I have received Genre: romance, humor Tropes: wedding crashing, fake divorce, fake family, friendship Type: stand-alone Spice: None Rating: 4.25 ⭐
I have received an ARC through NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own and left voluntarily. Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this copy.
This was an extremely enjoyable read and I think I got it exactly at the right time as I devoured it the first day after the New Year. And I don't know why, but it was very satisfying to know the characters were going through all that around the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, that being the same time I was actually reading the book.
It's romantic and funny, a total page turner and a great depiction of second chance romances and different kinds of friendship.
"How the hell do you get over the love of your life? I suppose I'll start small, by actually divorcing him, and then take it from there."
》》The Plot《《
Poppy is a divorced woman in her very early thirties whose single status influences a lot of aspects, including her inner circle of friends. At Rachel's wedding, one of her 3 best friends, it becomes absolutely clear that, being the last one in the group without a significant other, she's left out. But that's when she meets Kat at the single's table and they bond surprisingly well, turning into fast friends. So when her father informs Poppy that the divorce papers have never, in fact, been finalized and that she have to find Zac to sign them, Poppy can't think of anyone else to help her with this crazy mission but Kat. Especially since Zac is about to get married with Lilac Strong, influencer and daughter of Sonny Strong, a movie star.
But when the two women show up in Scotland, at the castle where the wedding is about to take place, Zac panics and tells his bride that they are cousins, which results in an extended invitation to the wedding for Poppy and Kat.
"Where do you think he's going?" "I know where you wish he was going. Your bed." "You mean our bed," I remind her. "I'm game if you are," Kat jokes.
I liked it a lot and it was funnier than I was expecting. Kat was by far my favorite character, with her impulsive nature and original way of solving things or getting out of situations. Poppy and Zac were sweet, but a bit infuriating, because it was clear they were in love with each other and it felt as if they were creating all those issues entirely by themselves. However, I think that it showed pretty nicely that if something is meant to be, it will find its way back to you.
"I don't want to rub your make-up off," he says. "You give her black eyes, she'll give you black eyes."
Even though it was a romance, the thing I liked the most here was the portrayal of friendship. Kat and Poppy had an epic friendship, something like love on the first sight in a platonic way, that promises adventure and no chances of boredom. With Rachel, Lindsay and Sally, things were different a bit, but I think that not everyone can have that rebellious soul that keeps a friendship interesting. I felt like things were more mature with the four of them and, even when they seemed less good friends, in the end you could see that all those years spent together meant something and when push came to shove, they were there.
"If life is short, then take good cake where you can get it, that's what I say."
All in all, it was a good start for my reading year and I recommend this to anyone in search of something light and sweet, with nice writing and a happy ending....more
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