I will call Libby’s ex. I think the fact that he turned up to Willow and Tomas’ is pretty unrealistic. If he had been close friends with Tomas or even good friends then I could understand it but for me, this didn’t feel natural that he would turn up at a wedding where he barely knew anyone. This was one of the big reasons this book didn’t work for me.
The book takes place over a relatively short amount of time but the romance seemed very slow burn. It’s very hard to describe. I felt like we just started to get to know the characters and the book was over. I think I would have shortened some of the wedding section and then seen some more of Libby and Noah post-wedding.
There were some really funny and entertaining moments in the book. I especially liked the trio of torment. I find children always add an element of mischief and fun that is so different to that of the adults. I enjoyed all the Christmas elements and the snow too.
While this wasn’t my favourite Tilly book I do look forward to seeing what she brings us next time.