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jamietherebelliousreader's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars. The writing was good but this didn’t do it for me. I definitely prefer the movie of this. The characters are better and much more fleshed out in the film. They felt stilted here and I didn’t feel any type of connection between the main characters. This is another one of my favorite Hallmark movies but this book besides the epilogue was pretty boring.
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bookdrgn's review against another edition
4.0
I’ve often watched movies based on books and was disappointed by the adaptations and crucial elements they missed. I’ve also watched movies not based on books and wished they were.
And this is what A Country Wedding is. It is a book written and based on the Hallmark movie of the same name.
I have mixed feelings about this. It’s a great love story and is literally the movie in print with a deeper look at the inner thoughts of the characters.
Bradley Suttons, small town boy who left at the tender age of thirteen when he lost his parents the day after ‘marrying’ his childhood best friend who wanted him to still have a family, is not a grown country music star hot off the heels of a Grammy win and newly engaged to beautiful movie star Catherine Mann, who has been in the Hollywood business her whole life.
Sarah Standor stood by Bradley as he experienced something no child should have to experience. The loss of both his parents in the same accident. She has become a trained vet who rescues old and sick horses at great losses to her finances when their owners stop paying their bills. She is on the verge of losing her ranch but is still pleasantly surprised when Bradley returns to Mill Town to sell his former home.
Bradley decides he wants to marry his fiancé in Sarah’s barn, where their childhood nuptials took place. So, together with Sarah, he plans a small wedding (even though he knows none of his bride’s favourite things) and in exchange, helps her mend the ranches broken fences.
Predictably they begin to develop feelings even though they deny them. Sarah falls hard for Bradley while he still thinks himself in love with Catherine, yet the longer he stays in his hometown, the more he doesn’t want to leave.
Catherine is a Hollywood darling and she thrives on it, I’s all she’s known. For all his intentions to bring Catherine down to his level, Bradley doesn’t realise that isn’t who Catherine is and vice versa. It is clear to viewers/readers they aren’t suited and as these formulaic things go, he will ultimately choose to be with Sarah.
Things that irked me were some of the inner thoughts of Bradley didn’t match his facial expressions in the movie and Catherine was portrayed as a stereotypical Hollywood selfish starlet. We are what we grow up with unless we actively choose to change.
The epilogue to the book was nice, seeing the characters after the end of the movie and their cordial interactions with Catherine and her new beau.
It’s definitely a different experience reading a book based on a movie, but ultimately if you love reading as I do, it’s definitely worth the time.
And this is what A Country Wedding is. It is a book written and based on the Hallmark movie of the same name.
I have mixed feelings about this. It’s a great love story and is literally the movie in print with a deeper look at the inner thoughts of the characters.
Bradley Suttons, small town boy who left at the tender age of thirteen when he lost his parents the day after ‘marrying’ his childhood best friend who wanted him to still have a family, is not a grown country music star hot off the heels of a Grammy win and newly engaged to beautiful movie star Catherine Mann, who has been in the Hollywood business her whole life.
Sarah Standor stood by Bradley as he experienced something no child should have to experience. The loss of both his parents in the same accident. She has become a trained vet who rescues old and sick horses at great losses to her finances when their owners stop paying their bills. She is on the verge of losing her ranch but is still pleasantly surprised when Bradley returns to Mill Town to sell his former home.
Bradley decides he wants to marry his fiancé in Sarah’s barn, where their childhood nuptials took place. So, together with Sarah, he plans a small wedding (even though he knows none of his bride’s favourite things) and in exchange, helps her mend the ranches broken fences.
Predictably they begin to develop feelings even though they deny them. Sarah falls hard for Bradley while he still thinks himself in love with Catherine, yet the longer he stays in his hometown, the more he doesn’t want to leave.
Catherine is a Hollywood darling and she thrives on it, I’s all she’s known. For all his intentions to bring Catherine down to his level, Bradley doesn’t realise that isn’t who Catherine is and vice versa. It is clear to viewers/readers they aren’t suited and as these formulaic things go, he will ultimately choose to be with Sarah.
Things that irked me were some of the inner thoughts of Bradley didn’t match his facial expressions in the movie and Catherine was portrayed as a stereotypical Hollywood selfish starlet. We are what we grow up with unless we actively choose to change.
The epilogue to the book was nice, seeing the characters after the end of the movie and their cordial interactions with Catherine and her new beau.
It’s definitely a different experience reading a book based on a movie, but ultimately if you love reading as I do, it’s definitely worth the time.
dawnjwyatt75's review against another edition
5.0
Such a classic romantic, feel-good novel. I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did.
bl3553dmama's review
4.0
Such a good wholesome small town romance book. Friends that were separated after a family tragedy come back together and learn the meaning of home and love.
clarkecorner's review against another edition
5.0
Bradley and Sara once loved each other enough to pretend to get married. Their lives have go completely different ways. One is a big star the other is running a Ranch. The feels they both thought were long not may not be to far away. They learn they can help each other. I really enjoyed this book. Thank Hallmark for the complimentary copy!!
bookscrazy87's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely love the story and writing. I didn't want to stop reading it. I love the hallmark movie but the book is so much better.
annarella's review against another edition
5.0
A very enjoyable and heartwarming book! I really loved the plot, the setting and the characters.
The book is well written and I would be happy to see the movie in order to give flash to the characters.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to Hallmark and Netgalley for this ARC
The book is well written and I would be happy to see the movie in order to give flash to the characters.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to Hallmark and Netgalley for this ARC
melmo2610's review against another edition
4.0
A cute, sweet story that made a for a fun listen to the audio version of the book. Now to find the movie version, which I have never seen!
kgormley's review against another edition
3.0
This was a nice "feel good" story ... if you've seen the movie on the Hallmark Channel, you can skip to the end and read the epilogue. It was almost word-for-word the same as the movie. The movie didn't have the epilogue, that was the only difference. (I actually ended up watching the movie in the middle of listening to the book, which made it very obvious that the dialog was exact.)