A review by kristineisreading
The Wedding People by Alison Espach

emotional hopeful reflective

3.5

I liked this, but given all the hype, I was really hoping to love it. I'm just not a huge fan of Phoebe. Spending a week in her head was more tiresome than anything. She just comes across as so drab and boring. The only times I liked her were when she was interacting with other characters. I found her inner monologue tedious and not as deep as I think it was supposed to be. She does at least have strong character growth throughout the short time frame. Main character ick aside, this book shines when it focuses on the various types of relationships. Phoebe is a stranger to them all, but Lila is a fiance, a childhood friend, a daughter, the one that got away, an almost-stepmother, and a soon-to-be sister-in-law, and each of these relationships is complicated in its own way. These relationships, and Phoebe's observations of them, are what give the book that extra half star for me.