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melcee1180 's review for:
The Wedding People
by Alison Espach
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was an interesting one. It wasn't quite what I thought it would be.
Phoebe picks the Cornwall Inn as her happy place. She's there the weekend of Lila's wedding, not as a guest but for a very particular reason.
This book deals with a lot of sensitive topics and I can't recall if there were TWs, but some of these includesuicide attempt, suicidal ideation, infertility, infidelity, depression, mental health.
While at the inn, her path crosses with Lila, a frantic bride who wants everything to be perfect during her wedding week. They keep bumping into one another, and Lila is able to be honest with Phoebe in a way that she can't seem to be with the other wedding people.
In fact, it's not just Lila that finds a comfort level with Phoebe; she becomes the sounding board for quite a number of questions. Including Gary, the groom she doesn't know is the groom when she propositions him, Jim who is the dead wife's brother, and Patricia, Lila's day-drinking mother.
This book did definitely make me think about what so many people go through on a daily basis: the constant pretending and putting on a facade to fit the needs of the situation.
Phoebe picks the Cornwall Inn as her happy place. She's there the weekend of Lila's wedding, not as a guest but for a very particular reason.
This book deals with a lot of sensitive topics and I can't recall if there were TWs, but some of these include
While at the inn, her path crosses with Lila, a frantic bride who wants everything to be perfect during her wedding week. They keep bumping into one another, and Lila is able to be honest with Phoebe in a way that she can't seem to be with the other wedding people.
In fact, it's not just Lila that finds a comfort level with Phoebe; she becomes the sounding board for quite a number of questions. Including Gary, the groom she doesn't know is the groom when she propositions him, Jim who is the dead wife's brother, and Patricia, Lila's day-drinking mother.
This book did definitely make me think about what so many people go through on a daily basis: the constant pretending and putting on a facade to fit the needs of the situation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Cancer, Pandemic/Epidemic