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flowerchildreads's review
4.0
Sometimes you simply need to suspend reality just a tad, let go, and let a wonderfully sweet, feel-good story sweep you away. On first glance the idea of waking up married after a drunk night in Vegas might make me pass on a book, raise an eyebrow and think 'not for me thankyouverymuch'. Here's what I'd say..."Get over it!". Seriously, get past this plot point, trust that it really does work, and the payoff is completely there in spades.
I was totally smitten with this book, enamored with Georgie from the first chapter. Leaving her rotten scoundrel of a cheating fiancé behind Georgie heads back home to England for her cousins wedding with a quick stopover in Vegas. This trip was originally planned with her fiancé, her family finally meeting him, and now she's heading there alone. In a fit of frustration and defiance Georgie outfits herself with a new look including sexier clothes, hair extensions, the works. In this one night she meets steaming hot Jack, the anthesis of her former fiancé. Things get fuzzy from there, a lot of drinking. Georgie wakes up alone and dashes to her plane. She is shocked when Jack boards at the last minute informing her they are married. Although neither seem very thrilled about this fact they hatch a plan. Jack will come with Georgie and pose as her fiancé, with a quick return and annulment. What could possibly go wrong?!
As the story unfolds complete with family drama, old rivalries, bridezilla, new and old wounds, new and old loves, I could not put this book down. Portia MacIntosh does an amazing job crafting a story that is light, sweet, and yet surprisingly manages to engage her reader to really care about these characters. They are well crafted, have substance, depth. You understand their motivations, their fallibility, why they seem a bit broken. There are laugh out loud moments, it's never too heavy, and yet it doesn't suffer from the 'oh too light' feeling many chick-lit books fall into. It's a fine line to walk and MacIntosh does it masterfully. I'm a fan and most definitely will be looking for more of her books in the future! The Accidental Honeymoon is a wonderful escape and I highly recommend.
I received an advanced reader copy (eGalley) from Harper Collins UK/HQ Digital through NetGalley. This review reflects my honest and unbiased opinions.
I was totally smitten with this book, enamored with Georgie from the first chapter. Leaving her rotten scoundrel of a cheating fiancé behind Georgie heads back home to England for her cousins wedding with a quick stopover in Vegas. This trip was originally planned with her fiancé, her family finally meeting him, and now she's heading there alone. In a fit of frustration and defiance Georgie outfits herself with a new look including sexier clothes, hair extensions, the works. In this one night she meets steaming hot Jack, the anthesis of her former fiancé. Things get fuzzy from there, a lot of drinking. Georgie wakes up alone and dashes to her plane. She is shocked when Jack boards at the last minute informing her they are married. Although neither seem very thrilled about this fact they hatch a plan. Jack will come with Georgie and pose as her fiancé, with a quick return and annulment. What could possibly go wrong?!
As the story unfolds complete with family drama, old rivalries, bridezilla, new and old wounds, new and old loves, I could not put this book down. Portia MacIntosh does an amazing job crafting a story that is light, sweet, and yet surprisingly manages to engage her reader to really care about these characters. They are well crafted, have substance, depth. You understand their motivations, their fallibility, why they seem a bit broken. There are laugh out loud moments, it's never too heavy, and yet it doesn't suffer from the 'oh too light' feeling many chick-lit books fall into. It's a fine line to walk and MacIntosh does it masterfully. I'm a fan and most definitely will be looking for more of her books in the future! The Accidental Honeymoon is a wonderful escape and I highly recommend.
I received an advanced reader copy (eGalley) from Harper Collins UK/HQ Digital through NetGalley. This review reflects my honest and unbiased opinions.
bananatricky's review
4.0
Three and a half stars.
So, this is a 'Married in Vegas after too much alcohol' novel, except it isn't. Yes Georgie and Jack get married after drowning each other's sorrows a little too well. But they don't wake up naked surrounded by foil packets. Georgie wakes up alone and fully dressed - yes, they didn't consummate the marriage. The next morning Georgie has to rush to catch a flight home to the UK, she doesn't even realise/ remember that she got married the night before until Jack rushes onto the plane at the last minute. He wants her to get off the plane and get an annulment but she has her cousin's wedding in Lancashire to get to.
Georgie and Jack agree a plan, Jack will pretend to be Georgie's fiancé John, who she left after she found him cheating on her, at her cousin's wedding and in return Georgie will give him half of her substantial gambling winnings. But things are never as simple as they seem. Georgie has reinvented herself several times: as a teenager; when she met John; and in Vegas but does she really know who she really is? And going back home puts her back in contact with her former boyfriend, does she want him or is he just familiar and safe.
This is very much a fish out of water novel. First, Jack as an American has his first trip to England, being introduced to an English Sunday lunch, skinheads and Blackpool. Second, Georgie coming back from a life in LA as the fiancé of a concert pianist to a lower middle class home, nouveau riche cousins and her school friends from the local council estate. This is not the England of Hugh Grant and Downtown Abbey. This is the England of sticky pub carpets, belligerent youths and Hyacinth Bucket.
I enjoyed this novel, although I felt that Portia Macintosh didn't really commit to Georgie's character, or maybe that was a symptom of Georgie changing her own identity. At the start of the novel in Vegas Georgie is a bit of a clutz but that isn't continued, similarly she has a makeover in Vegas and becomes a platinum blonde with hair extensions and buys a new, sluttier wardrobe, but although lots of people mention her appearance in the book I never really 'believed' she was walking around wearing short, tight bodycon dresses a size too small (if that makes ANY sense).
Overall, this was a lighthearted easy reading which made me smile and had a few laugh out loud moments. I enjoyed the interesting twists on what is a well established genre of drunken Vegas weddings. I haven't read any books by Portia Macintosh before but I will definitely look out for more.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
So, this is a 'Married in Vegas after too much alcohol' novel, except it isn't. Yes Georgie and Jack get married after drowning each other's sorrows a little too well. But they don't wake up naked surrounded by foil packets. Georgie wakes up alone and fully dressed - yes, they didn't consummate the marriage. The next morning Georgie has to rush to catch a flight home to the UK, she doesn't even realise/ remember that she got married the night before until Jack rushes onto the plane at the last minute. He wants her to get off the plane and get an annulment but she has her cousin's wedding in Lancashire to get to.
Georgie and Jack agree a plan, Jack will pretend to be Georgie's fiancé John, who she left after she found him cheating on her, at her cousin's wedding and in return Georgie will give him half of her substantial gambling winnings. But things are never as simple as they seem. Georgie has reinvented herself several times: as a teenager; when she met John; and in Vegas but does she really know who she really is? And going back home puts her back in contact with her former boyfriend, does she want him or is he just familiar and safe.
This is very much a fish out of water novel. First, Jack as an American has his first trip to England, being introduced to an English Sunday lunch, skinheads and Blackpool. Second, Georgie coming back from a life in LA as the fiancé of a concert pianist to a lower middle class home, nouveau riche cousins and her school friends from the local council estate. This is not the England of Hugh Grant and Downtown Abbey. This is the England of sticky pub carpets, belligerent youths and Hyacinth Bucket.
I enjoyed this novel, although I felt that Portia Macintosh didn't really commit to Georgie's character, or maybe that was a symptom of Georgie changing her own identity. At the start of the novel in Vegas Georgie is a bit of a clutz but that isn't continued, similarly she has a makeover in Vegas and becomes a platinum blonde with hair extensions and buys a new, sluttier wardrobe, but although lots of people mention her appearance in the book I never really 'believed' she was walking around wearing short, tight bodycon dresses a size too small (if that makes ANY sense).
Overall, this was a lighthearted easy reading which made me smile and had a few laugh out loud moments. I enjoyed the interesting twists on what is a well established genre of drunken Vegas weddings. I haven't read any books by Portia Macintosh before but I will definitely look out for more.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
malloryboring's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-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
3.0
boo_3's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
bee_lovestoread's review
DNF page 199 of 395.
I just couldn't push myself to finish. Georgie is all over the place and her and Jack have barely any chemistry.
I just couldn't push myself to finish. Georgie is all over the place and her and Jack have barely any chemistry.
tarn's review
2.0
Ugh. What a waste
1. There were so many typos. Who proof read this thing?
2. There were too many tropes to counts. Some I liked, some I didn’t.
3. Georgie really annoyed me. She was a painful protagonist.
1. There were so many typos. Who proof read this thing?
2. There were too many tropes to counts. Some I liked, some I didn’t.
3. Georgie really annoyed me. She was a painful protagonist.
heyitsyii's review
2.0
1. Why are they typos in this book? "is he actaully ill?"
2. Americans aren't sarcastic? Apparently that is very much what the author believes, given that she harped on this quite a few times. (is that really what non-Americans think?)
3. Did no one check grammar? (1) Exhibit A, I vs. me: "he'd give Jack and I a lift"; (2) Exhibit B, dangling participle: "Lounging on a blanket in the back garden, memories of long summer holidays from school come flooding back." - Really, memories are lounging on a blanket?
I've read my fair share of chick lit, but this one stands out in its poor writing.
2. Americans aren't sarcastic? Apparently that is very much what the author believes, given that she harped on this quite a few times. (is that really what non-Americans think?)
3. Did no one check grammar? (1) Exhibit A, I vs. me: "he'd give Jack and I a lift"; (2) Exhibit B, dangling participle: "Lounging on a blanket in the back garden, memories of long summer holidays from school come flooding back." - Really, memories are lounging on a blanket?
I've read my fair share of chick lit, but this one stands out in its poor writing.
sof's review
5.0
Netgalley copy in exchange for an honest review.
This book made me oooooh and aaaaah and awww a lot.
I really loved it. It was sweet, very funny (I laughed out loud so many times I think I scared my roommates) and just a great read to get your mind off of things.
I loved how it was kind of obvious where it was heading, yet I did not how it would, given that Georgie (and Jack) was so accident-prone. The various messy situations she got herself into were hilarious.
I read it in one sitting.
You should too.
This book made me oooooh and aaaaah and awww a lot.
I really loved it. It was sweet, very funny (I laughed out loud so many times I think I scared my roommates) and just a great read to get your mind off of things.
I loved how it was kind of obvious where it was heading, yet I did not how it would, given that Georgie (and Jack) was so accident-prone. The various messy situations she got herself into were hilarious.
I read it in one sitting.
You should too.