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D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins

40 reviews

carbs666's review

emotional funny fast-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

4.0

Ok in general the reality show premise is NOT for me but I really enjoyed this book! I felt like it really excellently and sensitively handled the core conflict of this book, which actually comes up quite early

(D'Vaugn coming out to her quite religious mother/family and the rockiness surrounding that).

After that point, things are largely lighthearted and entertaining, and the side characters are fully fleshed out, despite the book being fairly tight in terms of length. I actually think the editing of this book was very well done and the structure serves the narrative beautifully.

If you're a reality TV girlie you will probably LOVE this, and if you're not it's still great!

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4.0

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turtlebrainlibrarian's review

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

“D’Vaughn and Kris have six weeks to plan their dream wedding. Their whole relationship is fake.”

This was a fun romance read with the main focus on a supportive, growing relationship and lovable side characters!

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tinysierra's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Kris and D’vaughn had so much chemistry. Their relationship was really sweet. They really showed up to support each other and work out any misunderstandings.

I loved the families and their different dynamics.

There was a little bit of homophobia and racism, but overall it was a fun and lighthearted read.

Good for fans of Insta-love and reality TV.

I wished that we got to see them hang out more outside of the context of the show. They do mention hanging out, but the reader does not get to see that.

Open door sex scenes

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e_liz's review

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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3.5

There’s a certain level of “just accept the premise” that has to happen while reading this book. Thinking about the logistics of it all is really distracting. It was a little too fluffy and not angsty enough for me.

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unsuccessfulbookclub's review

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

4.0

Super lighthearted and fun, but with some deep exploration of coming out to your family, standing by your person and accepting love when it is offered to you. Bursting with queer joy.

Heavy on the insta-love for my taste but if that works for you this book will really sing. I super super loved both MCs journeys in this book and the scene when D’Vaughn came out to her mom had me WEEPING.

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challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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hobbithopeful's review

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Queer joy at its finest, D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding left me smiling, and in a better mood then when I started. The premise is one of fake dating, Kris and D'Vaughn are on a reality show and have to convince their families they are getting married in six weeks! (They are complete strangers!) If they get to the altar they have the choice to either get hitched or get a fat check.
Kris and D'Vaughn have the STEAMIEST chemistry. From the moment they met at the party whenever they were in a room together the temperature rose like 10 degrees. All of the spicy scenes had me swooning, I very much would love to be on this reality show.
I swear just the description of Kris had me giggling and kicking my feet. Kris was so mature and thoughtful, I loved how healthy the communication was in this. I also found this to be one of the best depictions of Spanish in a book, I loved the Afro-Latinx representation.
I was so sad when the book ended, I wanted to keep reading!
Oh and I thought it was really cool how it took place in Houston! (H town whoop whoop!)
<i> Perfect for fans of romance, queer stories, or really just fantastic representation. </i>

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wilybooklover's review

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

This was really cute! I loved the emphasis on communication and how there wasn’t any unnecessary drama. I also enjoyed the humour and all of the secondary characters, especially Kris’s family.

Unfortunately though, I just wasn’t sold on the whole reality TV premise. It seemed really cruel and out of character for our two heroines to lie to their families and make them plan a fake wedding (and honestly, their families are way nicer than me because I would’ve been mad to find out it was all lies after genuinely welcoming someone into the family and putting all that work into the planning). I was also completely baffled by

the choice at the end to get married over taking the money — weddings aren’t cheap but you can certainly pay for one with plenty left over with two hundred thousand between you.

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