This book had an interesting premise (should you marry your fiancé or give your ex-husband a second chance?) but the characters introduced in the first chapter made me actively dislike them, so much so that I couldn't care less about what happened to them, even to the point of not being able to finish the first chapter. This is a new author for me, so I plan to try a couple others of her books and see if I can relate to them better, but so far I have not been impressed. *** SEMI - SPOILERS BELOW ***In the first few pages, we meet three man-crazy college girls who flaunt skimpy clothes, nudity, drinking, and drugs. In the first few pages! While I suppose the author was just trying to portray "typical" college students, considering that I thought I was going to be reading an adult chick-lit and instead stumbled upon Girls Gone Wild, it was quite off-putting. There is a cliché about romantic comedies. A woman gets engaged and just before she gets married, she meets Mr. Perfect. The fiancée that the woman knows for years suddenly become a jerk and she runs off with the new guy.I got the fear that would happen here. Beth Kendrick is a very funny author. Her books are enjoyable and amusing. It’s easy to want the characters to be real and someone you could meet. In this book, she has that. The families are funny, Summer could’ve been annoying, but she had heart. Emily’s mother could’ve been a cliché, but she’s masking pain. Bev seems like a poorly drawn out character but she’s tougher and deeper than you think. Emily thought she was marrying into a cliché to avoid her own troubled clichés but these characters become fully developed and people you want happy endings for. It made me nervous. How will the fiancée become a jerk? I don’t want him to be. Somehow Beth Kendrick avoids that trope in a clever way where the fiancée is more likeable. Emily isn’t mean or shallow for her struggle between boyfriends. Somehow except for two mean spinsters, no one comes off as mean spirited or shallow. That took some real storytelling skills to pull off. This is one of Beth Kendrick’s best works ranking up with Nearlyweds.
What do You think about Düğüne Beş Kala (2000)?
Not great. Predictable, boring. I liked the supporting characters more than the main ones. Blah.
—Jphillips981
A cute, quick read. Emily's mom is hilarious - I think she was the best part of this book.
—redvines44
Excellent story with plausible characters.
—Bailey
