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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
kstolley01's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical trauma and Medical content
kelly_e's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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? It's complicated
3.0
Title: The Honeymoon Crashers
Author: Christina Lauren
Series: Unhoneymooners #1.5
Genre: Romance
Rating: 3.00
Pub Date: August 1, 2023
T H R E E • W O R D S
Short • Cheesy • Fun
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Ami is determined to break the Torres family wedding curse. Her own disaster of a reception ended with all the guests getting food poisoning, and she left her cheating husband soon after. But even though she’s still processing her own divorce, Ami won’t let her twin sister Olive’s day be anything but perfect. Olive may think she wants a private ceremony in Maui, where she and her fiancé Ethan first fell in love, but Ami knows better and secretly flies the whole Torres family out to surprise the couple. Now she and her meticulously organized binder have less than two weeks to get everything together for the big day, thousands of miles from home.
Enter Brody, Ethan’s best man, who happens to be living in Maui and insists on helping with the preparations. His playfully elaborate schemes and happy-go-lucky attitude are the last thing Ami needs. When sparks start to fly, could it derail all her carefully laid plans?
💭 T H O U G H T S
Having adored the The Unhoneymooners, and even though I'd sworn off this writing duo after a few duds, I decided I needed to come back for this audio only novella. When I found myself in need to a quick, upbeat listen during the holidays The Honeymoon Crashers fit the bill.
I'll start out by saying the audio production was fantastic! With a full cast (although a few weird cases where it wasn't) and extra sound effects it was an entirely immersive listen. It really brought each of the characters to life and transported me to Hawaii in my mind.
As for the story, it was less than fantastic. Sure, there were plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and great vacation vibes, but I really don't think this story was necessary, especially having enjoyed The Unhoneymooners so much. It left me with a bit of an unsatisfied feeling.
I can definitely understand why so many Christina Lauren fans would be satisfied with The Honeymoon Crashers. However, it reminded me as to why I originally stopped reading this author duo. If you're looking for a quick, lighthearted listen than sure give it a try.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• wedding lovers
• fans of Christina Laruen
Author: Christina Lauren
Series: Unhoneymooners #1.5
Genre: Romance
Rating: 3.00
Pub Date: August 1, 2023
T H R E E • W O R D S
Short • Cheesy • Fun
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Ami is determined to break the Torres family wedding curse. Her own disaster of a reception ended with all the guests getting food poisoning, and she left her cheating husband soon after. But even though she’s still processing her own divorce, Ami won’t let her twin sister Olive’s day be anything but perfect. Olive may think she wants a private ceremony in Maui, where she and her fiancé Ethan first fell in love, but Ami knows better and secretly flies the whole Torres family out to surprise the couple. Now she and her meticulously organized binder have less than two weeks to get everything together for the big day, thousands of miles from home.
Enter Brody, Ethan’s best man, who happens to be living in Maui and insists on helping with the preparations. His playfully elaborate schemes and happy-go-lucky attitude are the last thing Ami needs. When sparks start to fly, could it derail all her carefully laid plans?
💭 T H O U G H T S
Having adored the The Unhoneymooners, and even though I'd sworn off this writing duo after a few duds, I decided I needed to come back for this audio only novella. When I found myself in need to a quick, upbeat listen during the holidays The Honeymoon Crashers fit the bill.
I'll start out by saying the audio production was fantastic! With a full cast (although a few weird cases where it wasn't) and extra sound effects it was an entirely immersive listen. It really brought each of the characters to life and transported me to Hawaii in my mind.
As for the story, it was less than fantastic. Sure, there were plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and great vacation vibes, but I really don't think this story was necessary, especially having enjoyed The Unhoneymooners so much. It left me with a bit of an unsatisfied feeling.
I can definitely understand why so many Christina Lauren fans would be satisfied with The Honeymoon Crashers. However, it reminded me as to why I originally stopped reading this author duo. If you're looking for a quick, lighthearted listen than sure give it a try.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• wedding lovers
• fans of Christina Laruen
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, Medical trauma, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death and Grief
beckyremillard's review
funny
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
I have a hard time rating novellas because they’re not as fleshed out as a novel. This one almost felt like a movie with the different different characters though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Death, Infidelity, and Medical trauma
readingwithmeredith's review
emotional
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
3.5
Reads like a novella/short romance. Fast paced but not a lot of depth because of how short it is. Unique that it was an audio only book- I liked the shifts made due to it being that way (sound effects, full cast, removal of “he said/she said”). Cute but not something that will stick with me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing
Minor: Medical content and Medical trauma
savvyrosereads's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Out August 1, 2023 [Thank you Simon Audio and Book Club Favorites for the gifted ALC!]
Rating: 5/5 stars
Set two years after The Unhoneymooners, this sequel focuses on Olive’s twin sister, Ami.
I LOVED this! The Unhoneymooners is one of my fave rom-coms, and this had all the great Hawaii vibes and warm humor, packaged in a quick and delightful audio format. The audio production was incredibly good (maybe the best I’ve ever heard)—Harry Shum Jr. and Jessica Marie Garcia was AMAZING narrators and all the little extra touches (like ocean/bird sounds and music) were such a fun immersive addition.
The story itself was really lovely—I adored Brody as a book boyfriend/MMC and was so happy for Ami. Keep in mind that this is a novella, so the relationship does progress quickly—this means there are a few insta-love vibes and everything wraps up pretty fast. If this was a full-length novel those might be downsides, but in my opinion you shouldn’t criticize something for fulfilling exactly what you’d expect from the medium, and this is a novella that functions like one.
If you enjoyed The Unhoneymooners, listen to this one as soon as you can!
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: The Unhoneymooners; full-cast audio productions; vacation romances
CW: Mentions of infidelity; minor discussions of death/medical trauma
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Death and Medical trauma
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