Reviews

The Bad Wedding Date by Vicki James

sarah_thebooknerd's review against another edition

Great beginning and then just meh

kp1019's review against another edition

5.0

cute book

4.5 ⭐️ I came across this book and was I glad to have read it. The author did a great job telling the story leading you down what I like to refer to as an emotional rollercoaster. The suspense was great, the ending was great. Bravo. Definitely a must read if you like romcom mixed with some Smut and action

anovelglimpse's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

 I picked this book up after seeing author Kim Holden recommend it on her social media accounts. I loved the way it started out and the mystery surrounding Forest at the beginning. I also loved Charlotte's character and the dynamic with her rich family. The whole wedding situation was fun and entertaining. It's once I got past the wedding that things slowed down a bit for me. This was a long book at over 470 pages, and it felt long. I am not sure what could have been done to speed up that second half because the major things that happened were interesting. Overall, it was a good read that I would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Murder, Violence, and Kidnapping

mbro's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

3.25

kindlefreak's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

4.0

Woah! Hello Fraser Scott! A male fictional character hasn’t got me this hot and bothered in some time and then boom; Fraser Scott appears in my kindle and I feel like a love-sick teenager. Fraser is a character that demands your attention, has you giddy with his poetic charm and has you falling head over heels in the love. Ms James writes in a way that her characters feel real and you feel their every emotion. I want to be Charlotte’s best friend. She sees through the airs and graces of her family’s world, she can fight her own corner and I especially loved her banter with Fraser. There’s lots of steam, plenty of twists and elements of dangers and when you turn to the last page, it’ll have you sighing in satisfaction. 

a_devine_read's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

Charlotte is all but estranged from her family.  Her family requires her attendance at her sister's wedding.  They live the lavish lifestyle and Charlotte is more simplistic looking for the joy in life instead of status.  When her best friend, who is supposed to be her date, doesn't show up.  Charlotte is in a bind.  Luckily a man sits beside her at the bus stop all dressed to the nines.  Through a series of coincidences, he is going to roughly the same place.  She invites him to be her date, even offers to pay.  What Charlotte doesn't know is he has orchestrated the whole thing.  Charlotte quickly falls for Fraser and is put into some dangerous situations.
Opinion
This book is one heck of a emotional roller coaster.  Fraser is such a lovable character but he is also a bit devious.  Charlotte is walking around with her head in the sand.  Vicki James is able to get the reader to side with the (anti) hero easily, even though he is in the wrong.  By the end, you will be pulling for these two to fall in love, regardless of what they did throughout the book.
Many thanks to Bare Naked Words for providing me with an ARC of this book.