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koistyfishy's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
3 Waiter Stars ⭐️
Spicy Level: 🌶️.5/5
I mean, this was a cute little listen. It had been a hot minute since I read "The Unhoneymooners" - like YEARS - so I couldn't remember much about the story except that Ami's sister went on Ami's honeymoon with the best man from Ami's wedding and fell in love.
So I was NOT EXPECTING that Ami to get divorced from her serial cheater husband and had a new little love story.
Ami is very perfectionistic; some would even say anal-retentive. She has a plan and a checklist, and her checklist has bullet points, subpoints, and prerequisites. She battles to let go, so when she decided to plan her sister's destination wedding in Maui in a few days, she knew making it perfect would be impossible, but damn her if she didn't try.
In steps Brody - the best man and local chilled happy-go-lucky surfer bro. He's been asked to help Ami plan the wedding and eventually and reluctantly Ami agrees.
What she doesn't expect is that Brody is a literal spanner into her carefully orchestrated plan, but instead of breaking the system down, she finds that his methods are effective, work, and are actually fun.
The main issue I had with this is I loved what the characters were saying, but I didn't feel the full connection. It was this weird feeling; the characters should be having AMAZING chemistry, and if I had been physically reading this in my mind, my mind voice would have been swooning at how perfect Brody and Ami were for each other. Now, nothing against the narrators because they are both excellent in their own right - something just felt lacking for me.
I think what that was is that some chapters had a FULL CAST and some were Ami/Brody narrating everything and doing voices for their counterparts - typically this is fine in dual narration books when that is how the ENTIRE BOOK IS - not when some chapters are fully narrated...I think this is why I couldn't find who vocally Ami and Brody were.
Trope Summary:
▶ Maid of Honour X Best Man
▶ Cinnamon Roll MMC
▶ Destination Setting
▶ Strangers to Lovers
▶ Banter
▶ Forced Proximity
Overall, a great little sweet listen and passes the time nicely while you are doing your own thing when you're listening to a book.
Spicy Level: 🌶️.5/5
I mean, this was a cute little listen. It had been a hot minute since I read "The Unhoneymooners" - like YEARS - so I couldn't remember much about the story except that Ami's sister went on Ami's honeymoon with the best man from Ami's wedding and fell in love.
So I was NOT EXPECTING that Ami to get divorced from her serial cheater husband and had a new little love story.
Ami is very perfectionistic; some would even say anal-retentive. She has a plan and a checklist, and her checklist has bullet points, subpoints, and prerequisites. She battles to let go, so when she decided to plan her sister's destination wedding in Maui in a few days, she knew making it perfect would be impossible, but damn her if she didn't try.
In steps Brody - the best man and local chilled happy-go-lucky surfer bro. He's been asked to help Ami plan the wedding and eventually and reluctantly Ami agrees.
What she doesn't expect is that Brody is a literal spanner into her carefully orchestrated plan, but instead of breaking the system down, she finds that his methods are effective, work, and are actually fun.
The main issue I had with this is I loved what the characters were saying, but I didn't feel the full connection. It was this weird feeling; the characters should be having AMAZING chemistry, and if I had been physically reading this in my mind, my mind voice would have been swooning at how perfect Brody and Ami were for each other. Now, nothing against the narrators because they are both excellent in their own right - something just felt lacking for me.
I think what that was is that some chapters had a FULL CAST and some were Ami/Brody narrating everything and doing voices for their counterparts - typically this is fine in dual narration books when that is how the ENTIRE BOOK IS - not when some chapters are fully narrated...I think this is why I couldn't find who vocally Ami and Brody were.
Trope Summary:
▶ Maid of Honour X Best Man
▶ Cinnamon Roll MMC
▶ Destination Setting
▶ Strangers to Lovers
▶ Banter
▶ Forced Proximity
Overall, a great little sweet listen and passes the time nicely while you are doing your own thing when you're listening to a book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content
Minor: Grief and Death
larissakoch's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Sexual content
breathehopebooks's review
funny
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
4.75
Delightful! So fun, and the performances were so swoony.
My ONLY issue is that you can’t have the male lead look like a surfer bro with flowing blond hair and blue eyes and then cast HARRY SHUM JR to play him. Harry Shum Jr is wonderful—I’m a big fan, so his voice is easily recognizable—and i think it’s perfectly reasonable to imagine him as Brody. 4.75
My ONLY issue is that you can’t have the male lead look like a surfer bro with flowing blond hair and blue eyes and then cast HARRY SHUM JR to play him. Harry Shum Jr is wonderful—I’m a big fan, so his voice is easily recognizable—and i think it’s perfectly reasonable to imagine him as Brody. 4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Cursing, and Infidelity
Minor: Gaslighting, Medical trauma, and Medical content
lovelymisanthrope's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I was looking for something quick to listen to, and I stumbled across this title on Libby.
"The Honeymoon Crashers" follows Ami, a perfectionist who is determined to give her sister, Olive, the wedding of her dreams, and to finally break the Torres family wedding curse. When Olive tells her that she and her fiancé, Ethan, just want a small, private ceremony in Maui, Ami does not believe it. So, Ami decides to crash their honeymoon in Maui, and throw Olive and Ethan the wedding she knows Olive actually wants,
My biggest grievance with this book is that it felt unnecessary, and too much like "The Unhoneymooners". Yes, the plot is different, but both of these stories centered around a wedding going awry, and a honeymoon to bring people together. I do not know why this bothered me so much, but it just felt lazy.
Ami is going through a divorce, after a disaster of a wedding and learning that her now ex had been cheating on her, so I think she gets a little grace in her behavior, but I do think she is far too quick to judge Brody. Brody is Ethan's best man, and an all-around good guy. All he is trying to do is offer help to Ami so that they can work together to pull off a wedding in such a short amount of time, but Ami is just quick to dismiss his help and try to do everything herself.
I do think Brody is good for Ami, and I did like her character development, but I do not love Ami for Brody. Ami has a lot of baggage that she does not seem ready to let go of, and I think Brody deserves more.
I had a fine time with this, but it was not super memorable for me.
"The Honeymoon Crashers" follows Ami, a perfectionist who is determined to give her sister, Olive, the wedding of her dreams, and to finally break the Torres family wedding curse. When Olive tells her that she and her fiancé, Ethan, just want a small, private ceremony in Maui, Ami does not believe it. So, Ami decides to crash their honeymoon in Maui, and throw Olive and Ethan the wedding she knows Olive actually wants,
My biggest grievance with this book is that it felt unnecessary, and too much like "The Unhoneymooners". Yes, the plot is different, but both of these stories centered around a wedding going awry, and a honeymoon to bring people together. I do not know why this bothered me so much, but it just felt lazy.
Ami is going through a divorce, after a disaster of a wedding and learning that her now ex had been cheating on her, so I think she gets a little grace in her behavior, but I do think she is far too quick to judge Brody. Brody is Ethan's best man, and an all-around good guy. All he is trying to do is offer help to Ami so that they can work together to pull off a wedding in such a short amount of time, but Ami is just quick to dismiss his help and try to do everything herself.
I do think Brody is good for Ami, and I did like her character development, but I do not love Ami for Brody. Ami has a lot of baggage that she does not seem ready to let go of, and I think Brody deserves more.
I had a fine time with this, but it was not super memorable for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death and Medical trauma
Minor: Infidelity
eligru's review
hopeful
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Medical content and Alcohol
gwenswoons's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
emkeplinger95's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
lexa's review
3.5
It was just okay for me. Enjoyed the Maui setting, and the side characters, but just couldn’t get very into the insta love & “hidden story” of it all.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, Infidelity, Medical content, and Toxic relationship
katharina90's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
A cute but basic romane novella. The plot and characters didn't wow me.
I enjoyed the added sound effects in the audio version but the full cast was annoying at times.
I enjoyed the added sound effects in the audio version but the full cast was annoying at times.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity, Death, and Medical content