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A review by bee_thebibliophile
The Wedding Game by Meghan Quinn
5.0
After reading a lot of heavy, dark romances in a row, The Wedding Game was the perfect way to lighten my mood. I’ve been sitting on this book for a few months and I’m so glad I picked it up when I did.
The Wedding Game is a lighthearted and hilarious story that also tackles hard hitting topics along the way. I really enjoyed the way Meghan Quinn melded the serious subjects in with the funny - it never downplayed their importance, but managed to make you smile and laugh just a few scenes later.
Alec Baxter is a workaholic divorce attorney in NYC who has spent the past couple years distancing himself from his family and the overall trauma of his childhood. He never had an example of what a good relationship looks like, so he’s decided he’ll never fall in love. But when his younger brother Thad asks Alec to participate in The Wedding Game with him and his fiancee Naomi, he’s guilted into joining the team to try to mend their broken relationship and face the world of true love head-on and in front of the entire country on the televised competition.
Luna Rossi is a crafting queen who can do pretty much anything. She’s fiercely devoted to her brother and his happiness, which includes his fiance Declan so she convinces them to participate in The Wedding Game too, despite protests from them otherwise. But she’s a perfectionist and a fixer and both of those things get her in trouble along the way.
Alec and Luna go from enemies to friends to lovers over the course of the story, but none of it feels forced. While it happens relatively quickly, they start to see underneath the facades they show while filming to who they actually are outside of the set. Their banter back and forth is so great and the connection they develop while working on their skills for the competition is really sweet but it also makes them forget about the reason they’re competing at all - their siblings.
This book has SO many funny side characters that really push the story along and help to lighten up tense moments. I can’t tell you how many times I laughed so hard I had to take a break from reading when Farrah and Thad were part of the scene. Farrah’s off the wall but also really serious kind of humor was amazing (a chicken onesie and imaginary fighting?!) and Thad’s over the top dramatics about everything under the sun could have been annoying but seeing it through Alec or Luna’s eyes (after pegging him as a drama queen) was hilarious.
I highly recommend this book for anyone looking for a sweet, funny but also deep rom-com. It’s especially great for anyone who loved Four Weddings on TLC or fans of Making It with Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman - so many crafts, drama, competition and, ultimately, love between all of these characters.
The Wedding Game is a lighthearted and hilarious story that also tackles hard hitting topics along the way. I really enjoyed the way Meghan Quinn melded the serious subjects in with the funny - it never downplayed their importance, but managed to make you smile and laugh just a few scenes later.
Alec Baxter is a workaholic divorce attorney in NYC who has spent the past couple years distancing himself from his family and the overall trauma of his childhood. He never had an example of what a good relationship looks like, so he’s decided he’ll never fall in love. But when his younger brother Thad asks Alec to participate in The Wedding Game with him and his fiancee Naomi, he’s guilted into joining the team to try to mend their broken relationship and face the world of true love head-on and in front of the entire country on the televised competition.
Luna Rossi is a crafting queen who can do pretty much anything. She’s fiercely devoted to her brother and his happiness, which includes his fiance Declan so she convinces them to participate in The Wedding Game too, despite protests from them otherwise. But she’s a perfectionist and a fixer and both of those things get her in trouble along the way.
Alec and Luna go from enemies to friends to lovers over the course of the story, but none of it feels forced. While it happens relatively quickly, they start to see underneath the facades they show while filming to who they actually are outside of the set. Their banter back and forth is so great and the connection they develop while working on their skills for the competition is really sweet but it also makes them forget about the reason they’re competing at all - their siblings.
This book has SO many funny side characters that really push the story along and help to lighten up tense moments. I can’t tell you how many times I laughed so hard I had to take a break from reading when Farrah and Thad were part of the scene. Farrah’s off the wall but also really serious kind of humor was amazing (a chicken onesie and imaginary fighting?!) and Thad’s over the top dramatics about everything under the sun could have been annoying but seeing it through Alec or Luna’s eyes (after pegging him as a drama queen) was hilarious.
I highly recommend this book for anyone looking for a sweet, funny but also deep rom-com. It’s especially great for anyone who loved Four Weddings on TLC or fans of Making It with Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman - so many crafts, drama, competition and, ultimately, love between all of these characters.