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A review by cozyhosie
Sister of the Bride by Lauren Morrill
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
In this retake on Father of the Bride, Pippin Marino is not good with change. When her twin sister returns from England with a fiancé and asks Pippin to plan the wedding and then her mom announces she wants to sell the 100 year old family restaurant that Pippin has been running since her father's death, she begins to panic. The only bright spot for Pippin is that her best friend Toby Sullivan is finally moving home to Boston, until one kiss changes everything.
I am a huge fan of the Father of the Bride movies. When I read that this book was a retake on it, I was intrigued. My hopes for the story were high and I was thrilled by the way Lauren Morrill wrote the story. The changes she made to the story both updated it and helped it feel restored. The homages she included to her source material were just enough for fans of the movies to notice, but not too much that it would take away from the story. My personal favorite was that Pippin's sister, Polly, was engaged to a woman named Mackenzie Bryan instead of a man named Bryan Mackenzie.
As a rom-com story, I loved the way Morrill took familiar and well-loved tropes and made them feel fresh again. Pippin and Toby are very clearly a friends-to-lovers relationship, but Morrill made their friendship feel so grounded in reality that when Pippin realized she was in love with Toby, it didn't feel forced. It felt like a completely natural change to their relationship. Morrill took an opportunity to use a miscommunication trope (which I absolutely hate) and made it into a way to show Pippin's character development instead.
Overall, I loved this book. I loved the retake on Father of the Bride and I really loved the way Morrill took these characters and made them feel so real. I'm looking forward to finding more of her work to read.
I am a huge fan of the Father of the Bride movies. When I read that this book was a retake on it, I was intrigued. My hopes for the story were high and I was thrilled by the way Lauren Morrill wrote the story. The changes she made to the story both updated it and helped it feel restored. The homages she included to her source material were just enough for fans of the movies to notice, but not too much that it would take away from the story. My personal favorite was that Pippin's sister, Polly, was engaged to a woman named Mackenzie Bryan instead of a man named Bryan Mackenzie.
As a rom-com story, I loved the way Morrill took familiar and well-loved tropes and made them feel fresh again. Pippin and Toby are very clearly a friends-to-lovers relationship, but Morrill made their friendship feel so grounded in reality that when Pippin realized she was in love with Toby, it didn't feel forced. It felt like a completely natural change to their relationship. Morrill took an opportunity to use a miscommunication trope (which I absolutely hate) and made it into a way to show Pippin's character development instead.
Overall, I loved this book. I loved the retake on Father of the Bride and I really loved the way Morrill took these characters and made them feel so real. I'm looking forward to finding more of her work to read.