Reviews - The Wedding Menu

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The Wedding Menu

Letizia Lorini

4.17 AVERAGE

givingyouthemomlook's review against another edition

3.0

A bit vapid with a few too many subplots, but not a terrible read.

klw1995's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

everwingingit's review against another edition

4.5

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bookedwithbonnie's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective tense 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

jessicavining's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wow. This book was a rollercoaster of emotions. If there’s one thing Lorini does well it’s spinning an intricate web of a story where things aren’t as straightforward as they might seem and any guesses you might make about the story as you read are probably wrong. Which I LOVE. I am notorious for guessing plot points and with romance novels it can be incredibly easy to do so — this is the first book I’ve read in a long time that has made me feel every emotion (sometimes very strongly) and has surprised me from start to finish. If you want a picture-perfect love story wrapped in a nice little bow then this book is not for you; but if you want a realistic love story with all of its ups and downs (still getting your happy ending of course!) then this is the one. And I much prefer realistic love stories to the picture-perfect ones, because let’s face it, love is usually messy even in the best scenarios and that’s what makes it so fun. This book has all the good tropes and details - friends to lovers turned enemies to lovers, second chance romance, spice, Romeo and Juliet style romance, tension/slow burn, and even gives that awesome rom com content that sits with you well past when you’ve finished and leaves you satisfied. This is one of those books that I’m going to be thinking about for a long time and comparing all of my other romance reads to. It’s so well done.

mcreadsalatte's review against another edition

5.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

“You’re my favorite notification.”

TLDR: I loved this dual timeline second chance romance. It had me feeling some things. The cheeky banter had me laughing and smiling. The sizzling chemistry had me swooning and blushing. I absolutely loved Amelie and Ian’s unconventional path to love and each other. I adore Letizia’s writing. I will read whatever she writes. Highly recommend!

This might be one of my favorite dual timelines. It’s so well written that is had me hanging on after every chapter. There was the tiny temptation a few times to skip to the next “today” or “past” chapter because I just had ot know what happened. As tempting as it was I did not, but it did cause me to absolutely devour this book.

It’s tempting to spill all my thoughts on here but I don’t want to spoil it. It’s such a beautifully woven story of disappointment, hurt, heartbreak, wanting, waiting, self-discovery, passion, and love. Add in tension, the SPICE, text messages, puns, food, unpopular opinions, and witty banter. OMG, and the BUTTER scene. Y’all, it’s all SO SO GOOD. This is definitely a slow burn but it is without a doubt worth the wait. Those last few chapters had me in a puddle.

Tropes + things:

🧈 Dual timeline

🧈 Second chance

🧈 Friends to lovers

🧈 Right person, wrong time

🧈 He falls first and hard

🧈 Forced proximity

🧈 Slow burn

This is Book 2 in the series. It can be read as a standalone but highly recommend reading DFSP. The epologue will be even more satisfying.

I received an advance review copy. All thoughts & opinions are my own.

ohshirls's review against another edition

2.75

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

The first half of the book was so annoying. Amelie was basically a doormat and let everyone walk all over her. Her best friend was so mean and her “fiance” was such a jerk.