A review by mspilesofpaper
Love at First Set by Jennifer Dugan

lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Love At First Set is about Elizabeth "Lizzie" who works as the front desk manager at the local gym and gets dragged to the wedding of her best friend's sister as he doesn't want to appear alone there. Drunken mistakes happen and the wedding is called off, and suddenly Lizzie finds herself pushed towards the bride Cara.

While the set-up of the novel did sound cute, I have to say that the book just sucked a lot. Why? Because the fucking relationship between Lizzie and Cara is just instant love and instant lust. James (the best friend), Cara, their parents, Lizzie and her mother are just awful characters. James and Cara manipulate the hell out of Lizzie, their parents Stella and George are just the typical "she is cruel and worried about the money while he is a drunken idiot" rich family, Lizzie's mother manipulates and uses her daughter as well, and Lizzie has no backbone. Tbh: Lizzie needs tons of therapy and new friends. Instead, there's a fucking happy end, a useless third-act breakup (the entire drama was just too much) and none of the characters have any redeeming traits. Even the supposed character growth after the two women get back together just feels forced and unbelievable. 
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