3.73 AVERAGE


felt like i was in book 2 or 3 of a series as characters were introduced after their HEAs. kept checking to see if in fact there were other books i should've read first. didn't really like the heroine but liked the hero enough to finish the book. also, very highly improbable successful second career for heroine. very.

The Wedding Favor is Cara Connelly’s 2nd novel in the Save the Date series, and she takes us from New York to France, and Texas while sharing this hilarious and heart-warming romance. Victoria is a high strung lawyer, and Tyrell is a cattle rancher. City girl meets cowboy and the chemistry between them is sizzling. Mini review: witty, romantic and hot.
We meet Tyrell Brown and Victoria Westin in court. He is a rancher suing for the wrongful death of his wife, seven years ago, and she is a high powered attorney trying to undermine his case. They loathe each other, and after the trial ends he wants to head back to the ranch, but his best friend is getting married in France. At least he can stretch his legs out in first class and forget about the blue-eyes, stiletto wearing lawyer who has made him crazy the last few weeks. But, alas that is not meant to be because who is sitting in the window seat? You guessed it! Ms. Victoria Westin, and the tale that unfolds is filled with witty banter, snark, and a whole lot of heat.

Tyrell Brown is yum in a pair of cowboy boots, with his sweet words, and love for his horse. He loathes Victoria and thinks she is a cold-hearted bitch; a sexy cold-hearted bitch. Victoria is a pleaser, a Mommy pleasure to be exact. She has spent years doing exactly what mother wants. Has been cheated on, and has had heart broken all while giving up all of her goals. You think I would hate her, right? Wrong, she is hilarious, confused, but sweet and hilarious. She needs to grow a backbone and we see growth in her throughout the novel. The chemistry between them was delicious. I love “love/hate relationships” with heat that develops into more, and watching it all unfold was fun. Tyrell was sweet, knuckled headed and at times he annoyed me with his, “honey” comments but I quickly realized he respects women. Isabelle his best friend and Matt, Victoria’s brother added to the tale. Victoria’s mother is a woman you will love to hate. I would have smacked the ‘tude right off her face. Victoria’s ex added some exciting scenes and humor to the tale.

The Wedding Favor has several familiar tropes but Connelly made the tale feel fresh. She gave the characters depth making this an enjoyable tale. The heated scenes were oh-la-la, and you felt the passion and sexual tension crackle in the air. Tyrell and Victoria’s banter was my favorite part from the, “I hate you death stares” to the “do-me now looks”. It was hilarious, super sexy and kept me wrapped up in the tale. This could have been an insta-love, but the author allowed the relationship to cool off, heat-up and then added depth making it believable. I had issues with a few plot lines that I felt were unnecessary to the plot and slowed the pacing down in areas. The couple had enough obstacles to overcome without the unnecessary drama, and this cause me to lower my rating. The ending wrapped up nicely, and I look forward to reading more from this author.

Fans of humor, and smexy romances will enjoy The Wedding Favor. Overall this was a lovely debut, and I am looking forward to seeing what this author brings us next.

Copy received in exchange for unbiased review and originally published @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer

This book is a lot of fun to read. I enjoyed the tension and love-hate relationship between Vicky and Ty. They keep each other on their toes with pretty hilarious banter. This is the first title I've read from Cara and you just got yourself a new fan!

Ty Brown möchte nur eins: endlich weg von der verdammten Gerichtsverhandlung und allem was ihn an den Tod seiner Frau erinnert. Blöd nur, dass er auf dem Weg zur Hochzeit seiner engsten Freundin ausgerechnet neben Victoria Westin sitzen muss, der Anwältin, die ihm die Hölle vor Gericht heiß gemacht hat und die er seitdem von ganzem Herzen verabscheut.

Auch Victoria kann sich besseres vorstellen, als neben Ty zu sitzen, der sie voller Hass aus seinen gefühlvollen Augen anstarrt und sie mies behandelt. Dabei hat sie doch nur ihren Job getan, den sie nicht einmal leiden kann. Als sich dann auch noch herausstellt, dass beide zur selben Hochzeit unterwegs sind, steht dem Unglück nichts mehr im Weg...

Was soll ich sagen, ich habe eine Schwäche für Bücher dieser Art und Cara Connelly hat mich mit ihrer Geschichte um Ty und Vicky nicht enttäuscht. Gleich zu Beginn wurde ich neugierig, wie es nun mit diesen beiden, völlig unterschiedlichen Charakteren weiter gehen wird.

Zum einen hätten wir da Vicky, die von außen ziemlich perfekt scheint und der dieser Schein auch enorm wichtig ist. Zumal sie ständig von ihrer Mutter kritisiert wird. Und seitdem ihr Ex-Verlobter es auch noch mit ihrer Assistentin getrieben hat, ist ihr Selbstbewusstsein so ziemlich im Keller. Doch seltsamer Weise fordert Ty sie auf, bringt sie zum Kochen und Gefühle zum Vorschein, die sie noch nie empfunden hat.

Zum anderen gibt es Ty. Seit dem Tod seiner Frau, hält er sich von Gefühlen und alles was damit zusammen hängt, so fern wie möglich. Er nimmt alles locker und versucht sich seinen Schmerz ja nicht anmerken zu lassen. Doch Vicky treibt ihn mit ihrer Art in den Wahnsinn.

Die Autorin hat mit beiden Charakteren ins Schwarze getroffen, wie heißt es so schön: Gegensätze ziehen sich an! Oder in diesem Fall wohl aus. Der Schreibstil ist locker und der Sarkasmus beider Charaktere unglaublich witzig. Nicht selten musste ich bei den Wortgefechten wie eine Verrückte grinsen und habe mich köstlich amüsiert.

Doch das Besondere an diesem Buch ist, dass es nicht nur um die Anziehungskraft beider Charaktere geht, nein es geht um so viel mehr! Was mich wirklich überrascht und auch gerührt hat. Natürlich kann man die starke sexuelle Spannung von Ty & Vicky nicht außer acht lassen, denn die ist wirklich nicht ohne!

FAZIT:
Cara Connelly hat mich mit ihrem ersten Buch aus der "Save the Date"-Reihe wirklich überrascht. Großartige Haupt- und Nebencharaktere, eine spannende Handlung und eine Anziehungskraft, die fesselt. Wer Bücher dieses Genres mag, wird mit Fast gar nicht verliebt definitiv auf seine kosten kommen! Ich freue mich jetzt schon auf den zweiten Teil "Liebe eher ausgeschlossen", welcher am 14.01.2016 erscheinen wird.

I FREAKING loved this book. I took my time and read it good and slow, I actually savored it!


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I can't really say I loved this book. Liked it yes. To be honest Ty and Vicky kept pissing me off. Ty isn't the smooth talker he thinks he is. And Vicky was a push over lawyer. The sex scenes we ok but hey I'm just grateful there was no BDSM Fifty Shades crap that most authors are trying to cash in on. But all in all it was ok
fast-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No

This was my first read from Cara Connelly and I thought it was a whole lot of fun. I’ll admit, I was a little deceived by the cover, it looks like a close up of a historical cover to me but this is actually a contemporary romance. Victoria is a lawyer who has just been trying an extremely hard case that did not go her way at all. She’s ready to put it all behind her and attend her brother’s wedding in France and maybe steal a little bit of rest and relaxation. Ty has been emotionally dragged through a trial and is extremely happy with how it ended. He can’t wait to put the pain, and the opposing council, out of his mind. But when they end up sitting next to each other on a first class flight out to France, Victoria and Ty are thrown together again. I loved the banter between these two; there was great chemistry and the dialogue was hilarious. I was almost instantly drawn in to their story. I loved how well Ms. Connelly wrote Victoria and the pain she felt. I did feel like there was one too many ‘runaway train’ moments but they did add to the overall humor and storyline. A really enjoyable first read for me and I’m excited for what may come next with this series.

**I received a copy of this book from the publisher.

Okay, I don´t know if it´s me or the book.
I think is me because I am not liking YA endings so...

Een heerlijke romans I love it! Enemies to lovers is toch wel een van men favorieten en nu ook ik geniet zo om het te lezen. Ik had nog nooit eerder van dit boek gehoord tot ik hem bij Bruna zag. Puur op de cover en achterkant gekocht en geen moment spijt. Wat is dit een heerlijk boek om makkelijk we te lezen. Heerlijk wat spicy scènes en daar houden we van, zeker als het een goede romans is. Het verhaal zit zo goed in elkaar dat je wilde blijven lezen. Ik was zo 100 blz veder dat ik dacht ik ben al een uur aan het lezen hoe dan het voelt als 10 minuten. Zeker een aanrader!!!