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amanda994's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Kidnapping and Sexual harassment
Minor: Body shaming, Drug abuse, and Violence
beckyyreadss's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I wanted to read this book because I love Lucy’s work. I still think about the Knockemout series daily and wanted to read more of her work. This was on Kindle Unlimited and has been on my TBR for a while. This was not what I was expecting this book to be, but I fully enjoyed it.
This book has two points of view. The first is the maid of honour Franchesca and she takes her duties seriously. The groom is kidnapped? No problem, she’ll find him. Rude attendees? You just watch her handle them. So a best man with a big attitude and an even bigger checkbook? Yeah, there’s no way she’s going to let that pretentious judgemental jackhole ruin her best friend’s wedding. If it wasn’t for the bride and the groom being a doll and the perfect gentleman, she would leave. As the rest of the wedding party are the stuff of nightmares. Frankie just wants to get through this wedding and go back to her normal job with a normal life. The second point of view is Aiden Kilbourn, and he doesn’t do long-term relationships. He's busy ruling the business world and has yet to find a woman he can tolerate for longer than a month, two at the outside, anyway. Conquering the unconquerable is basically his bread and butter. And he hasn’t met a challenge that he can’t win. But Franchesca Baranski? The smart-mouthed girl from Brooklyn will be his downfall.
I loved the found family aspect from Frankie’s side of the family and how they were all willing to go to bat for her but was also willing to tell her the complete truth when she was acting silly. I loved Pru and how she was all for Frankie to be happy but also was willing to kick Aiden’s ass. I would have loved for Aiden’s brother to have got the ass whooping he deserved. This storyline jumps right into the groom’s kidnapping as soon as the wedding starts, and I was so gobsmacked. I loved the slow burn and how it slowly builds until it all came to a point.
I loved the storyline but felt like there was times where the information was just repeated and there wasn't any need for it. Like if we did a shot for how many times it got mentioned that Aiden had money and couldn’t trust his family and Frankie didn’t know whether to fall for him – I would have been drunk by 50% of this book. I usually love the long books but with the repeated information, this book could have been cut down by about 150 pages.
Overall, I loved this book, it was mysterious, adorable, hot with the found family vibes. I cannot wait to read more of Lucy’s work.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Drug abuse, and Violence
daisycantread24's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic friendship
Minor: Drug abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment