Reviews - Four Weekends and a Funeral

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Four Weekends and a Funeral

Ellie Palmer

3.83 AVERAGE

typeonereader's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ceheath's review against another edition

5.0

It was hard for me to put this one down! Ali and Adam were relatable and lovable and following their friendship and lovestory gave me all the feels... sometimes even causing me to tear up! The premise of this book was great and everything from the pacing of the story to the wonderful backup characters (I wish I knew Sam and was friends with Mara and Chelsea!) was spot on.
I can't wait to recommend this book to everyone next summer (if you're reading this now... add to your "TBR" list!) and thank you so much to NetGalley and Putnam for the e-ARC. Already looking forward to Ellie Palmer's next book!

kaynuh18's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

embrcko's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-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

erincooper27's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-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

macleodholdfast's review against another edition

4.0

There are so many things to like about this book. With the premise it easily could've been a one-note rom-com of a lot of uncomfortable situations of the main character lying for no good reason, but the author twists the premise to avoid those pitfalls. I have a hard time with romance novels with that plot point (lying), but in this it isn't even Alison's idea, and the book has so many other layers to it that the actual instances of having to lie are fewer and further between than I expected.

It was fascinating to have a main character with the BRCA1 mutation one year post a double mastectomy. It added a layer to the whole story and to the main conflict that kept this book from getting tiring. I don't normally read a lot of romance novels without spice, and when I do I don't normally miss it, but I did kind of miss it here. Bear with me! It's because Alison hasn't been intimate with a man since her procedure, and the fade to black kind of disappointed me. I wanted to be privy to her first experience since, how she felt, how he treated her. I think a lot of women can relate to being uncomfortable or even strangers in their own bodies, and it would've been very relatable to see her experience.

I love Adam and his Hallmark Christmas movie job. He's a grump but not unreasonably so, and his chemistry with Alison feels very believable and well paced. I appreciate that a good chunk of the main conflict isn't actually between he and Alison, so that you never feel like they wouldn't be a good fit together.

There are a couple of beats that do feel a TINY bit repetitive (basically anything involving Russell), so I think there could've been some cuts that kept this from dragging, but overall I had a really good time with it!